A KNOCK-DOWN ANGLE DOZER INSTALLED ON A CATERPILLAR D2 LGP SNOW TRACTOR

AS PART OF A PROJECT TO DEVELOP IMPROVED EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK AND FOR SURFACE MOVEMENT OF CARGO AND PERSONNEL FOR NON-SHIPBOARD ACTIVITIES IN POLAR REGIONS, A KNOCK-DOWN ANGLE BULLDOZER INSTALLED ON A CATERPILLAR D2 LGP SNOW TRACTOR WAS TESTED THE KNOCK-DOWN ANGLE BULLDOZER FILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANGLE DOZER FOR THE D2 LGP SNOW TRACTOR. THE BLADE POSITION CAN BE CHANGED QUICKLY TO ANY ONE OF THREE POSITIONS - STRAIGHT, OR ANGLED RIGHT OR LEFT AT 25 DEGREES. THE DOZER C FRAME IS EASILY DISASSEMBLED TO THREE PIECES TO REDUCE SHIPPING CUBE. THE ANGLE DOZER PERFORMED WELLIN ALL THE TESTS