A collection of vintage industrial manuals and ephemera related to Caterpillar heavy machinery and engines, primarily dating from the mid-20th century. The group includes softcover manuals with card covers in various shades of yellow and brown, featuring the Caterpillar block logo and specific model designations. Notable items include a Lubrication and Maintenance Guide for a D4 Tractor Direct Drive, covering serial numbers 97F1-UP, 49J1-UP, 65J1-UP, 84J1-UP, 60J1-UP, 66J1-UP, 44H1-UP, 61J1-UP, and 82J1-UP. Also present is an Operation and Maintenance Instructions booklet for a D4 Tractor, Form 12244-11, for serial numbers 6U1-UP and 7U1-UP. The collection further contains a brown softcover Parts Catalog for a No. 25 Cable Control Rear Double Drum, serial numbers 9D501-UP, and a white softcover manual with black comb binding for Diesel D2 Operator’s Instructions.
A stack of six bound parts books features titles on the spines including Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator, D343 Engine 62B1-62B1868, D330 Electric Set 2V1-2V569, Tractor 60″ Gauge 5U1-?, D7 Tractor 3T20000-UP, and D348 Engine 61P1-UP. The lot is completed by large format Industrial Division Engine Data Sheets, with one dated July 28, 1975. The publications bear the printed marks of Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Illinois.
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