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tractors used in world war one
it bacame the gun tractor, and the british used them to hual around large weapons -
A Holt 5-Ton Caterpillar Tractor climbs Pikes Peak
A Holt 5-Ton Caterpillar Tractor was the first tractor to successfully navigate the 20 miles up to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. In doing so, it also established a new record by reaching the highest point - 14,109 feet - at which any tractor had ever been operated up to that point in time. -
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caterpillar inc was founded
The Cat company was founded in Peoria Illinos they made track trators and other farm equipment -
The Soviet Grain Trust purchases 2,050 Caterpillar machines.
he Soviet Grain Trust farming organization purchased 1,300 Caterpillar tractors and 750 Holt Caterpillar combined harvesters for use on its large farm cooperatives. This sale helped to keep Caterpillar's factories busy during the Great Depression. -
Caterpillar tractors help construct the King Albert Canal
welve of the first 25 Caterpillar Diesel Sixty Tractors built during 1931and 1932 worked on this construction project. -
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golden gate bridge
1933-1937 Caterpillar machines help construct the Golden Gate Bridge. -
Caterpillar provides support for the military during World War II.
When war came to the U.S. in December 1941, the U.S. government asked Caterpillar to increase production levels higher than the company had ever achieved before. With the help of its employees, Caterpillar met and exceeded the challenge. From 1942 to 1945, Caterpillar operated seven days a week, doubled its workforce, placed women on jobs in the foundry and assembly lines, manufactured special products, trained and sponsored enlisted men and built approximately 51,000 track-type tractors for the -
construction of oahe
1948-1962 Twenty Caterpillar D9 Tractors were ordered for use on the construction of the Oahe Dam. -
aterpillar machines are in use around the construction site of the Crazy Horse Monument.
1948-present Construction began on the Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota in 1948. Over the years, the monument's sculptors have used several models of Caterpillar track-type tractors, including a D4, two D6s, a D7, 2 D8s, and a D9. The monument remains under construction -
helps venezuela build a high way
Caterpillar machines help construct the 10.5-mile-long Autopista superhighway through the Andes Mountains. -
Anthor highway
ontractors use only Caterpillar tractors and motor graders during construction of the Autostradan highway. Sweden's Prince Bertil autographed a Cat D7 at the Autostradan's dedication ceremony. -
help with operation deep freeze
Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) was the codename for a series of U.S. missions to Antarctica beginning in 1955. The reason behind the first mission was a scientific collaboration between 40 nations to carry out studies of the earth's environment. The ODF missions set up the American research stations in Antarctica and kept the stations supplied. For ODF I, Caterpillar supplied 24 track-type tractors and 16 diesel electric sets specially built to survive constant temperatures of 65 degrees below ze -
Hawaii
Caterpillar D6 Tractor pulls the first undersea telephone cable between the U.S. and Hawaii ashore in the Hawaiian Islands. -
Caterpillar engines supply power for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Caterpillar engines supplied the power for communications between the Apollo 11 spacecraft and all of the NASA tracking stations around the world. Not only were these communications vital to the safe landing of the spacecraft, but also hearing Neil Armstrong's first words from the moon would not have been possible without the power provided by Caterpillar engines. -
Ckean up 9-11
In the days following the attack, most of the equipment at Ground Zero was manufactured by Caterpillar.
