New Cat 299D XHP

[Robbie Hegwood]

Ringpower. So far looks good. While its there look at where the cab bolts down in the front. That is a big inlet and lets debri get to the A/C under the floor. We have always used magnet material like the stick on signs you see on cars.

 

[cat 297c]

Working on a new 299D that a customer ordered.... like everyone knows the debris barrier kit is unavailable and no one knows when it will be available............ so i built one of my own design. it is still a work in progress but i got the side guards done today (that Cat has no interest in offering
for some reason) along with some of the door seals.... gona be doing a exhaust guard and also doing the intake with dust bowl but its gona be up behind the cab instead of over the radiator cores so you dont have to remove the bowl to lift the cover like the Cat kit does.

Man i wished my dealer would pay as much attention to detail as ya'll do great work.

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

Ringpower. So far looks good. While its there look at where the cab bolts down in the front. That is a big inlet and lets debri get to the A/C under the floor. We have always used magnet material like the stick on signs you see on cars.

taken care of, i built a guard that bolts to the car body and protects that area from crap flying off the fecon, also the hole under side of the cab is sealed with 1" foam plus it has the guards off a 299C that bolt to the cab and cover the holes just behind the cab bolt towers.....

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

finished the intake system today, $15 worth of pipe and about a hour time and alot cheaper and alot better than the Cat setup........ dont have to take the bowl off the lift the rad screen and plus it up high away from the hot fan air and dust but tucked behind the cab so it wont get knocked off....... have to finish the seals up ontop of the engine cover and do the breakin on the machine and its off to be abused by its new owner!!!!

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

forgot to take a picture if the turbo blanket.......******........ made a cover out of stainless and covered it in lizard skin and dynamat to protect the intake pipe and filter from heat and also protect the turbo from debris.....can run the machine full speed for 20 min and hold your hand on the sheild the hole time.

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

I hope the owner appreciates the work you have put into the machine. I know what you have done will help the machine live in this environment.

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

I hope he does...... i take pride in everything i do in our shop....and this is one of many projects that turn out way better than originaly thought...... thankfully for the new owner we just took back over CCE (heavy equipment worked on all CCE before, I work in the Rental Store).......... the end product would not have near as much care and thought put into it.... it doesnt hurt that my boss told me that our owner said make it perfect no mater what it takes.....

 

[tonyoz]

Looks like you have set a standard we can only hope others will keep up with. It deserves a huge





YEA FOR THE DAY:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[ramzee1]

Ringpowertally, Everything you've been building looks great. I was just looking at mine, were going to put a guard on top of the cab for falling limbs, that's always worried me. On the new "D" there are mounts for lifting on top of the cab, would be easy to build guard and bolt down there. Something to think about if you haven't already.

 

[Digdeep]

Does the pre-cleaner interfere when the cab is tilted back?