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Section: 1948 Caterpillar D4-7U Crawler |
In 2010 my Grandfather fell
ill and had to move into an assisted-living facility. We were
left to clean up his old 3-acre farm that was just jam-packed
with all kinds of junk...there were also dozens and dozens
of old plows and implements, 17 old cars & trucks, several
old tractors and Caterpillar crawlers, and tons and tons of
garbage as well as scrap metal. I took charge of the cleanup
and sales of vehicles and equipment, which took almost a year;
I also had to make 1100-mile roundtrips twice a month during
this period with my truck & trailer in order to get all
of this accomplished. It was incredibly difficult, expensive,
and time-consuming, but we got it done and the property sold
to cash buyers during Christmas 2011.
This was my Grandfather's old 1948 Caterpillar D4-7U; it now
resides in my private collection, awaiting restoration. It
does have rear hydraulics, for operating towed/pulled agricultural
implements. The engine is a Caterpillar diesel, but is started
by a "pony motor." The pony motor then engages the
main diesel motor via a clutch lever, sort of like a primitive
starter. The rusty can is placed inverted over the exhaust
stack in order to keep rain water out of the diesel engine
cylinders.
FEBRUARY 2011: This is how the
poor little crawler sat for several years, with weeds trying
to overgrow and overtake it. In spite of being neglected for
so long, it is in decent condition. |
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