4Kᵁᴴᴰ August 2024: 1995 Cat Challenger with Dowdeswell DP2 10 furrow high clearance plough.

Kit in use:
1995 Cat Challenger 75C tractor
Dowdeswell DP2 10 furrow semi-mounted reversible plough.
Location: Stonham Parva, Suffolk
Recorded 31st August 2024
Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector
Code: TLB4P7SZXCT6EI9S, ZTFJZAHHECYPDCSI, 7WMOHQ3RS1J2DKMS, TDT4XNCSHLWVPASE

[@markrskinner]

I remember when these were launched. Went to a demo in Nothants. A serious horse back then.

[@MalcPearce]

When was that Mark, 1994? 🙂

[@hukalmiloslav9176]

Absolutely brilliant video 👍🏻,it's nice to see some of the older machines still working!..

[@MalcPearce]

@hukalmiloslav9176 Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@richarddorrell5232]

Brilliant video.
Would be nice without the music.
The Cat engine sound is all the music you need😂

[@iancroot1388]

Great Tillage video, that Dowdeswell was doing a good job of burying the trash left from Harvest.

[@MalcPearce]

Yes it was, old school kit can still cut it! 👍👌

[@storman37]

Awesome thank you for this video, I operated a latter model D series , you can see all the good aspects of that combination right here !

[@theturnip8288]

The Ds are that little bit nicer. We also run an 85D.

[@CPCarpentry2022]

bet that 1995 Cat Sounds awesome Under load pulling that plow 😍

[@theturnip8288]

Spot on little video that Malc, cheers. 👌🙏

[@MalcPearce]

Glad you enjoyed it JT! 👍💪

[@ivanellis9312]

Like the new music never did like last lot great drone shots

[@MalcPearce]

Thanks for the feedback - I like it better too! 👍😎

[@davidnorris6262]

fantastic video malc as always cheers 👍

[@MalcPearce]

Thanks David!

[@colinmayes9446]

Nice one Malc, again, and some nice heaps of muck to be spread, thank you.

[@MalcPearce]

Glad you enjoyed it Colin. 😎👍

[@andrewscoley]

I was in Canada in 1987 when the first Challenger appeared at a farm show there. I think perhaps the Quadtracs and JD9RX have all got a bit too heavy now. Nice to see that combination at work, very straight too. Also very cobbly so might take a lot of knocking into a seedbed. I agree with one or two others, it would have been good to hear the tractor at work without the music, at least for some of the video.

[@chrishughe]

No music needed

[@HolzDennis]

I would love to hear the sound of music, played by the challanger

[@charlespaynter8987]

We’ve got a very similar setup👍
Cat Challengers of that age have little or no depreciation = lowest cost, you can work on them, solid state engineering and they still do the acres that newer stuff does. What’s not to like?🤷

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Great to see a Dowdeswell DP2 being used as intended. No shortage of metal in those ploughs !
Nice work being produced too. Where was this filmed please ?

[@theturnip8288]

Mid Suffolk

[@Алекс_топ]

Новые CAT такие сейчас производит?

[@MalcPearce]

Challenger был создан в 1986 году компанией Caterpillar Inc., бренд был продан AGCO в 2002 году. В настоящее время продается под названием Challenger.

[@Алекс_топ]

@@MalcPearce спасибо

[@Polyhive]

What speed is the rig moving at please?

[@theturnip8288]

7kmh

[@tonybews7272]

Tip: lose the ridiculous music, let us hear the sound of the Cat and it will become watchable.

[@garywhitehouse3360]

Be a lot better without the stupid music

[@NejMoss4873]

Short video would have been better. Once seen the first 10 seconds it just boring. Fast forward so much of the same, same.

[@MalcPearce]

@NejMoss4873 What do expect from a tractor and a plough? 🙂 I make my videos about ten minutes long. You can watch three minutes, one minute or ten minutes, it's your choice!! I hope you enjoyed what you did see of the video. 👍😎