Caterpillar Modern Earthmoving Marvels

BK HB

To the average person, construction
vehicles are a big yellow mystery –
they show up on job sites, work their
magic, and then disappear. But to
those who know what they’re looking at,
the oversized world of heavy
construction equipment represents the
cutting edge in modern vehicular heavy
lifting, hauling, and earthmoving. And
one company stands above them all.

In Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving
Marvels, author and construction
equipment industry veteran Frank Raczon
describes the early history and modern
equivalent of some of the most
fantastic construction vehicles ever
produced by Caterpillar. Anything but
common, they may have familiar names-
dump truck, hydraulic excavator, skid
steer – but their components,
implementations and innovations
constitute nothing less than
extraordinary achievements in
engineering and design. From
underground mining deep beneath the
earth’s surface to larger-than-life
draglines at the ends of the world, the
best and brightest of the Caterpillar
line are represented here in
breathtaking display.

Featuring over 200 photographs from the
Caterpillar Company’s archive, learn
how these mighty earthmovers have
evolved and see the world shaped and
re-shaped by one of its most iconic
companies. This is a Caterpillar:
Modern Earthmoving Marvels.

• 224 pages
• Black & white and Colour Photographs Throughout
• Hardback book
• 245mm x 285mm