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Good one Martyn, do you think load rating on left rear tire may be exceeded if scraper heaped to capacity.

Wonder if those guys on tractor are still with us.

Good picture Fred, appears two D7's with Model LS boxes, dumping, is that a RD 7, has a LeTourneau pcu, with model M box at bottom of picture. LeTourneau angle dozer and pcu on a D7 also. In the days when Caterpillar made only tractors.

Model D Carryall appears as found, wheel assemblies have been removed, bearings and seals replaced, new tires and tubes installed. Notice the two wide rusty streaks visible on front of apron. When first observed couldn't figure what had caused the rusty streaks. After wheels removed think found the ...

Thanks for comments. Martyn here are a couple more for this topic and a bit more nostalgia, or history if anyone is interested. The D4 was obtained in 1996 if remember correctly, had a Laplante Choate dozer on it, in bad shape, scraped it. In 1997 found Letourneau angle dozer and pcu for D4. Tractor...

In first picture summer 1955 I am 21 year old Sgt, 801 Engineer Aviation Battalion RAF Station Molesworth, UK. operating Cat 2U D8 and LeTourneau LP scraper. Second picture summer 2000, my 1945 2T D4 and LeTourneau D scraper, also 1945 year built, Dunlap Illinois USA. Was at Molesworth 7/1953 to 12/...