Cat rolls out the new 657K motor scraper

by Nick Drew | Tue 14 May 2019

Cat rolls out the new 657K motor scraper

American construction equipment giant Caterpillar has delivered some of its field follow models of the K series 657 motor scraper to customers around the world, among them is Southern California based SoCal Earthmovers who received the very first one.

Like all the earlier K Series models these machines feature a whole raft of technological additions, like Grade Control, aimed at making the operators work easier whilst making the machine more fuel efficient too.

The machine is powered by twin Tier 4 final engines with a Cat C18 ACERT unit at the front offering a power output of 580hp, while the rear power unit is a Cat C15 ACERT offering 442hp, that’s a combined power output of 1,022hp. As is standard for the 657 it features a 44 cubic yard capacity bowl but the new model features strengthening improvements to the apron and ejector. Maximum speed when fully loaded is 33 mph. Check out this video from the guys at SoCal Earthmovers showing the very first field follow machine being put through its paces.

The Digger Man Blog thanks SoCal Earthmoving for the use of the photo and video contained in this blog post.

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