Caterpillar? wooden cab for what?

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Peter C

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I acquired this a few weeks ago after someone had posted a notice on the bb that it was for sale on ebay. Thanks to whoever it was. I just happened to see the notice the day before I was leaving on a trip which took me right by the owner's place. I was able to look it over before bidding.

I took some rough measurements to see if this would fit on my 22. It will with some modification. I was going to build a replica of one that I had seen on a Cat 22 but this might suffice.

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Does anybody know what this might have been on. It is supposed to have been sold by the dealer on a new Caterpillar? in 1938.
The outside width is 46.5" and the outside length is 56.5" (the ebay listing said that it was 64" long).
The inside width is 40.5".
The front opening is 27" wide by 16" high.
The rear is 31.5" wide by 24.5" high with another 4" high notch that appears to fit over the fuel tank cap.

I can't believe that someone would be able to take the cap off and pour fuel in the tank if the notch was right over the opening but the only diesel Cat that I could compare it with doesn't have a Cat seat tank.

Thanks for any info.

Pete
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Sat, Dec 29, 2012 5:41 PM

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just by looking at the cut out on the back i would say either a d2 or d4 with seat tank of course.

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Sat, Dec 29, 2012 8:06 PM

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just by looking at the cut out on the back i would say either a d2 or d4 with seat tank of course.

I saw that on Ebay and I emailed the guy a few times and couldn't get a good feeling as to what tractor it came off of. Does the cut out in the back look factory? Or did someone try to cut out a solid back to adapt it to a tractor they had? Also, looks like there is a hole in the roof in the front edge. It must have been for an extended intake pipe. Maybe they didn't want to create a vacuum in the cab....

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Sat, Dec 29, 2012 10:04 PM

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Reply to John from Fresno:

I saw that on Ebay and I emailed the guy a few times and couldn't get a good feeling as to what tractor it came off of. Does the cut out in the back look factory? Or did someone try to cut out a solid back to adapt it to a tractor they had? Also, looks like there is a hole in the roof in the front edge. It must have been for an extended intake pipe. Maybe they didn't want to create a vacuum in the cab....

John

Hey Gang,

It looks just like the one I bought at the Brooks auction that was listed for a D4. Same hole in roof for fan. -glen

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Sun, Dec 30, 2012 12:59 AM

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Reply to John from Fresno:

I saw that on Ebay and I emailed the guy a few times and couldn't get a good feeling as to what tractor it came off of. Does the cut out in the back look factory? Or did someone try to cut out a solid back to adapt it to a tractor they had? Also, looks like there is a hole in the roof in the front edge. It must have been for an extended intake pipe. Maybe they didn't want to create a vacuum in the cab....

John

John, it looks like the angled part of the cutout in the rear and the notch in the top were cut out after construction. The top angled and notched portion is 1.5" thick lumber and looks like it may have been solid but the lower part was left open when built.

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Sun, Dec 30, 2012 2:12 AM

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Reply to Peter C:

John, it looks like the angled part of the cutout in the rear and the notch in the top were cut out after construction. The top angled and notched portion is 1.5" thick lumber and looks like it may have been solid but the lower part was left open when built.

Pete

My guess is D2 or D4 with a rear mount fuel tank. Possibly R2 as well.

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Sun, Dec 30, 2012 9:50 AM

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My guess is D2 or D4 with a rear mount fuel tank. Possibly R2 as well.

Was a cab for the 22 ever produced? If so I dont recall seeing one. Anyone have a picture of one? nice looking cab you have! nice enough to find a cat to fit it if you dont already have one👍

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Sun, Dec 30, 2012 12:13 PM

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Was a cab for the 22 ever produced? If so I dont recall seeing one. Anyone have a picture of one? nice looking cab you have! nice enough to find a cat to fit it if you dont already have one👍

I was going to put it on my Cat 22 but it is longer than my fenders so there would be a space behind my seat of 5"-6". Oh well, room for luggage, I guess.

Here are a couple of pictures of a Cat 22 with a factory cab that I took at Kinzers in PA some years ago. It looks just like the one shown in the Cat 22 parts manual. [attachment=15840]Cat 22 wooden cab.JPG[/attachment]

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Sun, Dec 30, 2012 3:13 PM

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Reply to Peter C:

I was going to put it on my Cat 22 but it is longer than my fenders so there would be a space behind my seat of 5"-6". Oh well, room for luggage, I guess.

Here are a couple of pictures of a Cat 22 with a factory cab that I took at Kinzers in PA some years ago. It looks just like the one shown in the Cat 22 parts manual. [attachment=15840]Cat 22 wooden cab.JPG[/attachment]

Pete

Here are a couple pix from a model D2, looks similar.
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Mon, Dec 31, 2012 3:40 AM

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Reply to 4D2Ken:

Here are a couple pix from a model D2, looks similar.

Glen, do the doors on your D4 cab slide inside of the cab or outside? Mine are inside.

On my cab only the right side front and back window slide open.

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Mon, Dec 31, 2012 4:19 AM

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Glen, do the doors on your D4 cab slide inside of the cab or outside? Mine are inside.

On my cab only the right side front and back window slide open.

Pete

Peter, I was going to bid on that but the measurements he gave me were too big for my D2. We figured out that it was probably for a D4. I was going to have Buck pick it up for me. Looks like y'all both live in Ellensburg.
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