1947 Caterpillar D8 'Old Zu'

1947 Caterpillar D8 in Dadnapped, Movie made for TV, 2009

Class: Others, Construction & Engineering vehicle — Model origin:

Background vehicle

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Ddey65 ◊ 2020-04-09 22:03	Could this be some antique put on display by a construction company or some local highway department?
s13a ◊ 2020-04-09 22:41	Ddey65 wrote Could this be some antique put on display by a construction company or some local highway department? It's still standing in Magna, Utah (as of June, 2019) Link to "www.google.com" Described as: 1947 Caterpillar tractor called "Old Zu" Link to "fineartamerica.com" -- Last edit: 2020-04-09 22:48:58
CougarTim ◊ 2020-04-10 00:35	According to this blogger it is a D8, not sure if he's accurate: http://oldconstructionmachinery.blogspot.com/2009/12/very-old-caterpillar-d8-cable-lift.html Probably a 2U series (guessing the 'Old Zu' name comes from reading 2U as ZU). -- Last edit: 2020-04-10 00:37:46
lightninboy ◊ 2026-02-13 04:39	CougarTim wrote According to this blogger it is a D8, not sure if he's accurate: http://oldconstructionmachinery.blogspot.com/2009/12/very-old-caterpillar-d8-cable-lift.html Probably a 2U series (guessing the 'Old Zu' name comes from reading 2U as ZU). The blog is called Old Construction Machinery, so it ought to know a D8.