I think you’re being too humble and not calling yourself an expert! All of your wisdom and knowledge about these caterpillars is so interesting. And I love seeing the historic photos and promotional materials. Thanks for a great video. I can’t wait to see the next one.
Video documentation and cataloging the models and variants is another step forward in the professionalization of Caterpillar collecting. This series is unique and going to be a wonderful addition to the body of knowledge for us fanatics! Thanks so much in advance for putting this together.
Well this was fun to discover! Hope you are doing fine Eric! I look forward to this series. I know it was just the on camera nerves, but the transmissions were only 3 speeds and the water pumps were belt driven, not gear driven. But I know you know all of that. You certainly have grown the collection since I moved away. I loved seeing the TEN HC with the canopy. I still have my TEN but I have decided to sell it this Spring. Getting too old to load and unload for shows. I retired this past April and am enjoying the new life style. You and your dad have been great caretakers of keeping Caterpillar history alive and well. Great work!
The only tracked vehicle I ever operated was an M113A3 in the Army. That experience, plus channels like Diesel Creek and particularly Pacific Northwest Hillbilly's D4 rebuild has really given me a love for these machines. I subscribed to get you closer to 5k, looking forward to more content.
Back in the 70s, I worked for a Cat dealer. On the back lot was this tiny dozer that caught my attention. Every day I would go out and absorb the details. It was a Caterpillar 10, with the name on the front radiator in an up and down profile. After I got to know folks there I asked who owned it. A mechanic there did, and came out to talk to me at lunch one day. We hit it off from the start. One day at lunch he said he was going to start it up. After a couple of small checks, he set the crank to top dead center and gave it half a turn. It was running! He said it was the easiest and best running ten he had ever seen. I got to run it around the gravel lot there and ran out of time. After shutting it down, we started back inside. "You know what? You really took to that thing! It's yours!" He proceeded to tell me it had been for sale quite a while with no takers. I was stunned. At that time I was living in an apartment and had a Jeep for a vehicle. Nowhere to keep it, no way to haul it, I had to turn him down. When my dad got cancer I transferred to another Cat dealer. I often wonder about that little tractor. It had been either well taken care of or restored. I hope it's still out there somewhere. Cheers Terry
The caterpillar ten shown at 3.03 is actually mine. That was before I bought it. It looks good in that picture. I believe it belonged to Bud Tuttle out of the Fairfield california area. There is a walk around video of it on my channel. Thank you for sharing. This should be a great video series!
You Sir Have A Passions for Caterpillar Tractors and i Envy You ! I Was a Local 150 Operating Engineer and Loved all the Cat Equipment i had to Opportunity to Run. I would Love to have a Cat 10 for my Garden . Oh i am a New Subscriber by the way just to let you know
I farmed a 640 acre section of dryland barley on an international TD-9. summer fallow and winter discing and drilling the seed in the spring. six to seven days of 8 or 9 hours plus all the other chores. we only planted it every other year thank the lord. it was a workout especially in the summer when it would be over a hundred or right at it.
@@se-films Gray may be the original color of my TEN but she has been wearing yellow since she was overhauled at Petersen in San Jose in 1939. I am the third owner. Being at typical California CAT she has a a broken lower radiator header tank. It had been fixed once. It needs to be done again. I keep setting a goal of fixing it for the Santa Margarita Ranch Show and the year keeps slipping.
When I was a Low Loader (UK)(Low Boy US) driver about forty years ago I transported a D2 for a contractor who had purchased it for a museum display. It appeared so tiny, almost toy like in comparison to my usual "passengers". How does the Ten and a D2 compare size wise? Thanks for the great and informative video.
Recently, Dave Engels of Engels Coach Shop restored a set of 10 & 12 foot diameter wheels made by Holt Manufacturing. They are HUGE!!!! and HEAVY!!! Here's a link: ua-cam.com/play/PL3Qu3GIvx73EcRy4KTmxUopz6dUTfFdGJ.html
When I was about 8 , so ‘70-‘71, my much older brother had a little cat, that I remember as being a “one ton” on the radiator. It had a T handle steering bar instead of two levers.
Curious, what about the Caterpillar 2 Ton? I worked on one (with tiller bar steering) when I was thirteen, and we ran it until the shaft for the magneto broke. It had a data plate up to 1924. It don’t count?
Great question, it does count as the smaller tractor! By technicality, the 2 Ton was the smallest tractor, at 4000 lbs, while the CAT 10 was 4420 lbs. Even though it is smaller, it was manufactured by Holt before the merger with C. L. Best, forming Caterpillar. With that being said, in this video series, we are going to be focusing mainly on Caterpillar machines, manufactured after the merger in 1925, so we won't be highlighting the Holt 2 Ton (known today as the CAT 2 Ton). Thanks for your question!
I think you’re being too humble and not calling yourself an expert! All of your wisdom and knowledge about these caterpillars is so interesting. And I love seeing the historic photos and promotional materials. Thanks for a great video. I can’t wait to see the next one.
Video documentation and cataloging the models and variants is another step forward in the professionalization of Caterpillar collecting. This series is unique and going to be a wonderful addition to the body of knowledge for us fanatics! Thanks so much in advance for putting this together.
Well this was fun to discover! Hope you are doing fine Eric! I look forward to this series. I know it was just the on camera nerves, but the transmissions were only 3 speeds and the water pumps were belt driven, not gear driven. But I know you know all of that. You certainly have grown the collection since I moved away. I loved seeing the TEN HC with the canopy. I still have my TEN but I have decided to sell it this Spring. Getting too old to load and unload for shows. I retired this past April and am enjoying the new life style. You and your dad have been great caretakers of keeping Caterpillar history alive and well. Great work!
If you count reverse is it considered a 4 speed...lol
What a collection and a wealth of knowledge.
The only tracked vehicle I ever operated was an M113A3 in the Army. That experience, plus channels like Diesel Creek and particularly Pacific Northwest Hillbilly's D4 rebuild has really given me a love for these machines. I subscribed to get you closer to 5k, looking forward to more content.
Eric you are smarter than I thought. Not just another forklift driver moving Northwood routers.
Back in the 70s, I worked for a Cat dealer. On the back lot was this tiny dozer that caught my attention. Every day I would go out and absorb the details.
It was a Caterpillar 10, with the name on the front radiator in an up and down profile. After I got to know folks there I asked who owned it. A mechanic there did, and came out to talk to me at lunch one day. We hit it off from the start. One day at lunch he said he was going to start it up. After a couple of small checks, he set the crank to top dead center and gave it half a turn. It was running!
He said it was the easiest and best running ten he had ever seen. I got to run it around the gravel lot there and ran out of time. After shutting it down, we started back inside.
"You know what? You really took to that thing! It's yours!"
He proceeded to tell me it had been for sale quite a while with no takers.
I was stunned.
At that time I was living in an apartment and had a Jeep for a vehicle. Nowhere to keep it, no way to haul it, I had to turn him down.
When my dad got cancer I transferred to another Cat dealer.
I often wonder about that little tractor. It had been either well taken care of or restored.
I hope it's still out there somewhere.
Cheers
Terry
Thanks for sharing guys love all of the old cats
Boy that brings back memories. We had one 1929. Found it in Mashle, Co. We did research and it was one of the first out of the Vanise plant
Nice video! It would be cool to see and hear them get started up and run some.
Quality Caterpillar content! I'm in, 👍!
Great job Erick keep the great videos coming
The caterpillar ten shown at 3.03 is actually mine. That was before I bought it. It looks good in that picture. I believe it belonged to Bud Tuttle out of the Fairfield california area. There is a walk around video of it on my channel. Thank you for sharing. This should be a great video series!
OK you got me. I subscribed. I want more. And more old pictures, too!
Thanks for sharing!
Really interesting video thank you and looking forward to more
Great Job. thanks for sharing keep up the good work. can't wait for the next one.
You Sir Have A Passions for Caterpillar Tractors and i Envy You ! I Was a Local 150 Operating Engineer and Loved all the Cat Equipment i had to Opportunity to Run. I would Love to have a Cat 10 for my Garden . Oh i am a New Subscriber by the way just to let you know
My uncle had cat 10 and got to putt around at a threshing bee with it. Good memories.
The Donaldson air filter that spins is supposed to expel dust with centrifugal force.
I farmed a 640 acre section of dryland barley on an international TD-9. summer fallow and winter discing and drilling the seed in the spring. six to seven days of 8 or 9 hours plus all the other chores. we only planted it every other year thank the lord. it was a workout especially in the summer when it would be over a hundred or right at it.
This was entertaining and informative. Don't know about painting the Ten neon pink though...
That was a joke 🤣. If/when we restore it, we will definitely paint it the original shade of gray.
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Gray may be the original color of my TEN but she has been wearing yellow since she was overhauled at Petersen in San Jose in 1939. I am the third owner. Being at typical California CAT she has a a broken lower radiator header tank. It had been fixed once. It needs to be done again. I keep setting a goal of fixing it for the Santa Margarita Ranch Show and the year keeps slipping.
When I was a Low Loader (UK)(Low Boy US) driver about forty years ago I transported a D2 for a contractor who had purchased it for a museum display. It appeared so tiny, almost toy like in comparison to my usual "passengers". How does the Ten and a D2 compare size wise? Thanks for the great and informative video.
D2 has a weight of about 8000 pounds +/- 500 pounds depending upon accessories. Tractor Data is your best source on specifications.
What does "loupious" mean at 6:10? What is a "cobrator" at 8:30?
"Loupious" is actually "low PSI" (Pressure per Square Inch), and "cobrator" is actually "carburetor." Let me know if that clears it up!
What year did they switch from grey to yellow point?
1931
please keep going
11:06
Recently, Dave Engels of Engels Coach Shop restored a set of 10 & 12 foot diameter wheels made by Holt Manufacturing. They are HUGE!!!! and HEAVY!!!
Here's a link: ua-cam.com/play/PL3Qu3GIvx73EcRy4KTmxUopz6dUTfFdGJ.html
Were I work they have an similar one out front of the office
When I was about 8 , so ‘70-‘71, my much older brother had a little cat, that I remember as being a “one ton” on the radiator. It had a T handle steering bar instead of two levers.
Curious, what about the Caterpillar 2 Ton? I worked on one (with tiller bar steering) when I was thirteen, and we ran it until the shaft for the magneto broke. It had a data plate up to 1924. It don’t count?
Great question, it does count as the smaller tractor! By technicality, the 2 Ton was the smallest tractor, at 4000 lbs, while the CAT 10 was 4420 lbs. Even though it is smaller, it was manufactured by Holt before the merger with C. L. Best, forming Caterpillar. With that being said, in this video series, we are going to be focusing mainly on Caterpillar machines, manufactured after the merger in 1925, so we won't be highlighting the Holt 2 Ton (known today as the CAT 2 Ton). Thanks for your question!