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The Caterpillar 641 single engine scraper

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Up until 1962 Caterpillar had not really ventured into the world of large scrapers other than in its line of cable operated towed models. However,...
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The Caterpillar 630A scraper

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Although the Cat 630A was a significant improvement on its predecessor, it didn’t have hydraulic controls and was soon surpassed by the 630B.   By Richard...
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The Caterpillar 922 wheel loader

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Introduced in 1960, the No.922 Traxcavator was the second Caterpillar wheel loader to be released for sale (the first was the No. 944) and proved...
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Caterpillar’s first D9 tractor

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When released in 1955, the Caterpillar D9D was one of the world’s largest and heaviest track type tractors, only exceeded in size by the Euclid...
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The Caterpillar 631A scraper

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A direct descendent of the 1950’s DW21, the 631A was introduced in 1960 and was the second of Caterpillar‘s new ‘600’ series motor scrapers to...
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The Caterpillar DW15 scraper

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The Caterpillar DW15 Revisited Back in the May 2005 issue of Contractor we had a look at Caterpillar’s DW10 successor, the DW15. Page space was...