• 1:50 scale
• Boom raises and lowers
• Articulated steering
• Bucket scoops and dumps
• Tires with authentic tread design

Product Description
Kids of all ages will love Cat Collectible Scale Model Construction Vehicle Replicas by Norscot! Mini mountain-movers! Kids love the big rigs. Imagine how much they’d love having some of their own! Scale-model Cat Construction Vehicles pack all the larger-than-life fun of their big brothers’ into a size perfect for taking on the sandbox. Each has loads of detail and moving parts, all constructed of tough, die-cast metal. Choose either the 1:50-scale Wheel Loader or the 1:64-scale Hydraulic Excavator. You not only get hours of fun, you SAVE BIG BUCKS! State Style, as available in the Shopping Cart below. Order one or both today! Norscot Cat Scale Model Construction Vehicle Replicas Norscot Cat Collectible 1:50 ScaleModel 950H Wheel Loader 6 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 2 7/8″, 10 ozs. 385CL Hydraulic Excavator 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 4 1/4″, 1 lb. CHOKING HAZARD. Item contains a small parts.Not for children under 3 yrs. CAT, CATERPILLAR, their respective logos, “Caterpillar Yellow” and the “Power Edge” trade dress, as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used without permission. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2009 Caterpillar Norscot Cat Collectible 1:64 Scale Model

Norscot Cat 950H Wheel Loader 1:50 scale

Vintage promotion film from Clark Michigan

What do you notice of our world or even a country today? Certainly, we notice those remarkable infrastructures that towers above our heads and might be where you are working now. There are also the continuous development of buildings, roads and bridges. With the aid of the heavy machinery equipments, these projects have been brought about and the size of the heavy equipments to be utilized depends largely on the how large the projects is or what is its scale. Track loaders are one of the many utilized heavy equipment in most construction sites. This serves the purpose of the moving big pieces of earth as well as other construction equipments such as foundation stones and bricks. A Good Track Loader is the one that is used commonly by engineering individuals. It is attached onto the tracks. A track loader, when compared to commercial or passenger automobiles, has no wheels underneath the chassis but has a track instead. The front side of the machine has a loader that is connected with it that serves loading and digging actions. For the previous years, there have been three essential innovations in the track loaders design. Through the development of each innovation, it turned into multiple-faceted and quite handy construction equipment. It performs multiple -purpose functions but one drawback of using a track loader is also because of its innovations. Since it performs quite a bit of anything, it does not focus on just one aspect. The track loader puts together function of machines that include excavator, wheel loader and the bulldozer. For its capability on performing multiple tasks is the fact why it is commonly utilized on construction areas. Good Track Loader plan of innovations commenced from the moment where they are from the loading extensions built in with he track tractors. They were based from the bulldozer but were operated by a cable. These equipments were also not capable to dig in to ground just like the bulldozers but are generally used to move materials likewise loading vehicles. Innovations of track equipment include the hydraulic systems. These hydraulic systems allow the powering up of the machine so as to execute certain actions of the track loader. These track loader have been very useful not only in construction but in many other fields.

The skid loader is a rigid frame, engine powered machine with lift arms that are used to attach a wide variety of labor saving tools or attachments. Skid loaders are normally four wheel drive with left side drive wheels that are independent of right side drive wheels. With each side being independent to the other, the wheel speed and direction of rotation of the wheels will determine which direction the loader turns.

Skid loaders are capable of turning in their own tracks, which makes them very maneuverable and valuable for jobs that require the use of compact, agile loader.

Unlike conventional front loaders, the lift arms lay beside the driver with the major pivot points located behind the shoulders of the operator. Due to the operator being in close proximity to moving booms and buckets, earlier models of skid loaders weren’t as safe as conventional front loaders, particularly during entering and exiting.

Skid loaders today have fully enclosed cabs and other safety features that will protect the operator from injury. Just like other front loaders, the skid steer can scrape material from one location to another, carry material in a bucket, or load material on a truck or a trailer.

Operation

A skid loader can sometimes take the place of a large excavator by digging a hole out from the inside. The skid loader will first dig a ramp that leads to the edge of the hole. Then, the loader will use the ramp to carry material out of the hole.  

The skid loader will then reshape the ramp by making it steeper and longer as the excavation gets deeper. This method is very useful for digging under an overhead structure where the overhead clearance doesn’t allow for the boom of a large excavator, such as those situations where you are digging a basement under a house.

The bucket of most types of skid loaders can be replaced with several specialized buckets or attachments, many of which are powered by the hydraulic system of the loader.  

History

The first 3 wheeled front end loader was invented by two brothers, Cyril and Louis Keller in their machinist shop in Minnesota back in 1957. The Kellers built the loader to help a nearby farmer clean turkey manure from his two story barn. The light and compact loader, with the rear caster wheel, was able to turn around within the length of itself, while performing the very same tasks as conventional front end loaders.

Down the road, the Melroe manufacturing company in Gwinner ND, purchased the rights to the Keller loader in 1958 and hired the brothers to continue their loader invention. Resulting from the partnership, the M-200 self propelled loader was introduced at the end of 1958.  

The loader featured two independent front drive wheels and a rear caster wheel, a 12.9 engine and a 750 lb lift capacity. Two years later, they ended up replacing the caster wheel with a rear axle and introduced the M-400 loader, which was the first four wheel skid steer loader in the world.

In 1962, the Bobcat name was added to describe the key features of the machine – touch, agile, and quick. The M-440 was powered by a 15.5 HP engine and offered a 1100 lb rated operating capacity. In the mid 1960s, the skid steer loader progressed with the introduction of the M600 loader.

Years later, the Bobcat skid steer loader experienced quite a few changes, including the development of a hydrostatic drive system, enforced cab structures, radius and vertical lift arm configurations, deluxe instrumentation, and even heating and air conditioning.

In addition to the rubber tire skid loaders of today, there are now all-wheel steer loaders and even compact track loaders. Compact track loads offer less ground disturbance and feature better traction and control in soft, muddy, wet, and even sandy ground conditions.

When shopping for Caterpillar Wheel Loaders, I noticed that I found few in China that were a lot cheaper than the ones in the US or Euro zone. Is there any reason for that?