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This Monsters on Machines 5-print set features five different original-art variations built around the legendary Caterpillar D9 crawler tractor, with each design reproduced as an 8 Γ 10 inch glossy portrait photo print.
Instead of getting five copies of essentially the same picture, the set takes the D9 through five dramatically different environments with a different crazed operator in every scene.
The common denominator is that massive yellow tracked machine, its huge steel dozer bladeβand an operator who probably should not have been given the keys. π
Five Different Prints Included
1. Desert Construction Site β A gray-skinned mutant with a bright pink mohawk drives the D9 through a rugged desert jobsite surrounded by rocky mountains, earthmoving equipment and brilliant blue sky.
2. Active Earthmoving Site β A purple-skinned, white-haired monster pushes through a huge field of churned earth while excavators and dump trucks work in the background.
3. Southwest Desert β An orange mutant with wild black hair attacks a dusty construction site surrounded by towering cacti, red-rock formations and heavy equipment.
4. Southern Swamp β The D9 goes somewhere bulldozers were never meant to look this colorful. A blue mutant with red hair drives through a cypress swamp filled with water, lily pads, cypress knees and hanging Spanish moss.
5. Winter Worksite β A green monster with yellow-and-green hair pushes through snow and frozen ground against a backdrop of snow-covered evergreens and a frozen lake.
Together, the five prints turn one of the world\'s most recognizable pieces of heavy equipment into a full Monsters on Machines CAT D9 collection.
The Caterpillar D9
The Caterpillar D9 name has been associated with large crawler tractors for decades and has become one of the best-known designations in heavy construction equipment.
The basic formula is wonderfully straightforward: a powerful diesel crawler tractor, massive tracks for traction and weight distribution, and a large hydraulically controlled blade capable of moving tremendous quantities of earth, rock and other material.
But the D9 name represents far more than a single unchanged machine.
Caterpillar has produced multiple generations of D9 crawler tractors over the decades, with major changes in engines, transmissions, operator stations, hydraulics, undercarriages and electronic control systems along the way. D9 machines have worked in road construction, mining, quarrying, land clearing, large-scale earthmoving and other demanding applications around the world.
That long production history is exactly why I\'m not assigning a specific year, engine displacement or D9 suffix to this artwork. These illustrations identify the machine as a CAT D9, but they don\'t establish a particular production generation strongly enough to justify pretending otherwise.
For this set, the appeal is the machine itself: the unmistakable image of a giant yellow crawler tractor digging in and pushing an enormous blade full of material.
The five dramatically different environments also make this a particularly fun display set. Hang them together as a group, split them between a garage and office, or rotate them whenever you feel the Louisiana swamp needs to replace the frozen north. π
The Monsters on Machines series celebrates memorable machines by combining recognizable mechanical subjects with outrageous hot-rod and monster-inspired artwork. This construction-equipment set expands the idea beyond motorcycles, snowmobiles and other powersports machinery into the world of heavy equipment and earthmoving machines.
A great set for a heavy-equipment operator, bulldozer driver, Caterpillar enthusiast, construction worker, equipment mechanic, excavation contractor, operating engineer or collector of construction-machine artwork.
Perfect for a shop, garage, equipment office, construction trailer, mechanic\'s room, game room, man cave or heavy-equipment collection.
These are original Monsters on Machines artwork photo prints. They are not original Caterpillar advertisements, brochures or factory promotional material.
What You Receive
5 different glossy photo prints total
Each print measures:
8 Γ 10 inches
Orientation: Portrait
Finish: Glossy
Subject: CAT D9 Bulldozer / Crawler Tractor
Quantity: 5 Prints
Artwork: Monsters on Machines
Prints Only β Frames Not Included