a few more neat old vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nI7hvYPV68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoDbxyQjI8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126m0K7vnnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0bXyJL4wNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm304x0NlEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pkuOwy6DE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLnnskoXCnc
That is a great snow plowing video. There was an larger old Cat with a V plow and wings on both sides sat at a farm on the shore of Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin a number of years back. I went looking or it 6 or 7 years ago but it was gone. One of them would be so much fun.
Yes, that is a neat old snow plowing video. Reminds me of my early youth back in Canada, small town in Quebec, still used horse drawn plow to clear sidewalks, one guy with the plow, other spreading sand. Same two guys would come around in the spring with the horse drawn sand wagon with vertical boiler mounted and steam out culverts to get snow melt flowing. This was in the late 40's and early 50's. Road snow removal was modern for the time with truck mounted equipment, blade and blower.
Small towns were still pretty backward at the time.
Awesome find-thank you for sharing! Great memories too I hope they keep coming. Did anyone else think of the King of Obsolete, especially with those trailer sleds?
I noted the dozer on a few machines made of boards and made me wonder if that is where term "mould board" comes from!.
Great find totally enjoed!
Erik,i think that snowplowing video i may have it.I have some 20-25 old cat films from the 20's.I also have quite afew safety films from the 60's.I relly enjoy watching them on cold winter nights,beats tv shows anytime.I showed them at some of chapter 8 winter get togathers.
My grandfather used to plow snow with these machines. No hand controls to run the wings, you just stand out on the poles and crank the handles or run the chain falls.
Terry
could someone tell me what model of crawler that is in part 4? kinda looks like a 10 ton. maybe experimental? what ever it is they took her to the moon! eric
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