Dozers have muscle to dislodge tree stumps
The New Holland D75, D85 and D95 crawler dozers, rated at 75 horsepower, 84 horsepower and 96 horsepower, respectively, deliver blade angle forces up to 31,000 pounds and blade angle torque up to 85,200 foot-pounds. The hydrostatic transmission offers smooth speed changes up to 6 mph and automatically adjusts […]
Background
Popularized in the 1920s and used heavily ever since, the bulldozer, commonly termed a dozer, is a clear offspring of the crawler tractor. Used in conjunction with other earthmoving vehicles, the bulldozer is a powerful and necessary tool utilized in almost every construction site in the world.
Primarily manufactured in the United States by Caterpillar, John […]
(AP) — Caterpillar Inc. shareholders on Wednesday soundly rejected a resolution that would have directed the heavy equipment manufacturer to investigate the use of its bulldozers by the Israeli army to demolish Palestinian homes.
The resolution, which the company said at its annual meeting was defeated 97 percent to 3 percent, stated that Israel has used […]