[VIDEO]Epic Tug of War: Cat D10 vs Game of Thrones' Mountain

You won't believe the outcome when Caterpillar's Built For It Trials pit a D10 dozer against 'Thor' Björnsson in a tug of war on the Game of Thrones star's Icelandic home tundra

Sep 22, 2015

 

[VIDEO]Tug of War Behind the Scenes: Cat #BuiltForIt Trials 

 

[VIDEO]Why Caterpillar Shot the Built For It Trials, And How it Worked

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