Caterpillar D5
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Caterpillar track
Continuous tracks or caterpillar tracks are a system of vehicle propulsion in which modular metal plates linked into a continuous band are driven by two or more wheels...
bulldozer
Bulldozer
A bulldozer is a crawler equipped with a substantial metal plate used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., during construction work and typically equipped at the rear with a claw-like device to loosen densely-compacted materials.Bulldozers can be found on a wide range of sites,...
manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
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The original D5 series was only produced in 1939. The current D5 series being produced is the D5K.
Versions
- D5 (9M) was originally built in 1939, with only 46 built. It was a cross between the D4Caterpillar D4The Caterpillar D4 track-type tractor is a small bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.Caterpillar first introduced the RD4 in 1936 as the diesel follow on to the successful CAT 30 gas model. The RD4 originally weighed in at 10,000 pounds, and used Caterpillar's D4400 engine, an inline...
chassis & the 6 cylinder D6Caterpillar D6The Caterpillar D6 track-type tractor is a medium bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. with a nominal operating weight of 18 tons. The military versions were classified as the SNL G152 medium tractor, under the G-numbers classification system used for army tractors.-D6 Version history:The D6...
45 hp D4600 engine. - D5B - reintroduced in 1967.
- D5H an elevated sprocket model introduced in 1985.
- D5H LGP - Low ground pressure version with wide & long tracks, for soft ground
- D5K - current version
Engine
- Gross Power: 74.5 kW (100 hpHorsepowerHorsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
) - Net Power: 71.6 kW (96 hp)
- Bore: 105 mm (96 in)
Weights
- XL Operating weight: 9408 kg (20,741 lbPound (mass)The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
) - LGP Operating weight: 9683 kg (21,347 lb)