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    Clarence Leo Best (April 21, 1878 – September 22, 1951), usually known as C. L. Best, was an American manufacturing executive. C. L. Best founded the C. L. Best Gas Traction Company in 1910 (later the C. L. Best Tractor Company) then merged his company with Holt Manufacturing Company to form Caterpillar Tractor Company in 1925. C. L.

  3. www.caterpillar.com › history › archiveCaterpillar | C.L. Best's Story: Sometimes Failure Leads to ...

    It was called the C.L. Best 70 Tracklayer and was the first of Best’s tractors to have a Best-designed engine. In 1914 the Best 70 was upgraded to the Best 75 Tracklayer, and it included industry-leading innovations such as removable cylinder heads and power steering.

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  5. www.caterpillar.com › en › newsCaterpillar | Legend: 100 Years of the Caterpillar Sixty

    On June 24th, 1919, C.L. Best, who would go on to be Caterpillar’s first chairman of the board introduced the Best 60 Tracklayer. It was to become not only the best-known of Best’s track-type tractors but was also the largest tractor of its era.

  6. www.cat.com › en_US › blogThe Legacy of Caterpillar’s Founders Lives On | Cat | Caterpillar

    In a time when horses powered infrastructure and agriculture, Caterpillar co-founders Benjamin Holt and C.L. Best created products that transformed the way our customers worked. In the late 1800s, Holt and Best were rivals.

  7. www.caterpillar.com › en › newsCaterpillar | The Best Holt and Best Story You've Never Heard

    Aug 9, 2017 · The Best Holt and Best Story You've Never Heard "Fifty Years on Tracks" is a marvelous time-worn book published in 1954 by the Caterpillar Tractor Company. It chronicles the story of how the C. L. Best Tractor Co. and the Holt Manufacturing Company merged to become the Caterpillar Tractor Co.

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    C.L. Best, Caterpillar Tractor Company’s first chairman, helped create one of the most significant tractors in our company’s 90-plus year history: the Sixty....

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  10. www.historyoasis.com › post › caterpillar-ceo-historyCaterpillar CEO History: From Holt to Umpleby

    Feb 2, 2024 · C.L. Best. Donald Fites. Douglas R. Oberhelman. Jim Umpleby. ‍. BENJAMIN HOLT (CO-FOUNDER OF CATERPILLAR) © History Oasis. ‍. Benjamin Holt was a pioneering inventor, co-founding the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1890 to produce steam-powered agricultural equipment.

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