CAT Wheel Loader

CAT Wheel Loader
Debut series	Workhorses
Produced	1980 - 2014
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	1173

Description

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 and White CAT Logo "988"	Yellow / Metal	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Hong Kong	Also appears in Truck Co
	1982	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
	1982	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	Black and White CAT Logo "988"	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
	1986	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	Black and White CAT Logo "988"	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
	1986	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	Black and White CAT Logo "988"	Yellow / Plastic	Black	CT	1173	Malaysia
	1989	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
	1989	Mainline Workhorses	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Gold CT	1173	Malaysia
	1989	Mainline Experimental Card	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
3	1990	Mainline	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia
	1991	Construction Crew 5-Pack	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	3871	Malaysia
3	1992	Mainline	Yellow	None	Yellow / Plastic	Black	Yellow CT	1173	Malaysia	Appears in Construction Crew 5-Pack
	1998	Action Machines	Yellow	Black, Red and White "CAT" logo	Yellow / Metal	Black	Yellow CT	17993	China	push on exhaust stack and the bucket lifts up (this issue only)
641	1998	Mainline	Black and Orange	White Hot Wheels logo	Unpainted / Metal	Gray	CTS	19692	China	Named Wheel Loader
111	2000	Virtual Collection	White and Red	Red Hot Wheels logo	Unpainted / Metal	Black	SB	27078	China	Code: GSGZLR Named Wheel Loader
123	2001	Mainline	Metalflake Gray and Metalflake Dark Blue	Red, Orange, Yellow and Blue flames on sides and roof, Hot Wheels logo on sides, 'Hot Wheels' on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Black	Orange SB	50653	China	Named Wheel Loader
186	2002	Mainline	Red	Red, Yellow, Orange and Silver tampos. Flames and Hot Wheels logo on sides, flames and 'Hot Wheels' on roof	Flat Black / Metal	Gray	OR5SP	55071	China	Named Wheel Loader

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	Yellow Rim OR6SP	R0971	Thailand
	2011	HW City Works 5‑Pack	Metallic Green and Lime Green	Black and Yellow HW logo on cab	Black / Plastic	Chrome	OR6SP	T8633	Thailand
044/250	2013	HW City: HW City Works	Metallic Blue and Yellow	Orange and Yellow flames, Black and Yellow stripe	Yellow / Plastic	Gray	Yellow Rim OR6SP	X1696	Malaysia	Base code(s): E36, E37
044/250	2013	HW City: HW City Works	Black and Orange	Orange and Yellow flames, Black and Yellow stripe	Black / Plastic	Chrome	Yellow Rim OR6SP	X1876	Malaysia	Base code(s): F09
008/250	2014	HW City: HW City Works	Yellow & black	"BFC33", blue, black, & orange stripes, & Hot Wheels logo on sides.	Yellow / Plastic	Chrome	YOR6SP	BFC33	Malaysia	Base code(s): F49, F51

Gallery

in package

Wheel Loader verde 2011

1982

1998 Packaged

1998 Loose

Wheel Loader 2001. Silver - Dark blue color

yellow ORCT

Truck Co. 1982

Mainline 2014