After years of planning and testing in secrecy, Caterpillar finally unveiled its first hydraulic excavator a fair bit later than a lot of the competition. By Richard Campbell
Caterpillar’s first hydraulic excavator, the model 225, was launched in 1972 after a lengthy testing period.
Caterpillar was quite a late entrant into the...
On its introduction in 1977, the Caterpillar D10 raised quite a few eyebrows: firstly because of its sheer size and secondly the odd configuration of the undercarriage.
The concept of an elevated sprocket drive wasn’t a new one and dated back to C.L.Best’s model 45 “Humpback” of 1914 and Cletrac’s F-series tractor of...
