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Bringing Home a Troublesome Caterpillar Twenty-Two

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Dennis Poggensee and I left Denver a week ago today (Saturday) to pick up a 22. It was near Colby, Nebraska. I left my home at 6:15 a.m. for Dennis's yard; I got home at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday. Dennis drove his Ford 250 pickup truck with trailer.

Dennis bought the 22 and a Cat No. 10 Auto Patrol. You will see both in the photos below. We were transporting only the 22.

The 22 was mired in dirt. It has been parked many years ago. It took us about 3 hours to load it. The tracks were frozen because of the dirt in the tracks. We winched it on the trailer, but the winch was electric and we went through 3 batteries. It was a real challenge to get the machine on the trailer. We would winch first one side and then the other, and had to slide it up a few inches at a time. And it was hot that day, typical Kansas weather. What an ordeal.

Hope you enjoy these photos.

GWH
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 8:35 PM
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Here are a few more photos of that pick-up of the Twenty-Two.
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 8:38 PM
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Here are a few more photos of that pick-up of the Twenty-Two.
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This should about do it for the trip, but I haven't counted the photos.
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 8:41 PM
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This should about do it for the trip, but I haven't counted the photos.
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Well, what do you know? There are a few more in the camera!
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Well, what do you know? There are a few more in the camera!
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On Sunday, Dennis had a difficult time getting the machine off his trailer, but then dragged it around his yard until the tracks broke through the dried-on dirt that filled the rails. After washing the machine off, he discovered that there was a serious crack in the block that had been hidden by the dirt. For all that effort, we brought home a strictly parts Cat. But Dennis has 9 other Twenty-Twos, so he is well supplied with parts. GWH
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 8:46 PM
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On Sunday, Dennis had a difficult time getting the machine off his trailer, but then dragged it around his yard until the tracks broke through the dried-on dirt that filled the rails. After washing the machine off, he discovered that there was a serious crack in the block that had been hidden by the dirt. For all that effort, we brought home a strictly parts Cat. But Dennis has 9 other Twenty-Twos, so he is well supplied with parts. GWH
George, thanks for the pictures. I guess all are not diamonds in the rough. Still, any recovery turns into an adventure. There is something artistic about the decay and deterioration that takes place on old farm equipment left in the field. The wooden members of the road patrol cab are a good illustration.
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 10:11 PM
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George, thanks for the pictures. I guess all are not diamonds in the rough. Still, any recovery turns into an adventure. There is something artistic about the decay and deterioration that takes place on old farm equipment left in the field. The wooden members of the road patrol cab are a good illustration.
Dragging stuff out of the weeds is always fun. I akin that to rescue adventures. Load up every piece of gear you think you will use and put it to work!

My 22 was up to the bottom of the radiator in sand. It came out of the Indio CA area, where wind and sand are the two most abundant resources. It would just NOT move after winching and tugging. Out comes the shovel and low and behold there was a 6' disc hitched up behind it and fully submersed in sand.

Good luck with yours!
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 10:58 PM
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Dragging stuff out of the weeds is always fun. I akin that to rescue adventures. Load up every piece of gear you think you will use and put it to work!

My 22 was up to the bottom of the radiator in sand. It came out of the Indio CA area, where wind and sand are the two most abundant resources. It would just NOT move after winching and tugging. Out comes the shovel and low and behold there was a 6' disc hitched up behind it and fully submersed in sand.

Good luck with yours!
Looks like the 22 is pretty complete, straight sheet metal and good tracks. Too bad about the cracked block, but think about the wealth of spare parts you now have. BTW, rust IS a color. Have fun.
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Sun, Aug 26, 2012 1:49 AM
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Looks like the 22 is pretty complete, straight sheet metal and good tracks. Too bad about the cracked block, but think about the wealth of spare parts you now have. BTW, rust IS a color. Have fun.
Puffer, what a small world. I lived in the Albany area for 14 years working for the state. First living in Guilderland, then in Colonie. Worked in downtown Albany. I have a friend who died in a drowning accident at 23 who is buried in Watervliet. My contacts in Albany ended 7 years ago when I retired from the state. The last few years working, I'd be in Albany every several months and boy had things changed since I first lived there in 1974. Today it is like an outpost of New York City, with all their problems. Mayor Corning would never recognize the culture there today. Glad I'm away from New York and living in Colorado enjoying retirement. GWH
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Puffer, what a small world. I lived in the Albany area for 14 years working for the state. First living in Guilderland, then in Colonie. Worked in downtown Albany. I have a friend who died in a drowning accident at 23 who is buried in Watervliet. My contacts in Albany ended 7 years ago when I retired from the state. The last few years working, I'd be in Albany every several months and boy had things changed since I first lived there in 1974. Today it is like an outpost of New York City, with all their problems. Mayor Corning would never recognize the culture there today. Glad I'm away from New York and living in Colorado enjoying retirement. GWH
Great Photos and story George . Thanks for sharing it with us .
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Sun, Aug 26, 2012 9:42 AM
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Great Photos and story George . Thanks for sharing it with us .
thanks for the pics!!!
at wear on the 22 i think it has low running hours, a pitty that the crack is there , perhaps they just put the tractor aside when the block cracked some many years ago, otherwise it would have run and did some more job.
the motorpatrol is something different!! superb find, does it have the same engine as a 20 crawler tractor? for me it just look the same.
goodluck with these rough diamants haha
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