Multiple new features were unveiled by Caterpillar on its CB7, CB8, and CB10 asphalt compactors at World of Asphalt 2024 in Nashville.
The updated machines have options including climate-controlled cabs, edge management, split drums, and a new mapping display.
Asphalt compaction can make or break a project, and meeting the required density and smoothness specifications can be essential to maximizing profitability. Having operators that can stay alert for longer periods to perform effective rolling patterns that cover the entire surface can be a key to success.
To improve operator productivity, one of the new features Caterpillar has added as an option on its compactors is a climate-controlled cab.
“That's become a big a big point of contention for a lot of our customers in terms of operator retention, especially in areas where you get climate swings, such as up North where we're dealing with cold or in the South where we're dealing about hot,” said Cary Bryant, sales support consultant , Caterpillar. “To be able to keep an operator, especially one that's maybe in the later years of their tenure, to keep them comfortable for an extra two or three years and keep them in your workforce is a very valuable thing.”
Features like AM/FM Bluetooth radio, climate control functions, and a heated seat combine with spacious seating and legroom, go a long way to supporting that goal.
