Two Cat DW6s at The Century of Cat event in Iowa last weekend. They were nicknamed “Sugar baby” because when Caterpillar launched the DW6 (based on the D6 tractor, fitted with pneumatic tyres for higher speed), it quickly found a strong customer base in the sugarcane plantations of Florida, Louisiana, and the Caribbean. The Caterpillar DW6 was one of Cat’s early motorized scrapers from the late 1940s and 1950s. It was designed to load, haul, and spread dirt, gravel, or other loose materials. The

What’s a “Sugar Baby” Cat? – Collector Reveals 1962 Wheeled D6