Mid Florida Diesel Completes Project: Caterpillar Diesel Engine Overhaul
January 31, 2017

January 31, 2017

Mid Florida Diesel performed a complete out of frame overhaul on a 350hp- 3406C Caterpillar Diesel Engine. Before and after pictures. Customer is extremely happy!

BEFORE

Yellow industrial machine in a shed, with pipes, hoses, and rusted metal parts scattered nearby.
Yellow industrial engine on a trailer beside a barn, with blue pipework and red barrels in the background.
Yellow backhoe bucket and black barrels outside a corrugated metal shed, with a white RV in the background


AFTER

Yellow industrial generator on a trailer with hoses and a black tank outdoors.
Yellow industrial generator on a flatbed trailer in a gravel lot, with a black cover behind it.
Yellow industrial generator secured on a flatbed trailer outdoors under a clear blue sky.



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