Hey everyone,

I thought It being such a great occasion I would post about it. Yesterday my grandfathers road construction company celebrated its 50th year in business. We had a big party in honor of his milestone. He proudly lined up his collection of Cats. I could help but take some pictures and share with you all.

In the pictures:
12 motor grader - 70D2263 - Runner
D2 - 3J3233 SP - runner
D4 - 7U7594 - runner
D6 - 3T25476 SP - runner
D7 - stuck, work in progress
D8 - 2U21061 - engine is currently being gone through (had a hole in the block)
DW21 - 58C597 - runner
D4 - 40A124 - stuck, work in progress
D4 - 78A2463 - runner
D2 - 5J2185 SP - parts unit - diesel runs
LW 440H Wabco Motor Grader - 440HG140068 - Made in Canada. - runner, but needs injectors
D7E - hole in block, not currently running
TD15 - engine runs, but tranny seized
D6 Pipe Layer - 3T21745 - runner

Enjoy the pictures everyone.
Thanks
Nate

Congratulations to him or reach this milestone .

That is a big achievement, and a nice looking Caterpillar lineup which helped him get there.

Thanks for posting them,

Pete.

Hey Ironman3406,

Great stuff, your gramps should be very proud. I'm sure the whole family is. Great milestone, great lineup.

looks like a good time was had. good people and good equipment what more could a guy ask for. are you guys missing one from the line that has not made home yet lol

Yes we are very proud, it has always been a very large passion of mine. Although I don't work for him anymore, I sure take advantage of every chance to get out to his jobs and take a spin on a scraper if one is sitting.

In 1967 he had been saving up for a while, and purchased a 2U D8 (seen in pictures) He started of by clearing bush in the winter and then breaking the land in the spring for farmers. He also buried stone piles. In 1968 the RM that he lives in asked him to build some road, so he had to grow his fleet. And added a D7 and pull scraper to build the road. It was then that he realized he was going to be a road builder, and in the fall of 69 purchased a pair of used DW21's. He ran with this fleet for 4 years and only added a grader. In 1974 he bought a brand new 627B from the local Cat dealer, Kramer Tractor, and then another new 627B in 1978. From there the fleet has just grown and grown.
He now runs 8 scrapers, 6 articulated trucks, 7 excavators, 10 dozers, 4 graders, loaders, wheel dozers, backhoes, skid steers, and so many other support machines. He has defiantly been an inspiration to me, to see what he has accomplished over the last 50 years.

Mog5858 ??? what machine is missing? The 2U down in Estevan is on the list to pick up this summer finally so we can make one out of the two. That D6 I found were not sure if we want to buy yet or not, guy wants to much for it. And the Sixty, we still need to get ahold of the old farmer to make him an offer.

Cheers,
Nate

Your Grandpa did well. We can make a pretty sure bet that he worked hard and went thru some hard times on the way. Listen close to his stories and capture all the knowledge you can. It is priceless. Thanks for posting.

Hi Nate, That's a very nice collection of good ol' Cat iron!

It was a great pleasure meeting and chatting with you and your grandpa Cameron Friday evening at 'The Guest House' restaurant.

Tell your grandpa that I said congratulations on his 50 years in business. That's quite a great milestone to reach for sure...he must be doing SOMETHING right!

Crawler Dollars (A.K.A. Tom)

what a great oppurtunity given And the guts to run w/ it... myself I took diff. road that turned out -Ok'also ..Congratsulation !!