Watching these ancient machines reminds me of a friend whose father worked with one of the oldest steam-powered cranes in our town. When his father passed, he dedicated months to restoring the machine, not just to honor his dad but to keep a part of history alive. Seeing it in action again brought tears to everyone who remembered its legacy.
It’s exciting to look back at the 10 oldest heavy machinery in the world! These machines not only represent the beginning of industry, but also demonstrate the incredible creativity and engineering of humans decades ago.
I loved watching these old dozers & scrapers when I was growing up. I would hear the pony engines starting the D7 & D8 cats behind my house in Marshall, WI at 7:30 & I knew they were getting ready to work.
I used to enjoy watching this old equipment when i was a kid. Actually it wasn't so old at that time. There was that pull type grader towed by a cat,a D8 I believe. It was quite sophisticated. It had an air cooled motor so the operator adjusted th blade with levers instead of manually with those big wheels. When our road was rebuilt. I got to see a lot of cats & scrapers as well as an elevator which was not mentioned in this video. Then there was an oldy, a caterpillar 60, which was used for land clearing.
Hd-41 was a dog only good for pushing coal ! HD 21 also not great but vetter than the 41, 21 was poorly suspended compared to a cat of same capacity,always nose down when pushing dirt ,couldn't get a horizontal grade ...cheers
Watching these ancient machines reminds me of a friend whose father worked with one of the oldest steam-powered cranes in our town. When his father passed, he dedicated months to restoring the machine, not just to honor his dad but to keep a part of history alive. Seeing it in action again brought tears to everyone who remembered its legacy.
It’s exciting to look back at the 10 oldest heavy machinery in the world! These machines not only represent the beginning of industry, but also demonstrate the incredible creativity and engineering of humans decades ago.
Despite how far technology has become, these machines still have their own interesting side
yes, it was the premise for the great machines that came after
I loved watching these old dozers & scrapers when I was growing up. I would hear the pony engines starting the D7 & D8 cats behind my house in Marshall, WI at 7:30 & I knew they were getting ready to work.
Which of these heavy machines has the most fascinating historical story? Does anyone know more details?
Allis Chalmers 👍👍👍
Have steering clutches a new transmission and final for the 41 if anyone needs one
Great video!
Beautiful machines
machines that were once the rage in the industry
Thanks for the education!! Cool stuff!!👍👍👍
Love the old Euclid machines , in many ways ahead of their time and competition . Thanks for the video
Nice Dozer❤️
Awesome history
I spent many an hr. on a Cat 22 disking our peach orchard
My brother was telling me that the Euclid type of bulldozer was used in the building of the Oahe dam on the Missouri river.
Shake hands with Danger!
My granddad worked on these machines.
I used to enjoy watching this old equipment when i was a kid. Actually it wasn't so old at that time. There was that pull type grader towed by a cat,a D8 I believe. It was quite sophisticated. It had an air cooled motor so the operator adjusted th blade with levers instead of manually with those big wheels. When our road was rebuilt. I got to see a lot of cats & scrapers as well as an elevator which was not mentioned in this video. Then there was an oldy, a caterpillar 60, which was used for land clearing.
MY dad had that very AC HD41
The komatsu D155A was larger than this Cat 977
The dude that starting the RD6 in front of you and this his name is squatch and his TH-cam channel is squatched 253
Hd-41 was a dog only good for pushing coal ! HD 21 also not great but vetter than the 41, 21 was poorly suspended compared to a cat of same capacity,always nose down when pushing dirt ,couldn't get a horizontal grade ...cheers
Where's all the John Deere
Looks like squatch253 on the old cat d6.
It is. Love his channel
How does the performance of the old CAT D6 compare to newer models you’ve seen?
Beautiful machines