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D7e vpat???

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vapor300

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Why dont cat make the the 7 avaliable with a vpat blade??? A 7E LGP with VPAT are company would buy 10 of them! We own 4 of the E series already but cant really justify buying anymore, they cant finish like a 6 can, and cant push with an 8
 
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JoeinTX

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Arlington, TX
I don't know for sure, but, I would presume that most makers equip PAT blades to simply the smaller/finish grade and utility sized dozers. The PAT is good at a number of things but it's not great for max strength or blade capacity that the larger, production-emphasized dozers are designed and built for.

I would consider the D-7 to be the start of Cat's larger, production class dozer optimized for maximum capacity per pass as opposed to general utility. Many might not think of the -7 as a "big" dozer but I would as here in ranching and oil field country the most common by far size of rig was something in the D-5/6 class. Cats, TD-15s, HD-11s, etc. Bigger dozers were comparatively rare and far between. In other parts (coal and mining areas) it's not the case, I understand.
 
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