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Scrap Recycling Equipment, MH 3040
Scrap Recycling Equipment, MH 3040

Scrap Recycling Equipment

With the heavy loads you lift and the demands of your job site, scrap yards can be perilous places to work. Cat® scrap recycling equipment is designed for top productivity and safety, allowing you to load and stockpile quickly and securely. Using Cat equipment, turn materials that have long lost their luster into valued commodities once again.

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Get to know the Cat® MH3040. With a reinforced structure and three different power modes that allow you to optimize your performance and fuel burn, this reliable material handler will re-energize the way you work. Its updated cab design and joystick steering allow for improved operator comfort and control while less connections provide for a more streamlined experience.

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Meet Michael Hitchcock and Tommy Allison. As the owner of Hitchcock Scrap Yard, Michael invested in a MH3040 after finding success with the durable Cat M325D Material Handler. Tommy, an operator, appreciates the stability and dependability of the MH3040, which helps Hitchcock process 10,000 tons of scrap per month.

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With over 85 facilities across 10 states, SA Recycling needs material handlers they can rely on – and the new MH3250 and MH3260 are delivering. Built upon durable and proven designs, Cat Next Generation Material Handlers offer superior performance, making them the best choice for the most demanding applications.

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The Cat MH3250 and MH3260 offer superior performance for your material handling applications. Featuring a spacious, ergonomic cab, these material handlers offer a comfortable work environment to keep you productive all day long. Longer maintenance intervals and a reduction in fuel consumption combine to provide up to 20% lower operating costs. The MH3250 and MH3260 provide the safety and reliability you need for your toughest applications.

Move more with the MH3050

The MH3050 features the best from our material handling range, while extending your reach to 18 m (59’3”). The latest cooling package and a positive flow hydraulic system bring greater efficiency and reduced fuel consumption. The spacious cab, with its premium seats, joystick control, and multiple access points, creates a superbly comfortable working environment. And advanced functions like HCR, Auto Brake, and Swing Lock help boost safety even further

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Move more with the MH3050
Move more with the MH3050

Handle The Toughest Material With The MH3040

The Cat MH3040 is the state-of-the-art, next generation material handler that picks up where the durable M325D left off. With an upgraded cab, a reach that extends over 50 feet, three power modes and an electrically driven fan that helps optimize fuel consumption and maximize energy, the MH3040 takes scrap recycling to a whole new level.

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Handle the Toughest Material With the MH3040
Handle the Toughest Material With the MH3040

Achieve Superiority with the MH3260

The Cat MH3260 material handler offers more stability and control, with a reach that extends nearly 60 feet. Maximize efficiency with a state-of-the-art electro-hydraulic system, an optimized C13 engine and a larger, ergonomic cab. The MH3260 helps you finish the job while achieving reductions of up to 20% in operating costs.

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MH3260
MH3260

Reach the Next Level with the MH3250

With a 20% decrease in operating costs and a 15% reduction in fuel consumption, the Cat MH3250 material handler allows you to expend fewer resources as you reach ambitious goals. Longer maintenance intervals, a durable C9.3B engine, over 52 feet of reach and expanded safety features make the MH3250 a powerful addition to any fleet.

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MH3250
MH3250

Scrap Smarter. Load Faster

Cat Wheel Loaders 950, 962, 966, 972, 980 and 982 with a scrap handling package are built tough for scrap and recycling work. With powerful performance, precision handling, and unmatched durability , they’re the perfect machines for high-volume loading and unloading of loose scrap, sorting materials, and feeding shredders - day in and day out.

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Scrap Smarter. Load Faster
Scrap Smarter. Load Faster

Uplift Your Operation with Orange Peel Grapples

Cat Orange Peel Grapples are a long-lasting, high-performing solution to your material handling and recycling needs. With either four or five hydraulically-controlled tines, this attachment can penetrate deep into scrap piles and move more material in every pass.

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Orange Peel Grapple picking up scrap
Orange Peel Grapple picking up scrap

Cut Through the Scrap with Cat Shears

Available in a wide range of sizes, strengths and rotations – for boom-mounts and stick-mounts – Cat shears can offer a 40% over-stress margin, a 40% shorter service time and a productivity boost of up to 75%.

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Shear

 

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Cat® Equipment Revamps Your Scrap Yard

Cat reinvigorates the way you work. Our fleet of machines — including excavators, wheel loaders and skid steers — are here to enhance your capacity, efficiency and safety standards.

Equipment Optimized for Your Operation

Scrap the old way of working. Cat is here to make your job easier. Our purpose-built equipment is manufactured to get you through the work day without issue, without worry and without delay. 

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Safer Working Conditions with Purpose-Built Cabs

Cat material handlers feature purpose-built cabs with the option to upgrade to the latest in 10mm impact-resistant and 26mm high impact-resistant shields and skylights. Guards cover the front windshield and skylight from falling debris, protecting the cab from multiple angles. With the ability to raise the cab, operators have an improved view of the machine and their work.

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MH3024

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