Caterpillar Tractors - Lake Goldsmith Victoria Australia

WOW !!!!!!!!!! what a show looks like you all had a great time down there :clap2:

Paul

WOW !!!!!!!!!! what a show looks like you all had a great time down there :clap2:

Paul

Great Shots Bruce Oz .Got the message it went Very Well , and I believe many new members for ACMOC , can't pick a picture of the Man that made it all Happen !! see his tractors there though . Probably first time Victoria has made Caterpillar a feature tractor at a major show that I am aware of . also very good to see William Adams the Cat Dealer get Right behind the Show as well , supplied the tent and some Machines and Engines I believe.
Great to the Seventy-five there , a real story behind that restoration I recall . Maybe the only Australian delivered tractor alive ??? Also the 5 ton Holt of Daryl Marshall is also an Australian delivery.
Now doubt Chapter19 will go from strength to strength now , well done all . LJ

Bruce as always a pro with the camera!
Looks to be a very good show, with a wide range of machines participating.
Thanks so much for posting.

I'll second what Garlic Pete said, there are machines that definitely deserve a thorough rebuild, cleaning, and fresh coat of paint complete with new decals and upholstery. Rarity, historical importance, or family history may play an important role in that decision. But over the last couple of years my personal perspective has been changing when it comes to shiny paint; I used to be of the opinion that they all looked best all shined up and done up right. But anymore I have just as much appreciation for an original "survivor" wearing several decades of its history on its sleeve. Especially if it's a mechanically sound unit that's clean and straight and all there, that you can tell has been well taken care of and maintained, and shows its strength through smooth operation under load still doing what it was designed to do. I've done the shiny paint routine several times now on machines of mine - spent countless hours of prep time removing dirt, grease, dents, etc; gearing up with all the respirators, compressors, air dryers, paint guns, self etching primers, trying different ratios of color-to-reducer-to-hardener mixes and playing with air pressure and volume adjustments to get the finishes where I wanted them, then praying a bug wouldn't come flying along and get stuck on the wet paint, measuring 2 or 3 times to get decals on right and straight, and on and on..... not that I regret having done all that now on the machines that I did, but at the end of the day I have just as much fun on the rusty and greasy ones that I know have been brought back up to a fine mechanical state, and don't have to be polished back up after working in the dirt or pulling in a dusty field all day. I can't fault anybody for painting a machine, nor can I fault them for not doing it as it's up to the owner to make that decision. What's important though is that there's old iron all over the world that's being kept alive and out of the melting pot.:cool2::high5::amen:


Thanks for the pics of the show, looks like quite a variety of machines were there plus had some good sandbox time too.

Looks like a good time! Thanks for the photos.

Bruce P

Looks like a good time! Thanks for the photos.

Bruce P

At first glance through the photos that looks like pics we have seen in the past from US shows with the variety in models and quantity of them but how cool it is right here down under! Thanks for posting the pics and congratulations to all involved and I think a lot can be said for the dealer involvement too.

Now to get something like this in NSW.

The restored No. 12 motor grader, is that the unit that will be on display at Caterpillars Melb HQ?