Caterpillar Fifty Tests


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1931 - 1937
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Nebraska Tractor Test 204
Fifty fuel use from test 204
Nebraska Tractor Test 204
Gasoline 4-speed crawler
May 18 - June 11, 1932
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 204 file
Belt power (max)56.14 hp
41.9 kW
Belt fuel use (max)6.7 gal/hour
25.4 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power49.30 hp
36.8 kW
Gear 1 used for power test.
Max pull12061 lbs
5470 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 214
Fifty fuel use from test 214
Nebraska Tractor Test 214
11.4L diesel 4-speed crawler
May 17 - June 2, 1933
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 214 file
Belt power (max)61.26 hp
45.7 kW
Belt fuel use (max)4.6 gal/hour
17.4 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power52.61 hp
39.2 kW
Gear 1 used for power test.
Max pull12765 lbs
5790 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 240
Fifty fuel use from test 240
Nebraska Tractor Test 240
13.6L diesel (850 rpm) 4-speed crawler
August 19 - 29, 1935
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 240 file
Belt power (max)61.04 hp
45.5 kW
Belt fuel use (max)4.1 gal/hour
15.5 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power52.99 hp
39.5 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull13109 lbs
5946 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 241
Fifty fuel use from test 241
Nebraska Tractor Test 241
13.6L diesel (1000 rpm) 4-speed crawler
August 29 - September 16, 1935
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 241 file
Belt power (max)71.81 hp
53.5 kW
Belt fuel use (max)5.1 gal/hour
19.3 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power64.38 hp
48.0 kW
Gear 1 used for power test.
Max pull13490 lbs
6119 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
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