General News
30 May, 2025
Celebrating 100 years of Caterpillar
VISITORS to the Hamilton Pastoral Museum earlier this month were treated to a display of 100 machines, celebrating ‘100 years of Caterpillar.’
The event, held over the weekend of May 17 and 18, saw 83 Caterpillar products on display on the Saturday and, after a plea from organisers that night, an additional 27 items arrived on Sunday morning.
This brought to 103 the number of earth moving machines on display (along with seven trucks with Caterpillar motors).
Among the many items that attracted attention among visitors was a crawler from 1925 and an $850,000, 2025 model grader.
Organisers extend their thanks to all those who helped bring extra units, along with everyone who provided exhibits.
“It was a great weekend and from all accounts everyone really enjoyed themselves,” David Bartlett said.
“We believe there would have been over 900 people through the gate.
“The earthmoving display was very popular, with a great mix of old and new machines. The grand parade would have been more than 500 metres long, with two circles of machines going at once, showing old and new equipment.”
