The engine meets Tier 4 Final emission standards, is powerful and efficient, with an optimized fuel consumption and no impact on your productivity. This means less resource consumption and fewer CO2 emissions.

• The new Eco Mode, Auto Engine Speed Control and Engine Idle Shutdown help further reduce your overall fuel consumption.
• Product Link™ allows remote monitoring of the machine and helps improve overall efficiency.
• Your Cat dealer can help extend service intervals, meaning fewer fluids and disposals, all adding up to lower costs.

• The M316F has the flexibility of running on either ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel with 15 ppm of sulfur or less or up to B20 biodiesel fuel blended with ULSD.
• Cat BIO HYDO™ Advanced HEES™ reduces the impact on the environment.

This program is a key element in the range of solutions offered by Caterpillar and Cat dealers to help customers achieve growth at the lowest cost while eliminating waste. Used equipment is inspected, guaranteed and ready for work and customers will benefit from a Caterpillar warranty.

Provides a quick response to changing loads, while delivering the same amount of power regardless of operating conditions.

The Cat C4.4 ACERT engine meets today’s Tier 4 Final emission standards, and it does so without interrupting your job process. It is designed to be:

• Transparent: no operator intervention
• Efficient: no work interruption, even in case of extended idling time
• Simple: minimum maintenance. Longitudinal engine installation, which further simplifies maintenance.

The engine can run on up to B20 biodiesel fuel that meets ASTM 6751 standards – all to give you more potential fuel-saving flexibility.

To assure that our technology will meet your expectations for reliable trouble-free service, we subjected these engines and technologies to extensive operating hours of test and validation.

• Automatic Engine Speed Control: lowers engine speed when it is not needed.
• NEW Engine Idle Shutdown (when activated): turns the engine off when it’s been idling for more than a pre-set amount of time.
• NEW Cooling System: variable speed and on-demand fan optimizing consumption.
• NEW enhanced Eco Mode: reduces engine speed while delivering the same power.
• Automatic shift to Travel Mode when you start riding: optimizes driveline performance while preserving fuel.

Designed for the operator, our cabs are unique.

• Frequently used switches are centralized, kept to the minimum and ideally located close to the joysticks.
• Storage compartments are useful... when well designed. The lunch box provides sufficient room to store a hard hat. Several other areas include drink, phone, or key holders.

Our seats provide all the comfort needed for a long day of work, including FULL adjustment. All seats are heated and air suspended. Automatic weight adjustment and air cooled seats are available.

ROPS/FOGS compatible cabs, seat belt alarm, safety bar, sideview camera … among others.

Have a look at the cab; you will see it is through details that we improve pleasure of operating.

• Features like ride control, SmartBoom or Joystick Steering will be precious to increase your productivity.
• New technologies that work transparently like the swing and auto travel lock or the automatic brake and axle lock, reduce the number of tasks you need to do.

• The 12V 10A power supply socket is conveniently located for charging your laptop, or a tablet.
• A CD/MP3 Radio with speakers and USB port is available.

• Seat armrests, in height and angle
• Steering column adjustment, not only tilting fore/aft but also in height
• Hydraulic sensitivity of the machine to make it more or less aggressive
• Joystick controls, buttons and thumb wheels
• Automatic air conditioning

Increased cab pressure, preventing from dust entry, combined with the new cab design contributes to reducing sound. Add in new hydro mounts to fix the cab on the frame and you have a cab that’s as quiet as any of today’s pickup trucks.

• Standard LED working lights and halogen front roading lights
• LED dome light
• All glass areas have been drastically increased
• Choice of 70/30 front windshield or one-piece laminated windshield
• New wide angle mirrors including a lower mirror for better visibility to the ground
• Parallel intermittent (four speeds) wipers covering the whole windshield

Cameras let you see what’s going on around. The image from the side camera is displayed on an additional wide color screen, offering the full view from the front to the rear of the machine. The rear camera is integrated into the counterweight for enhanced protection.

Easy to read and in local language, the high resolution LCD monitor will keep you aware of any important information. “Quick Access” buttons allow a quick selection of favorite functions. The tool select function lets you preset up to ten different hydraulic attachments for quick tool changes.

Refinements. From the whole design to the smallest details. Convenient features, new advanced and transparent technologies, not only to reduce emissions but to further improve your daily experience when working with our products.

Work like no other with our wheeled excavators. The F Series generation is made to help you take on the wide variety of the challenges you face every day, more easily and with more pleasure, to keep you on the road to your success.

No need to press the pedal all the time.

• Choose the very speed you wish
• Press the quick access button on the monitor
• Enjoy the ride

No need for the operator to bend to engage the swing lock pin.

• Just press a button,
• Align the upper to the lower frame,
• Enjoy the ride: a green indicator confirms the swing and the implements have been automatically locked.

No need to buy an optional security system to protect your equipment against theft.

• The pin code is integrated into the monitor (standard)
• Entering the right code allows the engine to start

The Machine Security System (MSS – optional) adds even more protection when needed.

The machine automatically detects when the service brake and axle need to be locked (like when digging), or unlocked (roading), hence removing the need for the operator to systematically press the pedal.

Brake and axle are released automatically by pressing the travel pedal again.

When it comes to moving material quickly, you need efficient hydraulics – the type the F Series can deliver.

• Simple Design: The new hydraulic valve compartment and routings offer a simple and clean design to help ensure durability. Everything is reachable from ground level.
• Smart Main Hydraulics: The system allows reducing the load on the engine when not needed, which translates into lower fuel consumption.
• Dedicated Swing Pump: A closed hydraulic circuit is dedicated to the swing only. Having two separate pumps, one for the swing and the other for the other functions allows faster and smoother combined movements.

• Load Sensing Hydraulics – Controllability is one of the main attributes of Cat excavators, and one of the key contributors to this is the load sensing hydraulic system that’s designed to provide fast cycle times, great lift capacity and high bucket and stick forces to maximize your efficiency in any job.
• Adjustable Hydraulic Sensitivity – Allows you to adjust the aggressiveness of the machine according to the application.
• Stick Regeneration Circuit – Increases efficiency and helps enhance controllability for higher productivity.

Medium pressure function (for tilting buckets or rotating tools), high pressure lines (for tilting/rotating attachments requiring a third auxiliary hydraulic function), hydraulic quick coupler circuit: they all come standard, which allows you to switch from one attachment to another, without the need to add lines and hydraulic circuits.

Long life with effective heavy duty axles. The transmission is mounted directly on the rear axle for protection and optimum ground clearance. The front axle offers wide oscillating and steering angles.

Minimizes the rocking effect when working free on wheels. The disc brake system acts directly on the hub instead of the drive shaft to avoid planetary gear backlash.

Fenders provide excellent coverage of all tires, protecting the machine and surroundings from mud and stones being thrown up.

Keep both hands on the joysticks even when simultaneously moving the implements and repositioning the machine, by the use of the slider switch on the right joystick.

• Optimized design to provide rigidity, stability and ease of maintenance.
• A profile that allows material to roll better and minimizes material packing.
• Choice of radial or parallel kinematic to keep the blade parallel to the ground, in every height position.

Booms and sticks are welded, box section structures with thick, multi-plate fabrications in high stress areas for the tough work you do.

The choice of various booms and sticks provides the right balance of reach and digging forces for all applications.

• Short stick – 2100 mm (6'11") for maximum breakout force and lifting capability
• Medium stick – 2400 mm (7'10") for greater crowd force and lift capacity
• Long stick – 2600 mm (8'6") for greater depth and reach
• Industrial stick – 3100 mm (10'2"): A drop nose stick for industrial applications.

• Variable Adjustable (VA) – improved right side visibility and roading balance. When working in tight quarters or lifting heavy loads, the VA boom offers the best flexibility.
• One-Piece Boom – Fits best for all standard applications such as truck loading and digging. A unique straight section in the curve of the side plate reduces stress flow and helps increase boom life.
• Offset Boom – The large offset dimensions allow you to dig along walls, over obstacles, to grade while driving, and to dig under laid tubes without damaging them. The combination with a tiltable ditch cleaning bucket lets you operate a highly versatile system.

Scraping rock and finishing work is easy and fast. SmartBoom simplifies the task and allows more focus on stick and bucket, while the boom freely goes up and down without using pump flow.

The front parts automatically follow the hammer while penetrating the rock. Blank shots or excessive force on the hammer are avoided resulting in longer life for the hammer and the machine. Similar advantages with vibratory plate compactors.

Loading trucks from a bench is more productive and fuel efficient as the return cycle is reduced while the boom down function does not require pump flow.

The ride control system lets you travel faster over rough terrain with improved ride quality for the operator. Accumulators are acting as shock absorbers to dampen the front part motion. It can be activated through a button located on the soft switch panel in the cab.

If you have multiple tasks to get done, the M316F can help. And you can easily expand all the possibilities it offers by utilizing any of the variety of Cat attachments.

A wide range of buckets offers solutions for digging, trenching, loading and finishing works. The addition of a Cat Compactor will introduce your machine to utility work, site prep, road repair and pipeline work.

Choose from one of three different thumb styles to work with your bucket and you have the instant ability to move and handle brush, rocks and debris.

Our hammer includes a buffer to improve your comfort and protect your machine from vibration. Fully enclosed, it is ideal when working in noise regulated areas.

Demolition and Sorting Grapples bring your machine into demolition and waste handling opportunities. Jaws open wide to move volumes, yet are nimble enough to pull a single copper wire out of a pile. Their 360° rotation capability allows you to place the grapple where you want it without moving the machine.

Shears also have the ability to rotate 360°. A pulverizer allows you to crush and reduce concrete.

Job Site Confidence … From the operator’s seat, visual and audible indicators help assure that the attachment is coupled. Your Cat excavator hydraulics, mechanisms inside the coupler, and digging forces all work together to assure the attachment stays engaged. The Cat Pin Grabber coupler is the secure way to decrease downtime by allowing quick attachment change, and increase job site flexibility.

Match your Cat hydraulic work tools attachment to your Cat machine, and get the most out of the standard, built-in software. Attachment changes have never been easier!

You can reach routine maintenance items like fuel and engine oil filters and fluid taps at ground level while fuel and DEF tanks with engine air filter are accessible from the safety of the slip-resistant new service platform. Compartments feature wide composite service doors, designed to be more resistant to shocks, which all include gas struts to facilitate the opening. Components are now gathered in specific dedicated compartments, like the special electrical compartments.

The side-by-side coolers and axial fan design allows greater cooling performance. The system is completely separated from the engine compartment to reduce noise and heat and all radiators are gathered in the same compartment while featuring easy-to-clean cores with a tilting device that requires no tool to unlock.

Ventilation inside the cab allows outside air to enter through a fresh air filter. The filter is located on the side of the cab to make it easy to reach, and it is protected by a lockable door that can be opened with the ignition key.

An electric lubricator system is an available time-saving standard feature for greasing the whole upper carriage. Greasing points for the undercarriage are kept to a minimum and grouped. The new drive shaft extends greasing intervals from 500 hours to 1,000 hours and allows simultaneous greasing with the lower axle bearing. An electric refueling pump is also standard. The hose is stored in a dedicated tray, for more cleanliness. Add in the new electric lift pump removing the need to prime the system manually, the standard fuel and water separator and you get a machine that does the fastidious maintenance works for you.

Cat Connect makes smart use of technology and services to improve your job site efficiency. Using the data from technology-equipped machines, you’ll get more information and insight into your equipment and operations than ever before.

Cat Connect technologies offer improvements in these key areas: Equipment Management – increase uptime and reduce operating costs. Productivity – monitor production and manage job site efficiency. Safety – enhance job site awareness to keep your people and equipment safe.

Featured Cat Connect technologies include the following:

Link technologies provide wireless capability to machines to enable two-way transfer of information collected by on-board sensors, control modules, and other Cat Connect technologies.

Cat Product Link is a system that is deeply integrated into the machine monitoring system to take the guesswork out of managing your equipment. The system tracks location, hours, fuel usage, productivity, idle time, and diagnostic codes and shares it with you through VisionLink® to help you maximize efficiency, improve productivity, and lower operating costs.

Smart devices are embedded to offer as much safety as possible for your operators and help enforce safe behavior:

• Safety seat belt and warning indicators (monitor)
• Automatic swing lock
• Automatic brake and axle lock
• Safety lever, preventing exit when the implements are not locked out
• Emergency shut off switch and battery disconnect switch
• Travel alarm
• Lowering check valves

The all-new cab provides you with a safe environment. It also contributes to your comfort with limited vibrations and low sound levels.

Access into the cab of a wheeled excavator has always been a challenge. We bring a solution to allow you to safely climb into the cab:

• Three longer access steps, aligned with the cab entry
• Anti-skid plates on all walkways and steps reducing slipping hazards
• New, convenient door handrail
• Safety lever built into the tiltable console to make sure the way in and out is free of obstacle

• LED lights for all working lights for enhanced night-time visibility
• Halogen lights for front roading lights
• LED dome light for better illumination inside the cab

• Enlarged glass gives you excellent visibility to the front, top, rear, and sides, even to the right
• Standard rearview camera gives you a clear field of view behind the machine through the monitor. Camera is integrated into the counterweight.
• Standard sideview camera, to check nothing is hidden to you from the front right hand side to the rear of the machine
• Lenses of all the cameras are wide angle and heated
• All mirrors are wide angle and allow view not only around the machine but also to the ground

Visibility all around is critical, especially for machines which go on public roads.

• Increased skylight and windshield glass area
• Improved lighting with standard LED lights for all working lights
• Optional heated mirrors
• Great left hand side visibility with the new all glass door
• Halogen front roading lights
• Wide rear window
• Reflecting red lights on rear and blade/outriggers
• Standard wide rearview camera
• Standard side camera and dedicated monitor
• Large right hand side window
• Mirrors, wide angle, with additional lower mirror for ground visibility

From helping you to choose the right machine to knowledgeable on-going support, Cat dealers provide the best-in-sales and services.

• Best long-term investment with financing options and services
• Productive operation with training programs
• Preventive maintenance and guaranteed maintenance contracts
• Uptime, with best-in-class parts availability
• Repair, rebuild, or replace? Your dealer can help evaluate the best option.