Toughquip Announces New Distributor Program

For Immediate Release

DALLAS/August 31, 2005 --- Toughquip, LLC announces new distributor program for Caterpillar® Equipment Information Guides and CD’s. The detailed, Caterpillar® Equipment quick reference guide has become very popular among contractors, independent and OEM equipment dealers, appraisers and auction companies. The print edition and CD’s have shipped to over 50 countries in the past two years. Many requests throughout the world to make the CAT® Information Guide available locally have been received.

Present distributors have found that many of the customers seeking to purchase the CAT® Info Guide have become long term equipment/parts customers. Best Tractor Parts in Australia is the newest Caterpillar Equipment Buyer Information Guide distributor. Best Tractor Parts specializes in used and reconditioned parts for Caterpillar, Komatsu, O&K, Hitachi and Liebherr Equipment.

The CAT® Info Guide includes information for more than 1,900 serial series models include: serial number year model determination, transportation data; weight, height, length and width, original equipment specification, country of origin, upgrades by serial number, engine model, horsepower and engine serial number. The engine section now includes On-Highway Truck engines showing engine model, engine serial number, horsepower/RPM rating and country of origin. The Caterpillar Equipment Buyer Information Guide includes most Caterpillar construction equipment models from 1960 through 2004.

Equipment upgrades, by serial number, are included on all applicable models. The user, at a glance, can determine if the used equipment has the latest increased speed runout transmission gears, increased torque-rise engine, improved variable capacity torque converter, flow amplified steering, increased backhoe digging forces, etc.

The "Quick-Glance" single-page format allows the user to get all the information on a specific machine without flipping through several books.

Craig Hilpipre, Equipment Marketers & Appraisers, LLC, said, "I use the CAT® Information Guide everyday. Couldn’t do without it at equipment auctions."

The Toughquip Caterpillar Equipment Buyer Information Guide is priced at $85.00.

Toughquip is dedicated to providing heavy construction equipment information to the buyers, sellers and owners of such equipment. Toughquip is continually gathering and compiling equipment data on brands such as Caterpillar, Case, Komatsu and Deere to better inform the industry. Toughquip also powers the new Heavy Equipment search site www.findconstructionequipment.com .

Caterpillar® is the registered trademark of Caterpillar, Inc. and is used for reference purpose only. Toughquip is not associated with, nor is it a licensed representative of Caterpillar Inc.