Hi We really need to buy cat ET for our Earthmoving and quarrying business ,does anyone have any advice/experience on the best way to go about it newest version and cost etc. Many thanks Steve
If you own Cat equipment and want it for your own use then buying a comm adapter and a customer version of ET should be simple. Contact your Finning PSR and let them know. Pros: Access to technical support. Cons: Expensive. Yearly subscription. Customer level access. If, on the other hand, you need ET to run anything like a business that Finning consider to be a competitor to their own service department then you're out of luck. You will need to buy a comm adapter off ebay or elsewhere and licence ET from one of the shadier corners of the internet. Pros: Cheap. Perpetual license (if you know where to look). Dealer level access. Cons: You really need to know what you're doing.
We have around £2 million of cat equipment that we can't repair properly without it so i want the best version possible and as cheaply as I can buy it. We are very unhappy with the call out charges we are being hit with from Finnings they want £1200 just to fit an intake pressure sensor, clear codes and perform a forced regen on a D6t the sensor is on top of this. I will have ET one way or another by the end of next week, we are not in the business to be held to ransom
On your side of the pond law makers made it easier to get the software needed to work on your own machinery. This company can get you all that you need. I personally haven't used any of their software but others on here have and I don't recall any complaints. Search this company through this forum and decide for yourself. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAAegQIBBAD&usg=AOvVaw3FeTqjAwgoqgDUtqjzm3Aa
Paul you are the man thanks very much
i have personally used EP catalogues for a number of years now. they have very good backup and will install on your computer via team viewer I recently upgraded to 2020 and had a small issue which they resolved instantly There is no additional charges for there help
All I can say is the 25 dollar ebay one been working just fine for me but has no support whatsoever.
Does anyone have the part number for the correct comms adapter please
3177485 is the cat part number. You can get kits with the cables and go wireless too Just google Cat com adapter 3.