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Tillage Equipment

1番マニアックな機械の項だとは理解しているが，情報があまりにも少なすぎて，毎回検索するのが大変なので，ここにまとめて記す．

当時の記事(2000年11月9日(ちょうど24年前!!)) DEKALB, Ill. – Caterpillar Agricultural Products Inc. will offer a line of tillage tools manufactured by Krause Corporation, Hutchinson, Kan., for use with track tractors.

The new line will include a family of disc rippers and in-line rippers, as well as seedbed finishing tools. Initial availability for the United States and Canadian markets is expected in fall 2001.

Krause will continue to manufacture and market its own line of tillage equipment and grain drills under the Krause brand identity.

The Caterpillar tillage products will be identified with Caterpillar’s signature yellow paint and logo, and will be marketed through Caterpillar’s U.S. and Canadian dealer networks.

Who makes Caterpillar rippers

All of the CAT tillage tools (ag proper: deep tillage, finishing and discs) were joint products between Krause and Caterpillar Ag Products and sold under the CAT brand; unlike Rome tools, which were aftermarket options only, and not affiliated with CAT whatsoever. The CAT tillage tools were introduced in 2001 and died in 2002. They were (still are) every bit as good a product as Krause produces with some unique features exclusive to the CAT brand (at the time) like narrow road transport for the folding units to ensure transport width was consistent with the max. Row spacing width of Challenger MT 700 and 800 series track tractors and cushion hitches for improved ride quality. Nice tools. I wouldn't be afraid of them. Repair parts readily available via Krause.

Press Release November 1, 2000 Back To Listing

Caterpillar Adds Tillage Tools to Ag Product Line-up

DeKalb, IL - Caterpillar Agricultural Products Inc. has announced that it will offer a line of tillage equipment as an addition to its agricultural product line.

Caterpillar has entered into an agreement with Krause Corporation, Hutchinson, KS, to manufacture a line of Caterpillar® implements optimized for use with track tractors. The new line will include a family of disc rippers and in-line rippers, as well as seedbed finishing tools. Initial availability for the U.S. and Canadian markets is expected in Fall 2001.

The Caterpillar tillage equipment will be identified with Caterpillar's signature yellow paint and logo, and will be marketed through Caterpillar's U.S. and Canadian dealer networks. Krause will continue to manufacture and market its own line of tillage tools and grain drills under the Krause brand identity.

While details of the product offerings have not yet been announced, Bob Strube, president of Caterpillar Agricultural Products Inc., said the new line of tillage tools will have unique features designed to complement the high productivity of the Challenger® tractor line. "These tools will be designed to help producers achieve optimum yields, and improve their bottom line, through better soil management," he commented.

Strube added that this new product line is significant for Caterpillar dealers and customers. "This tillage line expands the opportunity for Caterpillar dealers to provide product and service solutions for agricultural customers," he said. "It builds on the advantages offered by Challenger tractors, Lexion® combines, skid-steer loaders, telehandlers and other Cat® material-handling equipment for the ag industry. We're confident these products will follow in the Caterpillar tradition of providing equipment that sets industry standards for performance, quality and value."

"Our customers and dealers have been asking us to expand our agricultural product line," commented John Pfeffer, vice president of Caterpillar's North American Commercial Division. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with a company like Krause, which brings more than 80 years of experience in the design and manufacture of tillage tools. Caterpillar is committed to the agricultural market, and this is another significant step toward our continued growth in that area."

Krause Corporation has manufactured farm tillage equipment since 1916, and is in its third generation of family ownership. Krause's administrative and production facility in Hutchinson, KS, employs 210 people.

In addition to the seven-model line of Challenger tractors, the Caterpillar agricultural equipment line includes seven models of Lexion combines, VFS track trailers for use with grain carts and other implements, and specialized material-handling products. Learn more about Caterpillar Agricultural Products.

2001年11月8日のNew Releases 魚拓

開けないけど， - 2001年2月14日: caterpillar Unverils Primary Tillage Tools; Exclusive Features Optimize Tools For Use With Challenger Tractors - 2001年8月29日: Caterpillar Introduces New Secondary Tillage Tools

とある．

プレスリリースが打たれたのがこれくらいの時期だとして，Primary とSecondary のTillage Tools は発表される時期が異なっていたことがわかった．

Primary もたいがいだけど，Secondary に関しては，Agco に移管するまでの半年くらいしかCaterpillar 製品ではなかった可能性がある．大変貴重なのでは．

以上の記事をまとめると，2001年に登場して2002年にはCATは農業部門から撤退したわけだから，1年くらいしか黄色いTillage Tools を見ることが出来なかったということになる．

Big Tractor Power さんのTL2 930 ripper 作業風景

まあレアな機械ですこと． Cat が製造したのではなく，Krause のOEM

この動画について，Instagram のポストでは，

TL2 930 nine shank in line ripper sub soiling 18 inches deep in Western Kentucky breaking up field compaction. Krause manufactured a line of tillage equipment for CAT in the year 2000 including rippers, mulch rippers, soil finishers and field cultivators.

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つまり，2000年に，Challenger というかCat の農業部門がCat を離れる直前まで，Krauseに，