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“SAMPLE†will not appear on your print, it is only on the scanned image. This CAT THIRTY, cold weather equipped plus skeleton-type ice shoes, skid pan and headlight, pulls 20 cords of pulp wood on multiple log sleds near Port Arthur, Ontario in 1929. The BEST MODEL THIRTY was introduced in 1921, replacing its predecessor the Best 25, and was meant to compete with the HOLT 5 TON. When Best and Holt merged in 1925, the Holt trade-name of “CATERPILLAR†became the name of the new company. The old Best color scheme of black with gold trim gave way to the new Caterpillar gray and red paint, and then in 1931 was changed to Highway Yellow. The Thirty was available with a number of options such as: full canopy, cold weather enclosures, lights, belt-pulley and PTO drive units, and rear seat or tail orchard seat. The Cat Thirty was discontinued around 1932, but reintroduced in 1937 as the 6G Series Thirty, although the 6G Thirty had little in common with the earlier Thirty. Reverse side of this print contains a photo of another CAT THIRTY, this one equipped with a highway reel cart and winch, stringing utility lines near Ashland, Virginia in June 1930. This Thirty has been fitted with street pads and extended track roller frames. This is a print carefully removed from a book on vintage crawlers, not a copy, printed on good quality paper. The image is clear, showing a good deal of detail, as a print in a good quality book should be. All edges are good, no rips, no marks, no mildew. This print is in mint, like new condition. .... any questions at all, please feel free to contact me. I try to be prompt with my email responses. (Caterpillar thirty & ontario pulp wood sleds 1929 print was posted and is owned by: Deana Wallace) |
deana.wallace@chicagopartsnetwork.com (Deana Wallace) for more information.
