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A tractor built in 1904 by Benjamin Holt with tracks made of chain and wood slats was reported to have been observed that the tractor crawled like a caterpillar. The name stuck. Holt received the first patent for a practical continuous track for use with a tractor on December 7, 1907.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoCaterpillar Inc. has its origins as the Holt Tractor Company. They patented what became known as the "continuous caterpillar track", and that's where the name Caterpillar comes from.
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