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Caterpillar D6 Tests



Caterpillar D6 tractor photo
1941 - 1947
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Tractor Tests
NTTL 374: 468 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 416: 525 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 555: 525 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 747: diesel 5-speed crawler
Nebraska Tractor Test 374
D6 fuel use from test 374
Nebraska Tractor Test 374
468 diesel 5-speed crawler
September 6 - 13, 1941
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 374 file
Belt power (max)78.03 hp
58.2 kW
Belt fuel use (max)5.7 gal/hour
21.6 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power63.34 hp
47.2 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull16,674 lbs
7563 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 416
D6 fuel use from test 416
Nebraska Tractor Test 416
525 diesel 5-speed crawler
July 11 - 23, 1949
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 416 file
Belt power (max)76.90 hp
57.3 kW
Belt fuel use (max)5.5 gal/hour
20.8 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power61.76 hp
46.1 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull16,222 lbs
7358 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 555
D6 fuel use from test 555
Nebraska Tractor Test 555
525 diesel 5-speed crawler
July 25 - August 12, 1955
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 555 file
Belt power (max)92.52 hp
69.0 kW
Belt fuel use (max)6.7 gal/hour
25.4 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power73.34 hp
54.7 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull17,486 lbs
7931 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 747
Diesel 5-speed crawler
1960
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 747 file
Drawbar performance
Max power74.82 hp
55.8 kW
Fuel use6.1 gal/hour
23.1 l/hour
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull17,687 lbs
8022 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
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