The Caterpillar D6 Caterpillar tracks are large (modular) tracks used on tanks, construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles. The tracks help the vehicle to distribute its weight more evenly over a larger surface area than wheels can, keeping it from sinking in areas where wheeled vehicles of the same weight would... track-type A modern farm tractor. A tractor (from Latin trahere) is a device intended for drawing, towing or pulling something which cannot propel itself and, often, powering it too. Most commonly the word is used to describe a vehicle intended for such a task on some other vehicle or object. Farm... tractor is a medium A bulldozer is a powerful crawler ( caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. The term bulldozer often used to denote any heavy engineering vehicle although the term officially relates only to the dozer blade installed on a tractor. The most common usage of the term bulldozer is to denote a... bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is a United States based corporation headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. Caterpillar is, according to their corporate website, the worlds largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Famous for their products featuring the caterpillar track, Caterpillar produces... Caterpillar Inc..

The D6, with 138 Power kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. See also: Orders of magnitude (power) Entertainment Kilowatt is a name of a recording by a Jazz performer, Kazumi Watanabe. See Kilowatt (album). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... kW (185 The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. In scientific discourse the horsepower is rarely used due to the various definitions and the existence of an SI unit for power, the watt (W). However, the idea of horsepower persists as a legacy term in many... hp) of gross power and an operating weight of 18 tons, is in the middle of Caterpillar's track-type tractors, which range in size from the D3 57 kW (77 hp), 8 tons, to the Caterpillar D-11R The Caterpillar D-11 series of tracked-type tractors are among the largest conventional bulldozers in the world, second to Komatsu D575. The D11, with 698 kW (935 hp) of gross power and an operating weight of 104 tons, is in the upper end of Caterpillars... D11 698 kW (935 hp), 104 A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). It is approximately equal to 2,204.62262 pounds. The tonne spelling is borrowed from the French word, and is now common in English... tons.

It is primerly used to move material short distances or through challenging terrain. The vehicle is powerful, yet small and light (19 to 25 tons depending on configuration). This makes it ideal for working on very steep slopes, in forests, and for backfilling pipelines safely without risking damage to the pipe.

Shown here, a 2004 Cat D6 Series II medium bulldozer.

An A modern farm tractor. A tractor (from Latin trahere) is a device intended for drawing, towing or pulling something which cannot propel itself and, often, powering it too. Most commonly the word is used to describe a vehicle intended for such a task on some other vehicle or object. Farm... agricultural version without the blade and rippers is commonly used by Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. It is a section of land devoted to the production and management of food, either produce or livestock. It may be an enterprise owned and operated by a single individual, family, or community... farmers.

A Low Ground Pressure version is also availble with and extra wide track to provide low ground pressure which allows working in muddy areas without sinking.

Dozer Blades

The dozer For other uses of the word blade, see Blade (disambiguation) A blade is the part of a sword that is used to cut (as opposed to the hilt). Sword blades are generally made out of the toughest metal available. In antiquity, this was copper, then bronze. Once iron was discovered... blade on front of the tractor usually comes in 3 varieties:

1. A Straight Blade ("S-Blade") which is short and has no lateral curve, no side wings, and can be used for fine grading.
2. A Universal Blade ("U-Blade") which is tall and very curved, and has large side wings to carry more material.
3. A "S-U" combination blade which is shorter, has less curvature, and smaller side wings.

See Also

• A bulldozer is a powerful crawler ( caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. The term bulldozer often used to denote any heavy engineering vehicle although the term officially relates only to the dozer blade installed on a tractor. The most common usage of the term bulldozer is to denote a... Bulldozer
• The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.. The D9, with 354 kW (474 hp) of gross power and an operating weight of 49 tons, is in the upper end, but not the heaviest... Caterpillar D9
• Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is a United States based corporation headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. Caterpillar is, according to their corporate website, the worlds largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Famous for their products featuring the caterpillar track, Caterpillar produces... Caterpillar Inc.
• In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. Most civil engineering today deals with roads, structures, water supply, sewer, flood control, or traffic. Engineering has... Civil Engineering
• An excavator Engineering vehicles are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing engineering tasks. Types backhoe loader bulldozer combat engineering vehicle (CEV) combine harvester crane drag line excavator excavator feller buncher forklift forwarder Fresno Scraper front loader grader harvester scraper skid loader skidder tractor Tools blade bucket backhoe hydraulics power... Engineering Vehicles

External Links

• Caterpillar Tractor Company - Official Website (http://www.cat.com)
• D6R Series II (http://cmms.cat.com/cmms/servlet/cat.dcs.cmms.servlet.GetModelSummary?dsfFlag=0&&classid=406&langid=en&rgnid=NACD&view=cat&prdname=D6R+Series+II&prdid=D6R+II+Core&familyid=482&subfamilyid=323&subfamilyheader=Track-Type+Tractors), CAT website