Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

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Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #1 by SRB » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:42 pm

Well had these pics up my sleeve for a while and think its safe to share them now......

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777G assembly by StuBickley, on Flickr

Early in January took delivery of a pre production 777G truck. Owned by Cat and with a with an insurance value of £1,000,000 this truck is one of several pre-production or Field Follow trucks that has been put to work around the world to shake out any faults and see how they perform. There are 2 units in the UK, one at ATH and a second unit at KIER.

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Green machine and 777G by StuBickley, on Flickr

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777 flat front! by StuBickley, on Flickr

Apart from the obvious cosmetic differences, there is a raft of changes to wiring, hydraulics and pipework, traction control, diff housing......

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IMG_0094 by StuBickley, on Flickr

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IMG_0167 by StuBickley, on Flickr

We found the truck ran well, real well, and the feedback we got is this is what a 777F should have been like. Fuel usage was down from an F and the truck out pulls all others on the ramps and performs well in the wet going up ramps due to the improvements in the traction control......

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P2163591 by StuBickley, on Flickr



Enjoy!

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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #2 by argie » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:19 pm

Excellent pics Stu! Looks like this is what the F should have been like. Glad to see the huge front overhang gone :claphands:
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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #3 by gah1950 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:36 pm

hello stu,
any idea what the length is from bumper to back of rear wheels?.
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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #4 by SRB » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:39 pm

Hi Graham,

From memory, its a couple of inches longer than a "F", not much in it at all......

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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #5 by GIZZY » Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:04 pm

Great pictures mate. I prefer this front to the old one though :thumbup:


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Post #6 by gah1950 » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:22 pm

hello stu,
cheers for that,bring back the Ds i say lol,


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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #7 by SRB » Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:05 pm

Ha ha! I was with you on that Graham, but to be honest this G is better than a "D" and an improvement over earlier "F's".

Its much more rugged and with less plastic and tin work and more care gone into the hydraulic pipework and electronics it looks like a market leader once again!

Be good to see it in full production.

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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #8 by gah1950 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:04 pm

hello stu,
probably be getting some later on i would think,there is another six Fs being built by mick in cannock for us.we have exported quite a few Fs recently and as i type this i am loaded with a D for l,pool docks tomorrow,another f to the docks next monday then call into cannock for a new F back to south wales. :) .
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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #9 by SRB » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:25 pm

hey Graham,

passed you on m6 this morn, snapped a pic! will get it uploaded.

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Re: Pre Production - Field follow Cat 777G

Post #10 by gah1950 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:54 pm

hello stu.
i was on my way to liverpool with a 777d,its on the way to america,we bought four from the pyebridge area about two years ago and they were refurbed ,i think that thet may be turned into water bowsers,got an F to go on tues/weds and a new F back down home from cannock.
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