CAT CT680 Black Labs Custom 1.0
This CAT CT680 has been reworked from the ground up; being fitted with a diesel electric hybrid engine as well as being rebuilt for offroading.
Tweaks:
A single custom Diesel electric engine has been replaced with a 250k torque that is good for fuel efficiency, but at the cost of a certain fragility. New engine sounds.
Two custom boxes designed for diesel electric hybrid conversion have replaced the gearboxes. Fuel consumption across gears is more uniform (as a hybrid would be).
Suspension overhaul – optimized front suspension, dramatically higher flex angle and mass rear rockers, increased HP suspension. Note: the CAT base model has unique rear suspension compared with other lorries; any attempt to raise the suspension makes a particular piece clip. It seems to be just a visual matter, but I decided to rework it instead of giving it a glitchy lift kit.
Please do not comment on requesting a lift kit.
Wheels have completely redesigned new options, including mud pneumatics, larger tires, tweaked stability wheel and axle placement, and a custom high friction set.
Always diff lock on.
The truck is nearly 3x heavier (CAT was very light at first), and diesel power generation is usually heavy because of its batteries and power systems.
Mass center lowered. Hybrid batteries can be operated by winds (e.g. all winches are independent).
New paint jobs
Other various small tweaks
The CAT CT680 has been one of my favorite trucks visually, but obviously its performance is lackluster. By modditing this, I found that it is a major reason that special rear suspension is being implemented in a somewhat limited way, although it can theoretically be very versatile. I have done my best to improve the truck in a friendly manner that is consistent with M181 and JBE overall balance. Special thanks to MaxMike181 for helping me get started.
Upcoming:
This mod has been mostly completed before the phase 3 drop, so the Phase 3 add-ons are missing. These are included in a next release.
When I have a set complete, I'm learning how to draw my own tires and they are visually substituting custom Black Lab tires already in the mod.
Poghrim expressed his willingness to loan to this truck some of his excellent tire models to keep an eye on the addition of strong Pogtires.
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