King Ranch Experimental Special Clearance Twin D8

Hi, Seiscat.
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You might like to check this out:

http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9651&sid=5fe880fed2a6558f13663d9e63249a88

Happy hunting.

See the link below-not sure if it the same one that Mr. Deas refers to but it does have pics and information.


http://www.petersoncat.com/history/twin-d8s

My apologies to Peterson Caterpillar. I had seen the photo I described for decades and because of the signage prominate on the machine, I had assumed all of the modifications were done by Holt Machinery.

Hey SeisCat,

Good Job on the apology. I like your style.👍

I am also very very interested in any info on the King Ranch Hi-Clearance Twin D8s built by Buster Peterson. I'm writing a history book and including all the Twins Buster built. So far I gather there were 2 at King Ranch, 1 Coal Twin at Lawrenceburg, Indiana (Tanners Creek Power Plant), 1 at Hungry Horse Dam in Montana, 1 for Morrison-Knudsen in CA, and 1 for Harrison Construction in Pittsburg, Penn.
Does ANYBODY have any info of past trade articles on these? Let me know. egrafton@petersoncat. com THANK!!!!!!

i could be wrong about this but was the first twin dozer made by buster was a Allis Chalmers to work on the garrison dam at Minot ND.

Not sure whom built it but the first twin dozer was reportedly an Allis Chalmers used on Garrison Dam. There is a documentary about building Garrison dam that I have caught on TV a time or two that's shows the machines and talked about the factory commitment to keep the iron running. Next time I see it I will try to write down the title.