Online Catalogue last updated 17th of September 2023
"If that don't look like a monster Caterpillar!" - Charles Clements, credited with coining the name Caterpillar.
With that momentous assessment of The Holt Manufacturing Company's steam-powered track-type tractor, the Caterpillar Century commenced "one afternoon in the month of March 1905." Actually, the story begins even earlier.
Back in 1886, both Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best were already hard at work building innovative machinery for California farmers. By the time The Holt Manufacturing Company and the C.L. Best Tractor Co. merged to officially form the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925, the two companies had already experienced numerous successes in the development of tractors, harvesters, machinery, and agricultural implements.
In the 100 years since the Caterpillar name was coined, the company has expanded well beyond its agricultural roots to become the top name in the earthmoving industry. The Caterpillar Century traces the development of the company's equipment milestones, including nearly 300 rare and never-before-seen photos - from early steam tractors, original prototypes, experimental machines, and restored antique models to today's massive haul trucks, powerful dozers, versatile wheel loaders, gargantuan mining equipment, and much more.
Code No. 010208, ISBN 076031604X