Caterpillar D2

{{Short description|Agricultural tractor}}

{{Infobox tractor

|name = Caterpillar D2

|image = Caterpillar D2 at Stumptown.JPG

|caption =

|type = agricultural

|manufacturer = Caterpillar

|production = 1938–1957{{Cite web|title=About Caterpillar - Caterpillar® history - page 10|url=http://www.ACMOC.org/about-caterpillar?start=9|website=www.ACMOC.org|publisher=Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club (ACMOC)|access-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821041316/http://www.acmoc.org/about-caterpillar?start=9|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}}

|length = {{Convert|108|in|cm|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}

|width =

|height = {{Convert|57.5|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{Convert|7420|-|8536|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}

|propulsion = Caterpillar tracks ({{Convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}})

|preceded =

|succeeded = Caterpillar D5

|engine_model = Inline-4 cyl diesel engine:
{{Unbulleted list|Caterpillar D311 {{Convert|3.6|L|cuin|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}|Caterpillar D3400 {{Convert|4.1|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}}}

|gross_power = {{Unbulleted list||{{Convert|30|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=on}} 4.1L}}

|flywheel_power=

|drawbar_pull =

|speed =

|blade_capacity=

}}

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File:Caterpillar D2 at Belvoir 2007.JPG, England.]]

The Caterpillar D2 is an agricultural tractor manufactured by Caterpillar. It was introduced in 1938{{Cite book|last=Haycraft|first=William R.|date=2002|title=Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry|publisher=University of Illinois Press|page=65|isbn= }} and was the smallest diesel powered track-type tractor manufactured by Caterpillar.{{Cite book|last=Orleman|first=Eric C.|date=2006|title=Caterpillar|publisher=MBI Publishing Company|page=37|isbn= }}

Overview

The Caterpillar D2 was manufactured from 1938 through 1957 by Caterpillar Inc. in their factory in Peoria, Illinois, USA. The base frame of this model of tractor is a crawler, and it is equipped with five forward gears and one reverse gear.{{Cite web|title=Caterpillar D2 1938 - 1957|url=http://www.TractorData.com/farm-tractors/002/9/7/2979-caterpillar-d2.html|website=www.TractorData.com|publisher=TractorData|access-date=7 March 2021}} The D2's weight ranges from about {{Convert|7420|to|8536|lb|abbr=off|lk=on}}, depending upon the year it was manufactured. Caterpillar began producing this model (among others) in response to the "New Deal" programs that were initiated by President Franklin Roosevelt to stimulate America's economy. A total of 26,454 D2's were made over the nineteen years they were in production.

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