did caterpillar make stationery engines??

They make all kinds of them,and have for many decades. They also own MAK which builds big marine engines.... If I had to guess market share for standby power or pumping, I would guess Cat is among the largest of them worldwide.

thanks for reply... my original plan was to find a stationary engine version of crawler engine to drive sawbench or as you say across the pond a shingle mill... but I will widen my search for 15 to 20 hp diesel engine which still has V pulleys

"yah bet yer boots they did! a whole lotta of em! good luck tryin ta find one though!"

why is that with so many about?

Meant the old ones.

Cat are the largest manufacturers of diesel engines in the world, they make thousands of none captive engines for marine power,trucks, generators, water pumps, crushers and many other applications.

finding a suitable Cat engine with V pulley and not direct drive will not be too difficult with so many variations

"then why ask the question in the first place?"