Mini Cat Dozer Mounted On Rubber Tracks

Mini Cat Dozer Mounted On Rubber Tracks Abe Kemp semi-retired owner of AJ Machine shop in Franklinton N C recently finished building this miniature bulldozer blade and dirt pan The dozer has a fully functioning hydraulic blade and the dirt pan works like the real thing – but on a smaller scale Everything is painted Caterpillar yellow     “I call it Abe’s Lucky 13 caterpillar ” says Kemp “I designed it myself without using any blueprints and just building it as I went along Over the years I’ve restored numerous tractors trucks bulldozers and cars and I always wanted a miniature dozer but I couldn’t find one to my liking so I built one I used an old Caterpillar no 10 bulldozer as a model and crafted all the working parts by myself     “I built it just for show but it pushes lifts and maneuvers like a full-size dozer - just at a smaller scale ”        He started with a Cub Cadet zero-turn riding mower He discarded the Cub’s wheels front axle steering wheel steering column and tie rods keeping the rear axle and hydrostatic transmission     The dozer is powered by a Hercules 4-cyl engine that was recovered from a 1949 Avery tractor and rebuilt “The mower’s original engine was worn out ” explains Kemp     The rubber tracks which Kemp bought online were designed for a Dingo walk-behind compact utility loader and came mounted on their own running gear     The dozer is equipped with a 3-spool hydraulic valve “One valve operates the blade and the other two operate the pan picking up the dirt and dumping it out ” says Kemp     The blade measures 4 ft wide and 16 in high and was fashioned from 3/16-in thick sheet metal It’s welded to a pair of tubular steel arms that are welded to a steel rail that came with the tracks Kemp raises or lowers the blade by pulling on a lever and steers by maneuvering a pair of levers The blade lifts about 12 in high     Kemp also built the frame and seat making room for the battery     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Abe Kemp 7270 N C 56 Hwy Franklinton N C 27525 ph 919 496-4857; janieabe@aol com

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