Hey all,

Just wanted to say hi and show my new CAT. Dont know much about her other than its a 1950 CAT serial # 7U 8045. Here are some pics.

Robert

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Hello, hope you have fun with your new toy. Looks pretty good and its still pony start!!!!! Take good care of her! Gary

Thanks Gary,

Yes she's still Pony Start two or three pulls and she fires off. I am told the blade set up is not factory. Does anyone know otherwise? I am going to have a Hyster winch put on and a canopy.

Looks Good
I don't recognize the blade set up. Does appear to be a really well built shop unit.

This CAT's life was spent on a nursery and was told the front end has agricultural idlers. The blade was probably custom for its life there I'm guessing.

Got a message that some people cant see the pics so I will post them here.

Robert

That is a very interesting blade on your dozer. I have a D47U with a Bros dozer ( sold with the dozer by CAT) that is set up very similar with a tool bar that wraps around the dozer and an angle dozer that adjusts by pulling pins that go through the tool bar. It also has the hydraulic cylinders at a similar angle. Looks like you got a great deal. The only down side to a crawler is how easy they will slide sideways on snow or ice if run on a sidehill. You can really push a lot of snow with the angle dozer. Have fun.

That looks like a LaConte Bros. blade by the trunion and lift system. They were located in Modesto, CA and built custom blades back in the '60's and '70's I believe. Most of their blades were just straight with no tilt but in later years they made them to angle.

Actually I think they bought old farm Cats, built blades for them and sold them as dozers.

Tom