| Production | |
| Manufacturer | Caterpillar |
| Agricultural Crawler tractor | |
| Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA | |
| Caterpillar D8 Engine | |
| Caterpillar 20.4L 6-cyl diesel | |
| Caterpillar D8 Transmission | |
| 5-speed gear | |
| Caterpillar D8 Power | |
| Drawbar (tested) | 123.89 hp 92.4 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Drive | crawler |
| Open operator station. | |
| Photos | |
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| Dimensions & Tracks | |
| Weight | 36915 lbs 16744 kg |
| 24-inch tracks | |
| D8 Serial Numbers | |
| 1945 | 2U1 |
| 1946 | 2U58 |
| 1947 | 2U2126 |
| 1948 | 2U4593 |
| 1949 | 2U6419 |
| 1950 | 2U9206 |
| 1951 | 2U13286 |
| 1952 | 2U16270 |
| 1953 | 13A1 |
| 1954 | 13A313 |
| 1955 | 13A3130 |
| Final | 13A3703 |
FAQ: How to read a serial number table. | |
| References | |
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| Product Line published in 1953, by Caterpillar |
| Page information | |
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