Cat Abrasion Undercarriage Seal Life Field Tests
Cat Abrasion Undercarriage Seal Life Field Tests

CAT® ABRASION™:
PROOF IN THE PERFORMANCE

Cat® Abrasion™ wasn’t just developed in the field based on real-world customer experiences and input. We tested it extensively there, too. The result? You can be confident that Cat Abrasion will deliver the industry's lowest cost-per-hour performance in your high-abrasion applications.

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Double the seal life

Cat dealers put the new iron to work and discovered that Cat Abrasion delivers double the seal life of SystemOne™ in side-by-side tests.

Cat Abrasion Undercarriage Wear Life Field Test Results
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Site prep

A

 

Clay with a high percentage of sand

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Finish grading

B

 

Clay with a low percentage of sand

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Road construction

C

 

High percentage of sand

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Performance you can see

Photos taken at 3,200 hours during these side-by-side tests show just how much more life you’ll get from Cat Abrasion.

 

Cat Abrasion Seal/Lip Band

Thanks to the narrow, defined seal band, there’s plenty of unworn seal tip for more life.

Cat Abrasion Seal/Lip Band
Cat Abrasion Seal/Lip Band

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SystemOne Seal/Lip Band

With no defined seal band, the seal lip is fully worn. When seal life ends, dry joints occur.

SystemOne Seal/Lip Band
SystemOne Seal/Lip Band

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Cat Abrasion
Seal Surface

The harder coating and shallow, narrow seal groove keep the joint sealed and full of oil.

Cat Abrasion Seal Surface
Cat Abrasion Seal Surface

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SystemOne
Seal Surface

The laser-cladded, deep, wide seal groove is causing the joint to go dry.

SystemOne Seal Surface
SystemOne Seal Surface

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Cat Abrasion by the numbers

2X

the seal life of SystemOne

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50%

lower cost per ton*

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0

bushing turns needed

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6,000

hours of assurance

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*vs. Heavy Duty Extended Life (HDXL) with DuraLink™ undercarriage


 

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undercarriage experts

Cat dealer undercarriage specialists offer an efficient inspection process for measuring and managing wear components, identifying equipment issues and calculating cost per hour. Find out more about lowering your operating costs with Cat Abrasion.

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