TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT & LOGISTICS
Loaded with increased productivity and efficiency
Cat has unveiled its latest wheel loader model, the 992, which sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity.
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his new large mining loader reduces maintenance costs by as much as 10% and offers up to 48% greater payload-per-fuel efficiency than the earlier 992K model. Powered by the new Cat C32B engine with US EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V and Tier 2 equivalent engine emissions options, the new 992 meets the global industry’s demand for high-production equipment with greater payloads. Powertrain design enhancements to the transmission, axles and final drive – along with the new engine – deliver a 20% longer interval for planned component replacement. Offering both standard and high-lift configurations, the 992 delivers the lowest cost per tonne when paired with fleets of Cat 775, 777 and 785 trucks. Standard-lift payload capacities reach 23.1 t for quarry face applications and 27.2 t for loose materials handling, while high-lift capacities reach 20.4 t and 24.5 t in respective applications. More productive and efficient A new Z-bar linkage optimised for performance and improvements to rimpull and breakout force deliver greater machine capacity and efficiency. In field testing, the 992 has demonstrated a greater payload-per-fuel
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The 992 wheel loader delivers the lowest cost per tonne when paired with CAT’s 775, 777 and 785 dump trucks
efficiency of up to 48% in applications where a four-pass match to 90.7 t trucks was achieved, versus five passes with the 992K. The powerful and efficient 992 provides up to 9.5% more rimpull during digging and up to 20% more breakout force, increasing productivity. The new Cat 992 Wheel Loader features an ondemand throttle mode to optimise payload-per-fuel efficiency without slowing production. New standard automatic retarding controls disable the impeller clutch, enable the lockup clutch, and use the implement and fan pumps to slow the machine on grade. The available advanced automatic retarding controls with engine brake feature offers full control of the loader’s speed on grade to maintain a desired hold speed. Automating critical digging cycle elements, as well as optional new auto-dig components further improve productivity and efficiency while reducing tyre wear. To stop slippage before it happens, a tyre-slip prevention feature reduces rimpull before the tyres are set and increases rimpull when downward force is applied to the tyre. The tyre set function detects pile contact and automatically lifts against the pile to set the tyres and increase available traction.
