Crawler Tractor - Caterpillar Twenty Two
Production date
1936
Country
USA
State/Province
Illinois
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Description
This is a 1936 Caterpillar Twenty Two crawler tractor with a four cylinder petrol engine. It is painted yellow with black logo lettering, some black trim and black lever handles. The seat is red. It has a crank handle attached to the front of the engine that is held in place with a brown leather strap. "TWENTY TWO" is cast horizontally on the front of the crawler tractor. "CATERPILLAR" is cast vertically on both sides towards the front of the engine. It does not have an overhead valve.
Classification
RURAL INDUSTRY Farm Machinery tractor
CONSTRUCTION Crawler tractor
CONSTRUCTION Crawler tractor
Production date
1936
Production place
Measurements
L2982 x W1623 x H1537mm
Weight 2812kg
Bore 101.6mm
Stroke 127mm
RPM 1250
Drawbar 25 HP
Belt 30 HP
Weight 2812kg
Bore 101.6mm
Stroke 127mm
RPM 1250
Drawbar 25 HP
Belt 30 HP
Media/Materials description
Steel
Vinyl
Rubber
Paint
Leather
Plastic
Glass
Vinyl
Rubber
Paint
Leather
Plastic
Glass
Signature/Marks
TWENTY TWO
CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR
CAT
TRACTOR NUMBER \ 2F6720
CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR
CAT
TRACTOR NUMBER \ 2F6720
History and use
This is a model Twenty Two 2F series tractor. The model Twenty Two relaced the model Twenty. It had a new overhead valve engine. It was extremely popular with customers and sold well for both farming and construction applications. 40inch wide tracks and 50 inch wide tracks were offered. The Twenty Two was manufactured from 1934 to 1939, in series 2F and 1J, with approximately 15,156 were produced.
It is reported that Bert Thess loved to drive Twenty Twos as Thiess Bros had used model Twenty Twos on their early farming and road excavating contracts
It is reported that Bert Thess loved to drive Twenty Twos as Thiess Bros had used model Twenty Twos on their early farming and road excavating contracts
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Registration number
R6654
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