monster truck
Senior Member
Here are some pics of an old D-10 that I used to run. When this dozer was built it was the largest made by Cat. They had no letter designation but most people refered to them as a D-10 "L" and many of them had the "L" put on by thier owners. When Cat came out with the D-10N they repowered and renamed this model the D-11N. It weighs roughly 220,000 pounds, has a 21' blade and a 1050 HP V-12 twin turbo engine.
On this job we were using this dozer to rip the ground for a new vineyard in Napa valley. The rock was so hard that we had to bring in the D-9H in the second pic to push the D-10 and we broke more than a few shanks. We had to change the ripper tooth twice a day, once at lunch and then again at quitting time. The shin guard was changed once a day. We could not blast on the site because of the towers carrying the high voltage lines that ran right down the center of the site. The client said that he would pay for all parts and repair for every piece of equipment on the job so we went for it. There was ALOT of broken parts but we eventualy got the job done and the client was happy.
On this job we were using this dozer to rip the ground for a new vineyard in Napa valley. The rock was so hard that we had to bring in the D-9H in the second pic to push the D-10 and we broke more than a few shanks. We had to change the ripper tooth twice a day, once at lunch and then again at quitting time. The shin guard was changed once a day. We could not blast on the site because of the towers carrying the high voltage lines that ran right down the center of the site. The client said that he would pay for all parts and repair for every piece of equipment on the job so we went for it. There was ALOT of broken parts but we eventualy got the job done and the client was happy.
