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Vintage Equipment
“The Scoopmobile!” — Dr. Seuss-Like Wheel Loader an Odd, Rare Sight (Video)
The contraption was popular with road departments 75 years ago — with its arch-shaped steering rod, tricycle layout and rope-control bucket.
February 4, 2026
Vintage Equipment
"Better Than a Horse and Buggy": 1935 International a Family Heirloom
The original owner's grandson pulled the 90-year-old farm truck out of a barn where it had sat for 31 years and restored it to its former glory.
January 30, 2026
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Construction Equipment
Antique Caterpillars Rule! – Top 5 Vintage Equipment Stories of 2025
A 1950s "Twin D8"; antique Holt, Best and Cat tractors; and a zany 1931 film of Caterpillar's "The Great Tractor Race" made our top-5 list.
December 23, 2025
Vintage Equipment
Rare Survivor! – 1930 Cat Thirty with All-Original Parts Still Going Strong
“Everything on that tractor is original. It is the most original Thirty I've ever seen.”
November 24, 2025
Vintage Equipment
Watch Antique Tractors from Holt, Best, Caterpillar at HCEA Show 2025
The historical construction equipment show presented a veritable timeline of Caterpillar history from 1917 to 1979, including Best and Holt tractors.
November 5, 2025
Vintage Equipment
Watch an Antique Steam Tractor Power an Old-Time Sawmill
In our final video of the Ederville series, a Frick Eclipse steam tractor saws logs into lumber much as it would have done a century ago.
June 10, 2025
Dozers
1925 Holt 10-Ton vs. 2025 Cat D3 – Cat Holt Shows 100 Years of Progress
The dealer rolled out the antique Holt tractor with its new Centennial Grey dozer for a celebration of Caterpillar's 100-year anniversary.
April 9, 2025
Vintage Equipment
Video: The Wonderful Quirkiness of Antique Hit & Miss Engines
Hear and see these mechanical works of art of the early 1900s – each with its own rhythm and unique whirling, bobbing and snapping parts.
March 24, 2025
Collectors Corner
Finding Grandpa’s Dozer: The Long-Lost 1954 Allis-Chalmers HD-15
John Engstrom bought the dozer back in 1960 to start his business and sold it in 1965. He and his grandson tracked it down before John passed away.
November 21, 2024
Collectors Corner
His Rare Traxcavators are for Show – His Vintage Cats are for Work
This collector/contractor restored rare machines that inspired Cat's track loaders and runs vintage Cat dozers, scrapers and motor grader on the job.
September 18, 2024
Collectors Corner
Stuck on Struck Mini Dozers – Big Collection Focuses on Small Machines
Since its first ads in Popular Mechanics in 1967, Struck has been churning out mini dozers for DIYers like Jeff Malmberg, its largest collector.
May 21, 2024
Collectors Corner
Scrappy Collector Rescues, Restores Vintage Equipment in YouTube Videos
Sam Descutner's YouTube channel “Scrappy Industries” has more than 60,000 followers watching his missions to save machines from the scrapyard.
April 25, 2024
Collectors Corner
What’s a “Sugar Baby” Cat? – Collector Reveals 1962 Wheeled D6 (Video)
He found and restored one of about 150 D6s that were converted from tracks to wheels for U.S. Sugar to haul cane. Watch it in action here.
February 27, 2024
Vintage Equipment
The Rarest of the Rare: Top 5 Vintage Equipment Stories of 2023
Check out a Guinness World Record steam tractor, a 1951 "Mighty Mouse dozer, a 1919 Best 25 rescued by helicopter, and more.
December 28, 2023
Collectors Corner
Rare 1919 Best 25 Crawler Tractor Rescued in Airlift, Painstakingly Restored
After a hiker’s photos appeared online, they hired a helicopter, trekked uphill with tools, found the Best and brought it home.
November 7, 2023
Collectors Corner
Collector Restores 1929 Cat Thirty Crawler Tractor Found in Texas Field
A friend saw the old Caterpillar, but the owner didn't want to sell. Tom Pfeiffer held onto the photograph and eventually got his Thirty.
June 29, 2023
Collectors Corner
A Collector’s 1951 Mead “Mighty Mouse” Dozer and Other Rare Finds
Along with the "Baby Dozer," Robert Dahs of Ohio has restored a 1930 Galion motor roller and a 1955 Duo-Pactor.
May 26, 2023
Collectors Corner
Extremely Rare Thew "Scoop Shovel" Found on Facebook (Video)
George Marsh had never seen the attachment before and neither had other historical equipment collectors. Watch it in action.
April 26, 2023
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