The Story of Old Betsy | Diggin' Into History

Nicknamed ‘Old Betsy,’ this diesel prototype engine changed the company and an entire industry almost overnight. Corporate Archives Manager Lee Fosburgh and host Rusty Dunn show us what could be Caterpillar’s most valuable historical artifact. Learn more about Caterpillar history: caterpillar.com/en/company/hi...

[@terrymckinch8587]

Another great video of an iconic machine, Thank You

[@nickcox2974]

Thank you for a brilliant history video will you be doing others from that early power unit as we caterpillar collectors still run maintain and show our engines really would like to see a history video of the D315 power plants made and put into service very interesting
Many thanks
From the UK

[@larryunderdal6013]

Hp cube inches etc.....?

[@chadbailey189]

during ww2, you wanted a cat to go to war, they were hard starting and you won't be first to fight! best engines ww2 detroits!!

[@localcrew]

We still won.

[@keithammleter3824]

Did you make that up, Chad? Cats had the gasoline pony engine starter - it not only had the same function as an electric starter motor, its exhaust and common coolant warmed up the diesel engine, so it would start no matter how cold the weather was.
Diesel engines with electric start will not start below a certain temperature, but a gasoline engine always will.