Meet one of the most specialized machines in the world… A D8R fire dozer. I get tons of questions about this setup, so allow me to explain further. They begin with a D8R (no emissions) with an angle blade and winch. Then comes the special bit—a custom wildland firefighting cab built by Kress. Why two seats? The left seat is for the operator, while the right seat is for a swamper. A swamper is a second set of eyes to help the operator navigate and communicate with other equipment and air assets d

Meet the D8 twin dozer!! Before the 1950s, the D8 with Caterpillar’s biggest dozer. Customers wanted a bigger machine, but Cat was still years away from the D9. Buster Peterson (of today’s Peterson Tractor) said, “Hold my beer.” Peterson took two standard D8s, removed one undercarriage assembly from each, and connected the machines with clever fabrication. Only three were initially built, with a few more emerging from a kit Peterson offered to other dealers. This machine specifically was the fin

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