[AT] "First" diesel crawler w/ Blade

[charlie hill]

I don't think that the Holt was a diesel.  That was the question.  What was 
the first diesel crawler?

Charlie
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> In November of 1924 Holt Tractor was developing tracts on equipment. As 
> early as 1919 tracks were being installed on steam engines. Hole and Best 
> were the first to develop track machines. They were competitors. Most 
> development occurred in Calif. Holt became Caterpillar in later times. 
> There is a good Cat site. www.caterpillar.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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>> Looking through the Nebraska Tractor Test book,  the first Diesel Crawler 
>> they tested was Test No. 208 in July 1932.  It was a Caterpillar "Diesel" 
>> (apparently Diesel was the model name). The next one they tested was in 
>> July 1932 and it was a Cat model 65.
>>
>> It that wasn't the first diesel crawler it was most likely the first 
>> reliable diesel crawler.  Nebraska tested it's first crawler in 1920 so 
>> if there had been any out before the Caterpillar they most likely would 
>> have tested it.
>>
>> According to Norm Swinfords AC construction equipment book,
>> Monarch tested an Atlas Diesel in a model 75 in 1927 and it was tested in 
>> Montana as late as 1930 but never put into production.
>>
>> Reference for the librarian:
>>  Nebraska Tractor Tests Since 1920 by C.H. Wendel.
>>
>> Allis Chalmers Construction Machinery & Industrial Equipment
>> Norm Swinford,  Crestline Publishers,  ISBN 0-7603-0485-8
>>
>> Charlie Hill
>>
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>> From: "JParks" <jkparks at flash.net>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:08 AM
>> Subject: [AT] "First" diesel crawler w/ Blade
>>
>>
>>> Below is a copy/paste of a question I rec'd from a librarian in hopes of
>>> helping an inquiring patron.  (very helpful library!)  The question 
>>> involves
>>> not just the "first" diesel powered crawler tractor, but the qualifier 
>>> that
>>> it be a "dozer", so the blade attachment comes into question too.  All I
>>> have is a WAG with a +/- of several years margin of area.  Can ya'll 
>>> supply
>>> a more definitive and authoritative answer.  I will pass along all your
>>> replies to the librarian.
>>> Thanks
>>> John Parks
>>> Boise, ID
>>> My name is Tonia Totten and I work at the Bristol Public Library and I'm
>>> writing to you on behalf of a library patron who has a question that
>>> hopefully you will be able to answer. The patron wants to know when the
>>> first diesel powered bulldozers were made
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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