Dressta’s award-winning TD-16N crawler dozer offers a new visibility benchmark

First published at CONEXPO-CON/AGG - March 12, 2020

Dressta’s new TD-16N crawler dozer is said to set a new benchmark for visibility

Dressta has designed its latest TD-16N crawler dozer to set a new benchmark for visibility, says the manufacturer.

Created by Edward Wagner, Dressta’s executive director of new technology, and his colleague Gary Major, executive director of industrial design, the innovative dozer has won a prestigious Red Dot award.

According to Howard Dale, chairman of Dressta: “Everything we do, we do to make our machines deliver more. The superior visibility of this machine will certainly help operators be more productive and do a better job in less time.

We also know that this machine will make the worksite safer for everyone. The easy access for daily checks and maintenance is going to reduce downtime and ensure that this machine keeps working and delivering.”

My challenge to professional operators, Dale added, “is to come and see it for yourselves, climb into the cab, take your seat, only then will you see what you’ve been missing!”

Dressta also argues that the TD-16N is going to be a game changer when it comes to versatility, thanks to its novel undercarriage design, which utilises a single-track gauge for all track shoe widths. This allows the dozer to be reconfigured at any point in its life, from a standard to an LGP (low ground pressure) undercarriage, by simply changing the track shoes and the blade. This feature increases versatility and will help resale values, allowing future owners to reconfigure the machine with ease.

The crawler dozer features a mid-cab design over a mid-mounted automatic, dual-path hydrostatic drive train. It comes with a standard six-way angle blade and it is compatible with 2D and 3D grade control systems. Controls are easily accessible, intuitive, and easy to use via electro-hydraulic joysticks. The dozer has an operating weight of 19.09tonnes and uses a 127kW engine.

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