Yes ma'am, thats my first stop. I work for one now so I shouldn't have to much problem getting in with another one.

i think the 2 biggies in tx are dar and holt

I know holt, they are one of the founding cat dealers. The first track type tractors were branded as holt.

i didnt know that

I'm sure you don't really care, but I'll post it anyway.


Benjamin Holt (1849 – 1920) was an American inventor who developed David Roberts' design for one of the first practical caterpillar tracks for use in tractors. The caterpillar type track is used to spread the weight of heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles out over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into the mud. He acquired the patent from Richard Hornsby & Sons in 1914.

Sinking into the mud was a common problem in peat soil surrounding Stockton, California where Holt made his residence. Caterpillar tracks allowed practical cultivation on an industrial scale on the rich peat land.

Holt formed The Holt Manufacturing Company in the early 20th century. Caterpillar tracked tractors were credited as providing some inspiration for the invention of the tank. Later, after Benjamin Holt's death in 1920, the Holt Manufacturing Company merged with C.L. Best Tractor Co. to form the Caterpillar Tractor Co., which is now Caterpillar Inc. The Holt tractor was constructed under the Caterpillar banner as the Caterpillar 60.

A street in northern Stockton is named Benjamin Holt Drive in his honor. There is also a school named after him.

Benjamin Holt is most often cited as the founder of Caterpillar Inc.

oddly enogh i find that interesting
i come from a family of master machinist and machanics, so i like to know how things work, who invented them and where they com from

I just like fucking with something till I figure out how it works. I'm also obsessed with figuring out where it came from, the evolution of the things I work on. I want to see the assembly plant in IL. I recently got to go to redmond and visit the Genie lift factory. It was pretty cool watching them built the machines.

my greatgrandpa had a machine shop
they mostly made valves and such for oil companies

when i was a kid, i was obessed with blueprints and watchin my uncle run the big lathes in the shop,...so on a small scale i can identify,....kinda

So, are you completely sloshed by now?:D

hish you