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The CAT Wheel Loader is based on a 1980s Caterpillar 988B wheel loader.

This casting, along with many others, were used in the late 1990s Matchbox Dirt Machines line. Matchbox referred to this tooling as Wheel Loader.

Versions[]

The CAT Wheel Loader has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
1980 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow Black & White CAT Logo "988" Yellow / Metal Black CT Yellow 1173 Hong Kong Also appears in Truck Co CAT Wheel Loader Tamp
1982 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia CAT Wheel Loader 90
1982 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow Black & White CAT Logo "988" Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1986 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow Black & White CAT Logo "988" Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1986 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow Black & White CAT Logo "988" Yellow / Plastic Black CT 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1989 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1989 Mainline
Workhorses
Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Gold 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1989 Mainline
Experimental Card
Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
3 1990 Mainline Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Image Not Available
1991 Construction Crew 5 Pack Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow Malaysia Image Not Available
3 1992 Mainline Yellow no tampo Yellow / Plastic Black CT Yellow 1173 Malaysia Appears in Construction Crew 5-Pack Image Not Available
1998 Action Machines Yellow Black, Red, White "CAT" Logo Yellow / Metal Black CT Yellow 17993 China push on exhaust stack and the bucket lifts up (this issue only) CAT Wheel Loader Dirt
641 1998 Mainline Black & Orange White Hot Wheels Logo Unpainted / Metal Grey CTS 19692 China Named Wheel Loader CAT Wheel Loader Org
111 2000 Virtual Collection White & Red Red Hot Wheels Logo Unpainted / Metal Black SB 27078 China Code=GSGZLR
Named Wheel Loader
CAT Whee Loader Wht
123 2001 Mainline Metalflake Grey & Metalflake Dark Blue Red, Orange, Yellow, & Blue flames on sides & roof, Hot Wheels logo on sides, 'Hot Wheels' on roof Unpainted / Metal Black Orange SB 50653 China Named Wheel Loader Wheel-Loader-d
186 2002 Mainline Red Red, Yellow, Orange, & Silver tampos. flames & Hot Wheels logo on sides, flames & 'Hot Wheels' on roof Flat Black / Metal Grey OR5SP 55071 China Named Wheel Loader Wheel Loader CIMG0525

Modified Tool Versions[]

The CAT Wheel Loader was re-tooled with a half plastic body, Non operable bucket and a blown engine. This casting was simply named Wheel Loader:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
2010 Demolition Derby 5‑Pack Black and Yellow Yellow Hot Wheel Logo on cab Yellow / Plastic Chrome OR6SP R0971 Thailand CAT Wheel Loader 2010 DD
2011 HW City Works 5‑Pack Metallic Green and Lime Green Black and Yellow HW logo on cab Black / Plastic Chrome OR6SP T8633 Thailand WheelLoader City5
044/250 2013 HW City: HW City Works Metallic Blue and Yellow Orange and Yellow flames, Black and Yellow stripe Yellow / Plastic Gray OR6SP X1696 Malaysia Base Code(s): E36, E37 Wheel Loader-2013 44 HW City
044/250 2013 HW City: HW City Works Black and Orange Orange and Yellow flames, Black and Yellow stripe Black / Plastic Chrome OR6SP X1876 Malaysia Base Code(s): F09 Catwheelloader2ndcolour
008/250 2014 HW City: HW City Works Yellow and black Blue, black and orange stripes, BFC33 on engine cover both sides. Yellow / Plastic Chrome OR6SP BFC33 Malaysia Base Code: F49 IMG 20140221 140000

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