“So we did just change the D6K2, we literally pulled the old sticker off and put the new sticker on and changed that into the D4 with no new product introduction on that tractor,” Meeker says. It’s simply the D6K2 with a new model name that better fits within the new dozer model nomenclature. Meeker tells us that Cat didn’t hold a product introduction or announcement for the D4, because it’s not a new machine.
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We actually first heard about it during a conversation with Cat dozer product application specialist Sam Meeker who says the change was made at the factory about a month ago. They didn’t send out a press release or even announce this rebadge.
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( Check out our full coverage of the 420 XE here.)īut back to the D4, which used to be the D6K2. Cat made this change pretty quietly. Though the 420 XE is nearly identical in terms of performance to the standard 420, the XE boasts extra features aimed at convenience and comfort like seat-mounted controls. Another “XE” machine Cat recently released is the 420 XE backhoe. In the case of the D6 XE that’s an electric drive powertrain. The XE in the D6 XE signifies a premium configuration. With this new naming convention, that’s out the window, because each size class will only have one model. In the past, Cat used letter modifiers to differentiate machines when it offered than one model for each size class.
But wait a second, if Cat is dropping letter modifiers, what gives with the D6 XE?
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