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 Bulldozer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulldozers have excellent ground hold and a torque divider designed to convert the engine's power into dragging ability, letting the bulldozer use its own weight to push very heavy things and remove obstacles that are stuck in the ground.
The bulldozer blade is a piece of heavy metal plate, installed on the front of the tractor, with the aim of pushing things, handle rough obstacles and shoving sand, dirt and debris.
Some bulldozers, especially bulldozers in military usage, have been fitted with armor in order to protect the driver from enemy fire, thus enabling the bulldozer to operate in battle zones.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulldozer   (1377 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The D9, with 354 kW (474 hp) of gross power and an operating weight of 49 tons, is in the upper end, but not the heaviest, of Caterpillar's track-type tractors, which range in size from the D3 57 kW (77 hp), 8 tons, to the D11 698 kW (935 hp), 104 tons.
The D9 is mostly used as a bulldozer, and though it comes in many configurations, it is mostly common in its basic dozer configuration: equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper attachment.
The D9 gained media attention in the new millennium due to its use by the Israeli Defense Forces in the destruction of Palestinian homes and crops as part of its controversial security operations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caterpillar_D9   (952 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9
Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of Combat engineering battalions, and the IDF has gained some notoriety for their use of armored tractors in the Al-Aqsa Intifada for urban warfare.
In Hebron, the IDF used the armored D9 to stop the local Hamas leader, Bassal Qawasameh who was killed by the collapsing house after shooting at the D9 (photo from this incident).
The bulldozer was armed with several rifles and a 0.50 in (12.7 mm) gun.
www.publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/c/ca/caterpillar_d9.html   (1319 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9 - Biocrawler
The D9 is mostly used as bulldozer, and though it comes in many configurations, it is mostly common in its basic dozer configuration: equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper.
teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 tractor that was modified by the IDF and Israeli Defense Industries to increase the survivability of the dozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand heavy attacks.
In Hebron, the IDF used the armored D9 to stop the local Hamas leader, Bassal Qawasameh, who shot at the D9 with machinegun, but was killed when the D9 demolished the house where he was hiding.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/D9   (2316 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9
Caterpillar Inc. does not manufacture a military version of the D9 per se, but the same attributes that make the D9 popular for major construction projects make it desirable for military applications as well, and it has been found to be of particular utility by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).
Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of Combat engineering battalions, and the IDF has gained some notoriety for their use of armored tractors in the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Operation Defensive Shield, and their involvement in the demolition of orchards and residences and the consequential death of Rachel Corrie.
The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps are using the D9 for a wide variety of engineering tasks: digging moats, clearing terrain obstacles and openning routes to AFVs.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ca/caterpillar_d9.html   (833 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9 - Wikimedia Commons
Caterpillar D9 is a heavy tracked-type tractor, commonly refer to as a bulldozer.
The D9 became highly known due to it use by the Israeli Defense Forces to battle Palestinian terrorism.
The heavy D9 bulldozers served also in the Israeli-Arab wars and helped the IDF breach the Suez canal and a road to Mount Hermon highest peak.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Caterpillar_D9   (223 words)

  
 D9 & D10
This method was also used in Hebron: the IDF used the armored D9 to stop the local Hamas leader, Bassal Qawasameh; the later was killed by the collapsing house after shooting on the D9 (see photo from this incident).
This is an American D9 and D10 bulldozers that was armored by IDF for the Israeli Combat Engineer Corps.
The D9 durable construction is made for tough working conditions.
www.israeli-weapons.com /weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/bulldozers/D9_D10.html   (844 words)

  
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D9 Bulldozers were only used to clear explosives and booby-traps in the outskirts of the camp (in one street the D9 detonated 124 explosive-charges set by Palestinian terrorists).
The D9 Bulldozer was used before to demolish houses which terrorist were hidden in, but this is the first time it worked under such heavy fire.
The D9 Bulldozer who were employed in the Gaza strip were used mainly to demolish houses who hidden weapon-smuggling tunnels in Rafah and buildings that used as posts for gunfire, mortars and Qassam missiles against soldiers and civilian.
www.tau.ac.il /~izhake/bulldozer1.doc   (2486 words)

  
 Bulldozer D9 Information - Bulldozer D9 Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Photographic negative bulldozer, d9 type, showing internal workings 25 june 1984 photographic negative bulldozer, d9 type, showing internal workings 25 june 1984 item held by the national archives of australia j2364 photographic collection.
An armored d9 bulldozer used by the idf.
The bulldozer is produced by caterpillar inc. An armored caterpillar d9 bulldozer used by israel's armed forces.
www.bulldozerguru.info /bulldozer-d9.html   (697 words)

  
 Bulldozer - Biocrawler
The mechanism of a bulldozer (http://www.kenkenkikki.jp/special/no02/e_index.htm) (Short illustrated explanation, with GIF animations, fits for kids)
Old bulldozer traversing a cocoa plantation in Ghana (http://dj.schepsel.nl/geluidloos/fotopag.php?f=41andtaal=en)
You can find it there under the keyword Bulldozer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldozer)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bulldozerandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bulldozer   (1233 words)

  
 Caterpillar D9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The D9 gained media attention in the new millennium due to its use in the destruction of Palestinian homes and olive orchards by the Israeli Defence Forces.
Armored D9 bulldozers have demolished many structures in Rafah, Gaza strip during battles with militants and operations to uncover smuggling tunnels.
In the past two years the Israeli army deployed Caterpillar bulldozers to uproot 1,000,000 Palestinian olive trees." [1] However, many dispute JVP claimed figures, mainly because the IDF operates many different kinds of bulldozers and engineering vehicles, most of them are civilian tools on licensing.
en.orangehedgehog.com /content/IDF_Caterpillar_D9   (2188 words)

  
 Cat D11 Bulldozer Information | Cat D11 Bulldozer Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The cab of the yellow bulldozer was protected with fl metal plates apparently welded on over a period of weeks in his muffler shop.
By late afternoon, the bulldozer had come to a stop stuck in the rubble of a metal warehouse.
Bulldozers sett to beat the badgers - Bulldozers sett to beat the badgers NOT even the badgers may be able to stop the bulldozers advancing on Tylers Green residents when plans for two new four-bed homes were passed by Wycombe
www.bulldozers-online.info /cat-d11-bulldozer.html   (798 words)

  
 Israel | Four Eye-witnesses Describe the Murder of Rachel Corrie
She was clearly visible to the bulldozer driver as well as to the soldiers in the tank.
When the bulldozer refused to stop or turn aside she climbed up onto the mound of dirt and rubble being gathered in front of it wearing a fluorescent jacket to look directly at the driver who kept on advancing.
The bulldozer continued to advance so that she was pulled or fell under the pile of dirt and rubble.
www.sweetliberty.org /issues/israel/corrie3.shtml   (5539 words)

  
 Israel: Caterpillar Should Suspend Bulldozer Sales Weaponized   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
As Human Rights Watch documented in a recent report, the Israeli military uses the D9 as its primary weapon to raze Palestinian homes, destroy agriculture and shred roads in violation of the laws of war.
Once exported to Israel, the bulldozers are armoured by the state-owned Israel Military Industries Ltd. Weighing roughly 64 tons, the armored D9 is more than 13 feet tall and 26 feet long with front and rear blades.
At least three Palestinians have been killed by the bulldozer and falling debris in the last two years because they could not flee their homes in time.
www.palestinemonitor.org /new_web/caterpillar_suspend_sales_israel.htm   (747 words)

  
 CAAB - Army's new D9 bulldozer digs into duty in Kuwait - 6/3/03
A solid layer of limestone sits just a few feet under the desert sand in most places, and the D7 was unable to penetrate the rock.
Because of its larger blade and increased horsepower, the D9 can do double the amount of work as the D7 in the same amount of time, Moses said.
Each D9 has a crew of two — an operator and a track commander, who acts as both a lookout and a gunner, if necessary.
cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/kuwait-dig.htm   (702 words)

  
 D9 Bulldozer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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Army's new D9 bulldozer digs into duty in Kuwait - The US army tests the armoured D9R for the...
A fact sheet on the Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer by Human Rights Watch, Razing Rafah: Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip October 18th, 2004 The Caterpillar D9 Armored...
www.brandrecon.com /d9-bulldozer.html   (268 words)

  
 armoured bulldozers [Archive] - Military Photos
Moreover, in the second picture the bulldozer is driving inside a ditch and its blade is pretty empty, while in the picture you brought there's no ditch and the blade is full of rubble.
The FACT is there is corrie on the ground on the track of a bulldozer is enough for me...put two and two together...look at the other photos she is covered in dirt...after being crushed into the ground.
An Israeli Army bulldozer destroys the house belonging to an Islamic Jihad militant during an army operation in the West Bank town of Dura near Hebron September 16, 2003.Israeli troops raided Dura and shot dead Ahmed Abu Dosh a senior commander for the Islamic Jihad group.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/archive/index.php/t-2233.html   (2455 words)

  
 Stop Caterpillar : A fact sheet on the CAT D9 armored bulldozer
The Caterpillar D9 is the main IDF tool to demolish homes, structures, and agricultural areas in Gaza and the West Bank.
On the bulldozer’s back is the “ripper,” used to loosen ground, remove stones and excavate ditches.
In the case of the company’s bulldozers, there is strong and credible evidence that they have been used for unnecessary and excessive house and property demolitions that amount to violations of international humanitarian law.
www.catdestroyshomes.org /article.php?id=101   (982 words)

  
 caterpillar bulldozer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
was murdered by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer on March 16, 2003 as...
Missing imageCat_D9.GIF Caterpillar D9 with dimensions The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor...
The Dimensions of this Caterpillar Bulldozer are: L=15 3/4in W= 7in H=7 5/8in...
www.nana-kw.com /articles/9/caterpillar-bulldozer.html   (514 words)

  
 InRob Tech Ltd. Completes Development of Remote Control System for D9 Bulldozer :: Robotics Trends :: Robots and ...
The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type bulldozer, with an operating weight of 49 tons and works at 474 gross horsepower.
Because of its size and durability, reliability and low operating costs, the D9 is one of the most popular track-type tractors in the world.
Over the years, the IDF has made modifications to the D9 to enable its use under the most dangerous of military conditions.
www.roboticstrends.com /displayarticle708.html?POSTNUKESID=dce8066029bb4029af30510df7248a0e   (559 words)

  
 Rights Group Calls on Caterpillar to Halt Bulldozer Sales to Israel
HRW noted that the D9 is made to military specifications as sells it to Israel under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program.
HRW noted that, in addition to displacing thousands of Gaza residents, the IDFs use of the D9 has destroyed more than half of Rafahs roads and damaged more than 50 miles of water of water and sewage pipes with a blade on the bulldozers rear known as the ripper.
We found no legal justification for the senseless destruction of infrastructure essential to the health of the civilian population, Whitson said, who noted that the IDF has claimed that bulldozing homes is necessary to uncover and destroy smugglers tunnels running from Egypt into Gaza.
www.ccmep.org /2004_articles/palestine/112304_lobe.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch - CAT - Home Demolitions - Gaza
The bulldozer is the military’s primary weapon to raze Palestinian homes, shred roads, and level greenhouses in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in violation of the laws of war.
I am writing to urge Caterpillar Inc. to stop all sales of D9 bulldozers, parts and maintenance services to the Israel Defense Force (IDF) so long as the bulldozers are used to destroy Palestinian homes and property in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in violation of international humanitarian law.
The Israeli military has used the Caterpillar bulldozer to raze over 10 percent of the town, and plans to demolish up to 20 percent more in connection with the government’s Gaza “disengagement” plan.
hrw.org /campaigns/gaza/cat   (490 words)

  
 Bulldozer - Bulldozer D9
Army's new D9 bulldozer digs into duty in Kuwait (http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/caab/articles/kuwait-di g...
The most famous armored bulldozer is probably the IDF Caterpillar...
Military D9 bulldozerArmy'snew D9 bulldozer digs into duty in...
www.bulldozersite.com /portal/bulldozer-d9.html   (272 words)

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