By Mark Gream, global products manager, Hedweld USA

The innovative Trilift® Cat 797 Transmission Hoist has been designed to safely and efficiently remove/install the Cat 797 transmission without removing the dump body. This is performed by raising the dump body and placing the hoist on the truck chassis using a workshop overhead crane. The Trilift® Cat 797 Transmission Hoist has an 8,000kg safe working load and is diesel/hydraulic operated. Two case studies will be presented, the traditional method vs. the innovative Trilift® Cat 797 Transmission Hoist.