G101 M1 TD18 TD18A IH Crawler Heavy Tractor Bulldozer PTO Coupling Kit

You are purchasing one nice new old stock military packaged International Harvester PTO Coupling Kit used on the G101 WWII Army M1 TD-18 and TD-18A military and civilian tractor and bulldozer.

Built between 1939 and 1949, it was used for both military and civilian use with over 22,000 produced.

During WWII, The TD-18 Tractor / Bulldozer was a designated prime mover for heavy artillery such as the M2 155mm Long Tom Artillery piece.. The TD-18 was especially useful in the mud and jungles of the Pacific Theater where only a tractor crawler could move the heavy artillery. With a bulldozer blade, the TD-18 was used to build roads and fortifications as well as to breech enemy positions.