Torque of the town
Earthmoving Equipment Magazine|June - July 2024
The all-new, next generation Cat® 255 turned heads when it made its Australian debut at the recent National Diesel, Dirt and Turf Expo in Sydney.
Torque of the town

Building on the success of the Cat D3 series Compact Track Loaders, the Cat® 255 model, along with its bigger brother the 265, are a ground-up redesign of the earlier series, improving on the features that made the previous versions so popular.

The first next generation models in the compact track loader line, the 255 and 265 elevate the Cat loader reputation through improved engine performance, lift and tilt performance, stability, operator comfort and built-in technology.

Caterpillar ® Product Specialist Rohan Mills did the unveiling honours at DDT, revealing the long-awaited Cat 255 to a huge crowd.

"It’s the first of our new line of Cat next gen compact track loaders. The 255 at DDT was the very first that's landed in the country, and we were really excited to launch this to Australian customers,” he said.

The machines have retained the DNA of the D3 series while reimagining the possibilities of loader performance using voice of customer feedback.

“Both next gen models leverage the many benefits offered by the vertical lift design. The new Cat 255 replaces the 259D3, while the 265 replaces both the 279D3 and 289D3 machines,” Rohan said.

All Cat next generation compact track loaders are identified by the ending model number 5. The simplified nomenclature uses the middle number to represent machine size.

A new performance standard

Rohan said the new 255 and 265 loaders are powered by Cat C2.8T and Cat C2.8TA engines respectively, with the 255 offering 74.7hp and the 265 offering 74.2hp.

The new engines maintain horsepower across a wider RPM range and boast significant torque increases – gains of 13 per cent for the 255 and 43 per cent for the 265 – for improved working performance.

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