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Years in Production / 1934–1940
Caterpillar
R5
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Caterpillar R5.
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64hp
Engine estimate · from belt
Tracks
Drive
1934–1940
Production years
Caterpillar
Manufacturer
R5 / 01
At a glance
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA
The Caterpillar R5 was originally a special-order machine for the US Government. It was first based on the Thirty-Five, then the Forty. Later models were the gas counterpart to the RD6.
- Manufacturer
- Caterpillar
Mechanical
Open operator station.
- Drive
- crawler
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 12 inches30 cm
- Width
- 8.5 inches21 cm
- Rpm
- 950
R5 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 618 ci10.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.50x6.50 inches140 x 165 mm
- Rated Rpm
- 950
- Oil Capacity
- 14 qts13.2 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 37 qts35.0 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.1L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 50 gal189.2 L
R5 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
- Oil Capacity
- 20 qts18.9 L
R5 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 139.4 in354 cm
- Width
- 72.5 in184 cm
- Height
- 69.3 in176 cm
- Ground clearance
- 9.75 in24 cm
Tires And Tracks
16-inch tracks
- Weight
- 13675 lbs6202 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 16 inches40 cm
- Length On Ground
- 71.4 inches181 cm
- Area On Ground
- 2284 in²1.5 m²
R5 / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 224Nebraska test report ↗
Gasoline 4-speed crawlerJuly 12 - 20, 1934
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 224
- Belt Power Max
- 58.89 hp43.9 kW
- Max Power
- 49.44 hp36.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 10834 lbs4914 kg