The historic Caterpillar D2, was first produced in 1938 and was the smallest diesel-powered track-type tractor available on the market.
Caterpillar began producing this model (among others) in response to the "New Deal" programs that were initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to stimulate America's economy during the Great Depression.
Check out this customer story from 1938, featuring farmers Herbert and Arthur Jesswein.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor working on seventy acres of dates and grapefruits, 1939.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor working in a cherry orchard with Mt. Hood in the background, April 16, 1940.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor working in an apricot orchard overlooking the Santa Clara Valley in California, April 5, 1949.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor working five miles west of Salida, Colorado, June 14, 1950.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor working in the William B. Bankhead National Forest in Alabama, November 23, 1956.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor farming in Africa, ca. 1961.
Caterpillar D2 Track-Type Tractor plowing a field, undated.
