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| Originally Posted by lwrandall Why MANs over CAT? What I understand is that the maintenance costs and parts availability are considerable higher and more difficult to obtain for the MANs. Not that familiar with the OP location of Lafayette, LA, but CAT service people may be easier to come by. Especially if out in the Louisianna Gulf and the OP may have to limp into a shrimping port for help. |
You're right about the location. Hadn't considered that. I do like Cats, especially their Johnny-on-the-spot service, but they're also known for pushing motors out unready to fulfill contracts (of which they have many). In other words I think they're stretched a little thin. Some of the Cats I've worked with burned a fair amount of oil (up to 2 or 3 qts. in an 8 hour day) and I've had 2 clients who's motors siezed because of defects known to the company, but they had to fulfill the contracts. Granted they were fast at swapping out the motors, but I haven't seen these problems with Mans. Service is a problem with Mans though, but where I live so is any diesel service.