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Did you work with International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Tractor? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Tractor, sold from the 1950s until the 1980s. The International Harvester TD-20 crawler tractor allegedly incorporated asbestos-containing brake bands and clutch friction material, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly used chrysotile-asbestos brake bands, steering-clutch friction discs, and transmission-clutch linings, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Heavy-Equipment Operators, Heavy-Equipment Mechanics, Operating Engineers (IUOE), and Road Construction Crews. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Tractor and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
The International Harvester TD-20 was a heavy crawler tractor produced across multiple series generations from the 1950s into the 1980s and deployed on highway construction, pipeline right-of-way, strip-mine reclamation, and land-clearing jobs across the country. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the TD-20 drivetrain allegedly incorporated chrysotile-asbestos brake bands, steering-clutch friction discs, and transmission-clutch linings. IH dealer service networks and aftermarket friction houses allegedly supplied replacement bands and linings as routine service parts.
Workers Exposed
Operators, IH dealer mechanics, and independent field mechanics allegedly disturbed asbestos friction dust during clutch adjustment, brake-band replacement, and final-drive teardowns. Compressed-air blow-out of clutch housings allegedly aerosolized worn friction material. Heavy-equipment operators, operating engineers (IUOE), road-construction crews, and construction laborers all allegedly worked around TD-20 machines on public-works and private-industry projects.