83:
20:
73:
The
Caterpillar Sixty was powered by a four-cylinder, overhead valve gasoline engine that produced 60 horsepower (45 kW) at the belt and 35 horsepower (26 kW) at the drawbar. The Sixty was a 72-inch (1.8 m) gauge machine and weighed 20,500 pounds (9,300 kg).
62:. The Best 60 was the most successful tractor in the Best model line. After the 1925 merger of the C. L. Best Tractor Company and the Holt Manufacturing Company, that formed the Caterpillar Tractor Company, the Best 60 was renamed the Caterpillar Sixty.
268:
221:
197:
110:
through 1931. In total, 18,948 C. L. Best 60 Tracklayer/Caterpillar Sixty tractors were manufactured during twelve years of production.
820:
784:
357:
779:
204:
Undoubtedly the most successful tractor in the Best
Company's history was the C. L. Best 60 Tracklayer, launched in 1919.
301:
382:
774:
377:
367:
825:
261:
125:
458:
103:
590:
87:
241:
306:
254:
65:
Between 1919 and 1931, 18,948 C. L. Best 60 Tracklayer/Caterpillar Sixty tractors were manufactured.
51:
from 1925 until 1931. The Sixty was the largest tractor in
Caterpillar's product line at that time.
638:
573:
605:
551:
512:
453:
446:
311:
830:
758:
441:
418:
316:
217:
193:
789:
753:
709:
704:
692:
670:
658:
648:
643:
561:
556:
544:
539:
277:
107:
48:
28:
687:
682:
653:
534:
529:
524:
500:
495:
326:
44:
600:
595:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
336:
192:(Paperback, 1st ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota, United States: MBI Publishing Company.
129:
814:
413:
331:
95:
82:
794:
387:
296:
216:(hardcover ed.). St. Paul, Minnesota, United States: MBI Publishing Company.
54:
The
Caterpillar Sixty was originally introduced for sale beginning in 1919 as the
211:
187:
716:
568:
408:
341:
32:
189:
The
Earthmover Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to Heavy Equipment of the World
19:
699:
677:
519:
403:
321:
228:
The largest tractor in the
Caterpillar line was the Sixty, the former Best 60.
91:
799:
721:
665:
620:
615:
507:
465:
119:
24:
748:
743:
580:
291:
213:
Caterpillar
Chronicle: The History of the World's Greatest Earthmovers
246:
81:
18:
250:
150:
148:
146:
144:
86:
A new
Caterpillar Sixty being used for road work in the
165:
163:
23:
1929 Caterpillar Sixty on display in the Kauri Museum,
210:
Orlemann, Eric C. (June 2000). Johnson, Paul (ed.).
767:
736:
631:
434:
427:
396:
366:
350:
284:
186:Haddock, Keith (June 2007) . Glaser, Amy (ed.).
262:
102:Caterpillar produced model Sixty tractors in
8:
128:, manufactured copy of Caterpillar Sixty as
16:American tracked tractor produced 1925-1931
431:
269:
255:
247:
154:
169:
140:
7:
785:Citizens Equity First Credit Union
14:
358:Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts
43:is a 60 horsepower (45 kW)
780:Caterpillar Construction Tycoon
1:
122:, G022 army ordnance tractor.
302:Caterpillar Energy Solutions
49:Caterpillar Tractor Company
847:
775:Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis
378:Best Manufacturing Company
60:C. L. Best Tractor Company
821:Caterpillar Inc. vehicles
126:Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
56:C. L. Best 60 Tracklayer
104:San Leandro, California
383:Holt gas–electric tank
99:
88:Cibola National Forest
58:, manufactured by the
36:
307:Electro-Motive Diesel
85:
22:
106:through 1930 and in
47:manufactured by the
454:Articulated haulers
322:Multidrive Vehicles
606:Challenger Tractor
312:Lincoln Industries
100:
37:
808:
807:
732:
731:
442:Armored bulldozer
419:George H. Prudden
404:Clarence Leo Best
317:Maschinenbau Kiel
242:Caterpillar Sixty
223:978-0-7603-0667-3
199:978-0-7603-2964-1
41:Caterpillar Sixty
838:
826:Tracked vehicles
790:Continuous track
754:Hastings Deering
432:
278:Caterpillar Inc.
271:
264:
257:
248:
230:
206:
173:
167:
158:
152:
108:Peoria, Illinois
78:Numbers produced
846:
845:
841:
840:
839:
837:
836:
835:
811:
810:
809:
804:
763:
728:
627:
423:
392:
369:
362:
346:
327:Perkins Engines
280:
275:
238:
233:
224:
209:
200:
185:
181:
176:
168:
161:
153:
142:
138:
116:
80:
71:
45:crawler tractor
17:
12:
11:
5:
844:
842:
834:
833:
828:
823:
813:
812:
806:
805:
803:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
771:
769:
765:
764:
762:
761:
759:Williams Adams
756:
751:
746:
740:
738:
734:
733:
730:
729:
727:
726:
725:
724:
714:
713:
712:
707:
697:
696:
695:
690:
685:
675:
674:
673:
663:
662:
661:
656:
651:
646:
635:
633:
629:
628:
626:
625:
624:
623:
618:
610:
609:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
578:
577:
576:
566:
565:
564:
559:
549:
548:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
517:
516:
515:
505:
504:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
463:
462:
461:
451:
450:
449:
438:
436:
429:
425:
424:
422:
421:
416:
411:
406:
400:
398:
394:
393:
391:
390:
385:
380:
374:
372:
364:
363:
361:
360:
354:
352:
351:Joint ventures
348:
347:
345:
344:
339:
337:Solar Turbines
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
288:
286:
282:
281:
276:
274:
273:
266:
259:
251:
245:
244:
237:
236:External links
234:
232:
231:
222:
207:
198:
182:
180:
177:
175:
174:
159:
139:
137:
134:
133:
132:
123:
115:
112:
79:
76:
70:
69:Specifications
67:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
843:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
818:
816:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
772:
770:
766:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
739:
735:
723:
720:
719:
718:
715:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
701:
698:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
680:
679:
676:
672:
669:
668:
667:
664:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
641:
640:
637:
636:
634:
630:
622:
619:
617:
614:
613:
611:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
582:
579:
575:
572:
571:
570:
567:
563:
560:
558:
555:
554:
553:
550:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
522:
521:
518:
514:
511:
510:
509:
506:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
468:
467:
464:
460:
457:
456:
455:
452:
448:
445:
444:
443:
440:
439:
437:
433:
430:
426:
420:
417:
415:
414:Benjamin Holt
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
401:
399:
395:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
375:
373:
371:
370:Manufacturing
365:
359:
356:
355:
353:
349:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
332:Progress Rail
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
289:
287:
283:
279:
272:
267:
265:
260:
258:
253:
252:
249:
243:
240:
239:
235:
229:
225:
219:
215:
214:
208:
205:
201:
195:
191:
190:
184:
183:
178:
172:, p. 19.
171:
166:
164:
160:
157:, p. 25.
156:
155:Orlemann 2000
151:
149:
147:
145:
141:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
118:
117:
113:
111:
109:
105:
97:
96:United States
93:
89:
84:
77:
75:
68:
66:
63:
61:
57:
52:
50:
46:
42:
34:
30:
26:
21:
795:Pekin Lettes
585:
569:Road rollers
388:Holt tractor
297:Bucyrus-Erie
285:Subsidiaries
227:
212:
203:
188:
170:Haddock 2007
130:Stalinets-60
101:
72:
64:
59:
55:
53:
40:
38:
737:Dealerships
717:Gas turbine
520:Haul trucks
513:345C L
409:Daniel Best
33:New Zealand
815:Categories
591:Twenty-Two
508:Excavators
466:Bulldozers
179:References
92:New Mexico
800:Cat phone
722:Solar T62
621:M520 Goer
120:G-numbers
29:Northland
831:Tractors
581:Tractors
435:Vehicles
428:Products
342:Trackson
114:See also
25:Matakohe
768:Related
749:WesTrac
744:Finning
632:Engines
612:Trucks
574:CS-533E
552:Loaders
292:Bitelli
98:in 1931
447:IDF D9
397:People
220:
196:
616:CT660
586:Sixty
136:Notes
710:C280
705:C175
700:V16+
693:C280
671:3208
659:C280
649:3126
644:3116
562:930G
557:924G
545:797F
540:797B
368:Holt
218:ISBN
194:ISBN
39:The
688:C32
683:C27
678:V12
654:C13
535:797
530:789
525:777
501:D11
496:D10
459:740
817::
666:V8
639:I6
601:D4
596:D2
491:D9
486:D8
481:D7
476:D6
471:D5
226:.
202:.
162:^
143:^
94:,
90:,
31:,
27:,
270:e
263:t
256:v
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.