Video: Celebrating 110 Years of the Track-Type Tractor

November 24 marks an important day in the Track-Type Tractor’s history -- and Caterpillar’s for that matter.

Jan 20, 2015

November 24, 2014, marked an important day in the Track-Type Tractor’s history - and Caterpillar’s for that matter. On this day in 1904 in Stockton, CA, Benjamin Holt tested his steam-powered track-type tractor prototype for the first time.

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