CAT D10 Dozer Celebrates 40 Years

CAT D10 Dozer Celebrates 40 Years
Caterpillar created a history forty years back on September, Caterpillar rolled out 10 world's largest and powerful Dozers. The Cat D10 dozer's radically different design, high weight and horsepower, and resilient undercarriage answered the growing calls from large mining and big heavy construction operations for a more powerful dozer.  D10 dozer has proven itself to be a highly productive and versatile machine. It is flexible enough to be used on heavy construction sites and robust enough to be used on mine sites. Continuing the D10T’s legacy, Cat customers can count on the D10T2’s superior performance, long life, ease of operation and world-class service from the global Cat dealer network to be the backbone of their operation.
Caterpillar's largest dozer of that era, the D9 dozer, the D10 weighed over 190,000 lb (86 180 kg) and measured 15 ft (4.6 m) tall, 12 ft (3.7 m) wide and slightly more than 31 ft (9.4 m) long. Power was supplied by the 700 hp (522 kW) D348, V12 diesel engine. Changing industry in the late 1960s and early 1970s stretched the D9 to its productivity limits, and the mining industry led the charge for a dozer with more and more horsepower. Contractors working in predominantly hard rock applications also demanded a design that improved track longevity and durability. The D9 dozer was the best track-type tractor of the day.