History of Crawler Tractors

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  • Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
  • A history of the crawler tractor and its use in logging operations. Looks at the development of the Lombard log hauler and the Caterpillar tractor. Clip is an excerpt from "Timber on the Move: A History of Log Moving Technology," a documentary film from the Forest History Society:
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Комментарии • 40

  • @XCI5ION
    @XCI5ION Год назад +2

    what a beaut they sure don't make them like that anymore. I really love the older reliable machines with no electronics.

  • @arfarms5711
    @arfarms5711 3 года назад +3

    Very cool! My granddaddy started logging w mules and finally small Ford tractors when I was a little fella. Mind blowing the equipment we have today compared to just 40 years ago

  • @MagnetOnlyMotors
    @MagnetOnlyMotors 3 года назад

    Nice and accurate sound added to the silent movies.

  • @coolbigrigs
    @coolbigrigs 9 лет назад +5

    Thanks for sharing. Love these old films. So nice seeing how machines evolved.

  • @Hillbillysniper
    @Hillbillysniper 11 лет назад +3

    Love these old films

  • @volcanotour
    @volcanotour 9 лет назад +5

    great work of machinery!

  • @samihassan3287
    @samihassan3287 7 лет назад +1

    what a piece of history..like it so miuch

  • @briangarrow448
    @briangarrow448 8 лет назад +3

    You can see a crawler/ hauler made by the Lamb Co. of Hoquiam Washington, at the Polson Museum in Hoquiam Washington. They were pioneers in logging and paper making machinery on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 5 лет назад +1

    There were later lombard log haulers that could, in fact, be operated on roads; the skis on the front were substituted with wheels. These can be seen on youtube videos.

  • @ClassicAustralia
    @ClassicAustralia 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks for posting I enjoyed your video. Cheers.

  • @superheadon
    @superheadon 8 лет назад +5

    I would say The Loggers were Glad to see the First Crawler for Sure ..

  • @sheikhabrahim3463
    @sheikhabrahim3463 11 лет назад +1

    Greetings from Guyana.I would love to learn more about Hornsby and Caterpillar.Cheers from Guyana.

  • @sheikhabrahim3463
    @sheikhabrahim3463 11 лет назад +2

    Much appreciated sir.I'll be awaiting answers.Cheers.

  • @mrfingers1920
    @mrfingers1920 9 лет назад +7

    Being chased down hill by giant logs. Crazy

  • @MarkPenfoldfarmfilm
    @MarkPenfoldfarmfilm 12 лет назад +1

    Nice film

  • @ronnykurniawan6917
    @ronnykurniawan6917 10 лет назад +1

    nice video,add my knowledge...

  • @applesucks2633
    @applesucks2633 4 года назад +4

    1:02 how long did that radiator last?

  • @brucethomas3100
    @brucethomas3100 5 лет назад +2

    Wow! I wish someone had let my track equipped tractor know it could move and be maneuverable on ice and snow. Probably would have kept it from sliding across the ice and into my pickup!

    • @briankennedy5578
      @briankennedy5578 4 года назад +1

      They all work the same on snow and ice. Move forard and backwards. Plus they go sideways very fast if going across a hill

  • @HarvesterForwarderMore
    @HarvesterForwarderMore 12 лет назад

    wow, what a great video...

  • @LinnTractorNut
    @LinnTractorNut 15 лет назад +2

    I wonder if anyone ever added up how many people died operating a Caterpillar, even broken down by ratio of how many units produced vs. how many killed? HORNSBY in England was the "first" full crawler powered by gasoline, and Holt wouldn't have bought the clutch steer patent from them if they didn't count. Lombard was the first practical crawler as in factory production, sales and service when Holt was still "experimenting". A few lawyers got rich arguing who invented what, prior art, etc.

  • @NomaDairy
    @NomaDairy 13 лет назад

    wow thats quite the movie!

  • @sheikhabrahim3463
    @sheikhabrahim3463 11 лет назад

    To GREY FERGY101 and ALISTERWOLF66:I am a great fan of old machines and their histories.I never knew this story about Hornsby and Caterpillar.Thanks for the edification.So whats the truth about Cyrus Hall McCormmick being the 'first' inventor of the mechanical reaper.Did he invented it first or not? I would really like to know. What sources are you all getting the truth from.I would really like to get hold of some great books about machines' histories.Thanks very much.Cheers from Guyana.

  • @OilHist
    @OilHist 8 лет назад +3

    Guess it should have been called "The history of Caterpillar" as it didn't even mention a better crawler tractor, the Cletrac.

  • @jagannathrajput2853
    @jagannathrajput2853 2 года назад

    ❤️

  • @free_electron
    @free_electron 13 лет назад

    dude at 1:37 has got balls of steel.

  • @jaybeezy5429
    @jaybeezy5429 2 года назад

    Wonder how much dust they inhaled

  • @camobarcamobar4291
    @camobarcamobar4291 4 года назад +1

    Восхитительная техника, жаль сейчас почти всё пластмассовое, одноразовое, образно говоря,

  • @gangesexcavating
    @gangesexcavating 14 лет назад

    i enjoyed that! a good bit of old video there. old cats RULE!
    theres a guy in Canada thats into this stuff. google KING OF OBSOLETE when you get a chance. I enjoyed this old crawler tractor video a lot. Thanks for posting this up, foresthistory.

  • @ringbolt9
    @ringbolt9 13 лет назад

    COOL

  • @rvnmedic1968
    @rvnmedic1968 2 года назад

    Why can't channel owners wait until the video is almost completely done before adding crap that obstructs the view? Really tired of that.

  • @tommyhatcher3399
    @tommyhatcher3399 3 года назад

    Only rides on ice. Has no brakes.

  • @mauriceupton1474
    @mauriceupton1474 5 лет назад +2

    Try doing that with a lithium ion battery:)

  • @scoutdogfsr
    @scoutdogfsr Год назад

    Boring fact. The operator of these were called Skinners just like mule or horse team operators were Skinners. Tracked vehicles were called Cats after caterpillar. The phrase "More than one way to skin a cat" has nothing to do with felines and it really means more than one way to run a tracked vehicle.

  • @Mackeson3
    @Mackeson3 13 лет назад +1

    Typical American video. NO mention of the Hornsby -Ackroyd Crawler tractor made in England in 1896 which pre dates the Best and Holt tractors.

  • @sheikhabrahim3463
    @sheikhabrahim3463 11 лет назад

    Greetings from Guyana.I would love to learn more about Hornsby and Caterpillar.Cheers from Guyana