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Just purchased a 1963 44A D6B in good shape. It has an Army Corps of Engineers tag on it. I had some general questions...
- Did the military write TMs for dozers or did they just refer to the Cat manuals?
- Any chance this was ever painted green by the army? It has a failing yellow paint job at the moment, doesn't appear to be covering any green. I'm tempted to paint it green.
- This dozer is outfitted with a cable blade (appears all original). It seems the D6 of this vintage is commonly found with either a cable blade or hydraulic blade. I'm curious why the military would spec them with the cable blade? Simplicity? One less fluid to maintain?
I'm already a Caterpillar owner (1976 85J 955L and 1937 4H R5) and on the ACMOC forum. This is going to be a great addition to my little collection I play with on my farm.
- Did the military write TMs for dozers or did they just refer to the Cat manuals?
- Any chance this was ever painted green by the army? It has a failing yellow paint job at the moment, doesn't appear to be covering any green. I'm tempted to paint it green.
- This dozer is outfitted with a cable blade (appears all original). It seems the D6 of this vintage is commonly found with either a cable blade or hydraulic blade. I'm curious why the military would spec them with the cable blade? Simplicity? One less fluid to maintain?
I'm already a Caterpillar owner (1976 85J 955L and 1937 4H R5) and on the ACMOC forum. This is going to be a great addition to my little collection I play with on my farm.