06-10-2016, 07:53 PM
I'm going to pick up a Cat 3208 tomorrow to replace a Cat 1160 in a tractor when the time comes. I have around 137,000 miles on our Cat 1160 in our Newell. The V-8 Cat engines are built for medium duty with millions produced over the years. They were designed for marine use and for Ford but adapted to many uses as they were cheap and reliable. They were a low RPM high torque engine. 1160 was around 175 HP. 3208 was 220 HP up to 540 HP. The high HP were mostly all in boats, turbo was later introduced. Last Cat 3208 I had seen produced was made in 1998.
These were non sleeved engines and cheaper to replace than to re hone. I like the V-8 Cat, have several tractors with them and they all run good. The higher the horsepower the shorter the life of the engine.
Roy...
These were non sleeved engines and cheaper to replace than to re hone. I like the V-8 Cat, have several tractors with them and they all run good. The higher the horsepower the shorter the life of the engine.
Roy...
1974 35' Newell Coach, Cat 1160 with Allison Auto 6 Speed... 69 Camaro 396 SS, 2010 Camaro SSRS Hennessey, 72 Buick Electra, Eastern Iowa.