Caterpillar D8 - Vintage Working Weekend

1964 Caterpillar D8 filmed working the land at East Midlands Vintage Working Weekend, Commons farm, Braybrooke, Market Harborough. 15th and 16th August 2009
The theme was International & Caterpillar, working crawler tractors demonstrating the art of working the land. This CAT was the biggest one there, Caterpillar D8 H 22A built around 1964 dragging behind it a Sub Soiler / Ripper used to break up the sub soil in a field thus creating better drainage, usually used after the soil has become compacted. This video demonstrates the brute force needed to pull this kind of implement up hill and down dale, something the big CAT has in abundance... Driven by John Holman

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Caterpillar
• D8
• Excavator
• Crawler
• Tractor
• Vintage
• Classic
• Tracked
• BrayBrooke
• Farm
• Commons
• Market Harborough
• A6
• Dingley Dell
• Desborough
• International
• Working Weekend
• Charity Ploughing Match
• Sub Soiler
• Ripper

[theBLC420]

so strange to see a machine this old with all new glass

[Bevoin1970]

@theBLC420 ...or maybe just clean glass. I know what you meant though.. :-) Thanks for watching.

[D6PBC]

East Midlands Working Weekend is on 7th & 8th August 2010

on the A6 between Desborough & Market Harborough 07831 275758

[Bevoin1970]

@D6PBC See you there !!! :-)

[kerscrew]

sounds like the same motors I have in my boat.  I have 2 1964 d333's ....i thought they used them in industrial applications too

[Bevoin1970]

That must sound very nice, as boats go I imagine...!!!

[theBLC420]

@Bevoin1970 lol, crazy to see a machine that old with a full cab and intact glass period honestly. Damn nice machine though.

[2boredfortv]

my god a cab? Ive never seen a cab on a d8 before!



[Bevoin1970]

Was great to watch !!

[tonylufc7]

expertly operated by John (knocker)Holman