Waste Not, Want Not

• Having the right equipment for the right job matters and when COSA’s SWMD team needed a new heavy-duty grinder to turn their more than 100,000 tons of brush and other debris — that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill — into mulch, they chose the Cat® C32 powered HogZilla tub grinder.
• The COSA team knew HogZilla machines are built incredibly well but also wanted a machine with an engine that could stand up to the tough tasks required by the city. When they saw the HogZilla featured the C32 engine with it's high torque and horsepower, their decision was easily made.
• Since COSA’s SWMD has had the HogZilla, they’ve already seen it outperform some of its previous competitors. They have shown everyone - including decision makers - that not all machines are created equal.
• Caterpillar has service techs in mind when designing products, as they are engineered with the foresight and importance of upkeep and maintenance. This is especially important when part of your team’s duties include servicing your own machines — as well as other departments’ equipment.
• With four truck centers servicing 1,300 pieces of equipment and one off-road shop designed specifically to service, repair and maintain 770 off-highway machines (including 52 pieces of Cat equipment) for the entire city of San Antonio, having machines and components you can trust and rely upon is crucial.
• If repairs are needed and can't be done quickly enough by the in-house COSA service centers, they rely on the support of their local Cat dealer, Holt Cat with great results.

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• The Cat® C32 industrial engine is offered in power ranges up to 1200 hp (895 kW) and peak torque 5500 Nm (4056 lb-ft) and allows for platform downsizing while maintaining reliability and durability.
• The C32 engine is ideal for tough industrial and construction applications such as dredges, chippers, grinders, emergency water pumps and rock drills among other applications requiring continuous peak performance under the most demanding conditions.
• The key to success for any machine is avoiding downtime as much as possible. Thanks to the DEF-free, dual-can DOC with transparent regeneration offered by the 32 engine, operators can stay focused on being productive for the long haul.
• When it comes to making the engine installation process smoother for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), look to the C32 engine. Using innovative technology solutions, the C32 was created to eliminate the need for thermal management and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), reducing the size of the overall engine package. And thanks to flexible aftertreatment mounting options, installing such a large engine just got a lot less complicated.
• Optimized to meet some of the most demanding operating cycles of just about any machine, the DEF-free Cat® C32 helps owners and operators save on operating costs while also remaining maintenance-free for the engine's lifetime.

CUSTOMER:

City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management

PRODUCT:

HogZilla Tub Grinder

LOCATION:

San Antonio, Texas

SCOPE OF ENGINE USE:

Cat® C32 U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final Industrial Engine

DEALER:

Holt Cat

LOADS OF RUBBISH

In the fast-paced world of today, there’s a lot of modern-day necessities we tend to take for granted. Things like running water, indoor heating and cooling, and perhaps one of the most important to our overall health and wellbeing: solid waste management (A.K.A. your trash, recycling and bulk item disposal). 

As the health and safety of our communities becomes a higher priority than ever before, the importance of the City of San Antonio’s Solid Waste Management (COSA SWMD) department can’t be understated. Serving more than 360,000 customers and growing, they depend on over 800 pieces of equipment to keep their operation running safely and efficiently. 

“Our department’s number one priority is to keep San Antonio safe and clean through trash and bulk waste collection pick up as well as other various programs the city offers,” David Newman, Director of the Solid Waste Management Department says. “In order to do that, we must have reliable and efficient machines that can take the years of heavy wear and tear we put them through.” 

TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE

Having the right equipment for the right job matters and when COSA’s SWMD team needed a new heavy-duty grinder to turn their more than 100,000 tons of brush and other debris—that would have otherwise ended up in a  landfill—into mulch, they chose the Cat® C32 powered HogZilla tub grinder. 

“HogZilla machines are built incredibly well, but we also wanted something with an engine that could stand up to the tough tasks we put them through. When we saw the HogZilla featured the C32 and how incredible the torque and horsepower was when compared to other machines’ engines, we were hooked. I’m positive this engine will exceed our expectations for quite a while,” says Newman. 

Since COSA’s SWMD has had the HogZilla, they’ve already seen it outperform some of its previous competitors. “Before we were using HogZilla, we had another unit’s frame crack in about a year. It really got the attention of some of the decision-makers in our division and showed everyone that not all machines are created equal.” 

ON THE GRIND 

With four truck centers servicing 1,300 pieces of equipment and one off-road shop designed specifically to service, repair and maintain 770 off-highway machines  (including 52 pieces of Cat equipment) for the entire city of San Antonio, having machines and components you can trust and rely upon is crucial.  And when part of your team’s duties include servicing your own machines—as well as other departments’ equipment—it’s important to be as efficient as possible. 

“Caterpillar really thinks about the service techs when they’re designing products, because they’re always engineered with the foresight and importance of upkeep and maintenance,” says Newman. “Cat and Cat powered machines are among our favorite to work with, because we’re not likely to have to do any large repairs. And if we do have to make repairs and can’t get to them quickly enough the support we get from our local servicing dealer, Holt Cat, has been extraordinary. They know time is money, and they show it through their thoughtful, efficient repairs and quick turnaround.” 

"I'M POSITIVE THIS CAT® POWERED MACHINE WILL EXCEED OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR QUITE A WHILE."