cat 385
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nice,that's some serious boil off that 10,cool.
Hello, Dozer575.
You are right about the Quad-track D9G's - the DD9G's - but not about the SxS D9's. After seeing Buster Peterson's DD9G's in action, Cat's research department approached Buster with the idea of putting two D9G's side by side with one wide blade across the front of both. Buster linked up two toy Cat dozers in a similar fashion to what was eventually adopted in the full-sized version. Cat liked the idea and gave the go-ahead for a full-sized version. Buster developed the idea 'into iron', including the single-operator control system. Cat again liked what they saw, took it over, developed it further and released it as a production design in 1969. In total, between both D9G's and D9H's, only about 25 sets of these machines were made, including the original set that Buster put together for Cat.
Ditto with the push-pull scraper concept. Cat approached Buster with the basic concept and asked him to put it 'into iron', which Buster did in a lot less time than it would have taken Cat themselves. Again, Cat liked what they saw, took it over and released it in pretty much the form that Buster had given them and which we know today.
Buster did a LOT of work with and for Cat, to the extent that Cat gave Buster their design protocols so that both companies were talking the same language when discussing the various projects. Cat sent a number of projects to Buster to put 'into iron' 'cos he could do it so much faster than Cat themselves. On the other hand, Buster developed an LOT of ideas on his own that Cat eventually took over.
i'll be waiting:cool2I have several pictures of SXS's and other D9H's with company built blades on them. Have to figure out how to post them though. Company is Russell & Sons Construction out of Kansas and Texas.
I have several pictures of SXS's and other D9H's with company built blades on them. Have to figure out how to post them though. Company is Russell & Sons Construction out of Kansas and Texas.
Back in the day when I-5 and I-90 was under construction, the road contractors list read like a cast from the "Soprano's". Fiorito Bros, Scarsella Bros. and at least a half dozen more I can't think of due to oldtimers disease (all a great bunch of guys). I was wrench'n for NC at the time, more work than you could shake a stick at.I think it was Fiorito constructions machines, they used to be the biggest outfit here for doing hiway construction, and they got the job done, unlike the ones we have now.