More ACF-built D7 info

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Great article. It’s a pity though the last picture is (I think) an IH TD18 not a D7.

Interesting Kurt, what publication did that article appear in, out of interest?

Regards,

Tony

ACF factory . would the D7 just be bare caterpillar D7 and opions fitted to the tractor by ACF factory ,tractor not built by ACF factory .

From the Stuart Tank Museum, more to come - look in the historical photo thread

Hi, Kurt.
It is my understanding that Cat did not start building blades, CCUs, etc., until after the war 'cos LeTourneau had started building his self-propelled scrapers in 1938 and Cat could not see the point of having his products in competition with their own through their shared marketing deal. It appears that wartime production prevented them from getting started on their 'roll-yer-own' attachmenst program but they got started pretty quick after the war ended - 1946, I think.

https://www.oemoffhighway.com/trends/article/22005313/historical-construction-equipment-association-hcea-the-first-true-motor-scraper

Hi, bruce oz.
I think Cat probably supplied the engines and drive train and left ACF to build the rest.

Hi, John Gaunt.
That last photo IS of an IH TD18 complete with the full width seat which I think was a U.S. Marines specification.

Just my 0.02.

Seeing the IH TD 18 in the last picture had me wondering if anyone knew if IH or AC had other companies build tractors/dozer for the war effort as Cat did.

[quote="Ray54 post=244714 userid=2055"]Seeing the IH TD 18 in the last picture had me wondering if anyone knew if IH or AC had other companies build tractors/dozer for the war effort as Cat did.
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I wondered that too!