posted on May 01, 2013 15:34
Dallas, Texas (April 17, 2013) – HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar® equipment and engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, displayed the Cat® 336E H Hybrid excavator at Earth Day Dallas at Fair Park April 20-21.
The innovative 336E H hydraulic hybrid swing system captures and reuses the excavator’s swing brake energy to enable substantial fuel savings while providing the same power and productivity of standard models. This hybrid excavator provides up to 50 percent greater fuel efficiency in comparison to the 336D model and uses up to 25 percent less fuel compared to the industry-leading 336E. In terms of CO2 emissions reduction, using 25 percent less fuel operating the hybrid excavator is equivalent to taking 12 passenger vehicles off the road annually*. (*Source: U.S. EPA website). HOLT CAT, a second-year sponsor and participant in Earth Day Dallas, has made a commitment to provide solutions to customers that dramatically reduce environmental impact in addition to also minimizing owning and operating costs.
"HOLT CAT provides products and solutions to our customers that are both good for the environment and the bottom line," said HOLT Executive Vice President and General Manager Dave Harris. "With the launch of the hybrid excavator and our recent energy-efficiency initiatives, we help customers integrate sustainability and efficiency into their core businesses."
HOLT CAT recently opened three LEED-certified Silver and Gold facilities designed for energy efficiency and use of renewable resources for its stores, training centers, and operations. Additionally, HOLT CAT has made lighting upgrades and retrofits at multiple facilities across the state. In total, these improvements have reduced power consumption by 2.8 million kWh—the equivalent of removing 467 cars from the road each year.
"The Cat® 336E H hybrid excavator delivers the same power, productivity, reliability, and durability as the standard 336E but gets the job done with far less fuel," said Ken Gray, global large excavator product manager for Caterpillar. "Customers can pay back their investment over a standard machine in as little as 12 months with 18 to 24 months being typical."
HOLT CAT will be located at Big Tex Circle on the Fair Park grounds from 10a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21.
About HOLT CAT
HOLT CAT® sells, rents and services Caterpillar® machines, engines, generator sets, and trucks in a 118-county Texas territory spanning from the Red River to the Rio Grande. HOLT offers total machine and engine rebuild capabilities, sells used equipment around the world, and fabricates its own line of land clearing equipment and HOLT Spray King® water tankers. HOLT is the dealer for Link-Belt Cranes in the Eastern half of Texas as well as the El Paso area. It is the dealer for AGCO/Challenger and Claas farm equipment for the Eastern half of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana. SITECH Tejas, another division of HOLT, is the authorized dealer for Trimble Heavy and Highway construction products and services as well as AccuGrade grade-control products in the same 118 county territory of Texas.
The Holt name has been associated with heavy equipment and Caterpillar for over 100 years. Peter M. Holt, Chief Executive Officer of HOLT CAT, is the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who in 1904 developed the first successful track-type tractor which he named the "Caterpillar." HOLT CAT has come to be synonymous with quality, integrity, and commitment to customer service. The HOLT CAT team is committed to providing rock solid stability with superior products and services to heavy equipment and engine users from Brownsville to Texarkana, Texas.