Snow Removal with Caterpillar Tractors
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Caterpillar Tractor Company demonstrating how diesel tractors can be used to plow roads and sidewalks across the United States and Canada in rural landscapes and residential areas. Silent with title cards.
Credits
Caterpillar Tractor Company (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Charles E. Krosse Collection
Sponsor: Caterpillar Tractor Company
Subjects: Machinery; Maintenance and repair; Snow
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Wisconsin, VS snow plowing through high snow on rural road, kid sliding down snow hill to get into car; 01:44 - Minnesota, VS snow plowing through high snow on rural road, FA snow plows on residential street, men ride on plow; 03:14 - New York, VS snow plowing through high snow, men watching and riding on plow; 05:09 - Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, rotary plow tosses snow, Pike’s Peak, packed snow, 14,000’ elevation, 10 1/2% grades, VS snow plowing mountain roads, LA LS plow pushing snow down mountainside; 06:58 - Utica, NY, FA, RA small tractor removing snow on tree-lined sidewalks; 07:39-09:12 - Westmount, Canada, MS small tractor clears sidewalk towards camera, tractor plowing residential roads, FA, SA MLS tractors pull train of trailers filled with snow out of downtown, credits Caterpillar Tractor Co. information
Cfa elements: Print, 335 feet; Print, 320 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4387; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4384
Sponsor: Caterpillar Tractor Company
Subjects: Machinery; Maintenance and repair; Snow
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Wisconsin, VS snow plowing through high snow on rural road, kid sliding down snow hill to get into car; 01:44 - Minnesota, VS snow plowing through high snow on rural road, FA snow plows on residential street, men ride on plow; 03:14 - New York, VS snow plowing through high snow, men watching and riding on plow; 05:09 - Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, rotary plow tosses snow, Pike’s Peak, packed snow, 14,000’ elevation, 10 1/2% grades, VS snow plowing mountain roads, LA LS plow pushing snow down mountainside; 06:58 - Utica, NY, FA, RA small tractor removing snow on tree-lined sidewalks; 07:39-09:12 - Westmount, Canada, MS small tractor clears sidewalk towards camera, tractor plowing residential roads, FA, SA MLS tractors pull train of trailers filled with snow out of downtown, credits Caterpillar Tractor Co. information
Cfa elements: Print, 335 feet; Print, 320 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4387; https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4384
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09