Modern Quarrying April-May 2016

ON THE COVER

Cat® track drill evolution comes to the fore

USA for worldwide distribution. The ‘C’ nomenclature is significant from an R&D perspective since it represents a clear transition from the Bucyrus drill range that Caterpillar acquired in July 2011: C Series track drill units are now 100% Cat in terms of design and components. A key feature is their ease of main- tenance and low total cost of owner- ship, with higher uptime attributed to Caterpillar’s best-in-class rock drill, a fast

Production began in January 2016 on the new Cat MD5075C track drill (replacing the MD5075), designed from the ground up by Caterpillar’s research and development (R&D) team to meet exacting demands in construction and small to medium-sized quarries.

T he Cat MD5075C joins its larger Cat MD5150C sib- ling in Caterpillar ’s two model top hammer track drill line-up, with both units

well-suited to local conditions due to their robust fabrication and simplified operating requirements. All Cat drills – both track and rotary – are manufactured at Caterpillar’s Denison facility in Texas,

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MODERN QUARRYING April - May 2016