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Years in Production / 1931–1937
Caterpillar
Fifty
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Caterpillar Fifty.
62hp
Engine estimate · from belt
Tracks
Drive
1931–1937
Production years
Caterpillar
Manufacturer
Fifty / 01
At a glance
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Caterpillar
Mechanical
Open operator station.
- Drive
- crawler
Fifty / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
Caterpillar
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 693 ci11.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.25x8.00 inches133 x 203 mm
- Rated Rpm
- 850
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Detail (Option 2)
Caterpillar
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 831 ci13.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.75x8.00 inches146 x 203 mm
- Rated Rpm
- 1000
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Fifty / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
Fifty / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Tires And Tracks
15-inch tracks
- Weight
- 18245 lbs8275 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 15 inches38 cm
Fifty / 05
Tractor Photos
Fifty / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 204Nebraska test report ↗
Gasoline 4-speed crawlerMay 18 - June 11, 1932
Drawbar performance
Gear 1 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 204
- Belt Power Max
- 56.14 hp41.9 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 6.7 gal/hour25.4 l/hour
- Max Power
- 49.30 hp36.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 12061 lbs5470 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 214Nebraska test report ↗
11.4L diesel 4-speed crawlerMay 17 - June 2, 1933
Drawbar performance
Gear 1 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 214
- Belt Power Max
- 61.26 hp45.7 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.6 gal/hour17.4 l/hour
- Max Power
- 52.61 hp39.2 kW
- Max Pull
- 12765 lbs5790 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 240Nebraska test report ↗
13.6L diesel (850 rpm) 4-speed crawlerAugust 19 - 29, 1935
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 240
- Belt Power Max
- 61.04 hp45.5 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.1 gal/hour15.5 l/hour
- Max Power
- 52.99 hp39.5 kW
- Max Pull
- 13109 lbs5946 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 241Nebraska test report ↗
13.6L diesel (1000 rpm) 4-speed crawlerAugust 29 - September 16, 1935
Drawbar performance
Gear 1 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 241
- Belt Power Max
- 71.81 hp53.5 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 5.1 gal/hour19.3 l/hour
- Max Power
- 64.38 hp48.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 13490 lbs6119 kg