Cat’s smallest machines make a big impression

Robert Jacks from Jacksco Civil in Auckland invested in machines from Caterpillar’s Building Construction Products (BCP) model range in order to achieve consistent performance for a variety of distinctly urban jobs.

Cat’s BCP range of machines all encompass the one-to-10-ton weight bracket and have been specially-engineered to meet all the requirements for small-to-medium job sites, offering precise, responsive controls within a more compact footprint, but not at the expense of horsepower.

Robert Jacks of Jacksco Civil bought the company’s first Cat excavator 12 months ago. Not only has he been impressed with the reliability and efficiency the machine offers, he says owning a Cat excavator fulfils something of a boyhood dream.

“I’ve grown up in construction and it has always been an ambition of mine to own a Cat digger. I was relieved when I discovered just how good the Goughs customer service experience is, otherwise I would have been pretty conflicted about which way to go!” he laughs.

“Jacksco Civil was founded by my father, Simon, who is a director of the company, as well as the owner of Bayside Designer Homes. Between the two entities, there’s a natural feed-in for urban earthworks, drainage work, retaining wall and driveway construction, along with a heap of other tasks that we need smaller gear for.

“Our 3.5-ton Cat 303.5E CR mini excavator is ideally-suited for getting down the sides of houses, into back yards and around the tighter corners that a lot of these jobs usually involve.”

The 3.5-tonner’s spec list extends far beyond what one might expect from a mini excavator too. Cat’s High Definition Hydraulic System provides for accurate load sensing and flow sharing capability for more efficient on-site performance. Similarly, Cat’s Power on Demand system provides optimal efficiency and performance the moment you need it by reducing engine load between tasks.

Also, it might be small, but the versatile Cat 303.5E CR offers 200 degrees of bucket rotation, which helps to provide for greater material retention during truck loading and easier flat wall digging without having to reposition the machine.

Jacksco Civil hasn’t stopped with one Cat excavator either; a 13-ton Cat 311F L RR arrived two months after the first machine, while more recently a third excavator – a 1.7-ton Cat 301.7D CR – has also joined the company’s fleet.

Robert says Gough Cat made it simple for he and his general manager, Adrian Warwick, to purchase the new gear, offering a streamlined process from machine selection right the way through to machine delivery.

“Adrian and I go back a long way – to high school in fact – so I trust his judgement on a lot of things. To both of us, the Gough Cat offering was excellent right from the outset. We did our due diligence and looked at another couple of brands, but we got the feeling straight away that Goughs understand that if you’re under the pump and something goes wrong, you need it sorted immediately.

“So far we’ve had nothing but consistent performance out of the machines; they’re all working excellently. In fact, there have been a couple of instances where I’ve used the 1.7-tonner to do the sort of job I might have used the 3.5-tonner to do previously. The smaller diggers are nimble enough to get down between houses, but you certainly don’t feel like they’re straining to keep up when you’re shifting material.”

 Contact your friendly local Gough Cat representative for a demonstration today.

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