OT: Cat hauler (picture)

oldtanker · Oct 17, 2016

Saw this on the way home from a short trip this weekend at a museum off of I80 WALCOTT, IOWA. Free will donation to get in and you can take all the pictures you want.

Rick

SweetFeet · Oct 17, 2016

That's really neat!

Might ride just a little rough though. LOL

jeffcat · Oct 17, 2016

Just remember you were doing maybe 30mph with that rig and you were
really flying. The crauler looks more like the Holt machines when the
two companys merged. It says cat but....

oldtanker · Oct 17, 2016

(quoted from post at 07:04:38 10/17/16) Just remember you were doing maybe 30mph with that rig and you were
really flying. The crauler looks more like the Holt machines when the
two companys merged. It says cat but....

Yes they rebadged them to keep production flowing until they released new models.

Rick

ed will · Oct 17, 2016

Hi, thats so cool! I only saw 1 chain drive low boy
in my life. Ed Will

markct · Oct 17, 2016

No rougher than the cat! And really I bet that right didn't go much over 15mph on flat ground

Steve in VA · Oct 17, 2016

Sprung like a roller skate, as they say.

jeffcat · Oct 17, 2016

My dad had a 1928 Mack bulldog chain drive you can put different tooth sprocets on them so you have super slow - to flying down the road with the fire truck sprokets. We had 5hose on the truch so you got about 30 out of it. I don't remember the tooth count but it does make a big differance. The truck came with the super low gears and a pet snail could give you a run for your money.

rrlund · Oct 17, 2016

Might be about a fast and smooth to just drive the Cat.

farmerwithmutt · Oct 17, 2016

I wonder what happened if that chain
breaks? Nice picture is this the one next
to the truck stop past the quad cities?

oldtanker · Oct 17, 2016

Yea west of the Quad Cities just a little way.

Rick

fixerupper · Oct 17, 2016

I've just gotta see that place. I have been at the truck stop several times but never had the time to visit the museum. I drove past it on 80 three weeks ago on my way to my sis's in the Quad Cities but as usual didn't think I had the time to stop. If that truck could get up to 15 mph that's five times faster than it would take driving the crawler to the destination. I'll bet it wouldn't average much above 10 MPH. How many HP would it have? 50 at t he most?

oldtanker · Oct 17, 2016

(quoted from post at 14:54:07 10/17/16) I've just gotta see that place. I have been at the truck stop several times but never had the time to visit the museum. I drove past it on 80 three weeks ago on my way to my sis's in the Quad Cities but as usual didn't think I had the time to stop. If that truck could get up to 15 mph that's five times faster than it would take driving the crawler to the destination. I'll bet it wouldn't average much above 10 MPH. How many HP would it have? 50 at t he most?

No idea but not much. Make time. They have some really cool stuff in there!

Rick

Tubacase47 · Oct 17, 2016

It was actually a Best, not a Holt.

jeffcat · Oct 17, 2016

Ah ok one of those grey ones. Just before Alexander Botts got there? Lots of us have seen the movie but you should go on e bay and buy the book. You think the movie was funny, just read the book!

OT: Cat hauler (picture)

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