A/C enclosed cabs became available in the mid-1970's. The D6C gained weight with a substantial number of engineering upgrades and improvements that included improved final drive gears and improvements to the track frame area and other areas. A couple of other examples are believed to belong to members of the Link Club (formerly ACMOC Chapter II) in the UK. This engine was turbocharged in 1970 to 140HP, and renamed the 3306 in 1972.The example shown on the right of The Bradford collection.3 - speed powershift planetary transmissionĭue to the size and weight few examples are in preservation in the UK as most were worked to death or exported when newer machines cam in or a downturn rendered them surplus to requirements and they were sold off at auction.385 hp (flywheel) - 6-Cylinder Diesel Caterpillar D353 engine.The Twin-engined Euclid Dozer was bigger, but very rare. The Caterpillar D9G superseded the Caterpillar D9E and was replaced by the uprated Caterpillar D9H.įor many years these were the biggest machines to be regularly found in the UK mainly operating on opencast sites and quarries pulling towed scrapers or with a bulldozer blade stripping overburden & push loading Motor scrapers. The Caterpillar D9G was a 385 hp (287 kW) crawler tractor built by Caterpillar Inc. A restored Caterpillar D9G fitted with a Cable Control Unit (CCU) for operating towed scrapper boxesĬaterpillar D9G at the East Midlands and Link Club Working Day
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