[AT] Hi-crop Cats?

[D8RMAN at aol.com]

Mike, That's a great photo of a beautiful CAT. I agree with Richard Walker  
that it was more than likely used on a tree farm. Willard Smith

There  was a small tractor show 10/16 in Hillsboro NJ, and Wayne Smith 
took some  images that he put up on his Fotki album. There were some nice 
looking  tractors and trucks, but the one that caught my eye was of a 
couple of "Hi  crop" Caterpillar crawlers. One is a Fifteen and the other 
somewhat  smaller. I have never seen anything like that before. The image 
can be  seen at  <http://public.fotki.com/SmithFarms/shows/100_3478.html>.

I  suppose they might have been common on the West Coast, but I can't 
even  imagine what kind of use they would have around here.

The weather was  damp, and the ground was muddy, so the event was poorly 
attended, but it  looks like the exhibitors had fun. Wayne said the 
earthmoving types had a  big pile of dirt they were pushing up and then  
leveling.

Mike