50 years: How Project 755 became the ever popular Cat D5

Updated May 15 2017 - 11:00am, first published 10:01am
50 YEARS: Catepillar's D5 tractor was introduced on February 1, 1967.
50 YEARS: Catepillar's D5 tractor was introduced on February 1, 1967.

A NEW Caterpillar product doesn't just "happen”. It's the result of the combined efforts of many people. The D5 Tractor – introduced February 1, 1967 – is a perfect example of this truth.

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