jthorpe

Why is it that I see so many diesel owners, all three brands with CAT plates on the front of their trucks? It kind of drives me nuts. Do they think that others will assume that their engine is a cat when they drive to the store? Am I worrying to much about it?

Shovelhead

I guess we all need to chip in so Jack can have a DOG plate for the front of his truck.

Probably wishful thinking on their part......anything but a Powerstroke.

jthorpe

verrrrrrrrrrrrrry funnny.

BigBlue

That must be a northern thing. Ain't seen that down here.

winkle

I'd rather have a CAT on the front of my truck then a COW!

amartinson

North Carolina is a "northern thing"?

What am I, then?

Shovelhead

South Canadian?.........

JKE

lots of them here on Toyota's, 1/2 ton chevy's...darn near anything with a front plate....I have always kinda wondered about it myself - JKE

BigBlue

It's farther north than me. So that means it's a northern thing.

amartinson, your also a northerner. You don't become canadian until you live in canada. Duh.

DieselDaze

To their credit, it is the only production engine (that I know of) for OTR trucks that is produced with twin turbos:

http://www.cattruckengines.com/OHE/A...ameset_c15.htm




Rich

Hired Gun

Some of us own CAT equipment. Just like some own JD, and CIH.

I PASS GAS

I see a lot of that down here in New Orleans (so it is a southern thing BigBlue). I've seen them on eveything from Superduty's to Crown Vics...I kind of assumed the Cat equipment idea. Maybe they are in the construction business or something.

Like Jack, though...it sort of bothers me. I'd like to know why.

wannadiesel

There's a CAT plate on the front of my work truck but it has a Cat under the hood. I'd never put one on the Dodge, and I wouldn't have put the one on the work truck if my buddy at the KW dealer hadn't given me the plate.

Mexstan

Maybe you are all wrong. Of course it refers to the brand of shoes they wear.

Begle1

I don't see what the big great reputtaion with CAT is anyways. It's just the name everbody knows, and I don't think they're any better than Navistar or Cummins or anybody, are they? The Kitty Cats seems to have nothing but problems from people talking about them.