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Not a Truck...but a compliment to Engineers CCKW display

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:46 pm
by Bill_Wolf
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=013

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Little steep in price!

Catman....Even though this is not mil...Did they use these this small?

Cat D4 in Engineers

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:20 pm
by Cat Man
Oh yes! The combat engineers had the smaller Cat D4 model like this one.
With Cable Dozer.

Here is the proof. 14th Combat Engineers return fire while bridging the Han River Korea March 1951. Using Cat D4 for cover.

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I grew up on stories about these tough machines.

Cat Man

Cat R4 Tractor

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:27 pm
by Cat Man
The R4 is the 4 Cylinder Gasoline Engine tractor

The D4 is the 4 Cylinder Diesel Engine. The US Army had both.

Cat Man