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rock, Liebherr recommends their lubricated-for-life chains. XL and LGP undercarriage versions are available to match the PR 716 Litronic to customers' needs. LGP undercarriages, preferred for soft ground conditions, are also favored for finish grading, as they produce less soil disruption. Remote possibilities Cat Command remote control, once available only on the D10T and D11T, is now available on the D8T, bringing a feature from the mining industry to the construc- tion and aggregates industries. The D8T is Command-ready with all hardware and software in place. For short-duration remote control, an over-the-shoulder console al- lows line-of-sight control up to a quarter of a mile from the dozer. For extended remote operation, a station modeled on the cab of the dozer gives the operator access to familiar controls, alarms and fea- tures. The station can operate by line-of-sight or in teleremote mode with the addition of video and audio feeds from the dozer. Komatsu America offers radio control on the D155AXi-8. Sebas- tian Witkowski, Komatsu Intel- ligent Machine Controls product marketing manager, emphasizes the role electronics and hydrau- lics play in making remote control possible. "Much of dozer efficiency and productivity has relied on operator instincts," he says. "Re- moving the operator means losing that sensitivity. Machine control has replaced the responses of an experienced operator by monitor- ing and adjusting for such things as track slip." Is remote control a prelude to July 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 30 machine matters | continued Komatsu CARE covers new ma- chines, such as this D39PXi-24, whether rented, leased or purchased, for three years or 2,000 hours, whichever comes first. The program includes scheduled maintenance and a 50-point inspection at each service in that period plus two complimen- tary DPF exchanges and DEF tank flushes in the first five years.