Re: Bulldozer, Where did that name start?

Posted by cdmn on May 28, 2005 at 21:11:45 from (66.228.228.39):

In Reply to: Re: Bulldozer, Where did that name start? posted by Rauville on May 28, 2005 at 18:33:43:

"Bull" also was the name for Railroad security police. One of their jobs was to throw hobos off trains and they carried clubs used for different railroad purposes. So maybe a hobo knocked unconscious was taking a Bull-'doze'. The story was that James J. Hill didn't allow this on his railroads. (A similar character was the "Goon", who was employed by companies to maintain order among their labor, particularly to put down union actions.)
Then we have the terms "Bull Gear" and "Bull Wheel". And Bull-dogging a steer. These all relate to power, and gripping and hanging on.
Caterpillar took it's name from the "larva". Allis Chalmers did the same but from a later stage of development, the "Monarch". There was also, "Sieve Grip", and "Cleat Track".
On a related note, the people who built highways in England, using pick and shovel and buckets and wheelbarrows, were called "navvies". I finally found out that this relates to "navigator". So it goes. I suspect that "dozer" might come from a french or german word.
How this all fits with waterpumps is a guess. I've got a similar pump, and it does have a big bull gear. It also might look like it's boxing or punching, as the piston is worked back and forth.

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