The most important part of any machine is its work tool, and your choice of Ground Engaging Tools (GET) affects your productivity, fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and even the longevity of your equipment. Whether you own one Cat® machine or a mixed fleet, we offer a variety of GET options that deliver industry-standard to industry-leading performance. No matter what your application and budget requirements are, we’ve got solutions designed to help you succeed.
Here’s a quick guide on Cat’s selection of GET tips and how to choose the right ones for the job.
There are three main factors to consider first when choosing tips for a job: strength, penetration, and wear life. Depending on the material you’re digging into, these factors will help you decide which tip option is best:
Cat offers three different series of GET tips, each with a variety of available tip shapes designed for different applications. Each series features a unique installation and adapter design to suit different needs. Explore each of the three series below.
Cat Advansys is built for machine productivity, balancing tip wear material and penetration requirements. Integrated hammerless retention ensures you are back to work in minutes without a separate retainer.
Performance & Productivity: Wider top surface reduces drag on the tip and adapter side as the tip moves through the material. Reduced side drag results in less force required to move the bucket through the material.
Extended Bucket Lifecycle: Adapter design directs material flow over adapter strap, which can extend adapter service life and bucket lifecycle.
Hammerless System: Enhance jobsite safety with a ¾ inch retainer lock that requires no special tools for installation or removal.
K Series delivers digging performance throughout the life of the tip with its elliptical adapter nose and vertical retention design. The twist-on fit of the tip and adapter makes installation easier.
Improve Productivity: Low-profile shape provides optimal sharpness, penetration, and digging ability throughout the tip life.
Enhance Safety & Reduce Maintenance Costs: One-piece vertical retainer allows for easy installation and removal.
Simplify Installation: Rails on both sides of the adapter and a twist-on design hold the tip in place, allowing for quicker installation.
Boost Versatility: Industry-standard side-pinned design performs across a variety of applications.
Enhance Reliability: Weld-on adapters offer excellent retention.
Simplify Maintenance: Standard pin system makes installation and removal easy.
Durable, purpose-built Cat GET tips are designed with a wide range of specific application needs in mind, from low-to-medium impact to high impact and highly abrasive conditions. Our tips are adaptable to any bucket and are available at multiple cost tiers to give your business flexibility. Contact Wheeler today for all your GET questions.
