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4730 ยท 2017-10-14 20:06

can dozers be geared lower or faster?

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  1. #1Delmer2017-10-16 17:13

    Are you talking about changing the gearing on one you have? or comparing a Cat to a Case? Anythings possible, but in this case nothing's practical. You could make a custom smaller/larger sprocket and the changes to go with it. A torque converter could be changed for one with more torque multiplication, even more impractical though.

  2. #247302017-10-16 20:52

    No just was wondering for the one we have . I wasn't sure if it could be done or not.

  3. #3Delmer2017-10-16 22:20

    They do still use them as crawler tractors in some places, that would be the place to ask.

  4. #4old-iron-habit2017-10-16 23:33

    The older Cat machines that had a SP at the end of the serial number meant they had special internal parts in them. Most of the time it was different gearing. Check with your dealer.