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The new D3 Series smart attachments make their debut

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WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER

Smart attachments for the D3 Series skid steer loaders and compact track loaders
are specially engineered tools that bring Cat machines and attachments together
in revolutionary ways – all to make customers’ and operators’ lives easier. It’s
industry-first technology that’s standard on all D3 Series machines.

THREE ASPECTS THAT MAKE THESE NEW ATTACHMENTS SMART

1. PLUG-AND-PLAY RECOGNITION 2. SPECIAL DISPLAYS 3. TAILORED MACHINE CONTROLS
Allows machines to communicate with any They give operators real-time machine Customizable settings to make guiding
newly attached tool and adapt their controls and attachment position, while providing tool attachments more intuitive.
to that tool, making tool and machine easy a user-friendly interface with the machine
to use without separate controls. to set and control smart attachments.

CAT SMART DOZER BLADE, WITH CAT ASSIST
EXPERT ADVICE “Grade a quality finish with fewer passes. The slope
sensors on the blade and machine allow operators
Bob Shoop is a Caterpillar to view main fall and slope during grading. It’s the
expert and operator tool for tight spaces and maneuverability.”
who has worked with
construction and mining CAT SMART GRADER BLADES
equipment more than “Great accuracy and finish, especially with Cat Assist.
45 years. He has also Like the box blade, this tool can slope up to 15 degrees.
been with Caterpillar It can also angle up to 30 degrees windrowing material
for 23 years and offers up a slope while establishing a road to create a crown. In
his advice on tools. addition, grader blades with an angle can easily establish
ditches by rolling material out and away from the tool.”

CAT SMART BH130 BACKHOE
“Once a machine recognizes that the BH130 is
attached, a dedicated display is activated, allowing
operators to switch the attachment’s control pattern
to a backhoe (SAE) or excavator (ISO) style pattern.
The BH130 is also designed to work in tight spaces
thanks to the standard hydraulic side-shift feature and
Dozer blade Grader blade BH130 Backhoe can be safely operated from inside the cab.” ■

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