2025 Caterpillar Forest Machines FM568 LL
- Year 2025
- Make Caterpillar
- Model Forest Machines
- Engine Model: Cat C9.3B
2025 Caterpillar Forest Machines FM568 LL
2025 Caterpillar Forest Machines FM568 LL
Makes Big Timber Work Simpler, Safer and More SatisfyingThe Cat® FM568 is the ultimate forestry & shovel logging weapon. With incredible swing torque, track power, lift, and stability, you can reliably produce more loads daily and increase production and profit while counting on outstanding service and support for your business.
Features may include:- Remote Troubleshoot is a mobile application that allows your Cat dealer to perform diagnostic testing on your connected machine remotely to help resolve issues quickly and with less downtime.
- Remote Flash is a mobile application that allows you to update onboard software without a technician being present, allowing you to initiate software updates when convenient, increasing your overall operating efficiency.
- Cab risers — 165 mm (6’1/2”) fixed or 1219 mm (48”) hydraulic tilt — are available to meet your work needs.
- Boost productivity with proactive service reminders. The Integrated Vehicle Health Management system alerts the operator with step-by-step service guidance and the parts needed so you don't experience unnecessary downtime.
- The latest hydraulic oil filter provides improved filtration performance, anti-drain valves to keep oil clean when the filter is replaced, and longer life with a 3000-hour replacement interval – 50% longer than previous filter designs.
Engine
Engine Power
Net - ISO 9249: 346 hp | ISO 14396: 347 hp | Net - ISO 9249 (DIN): 351 hp (metric) | ISO 14396 (DIN): 352 hp (metric)
Engine
Model: Cat C9.3B
Bore
4.53 in
Stroke
5.87 in
Displacement
567.5 in³ | Biodiesel Capability: Up to B20¹
Emissions
Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V emission standards.
Operational
Operating Conditions
Maximum Travel Speed: 2.7 mile/h | Maximum Drawbar Pull: 84978 lbf
Operating Speed
Swing: 8.1 r/min | Maximum Swing Torque: 100308 lbf·ft
Hydraulic Flow
Main System - Maximum: 153.4 gal/min
Hydraulics
Maximum Pressure
Equipment: 5076 psi | Equipment - Lift Mode: 5511 psi | Travel: 5076 psi | Swing: 4119 psi
Dimensions
Dimensions
Tail Swing Radius: 12.4 ft| Counterweight Clearance: 4.9 ft | Max Reach at Stick Nose at Ground Level - General Forestry Road Builder: 38.3 ft | Max Reach at Grapple Mount on Heel at Ground Level - Log Loader Under/Under: 43.1 ft
Height
Shipping - Tilted Cab: 12 ft | Handrail: 11.5 ft| Machine - without Front, with Counterweight: 28.3 ft | Machine - without Front and Counterweight: 6.8 ft | Maximum Pin at Stick Nose: 66.8 ft | Maximum Working Pin at Stick Nose - 1/2: 57.6 ft | Maximum at Stick Nose in Max Reach Position: 38.6 ft | Staright Maximum Pin at Stick Nose: 36 ft | Straight Maximum at Stick Nose in Max Reach Position: 6.7 ft | Straight Maximum/Minimum Loading: 30.6 ft/12.7 ft | Bent Maximum Cutting: 32.8 ft | Bent Maximum/Minimum Loading: 23 ft/8.5 ft
Length
General Forestry - Boom Stretched Out: 50.6 ft | Log Loader - Boom Stretched Out: 55.6 ft | Track: 18 ft | Track to Center of Rollers: 14.6 ft
Ground Clearance
2.5 ft
Gauges
Track: 9.6 ft
Track Width
Transport Width: 12 ft
Capacities
Fuel Capacity
262 gal (US)
Cooling System
5 gal (US)
Oil capacity
Engine: 8 gal (US)
Features
DEF Tank: 11 gal (US) | Swing Drive: 3 gal (US)| Final Drive - Each: 3 gal (US)
Hydraulic Capacity
System - Including Tank: 101 gal (US) | Tank: 49 gal (US) | DEF Tank: 11 gal (US)
Weights
Weight
General Forestry: 106920 lb | Log Loader (U/U): 108690 lb
Features
Features
Air Conditioning: The air conditioning system on this machine contains the fluorinated greenhouse gas refrigerant R134a (Global Warming Potential = 1430). The system contains 2.1 (22"/48" Riser CAB)/2.2 (72" Riser CAB) kg of refrigerant, which as a CO2 equivalent of 3.003/3.146 metric tonnes.