Caterpillar's Involvement In The Motor-Grader Industry
Caterpillar's involvement in the motor grader industry can be traced back to 1903, when Richard Russell and Charles Stockland formed the Russell Grader Company and produced their first steel-framed, horse-drawn elevating grader. Over the next few years, the company continued to produce small road blade graders.
The Caterpillar Tractor Company first became involved in the manufacture of tractors in 1920, when the Russell Grader Company released its first self-propelled grader – the Motor Patrol. This grader combined the steel-frame of the Russell Grader Company's horse-drawn graders, with an Allis Chalmers crawler tractor.
In 1928, the Russell Company released their first grader featuring a Caterpillar 2-Ton Tractor. That same year, Caterpillar
The Caterpillar Tractor Company first became involved in the manufacture of tractors in 1920, when the Russell Grader Company released its first self-propelled grader – the Motor Patrol. This grader combined the steel-frame of the Russell Grader Company's horse-drawn graders, with an Allis Chalmers crawler tractor.
In 1928, the Russell Company released their first grader featuring a Caterpillar 2-Ton Tractor. That same year, Caterpillar