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Years in Production / 1938–1959
Caterpillar
D4
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Caterpillar D4.
44hp
Engine estimate · from belt
Tracks
Drive
1938–1959
Production years
Caterpillar
Manufacturer
D4 / 01
At a glance
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Caterpillar
Mechanical
Open operator station.
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- manual clutches
D4 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar D4400
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
The D4400 was used on the RD4/D4 tractors through the 5T series.
- Displacement
- 312 ci5.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.25x5.50 inches108 x 140 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1400
- Torque
- 421 lb-ft570.9 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1000
- Oil Capacity
- 16 qts15.1 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 44 qts41.6 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 5.1L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 20 gal75.7 L
D4 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 5 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
- Oil Capacity
- 20 qts18.9 L
D4 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Tires And Tracks
13-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 61.125 inches155 cm
- Weight
- 9970 to 10250 pounds
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 13 inches33 cm
D4 / 05
Tractor Photos
D4 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 273
Diesel 5-speed crawlerOctober 14 - 28, 1936
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 273
- Belt Power Max
- 39.82 hp29.7 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 2.9 gal/hour11.0 l/hour
- Max Power
- 35.06 hp26.1 kW
- Max Pull
- 7852 lbs3561 kg