Market surveys indicated need for larger rubber-tired loader than that currently available showing that dozer was required of same tractor size which would perform tasks between heavy bulldozing done by tracked bulldozer and light grading done by motor grader; features required of 988, 5 1/2-yd articulated loader and 824B articulated bulldozer; similarities between both machines, and loader design considerations and components used are considered; loader prototypes were built and tested at Caterpillar Proving Grounds and in field to determine vehicle performance and reliability; results indicated that two similar machines can be concepted, designed, and built for different applications.
988 articulated loader
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1966
1966
9 pages
Conference paper
English
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