In 1935 we took advantage of a growing market and introduced the first diesel engine designed specifically for non-tractor applications. Named the Caterpillar D17000, the engine powered all different ...

This is the first mass-produced diesel engine ever made in the United States. The four-cylinder engine uses a variety of fuels, including furnace oil and generates 86.8 horsepower at 700 revolutions ...

In addition to a new capability to respond to oil spills, the new WLBs will still ... by the fourth quarter of 1994. Entirely Cat Diesel powered, the vessel will use five Caterpillar engines.

In October of 1931, Caterpillar began production of the world’s first diesel-powered tractor—the Diesel Sixty. By early 1933, Caterpillar diesel production was growing at a frantic pace thanks to this ...

A third test is under consideration, which would use rapeseed oil to power Fret SNCF BB 60000 diesel locomotives, which are equipped with a 1000kW Caterpillar CAT 3508B engine. The locomotives are ...

Cat diesel generator sets (7kW to 16,200kW) and gas-powered generator sets (9kW to 6,000kW) are designed for thousands of hours of life before overhaul and deliver low owning and operating costs, ...