Hear from Cat® UTV customers

Frattalone Companies is on a mission to be the most trusted civil site construction contractor in the St. Paul, Minnesota-area, so they need tough equipment that is up for demanding jobs. That’s why they turned to Caterpillar for their next UTV. 

Frattalone loved the Cat UTV’s traction in muddy conditions, hauling capabilities and the Cat brand reputation. “Time savings are huge… it’s a lifesaver,” said Nick White of Frattalone Companies.  “It’s always rainy, it’s always muddy, we very rarely get a dry day. It’s performed every way that we’ve needed it to.”

Pathfinder Ranches manages more than 630,000 acres in rural Wyoming. “It’s big country and not all of it you can get across in a pickup truck,” said Matt Hoobler of Pathfinder Ranches. In order to care for such vast acreage, the crew needed a vehicle that could travel long distances and haul heavy spraying equipment with a quiet engine for the livestock.  “I wanted the power. I wanted the ambition of a D9 Cat shoved into this UTV — and that’s what we got.”    

Wilco Contractors Northwest, Inc. works on a range of open space sites — from land reclamation to sports field construction. Wilco chose the Cat UTV to specifically assist in land surveying due to the extremely smooth ride of the Cat UTV. “We wanted to make sure we had high-quality equipment, a smooth ride, good shifting patterns; we wanted to make sure that the UTV we are using we could use for a long time,” said Art Maat of Wilco.

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When farm management company AgriCare was in the market for a new UTV, the offering from Caterpillar made a great first impression. AgriCare maintains 10,000 acres of farmland, so the smooth ride and reliability of the Cat UTV are just what they needed to navigate those acres. “We like the longer wheel base on it,” said Mike Fekkers of AgriCare. “We can bring 4 to 5 people, as opposed to 2 to 3, and the size of the bed is good for hauling all of our supplies.” 

Peoria Disposal Company needed a UTV to get into small spaces pickups can’t maneuver, but it still needed to be rugged and stand up to long hours of operation. “Roughly 60 hours a week gets put on our UTVs,” said Doug Schaub of Peoria Disposal. “It’s not a friendly environment, either.” Ultimately, the team chose the Cat UTV for its dependability and easy serviceability, helping them reduce downtime and get more work done. 

Due to many miles of road closures on their jobsites, American Field Service wanted crew cab UTVs to help transport its team. The company needed a large cab and a quiet engine that could comfortably drive the crew around all day. “The 5-seater sits 5 people very comfortably,” said Bert Vandevere at American Field Service. “We’ve had 3 guys in the back seat while we rode for several miles and there was plenty of leg room.”

The maintenance department at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois has strict requirements for the machines they use for snow removal. “We have to have a full cab UTV,” said Facility Supervisor John Bockler. “We need to have heat for the guys who come in to shovel snow, and they need to be able to put salt in the back.” The maintenance team ended up renting four Cat UTVs for winter maintenance, noting that they were the perfect size for the university’s sidewalks.