Milton CAT 972K - Manual (Page 5)

Productivity
MoveMore.AllDay.EveryDay.
Z-bar Linkage
TheprovenZ­barlinkagewithPerformanceSeriesBucketsofferexcellentpenetrationintothepile,highbreakoutforces,good
rollbackangles,andfasterdigtimes.Theresultsareimprovedtirelife,superiorfuelefficiency,andexceptionalproduction
capabilities;allhelpingtoenablea sustainablesolutionforyourbusiness.
Load Sensing Hydraulics
Loadsensinghydraulicsproduceflowandpressurefortheimplementsystemupondemandandonlyinamountsnecessaryto
performtheneededworkfunctions,enhancingmachineproductivityandfuelefficiency.Implementcontrollabilityisimproved
throughsimultaneousimplementoperationandrepeatablefinemodulation,enablinggreateroperatorcomfortthroughease
of operation.
Ride Control
Ridecontrolprovidestheoperatorwithasmootherrideoverroughterrain,enablingamorecomfortablerideathigherspeeds.
Thebenefitisreducedcycletimes,higherproductivityandbetterfuelefficiencywhileperformingloadandcarryapplications.
Thesystemworksbyusinganaccumulatortodampenthelinkagemotion,actingasashockabsorber.
Torque Converter
The972Ktorqueconverterhasbeenoptimizedtoimprovefuelefficiencyanddelivermorepowertotheground.The10%increase
torimpulldeliversaperformanceandfuelefficiencyboostinallapplications.
Transmission
TheKseriestransmissionsincorporateanewshiftingstrategythatdeliverssmoothershifts,fasteracceleration,andbetter
performanceclimbingagrade.Whenplacingthetransmissionintoforwardgear,themachinewillautomaticallystartinsecond
gear.Withthefurtherenhancementofatorquebased2to1downshift,thedownshiftwillonlyoccurbasedonmachineload.
Ownersandoperatorswillfullybenefitfromutilizingtheautomatic1­4transmissionmode,whichresultsinlowerfuel
consumptionandoptimalmachineperformance.
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