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4 years 1 month ago #220920
by Deebo
I thought some guys might like to see some pics of an amazing collection of WWII Caterpillar tractors I visited. I went to pick up a rear end of a parts machine D4 2T to aid in my restoration. The collection includes a D8, D7 with LeTourneau blade, several D4s and a D2. The owner has also just added an ultra rare British armoured D7 which was still on the low loader. These famously were used on D-Day. There was also an air portable Clark! I believe they all run and they looked immaculate, a real inspiration for me in my restoration journey..
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4 years 1 month ago #220924
by gauntjoh
Hi Tony,
There cannot be many armored D7's left as most were stripped of the armor and returned to civilian use. There is one in a local (Cambridgeshire) collection, along with a T7 traxcavator, D7 with a Cardwell crane, D7 with a D8 engine and a D7 with a period V8 cat diesel installed. Usually the collector has an open day / working day in May/June but sadly not this year.
Brest Regards, John
John Gaunt, ACMOC President and Director, UK
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4 years 1 month ago #220926
by Deebo
Hi Tony,
There cannot be many armored D7's left as most were stripped of the armor and returned to civilian use. There is one in a local (Cambridgeshire) collection, along with a T7 traxcavator, D7 with a Cardwell crane, D7 with a D8 engine and a D7 with a period V8 cat diesel installed. Usually the collector has an open day / working day in May/June but sadly not this year.
Brest Regards, John
Wow, John, that’d be a treat to see for sure.
Regards,
Tony
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4 years 1 month ago #220936
by Mike Meyer
Thanks Tony, that is a great collection, and the tractors all look in very good condition, no beat up and bent tinwork.
Hey, if you could find a D4 motor and radiator, and some track frames and chains, you have another D4 waiting to be saved, that's how my stupid brain works sadly.........
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4 years 1 month ago #220941
by Deebo
Hey, if you could find a D4 motor and radiator, and some track frames and chains, you have another D4 waiting to be saved, that's how my stupid brain works sadly.........
Ha, Mike, I see where you’re going with that.. tempting..but Mrs Deebo might have something to say..
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4 years 1 month ago #220942
by Mike Meyer
Ha, Mike, I see where you’re going with that.. tempting..but Mrs Deebo might have something to say..
Ok Tony, need to think outside of the garden if that's the case, have you got a friend nearby you can get the extra bits delivered to, someone with a good set of big hammers, and jumbo spanners, and maybe a gas axe too. Just tell Mrs Deebo you are trying to save Britain's war time history too, like your new best buddy...............
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