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It's Probably Nothing

By Kate on October 22, 2012 2:38 PM | 13 Comments

Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, forecast sales growth for 2013 that is the slowest in four years as the global economy decelerates.

h/t Kevin B

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Fred | October 22, 2012 3:14 PM | Reply

Chris plays whack-a-dummy with BamBam

http://washingtonexaminer.com/video-chris-christies-epic-takedown-of-president-obama-in-virginia/article/2511377#.UIWaCmfPn0N

doug | October 22, 2012 4:05 PM | Reply

closer to home how r sask Farm implement dealers doing? My understanding they r booming.Of course that may just be regional where as cat would be worldwide and more industrial related.

Kitty | October 22, 2012 4:55 PM | Reply

They should have stayed in Lomndon, Ontario.

Jamie MacMaster | October 22, 2012 5:13 PM | Reply

Posted by: ok at October 22, 2012 4:02 PM

think that company is big problem pretend no write good.

make move easy to China and union no at fault.

sasquatch | October 22, 2012 5:19 PM | Reply

Yeah well, the Isreali's don't buy no Komatsus....

What's that tell ya?

Texas Canuck | October 22, 2012 6:40 PM | Reply

Is ok running for office? She has as many dreams as the current POTUS.

The Glengarrian | October 22, 2012 6:48 PM | Reply

The current POTUS has helped CAT out alot with all the stimulus road building projects...but ya just can't keep tearing the roads up forever even if CAT is based in Illinois.

Paul C | October 22, 2012 7:13 PM | Reply

You'd think with Hussein Obama burying the economy there'd be more call for excavators to dig and dozers. To push the remains into the bottomless pit.

Oh but for the days of Stalin and Lenin! When leftist were all gaga for tractors, locomotive and productions!.Now we just have limpwrist, decaf green tea sipping druids and their hairy woman folk in sensible recycled tire shoes.

Mugs | October 22, 2012 7:33 PM | Reply

"They should have stayed in London Ont" Why?

Joe Fontanas' pipe dreams?

London's a decent city, but a small plague would do wonders.

Canadian Friend | October 22, 2012 8:06 PM | Reply

In light of this

I blame Bush

Ken (Kulak) | October 22, 2012 8:07 PM | Reply

Our Cat graders did not stand up and their warranty was the pits, so we went back to Volvo. However, thanks to Kalifornia's insane emission regs the new Tier 4(?) motors do not stand up. Had to replace both motors already at around 3 -4 thousand hours.

OMMAG | October 22, 2012 8:57 PM | Reply

Ken there are probably TWO people reading this who have a clue what tier4 means.

But ... you are quite correct. The industry should have fought very hard to keep these regulations out of the construction and farm equipment sectors.

Hard to do though with Washington holding the credit notes on your entire business.

Jaedo Drax | October 22, 2012 9:51 PM | Reply

I have an idea as to how much of a mess the Tier 4 regulations are.

We haven't deployed any Tier 4 engines, yet but they are coming, and given that our industry generally runs the engines 24/7 we aren't looking forward to them.

And given the Ultra Low Sulfur fuel doesn't work that well in older engines, setting up a second supply chain for it isn't a good expense.

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Jaedo Drax: I have an idea as to how much of a read more
OMMAG: Ken there are probably TWO people reading this who have read more
Ken (Kulak): Our Cat graders did not stand up and their warranty read more
Canadian Friend: In light of this I blame Bush read more
Mugs: "They should have stayed in London Ont" Why? Joe Fontanas' read more
Paul C: You'd think with Hussein Obama burying the economy there'd be read more
The Glengarrian: The current POTUS has helped CAT out alot with all read more
Texas Canuck: Is ok running for office? She has as many dreams read more
sasquatch: Yeah well, the Isreali's don't buy no Komatsus.... What's that read more
Jamie MacMaster: Posted by: ok at October 22, 2012 4:02 PM think read more

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