772G
772G Off-Highway Truck
DESCRIPTION
In 1963, Caterpillar introduced the 769, a revolutionary off-road truck that was purpose built for the rigors of mining and heavy construction. Fifty years later, our trucks have never been better. We've taken the best of our rugged, dependable heritage and combined it with technologies that help our environment, make your operators more productive and dramatically improve the economics of your haul fleet. This 772G has an updated traction control system to keep you moving when the ground conditions aren't perfect, you'll see improvements in fuel use through new and flexible fuel saving strategies, and we're making the operating experience best in class with automotive quality shifting, noise reduction and cab updates. Our heritage and new use of technology are combined in this truck for one purpose - the continued success of your business.Your long-term success is our goal here at Cat, so we’ve developed our 772G to be more productive and economical for our customers for years to come. Equipped with new transmission controls, the 772G is built for heavy-duty, off-road applications and delivers quick haul cycles with automotive-quality shifting and comfort. The 772G is also built with a Cat C18 diesel engine and with our fuel saving strategies, you can adjust engine power to meet your specific needs. Ideal pass match options for the 772G are the Cat 986K or the 988K Wheel Loader and the 390F L Hydraulic Excavator. When you consider its fuel efficiency and performance, the 772G is the right Off-Highway Truck for all generations.Off-Highway Trucks CAT® 770G 772G Introduction
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Engine
Our new G Series truck is equipped with a Cat C18 diesel engine. We recently celebrated 85 years in the engine business, and the work we've put into these U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV engines is the culmination of that experience. This C18 engine has been updated to meet global emission standards. Caterpillar equips every U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV engine with industry leading electronic controls, fuel delivery, air processing and aftertreatment. The results are an engine that conserves fuel, manages emissions and facilitates greater diagnostics. For this G Series truck, engine software modifications are allowing the truck to get more work done at lower speeds and at greater fuel economy. We've balanced this change with the addition of 10% more torque for putting a greater percentage of the power to the ground. With our new transmission controls working in tandem with the engine, this truck is delivering significantly greater performance on grade and doing it more economically. One additional and significant change for G Series is the 772G's ability to work at full power in higher altitudes. This truck has a 23% increase in altitude capability, allowing it to climb to just short of 3000 meters or close to 10,000 feet without affecting performance. Here are a few additional key features of the C18:
- The convenience of automatic voltage charging.
- Key on fuel priming reducing service costs.
- Cold start up elevated idle for peak performance at shift start.
- Programmable engine idle shutdown saving fuel and reducing emissions.
- Delayed engine shutdown allows all systems to cool and initiate purging prior to engine shut off.
- The convenience of new service access points to the top of the engine.
- Available with an optional engine brake for long downhill grades.
- Fuel efficient power under all load conditions with Cat MEUI™-C fuel injectors.
Our goal in designing our U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV solution was to first provide our customers with a product that meets applicable emission standards and secondly make it simple to operate, maintain and manage. With dozens of Cat products using similar systems, we've designed parts commonality and ease of use into our solution. For the 772G specifically, you will add DEF fluid (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) to a small tank next to the fuel tank. This tank holds 27 liters fluid (approximately 6 gallons), 21 liters usable fluid of DEF and is filled at the same intervals as the fuel tank. The rest of the process is automatic and hands free to your operator. The systems and components of our solution use Selective Catalytic Reduction to control emissions, and they are purpose built for the applications you'll use them in. For cold environments, the system is heated, and for hot environments, the system is cooled. Our solution has three stages; NOx reduction in the engine is achieved by reintroducing a very small percentage of cooled exhaust gas back through the combustion chamber. With mandated low sulfur diesel fuel in today's diesel engines, the exhaust is less corrosive and poses fewer risks to engine life. Our reintroduction of an exhaust mixture lowers combustion temperatures controlling NOx production. Exhaust gases leaving the engine are first routed through a diesel particulate DPF filtration system to reduce particulate matter. The system will then control any remaining NOx by injecting diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into the exhaust stream. This mixture will undergo selective catalytic reduction, ammonia reduction - eventually breaking down the NOx into inert nitrogen gas and water.
Speed Limiting Advantages
Speed limiting is a simple way to reduce risk on your haul roads. With speed limiting, the truck maintains your speed limit while running in its most efficient gear and corresponding engine speed. When you compare this to locking out gears, it can reduce your fuel use, noise levels and wear to power train components.
Flat Floor and Dual Slope Bodies
Both of our body designs, with the exception of the Quarry body, are manufactured with base steel thicknesses of 16 mm (0.62 in) on the floor. This robust design can be augmented with an additional 16 mm (0.62 in) steel lining or a rubber liner option depending on your material type and job site conditions. When choosing a body type, consider the following:
- Flat floor bodies are ideal for delivering product to a crusher as the material unloads in a controlled manner.
- Dual slope bodies are designed to center the load for stability and retention on grades.
Steel Liner
Caterpillar offers a single, 16 mm (0.62 in) steel liner that can be added to the flat floor and dual slope bodies to protect against high impact and highly abrasive materials.
10/10/20 Payload Management Policy for Optimal Machine Life
Consistently overloading any truck will affect component life, reduce tire life, increase haul road maintenance and most importantly negatively impact your cost of doing business. Caterpillar's 10/10/20 payload guidelines are in place to help you maximize the availability of your trucks and manage your hauling costs. For optimum availability and component life, Caterpillar recommends that no more than 10% of payloads exceed 110% of target payload. Payloads in excess of 120% of nominal payload will exceed the truck's design parameters. Please consult with your dealer for more information on how this policy works.
Structures
Our frames have 50 years of hard-core experience behind their design, but with new tools available, we are able to improve and validate our frames using the latest technology. One thing that hasn't changed is the frame's ability to handle the high stresses of being loaded and hauling at high speeds. We continue to strategically combine castings and box section construction to manage application forces.
- We use the strength of castings in the frame to help isolate and dissipate the highest loads. Our castings are one reason why our frames live second and third lives. Technology helps us analyze the quality of our castings, their fill rate when poured and subsequent cooling characteristics.
- The 772G frame is purpose built for its weight class. This design philosophy provides the best possible load capacity, tire life, and handling.
- We've reverted back to an inboard hoist cylinder design that was extremely successful on the 769D, allowing us to package Tier 4 equipment in a way that keeps loads balanced along the frame and maintains truck handling.
- Our use of mild steel for the frame keeps field repairs simple
- Our frame is designed to provide excellent angle of approach with its front bumper placement. The truck is easy to climb onto and off of, and steps are strategically placed to make this as effortless as possible.
Key Systems and Components
- Steering - Apart from its excellent turning performance and reliability, our steering linkage is designed to provide important handling feedback to the operator and maintain tire alignment.
- Front suspension is provided by nitrogen over oil king pin struts. These struts play a key role in accurately determining payload for our TPMS feature. Maintaining proper strut pressures for the front tires, and robust cylinders on the rear axle. In addition to dampening haul road bumps, our suspension components are minimizing loads to the frame and keeping the load in the truck body. We also use strut pressures to gauge when the truck is at target payload - data that is fed into our payload management system. Both suspension systems are durable, legacy designs, but for G Series, we've inverted the rear cylinders to minimize debris at the rod end. These cylinders allow the rear axle to oscillate, maintaining wheel contact with the ground over rough terrain.
Instrument Cluster
The instrument cluster is used by the operator for quick and simple machine information at a glance. This display also warns the operator with solid lights (Category 1 Warnings) or flashing lights (Category 2 or 3 Warnings) as well as an audible alarm when an event is occurring.
Advisor Display
Advisor display provides a larger display area and a more user-friendly operator interface. The viewable screen area of the Advisor display is 86.4 mm × 115.2 mm (3.4 in × 4.5 in).
Caterpillar offers loading tools that match your application and material types as well as your production requirements. Like the 772G, these machines are designed with important input from our customers and long hours of validation in the field. Whether your individual needs require a front shovel, an excavator or a wheel loader, Caterpillar has the model size, buckets and ground engaging tools to help you load the 772G quickly and efficiently. The 772G can be reasonably pass matched with these Cat loading tools. The number of passes will be determined by bucket size and material density.
- Wheel Loaders: The 980, 986 are ideal Cat wheel loader options for the 772G with approximately 4 passes each.
- Hydraulic Shovels: Cat models can include the 6015 at 4 passes and the 6018 at 2 passes.
- Hydraulic Excavators: Cat models can include the 385 and 390 at 4-5 passes.
Your Cat G Series truck is designed to provide operators and technicians with easy access to common service points like engine lockout, machine system lockout, fluid level sight gauges, grease fittings and access to the engine for regularly scheduled maintenance.
- Engine oil and filter change interval is 500 hours under normal operating conditions
- Hydraulic filters have a 1,000 hour life under normal operating conditions
- VIMS trend analysis can track machine health and operation
- A brake wear indicator is standard
- Automatic lubrication is available as optional equipment
- New bumper-mounted ground-level access to fuses and breakers, ET and VIMS ports in right side service center
- The radiator and cooling cores are aluminum and modular offering easy cleaning or replacement
- Oil sampling ports are provided for quick and clean collection for analysis
- Fuel system features electric priming
- Fast fill fuel is optional