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Cat has always stood for quality and innovation,
and the Next Gen machines are no exception.
Going further than ever before, they raise the company. We’ve always used Cat equipment
every bar, offering improved performance, and currently have 12 Cat machines. We like to have
reliability, durability, comfort, and versatility. the latest technology on the machines. And we need
super reliable machines that will not let us down.”

So, with Caterpillar about to launch two new Next Gen Tim Pantzar is a T. Falks Entreprenad employee who
machines, the 950 and the 962, it’s an ideal time to ask now mainly operates the Next Gen 982 MWL. “When I
a customer to review the Cat 982, the first of the Next first got the 982 back in autumn 2021, I was working at
Gen machines launched back in 2021. All medium wheel the harbor in Gothenburg. The job there was very varied.
loaders share the same ease of use features as the 982. I loaded trucks, did some backfilling and stockpiling.
From the 980/982, the 966/972, and now, the 950/962. And all of this was on a very busy site, where trucks
were coming and going, maintenance work was being
T. Falks Entreprenad is a family-owned company based carried out, and containers were being loaded and
in Sweden. Established in 2008 by Torbjorn Falk, it offloaded. I remember at the time, one of the things
is now managed by his son Richard Falk. Working that really struck me was how good the visibility in the
as sub-contractors in quarrying, they specialize in cab was. It also has multi-view cameras and a rear
truck loading, crushing and hammering. They have 13 object detection system, both of which helped a lot.”
employees working on various sites across Sweden.
Since then, Tim has made it his machine of choice,
“When I bid for a contract with NCC Ballast, I’m paid on feeling right at home in the cab. “I love the new seat and
the output of finished material from the crushers. It means appreciate the additional legroom compared to the 980M.
I need a machine that feeds the crushers continuously, In fact, I think it’s the most comfortable cab I’ve ever sat
so they run at maximum capacity, performs stockpiling, in. Especially when you consider the joystick steering,
loads trucks and cleans up at the same time. It needs to which is so much easier on the hands and elbows.”
do it at the lowest cost per ton, consuming minimum fuel
and be cost effective to maintain. And, is ready to work But it’s not all about comfort. Tim also appreciates its
every day throughout the year. We start at 6 am and work strength and speed. “The 982 is very powerful. When
continuously until 8 pm four days a week,” Richard says. we do stockpiling, it almost sprints up the ramp. Such
is the power. And it fills the bucket with ease. So,
It’s why Richard is so enthusiastic about Cat machines. it’s always efficient to get a full bucket load
“We have a very close relationship with Zeppelin when we load trucks or feed the crusher.”
Sweden, which goes back to when my father started

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