Caterpillar Dr7 Diesel Tractor Promotional Film Construction Equipment 97664 (1937)
1937 · Short film · 18 min
Synopsis
This black & white promotional film is about the Caterpillar Diesel DR7 Tractor. This was made in 1937 based on the roman numeral copyright shown. Opening credits: Caterpillar Tractor Co presentation (:08-:27). A globe goes round and round. Wherever work is needed to be done, Caterpillar DIesel equipment is there. Shots of the engineering department as well as the proving grounds. Women open files of the records for the tractors. Shots of the equipment at work. Files being plucked (:28-2:57). Operator's instruction books are shown. Caterpillar equipment is shown at work. A credit on screen reads: IT'S UP TO YOU (2:57-3:36). Caterpillar Diesel Tractor pushes over a log. Tractors do more work in 10 hours of operation than a car does in 1000 hours of driving. To get the best out of your tractor, keep dirt out of the engine. How to do this is explained and shown in great detail with an animated engine. A man cleans the fuel injector. An animated explanation shows how to tell if the fuel injector has dirt or muck in it (3:37-7:57). More detail on cleaning valves and pumps. Always check with your instruction book before attempting to replace parts (7:58-9:11). Clean fuel is needed, buy clean fuel. And make sure that when adding fuel that the cap is clean. Precautions are always important to keep dirt from the fuel. Dirt settles in fuel so waiting 24 hours to draw the fuel will draw mainly clean fuel (9:12-11:44). Dirt can still cause trouble by getting into the engine from the…
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- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1937
- Caterpillar
- DR7
- Diesel
- Tractor
- Stock Footage