Caterpillar has expanded its demolition excavator line with the addition of the brand new purpose-built 330 Straight Boom, focused at low-level building and industrial demolition functions.
With a most digging depth of 19.1 ft, the brand new straight increase excavator has a most vertical attain of 40.9 ft, 8 ft greater than an ordinary 330. This offers it loads of attain for demolishing three-story buildings. A spread of demolition instruments resembling hammers, multi-processors, demolition grapples, and others all match effectively to the 330 Straight Boom.
A 275-hp Cat C7.1 engine with three energy modes – Smart, Power, and Eco – offers the 330 loads of energy whereas decreasing gasoline use, and its electrohydraulic system has the power to energy via a variety of supplies.
Cat has included options resembling bolstered booms, sticks, body, and bucket cylinder guard to enhance sturdiness in demolition work. Operator protecting guards shield the roof, and bolstered laminated entrance home windows guard towards falling particles whereas sustaining visibility. A sloped observe body prevents mud and particles accumulation to assist scale back injury, whereas scaled observe pins and bushings educe journey noise for longer undercarriage life.
In the cab, the operator has all machine controls in entrance of the operator to get rid of the necessity to attain backwards. Most capabilities are simply and shortly custom-made via the 10-inch touchscreen monitor. Standard rear and aspect digicam views are available on the display to enhance visibility.
Remote excavator management utilizing Cat Command is available to extend security and operator consolation. Onboard electronics, imaginative and prescient programs, and offboard controls give operators the identical management response, really feel, and accuracy as they might have within the cab. Command kits enable line-of-sight operation with the Command console or non-line-of-sight utilizing the Command station..
When utilizing the machine for excavating, commonplace Cat Grade with 2D expertise supplies depth and slope readings on the monitor. Cat Payload expertise, commonplace with buckets and non-obligatory with grapple attachments, supplies real-time onboard weight estimates to assist attain exact load targets.
