Thanks for the photos. You guys look like you were having fun again. When you say "shifting muck" you weren't kidding. That's no small job to clean out the tracks at the end of the day.
Mike, a very good point about the track cleaning, a small shovel is an essential part of the tool kit for our working events in the UK!
Hello David,
I've never seen a U model D4 with the overhead cable Dozer set up before. Was that unit mounted on an earlier model D4 and then Installed on the present machine you have? Very unique. Love the looks of it. Keep it "Pushing" dirt.👍
Joe Giraud
1940 Cat D2/3J#4103
1941 Dodge WC-12(Salad) Military 4x4
San Carlos, CA
[quote="Dozerman51"]Hello David,
I've never seen a U model D4 with the overhead cable Dozer set up before. Was that unit mounted on an earlier model D4 and then Installed on the present machine you have? Very unique. Love the looks of it. Keep it "Pushing" dirt.👍
Joe Giraud
1940 Cat D2/3J#4103
1941 Dodge WC-12(Salad) Military 4x4
San Carlos, CA[/quote]
I bought a D4 7U in 1973 that had a LeT overhead cable blade rig on it. It had been used to push coal from under a trestle where they opened the bottom of coal cars and just let the coal fall through the crossties. I was told that it had been bought new by the power company some time between 1948 and 1950. I assume it came with that blade rig but I am not sure.
Hi Old 3T lover,
Thanks for the info. Very Interesting.👋
Joe Giraud
1940 Cat D2/3J
1941 Dodge WC-12(Salad)
San Carlos, CA
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