Friday, September 19, 2014

Weekend Steam: An American Crawler In Action!

Holt crawlers were made in California, and were the predecessor of Caterpillar.  Here is a real beauty that demonstrates the capabilities of crawlers.  It was revolutionary, and people of that day would have stood in awe the first time they saw one of these machines running.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sure had a BIG turning radius! This is the first one I ever saw with a wheel up front.

Merle