Can anyone remember

[grant]

Can anyone remember the saying joe bamford said when cat started making tracked shovels something like immitation is the something form if flattery

[Joes1989]

Sincerest?

[grant]

That could be it joe the saying came into my head earlier and it started to annoy me because I couldn't remember it all I seem to recall he also sent model Jcb track shovel

[modelman093]

Cat / Trackson were making tracked shovels way before Joe made any earthmoving kit, so not sure about that. If said at all could it have been referring to the rear engined machine?

[IBH]

JCB apparently sent Caterpillar a scale model of a JCB crawler loader saying: '' Congratulations. Imitation is the highest form of flattery'' when CAT introduc their own rear engined hydrostatic drive models.

[brian]

Shame Joe left it to the septics to get the idea right.

[FOWLER MAN]

Hi All,
Chicken and egg springs to Mind at the moment.
Who was first, and who immitated who
Fred

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[bsbplant]

AH ! POCLAIN

[jcb4cx]

jcb was 1970 i think and the poclain 71/72
at least the cat ones lasted

[brian]

Dunno about chickens and eggs, but I do know about the IH/Hough Model 12 Payloader, in production from 1956-1962. Not hystat, but the engine was in the right place. Caterpillar bought one from IH.

This Poclain is a new beast to me. Anyone know any more?