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Combining Cat Certified Used and Customer Value Agreements



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                    If you’re thinking about   “We have extended our quarry business, and along with our
                 purchasing a Cat Certified    other 18 Cat machines, we have two 349D excavators from
                      Used (CCU) piece of      which we need high production and long-term performance,”
              equipment in the near future,    said Uzeyir Kurumehmet, site chief at Dalbay-Akbay. “The
                                               combination of used equipment and CVAs helps limit any
                    you might also want to     downtime, which is an important factor for our operations.”
                consider a Customer Value
                  Agreement (CVA). A CVA       In addition to CVAs, CCU machines save money up front. Customers
                                               can also be confident that the machines they are buying have a
                   helps customers extend      well-documented service history. “Many of our CCU machines
               equipment life and get more     come from our rental fleet,” added Ali Yavuzyigitoglu, Used Fleet
                 from their investment – all   supervisor for Cat dealer Borusan. “They’ve had all the preventative
              while maximizing uptime and      maintenance and service performed during their life here, so there
                                               are detailed records. And, of course, we only use Genuine Cat
               productivity. And, for Turkish   Parts, oils, filters and fluids, so machines are in very good operating
               mining and quarry company       health and in like-new condition. The combination of making good
                  Dalbay-Akbay, combining      financial sense and machine durability makes CCU an attractive
                  their CCU machines with      choice. Adding a CVA provides even more peace of mind.”
                     CVAs helped address       Veysel Erol, workshop manager at Dalbay-Akbay, sees the
                       many on-site needs.     added value of putting CCU and CVAs together. “Reliability is
                                               vital, especially if we are running a double shift,” said Veysel.
                                               “We have end-to-end operations that require the operation and
                                               coordination of different types of machines simultaneously.
                                               Plus, our CVAs help us maintain a high level of production, an
                                               ideal spare parts inventory and we receive service quickly.”










                                                                       CAT MACHINES:

                                                                       • 10 x 349D2
                                                                       • 1 x 345DL

                                                                       • 2 x 336D2
                                                                       • 2 x 329DL         “Reliability is vital,
                                                                                            especially if we
                                                                       • 1 x 966H           are running a
                                                                       • 1 x 246D SSL       double shift.”

                                                                       • 1 x 236D SSL       Veysel Erol,
                                                                                            workshop manager
                                                                       • 2 x 349D           at Dalbay-Akbay




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