FM568 GF/FM568 LL

Latest Features

Cab Monitor Improvements

    
1. Continuously improved user interface allows intuitive navigation, minimizing performance interruption with the easy-to-use touchscreen menu.
    
2. Identify apps quickly with a grid list view, abbreviated app names, and categorized menu options.
    
3. A notification center keeps important information visible to the operator and displays messages without shrinking the camera view.
    
4. Color-coded notifications set critical messages apart from the rest.
    
5. Use the in-monitor QR code to learn about machine and technology features through a full suite of “how-to” videos.

    
• Enhance visibility to make service work easier and safer with optional inspection lighting.
    
• Standard integrated vehicle health management system alerts operators with service guidance and parts needed to enhance uptime.       

Superior Performance

    
• The Cat® C9.3B is up to 9% more powerful, is fuel efficient, and can run on biodiesel and other renewable fuels.
    
• Smart mode helps reduce fuel consumption by automatically matching engine and hydraulic power to working conditions.
    
• Pick and place logs with precision and power with the electrohydraulic control system.
    
• Heavy lift mode with up to 10% more swing torque* helps you confidently move big logs.
    
• Get to work faster with up to a 14% increase in travel speed*.
    
• Auxiliary hydraulic options let you use Cat grapples and various other attachments.
    
• Work in extreme environments with a standard high-ambient capability of 52° C (126° F) and cold start capability of -32° C (-25° F).

Simple Operation

    
• Cat continues to improve user interface functionality for operators of all skill levels. The touchscreen monitor is an easy-to-use operating tool that presents the jobsite dashboard with an intuitive format. 
    
• The Cat PL161 attachment locator is a Bluetooth device designed to let users know where their attachments are across all worksites, reduce the number of lost attachments, and plan for attachment maintenance and replacement. The PL161 integrates easily into VisionLink® for full fleet management of machines and attachments from one smartphone or tablet dashboard to view location and tracking details.
    
• Navigate quickly on the standard high-resolution 254 mm (10 in) touchscreen monitor.
    
• Make moving the excavator much easier with the optional Cat® Stick Steer. Push a button and use one hand to travel and turn instead of both hands or feet on levers or pedals.
    
• Not sure how a function works or how to maintain the machine? Always have the operator’s manual at your fingertips in the touchscreen monitor.
    
• Optional auxiliary relay powers on and turns off CB radios and other attachments without you taking your hands off the joysticks.

Easy Maintenance

    
• Boost productivity with proactive service reminders. The Integrated Vehicle Health Management system alerts the operator with step-by-step service guidance and the parts needed so you don't experience unnecessary downtime.
    
• Expect up to 15% less maintenance cost than the previous model. (Savings calculated over 12,000 machine hours.)
    
• The engine’s regeneration system functions automatically with no operator input or interruption to work.
    
• Using Cat® genuine oil and filters and doing typical S∙O∙S monitoring will double the current service interval to 1,000 hours, giving you greater uptime to do more work.
    
• S·O·S ports simplify maintenance and allow for quick, easy extraction of fluid samples for analysis.
    
• The diesel particulate filter requires no maintenance.
    
• Replace fuel filters at 1,000 hours – twice the interval from the previous filters.
    
• The latest hydraulic oil filter provides improved filtration performance, anti-drain valves to keep oil clean when the filter is replaced, and longer life with a 3000-hour replacement interval – 50% longer than previous filter designs.
    
• The high-efficiency cooling fan runs only when needed; program intervals so the fan automatically reverses to keep cores clean without interrupting your work.
    
• Standard Product Link™ provides location, machine hours, fuel usage, productivity, idle time, diagnostic codes, and other machine data on demand through VisionLink online interface, helping you improve jobsite efficiency with lower operating costs.
    
• Remote Troubleshoot** connects you to a dealer service pro to help solve your problem and quickly get you to work.
    
• Remote Flash** works around your schedule to ensure your machine's software is up to date for optimal performance.

Sustainability

    
• ​​​​​The Cat® C9.3B engine meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V emission standards.
    
• Cat diesel engines are required to use ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel with 15 ppm of sulfur or less) or ULSD blended with the following lower-carbon intensity fuels** up to: 20% biodiesel FAME (fatty acid methyl ester)* or 100% renewable diesel, HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil) and GTL (gas-to-liquid) fuels. Refer to guidelines for successful application. Please consult your Cat dealer or “Caterpillar Machine Fluids Recommendations” (SEBU6250) for details.
    
• Auto Engine Speed Control reduces unnecessary fuel burn and greenhouse gas emissions by allowing the engine to automatically go into idle mode when the machine is not working.
    
• Extended maintenance intervals reduce downtime and decrease the amount of fluid and filters that are replaced over the machine's life.
    
• Cat® VisionLink displays the CO2 emissions for monitored assets, calculated by fuel type for the Runtime Fuel Burned each day in a selected date range.
    
• Remote Flash minimizes downtime and maintenance time while keeping your asset running at maximum efficiency. Alerts for machine updates are sent virtually from your Cat® dealer, and updates can be deployed without a dealer technician needing to be onsite.
    
• Remote Troubleshoot decreases maintenance time and keeps your machine running with maximum efficiency by allowing your Cat® dealer to virtually test the machine while working. Once a problem is identified, a technician can fix it the first time, saving time and money.