Caterpillar 1 MEG Generator Rebuild Project
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014
These pictures from the project we started last week for Okeechobee Utility Authority.
This is a Caterpillar 1 MEG generator were the Caterpillar 3508 engine threw a rod and punched a hole in the block.
This is considered catastrophic damage that Mid Florida Diesel specializes in. We plan to rebuild the engine and bring it back to life! In another month it will be back at their plant providing back up power when utility is lost.
We pride ourselves in quality work in a timely fashion! No diesel engine is too Big for us!


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