a friend of mine owns a 10,000SF diesel engine rebuilding facility with large tooling. i worked there a year and have been hanging out now and then for nearly a decade. caterpillars are a staple over there, more than i want to see in for overhaul. a lot of very large V engines, maybe more because they were the only shop in the region that could do such monsterous decking and boring. but it still leaves me with little confidence in them. i dont want to toss money at something i dont feel good about owning. its like why chevy or ford or dodge. well, because thats what i do or dont like.
when ive priced out my cost on rebuild parts through their wholesale account, the caterpillar stuff has always been more. id try on a detroit S60 if a deal came up, but dont really feel the need to abandon what i know and like, which is cummins. theres a really good cummins dealer 5 minutes from my house, and a lot of parts trucks at my disposal locally.
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