Cummins or Caterpillar ?
They are both great diesels but does one have an advantage over the other? Or do you prefer one over the other?
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CJBROWN wrote:
Cat is no longer building diesels for over the road vehicles. So anything relatively new will have a cummins or navistar. I'm not aware of any others for full size units. Oh, I guess there might be a few duramaxes in top-hat type rigs.
I have only heard thru forums that the cummins is easier to service, but I have no experience with either. My Dad had a cat in a early alpha seeya but we never worked on it and he passed over ten years ago.
Actually Cat does started manufacturing diesel engines again for over the road use, but they are only on real heavy duty equipment like dump trucks and tankers.
As to which engine is better Cat or Cummins, I favor Cat because they hardly ever give trouble. I have had both.
Power they are pretty close if you match the engines correctly.
ISB vs C7 Cat has a slight edge.
ISL vs C9 both about the same torque
ISM vs C15 Cat hands down.
