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Caption: The NZG Caterpillar 215 excavator is a pretty basic model as can be seen. The adventurous modeler could elect to open it up and add some extra detail and those rubber tracks really don’t do the model justice either. However, it is the only game in town if you want to add a 215 to your collection. They are not hard to come by.⁣
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Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the prof Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the profile on the Euclid SS-12 tractor unit.⁣
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caption: Old scraper tractors never die, they just become self-propelled compactors! This machine belonged to Feast Contractors and was working in the western Hutt hills in what is now called Maungarakei. Photo taken in 1969. ⁣
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Sneak preview of our November 2025 classic machine Sneak preview of our November 2025 classic machine profile- on the Cat 215 excavator.⁣
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Caption: Really nice profile photo of a Caterpillar 215D-LC at a machinery auction facility in Joplin, Missouri, USA. The 215D was the most powerful variant of the 215, boasting 125 flywheel horsepower and was also the heaviest at just under 20 tons. Introduced in 1989, the 215D was discontinued entirely in 1992 along with a lot of other of Caterpillar’s 200 series machines.⁣
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Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the prof Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the profile on the Euclid SS-12 tractor unit.⁣
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Sneak preview of our November 2025 classic machine Sneak preview of our November 2025 classic machine profile- on the Cat 215 excavator.⁣
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Caption: Final variant of the Caterpillar 215 was the 215D-LC (9TF series). This model incorporated all the changes and improvements that had been introduced on previous models. The 215D-LC illustrated is pretty stock-standard with mono boom, medium stick, and a ditching bucket with quick hitch. ⁣
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Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the prof Archive deep dive back to 2006- check out the profile on the Euclid SS-12 tractor unit.⁣
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caption: This shot was taken at Rongotai Airport, Wellington in 1955. The location is approximately the centre of where the main taxiway now lies. Seatoun can be seen in the background. There are many kinds of interesting equipment on show here besides the SS-12s: Vickers tractors, Le Tourneau scoops and Caterpillar D8-14A push tractors.⁣
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