CCM is coming out with the original Caterpillar D10 dozer from the mid 1970's in 1/48 scale. It's a die-cast model with lots of details. Way more expensive than the Norscot D10T but the details don't compare.






http://www.ccmodels.com/cat-D10.html#

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Originally posted by Claus:
CCM is coming out with the original Caterpillar D10 dozer from the mid 1970's in 1/48 scale. It's a die-cast model with lots of details. Way more expensive than the Norscot D10T but the details don't compare.

Thank you for the date line. More vendors of model construction equipment need to add a time period for us non construction model experts. At least we know this load is too new for Steam freights cargo.

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Thank you for the date line. More vendors of model construction equipment need to add a time period for us non construction model experts. At least we know this load is too new for Steam freights cargo.

Tom Grimason

Yeah but it will look good behind some Conrail GP38's!

For that amount of money, you can find a brand new Bachmann Williams deisel engine on fleabay.

All depends on what you want, I wouldn't own a Williams, some people love them.

Very nice model and interesting website. The U blade model to be proto-typical on a flat would have to be dismantled. Blade and push bars would be on one car and the tractor on another. They are a huge piece of equipment as is the AC (Allis Chalmer) HD41. They are so nice I would hate to tear one apart.

I'm not sure the early 70's models of these large machines had the raised final drive assemblies as is pictures. The original HD 41 did not, but the Cat 10 model was later to compete with the HD 41. This has been a more recent design to eliminate premature final drive failure caused by turning the machine under heavy load.
Mike CT

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HI Mike,

I did not say early 1970's I said mid. Actually it was developed in 1975 and came out on the market in 1978.

Here is what Wikepedia has to say about it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D10

Here is another article if you want more to read on the dates and such.

http://the-working-man.com/caterpillar-D10-dozer.html

Thanks Claus:
That was refreshing. Both articles. My old mind still remembers a good bit about when I was a young man. I never operated one of these monsters, the closest I came was an International TD24 but like huge railroad power they are impressive and expensive. The Fiat-Allis Chalmers HD 41 was a big talk in the strip mine business here in Western PA in the 70's until the horendous repair cost became apparent to operators who had final drive failures, which generated the Cat Engineering designs present in the D 10.

Thanks again, that was fun.
Mike CT.

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Mike I'm a big fan of Allis Chalmers, my Granfather farmed with them exclusively, well actually most of his hay equipment was Sperry New Holland. But all AC for feild work. Grandpa's gone now but I still keep some orange around on my place because of him. Gives me a smile everytime I use it and think of him.