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Buster’s original Quad-Trac design impressed enough people in the industry to make it some- what of a legend. Those who operated it and be- lieved in it still have a soft spot for the tandem giant. “That Quad has had one hell of a life. I was so happy when I found out that Duane had bought it and was going to save it from the cutting torch- es,” says Krieg. “It has a lot of history—and a lot of very personal history for me. I loved running it. I loved working around it. Buster Peterson was an absolute genius for some of the ideas he came up with.”
L-R, from top-down: Dale Smith/L & Jack Ravazza look over the original Quad D9 drawings; Close-up of Quad drawings; Gary Peterson of Classic Construction Models with both Duanes and special 1:48 rendi- tion of the DD9Gs in 2020; Randy Krieg in the Quad D9 at Peterson’s 80th celebration; Randy Krieg with DD9G model he built in 1990.
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