You are a master of your cradt!! Such attention to detail, the time you spend in your shop is one hing, the time you take to edit the videos seamlessly is something else! Great work all around
Yeah. That's a whole lot of movement in a pretty small area. Senior has been invaluable during this restoration process. It's great that y'all have a good relationship.
I am amazed and impessed at your ability to analize a process that involved thousands of dollars of equipment to create a panel and find a way to recreate it using basically hand tools. My hats off to you.
Wow! That’s just one beautiful job well done! It just looks just like it came from the caterpillar dealer ready to install! I’m very impressed with your craftsmanship!👌😎👍
I'm glad that you will listen to the voice of experience. I used to work with my father and he usually had a pretty good idea of how to get things done. My brothers would argue with him because they thought they were smarter than him saying that his way of doing something was wrong. They would often say that whatever he said to do wouldn't work. When it did work it was always funny when they had to admit that it worked.
Squath, I think you did a wonderful job on the metal work. It looks factory, I did not think that would be possible with the equipment that you had to build with. I think you are as good at tool building as you are at mechanicing and that is good. I like the time and patients that you have to get everything as perfect as is possible. I think probably you might have gotten some of that from Senior. From watching him work on carburetors and mixing paint etc. I think he may have taught you some of it. I enjoy watching you and Senior work and I enjoy the videos. I keep them all. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Just new to the site. What have I been missing? So used to (very entertaining) 'backwoods' refurbishments; this is great. Love the skill in the forming of the side panels. Think I shall have to go back a few episodes, then catch up. Thanks, Bill B - UK.
There is a Cat starting motor on FB market place. I’m in the Vancouver area of British Columbia. Looks to be complete from the photos. Just passing it along for your many viewers.
I’m kinda in a quandary wanting to see the machine finished, and being left with “now that’s done - what’s next” or, what can inspire me more than what you’ve done Squatch ?? You brought a tremendous amount of talent to us, and many tips I can use. Thank you - John
Not only are you mechanically brilliant but a craftsman as well, I will be interested in how you are going to paint the panels and give them a similar distressed look as the rest of the crawler, can't wait for the next installment
You are an artist to detail and must give you great satisfaction creating metal fabrication to an excellent standard of workmanship artistry. Interesting to see you use a carbonising flame when heating your metal. You have all the tricks and it makes you the tradesman you are. Nice to watch your videos Toby and of course as you show off you skills.
Great job replicating the original panels. The dedication to keeping these old Cats going is great. My dad had a RD4 cable dozer when I was growing up on the farm
dag-nab it Squatch........ would you buy a couple different torch tips- maybe a small rosebud......dang! impressive work on those panels..... wish i could see it in person.
Really like the side panels. Since all the pieces that where made by Toby for 5J1113 are indistinguishable from the originals. I don't see a issue with the newly made parts. All they need now is just paint. For me the most interesting thing was folding the sheet metal and shaping all the cavities and pumps. Once the early style pumper is on this will make the machine look even more awesome.
The British do a lot of restoration of very old houses and castles, sometimes up to 1000 years old! They have a principle of not hiding replacement ‘parts’, or trying to fake ‘patina’. They work on the theory that old houses and such have been constantly repaired and modified over the centuries and in time those repairs themselves become part of history and the patina of the place. My opinion is don’t try and hide your repairs or new parts by faking patina. Your efforts are just as much the history of that tractor as all the dents and scratches and wear marks of the previous owners. The new panels look great, maybe you could have a side-line of making and selling replacement panels for D2s!
Beautiful craftsmanship Squatch. If you are considering to fabricate the side panels, louvred doors, I have a D2 with original winter hood package, as mentioned in the parts manual. So if you are looking for the dimensions and pictures, just let me know.
So be honest. Is Senior secretly in the background doing all the work? You are a lucky man to have a father who enjoys your hobbies. I enjoy seeing him in the episodes.
These parts are beautifully fabricated. Making all the forming tools too to make to original process rather than just making as a series of patch panels. What’s going to be really amazing is the painting and weathering process to make them look “old” too. Not making a set of louvred panels as well then for the full set? ;)
This is the metal forming equivalent of measure twice, cut once. Mint piece, great execution. With paint and Squatch aging magic, i'd find it hard to tell which is the original had i not seen the part made.
Squatch your attention to detail is awesome! Once you get the patina on those side panels like the rest of 5j1113 an average guy will never know the difference. Really enjoying this build. Cheers
As I recall, sometime ago you were talking about or looking for a generator for 5J 1113, I may have something of interest to you. About 25 years ago I purchased a generator and mounting bracket for my D2, 5J 5081. Never got it installed, but still have it. Casting # on mounting bracket is - 5B 1537. I have pictures, if you are interested, let me know, I will send them to you.
Hey mate, Your workmanship is absolutely amazing with attention to detail not often witnessed these days. Your content is great, just a joy to watch. Your panels are better than factory! Well done!
The flame spray coming off that torch is a form of art in itself. Perfect for this procedure. Must be a new or very good tip and you've got it dialed in perfectly.
Red oxide primer and a scotch pad to get your fauxtina if it helps,with black mat accents and some paint scrubs for the natural ageing. Looking forward to how it comes out I'm sure you will nail it .
Very nice work! Amazing what you can do with some patience, brute force and hydraulic assistance! I was able to repair a set of utility trailer fenders to near perfect on a recent auction acquisition that most would have just replaced.
The time and detail you put into getting these parts correct is both impressive and nice to see.
"We're enjoying our luck today" - fortune favors the prepared, it's a testament to your attention to detail.
Metal and machinery are definitely your canvas bro.
I'm very impressed with the skill and ingenuity it took to make those panels. They look just like the factory ones.
You are a master of your cradt!! Such attention to detail, the time you spend in your shop is one hing, the time you take to edit the videos seamlessly is something else! Great work all around
Yeah. That's a whole lot of movement in a pretty small area.
Senior has been invaluable during this restoration process. It's great that y'all have a good relationship.
"I don't know if it is going to work, let's just try it!" Words of total confidence to my ears.
Work of art Squatch, you are a Master Craftsman of the Highest Degree. Mick, Northern Ireland 👍👌🍻
I am amazed and impessed at your ability to analize a process that involved thousands of dollars of equipment to create a panel and find a way to recreate it using basically hand tools. My hats off to you.
Wow! That’s just one beautiful job well done! It just looks just like it came from the caterpillar dealer ready to install! I’m very impressed with your craftsmanship!👌😎👍
Mr Squatch ya done good. I'm glad that panel moved away from the oil filter canister, it looked pretty tight before. I'm loving all these videos.
Excellent. Thanks for including us.
I'm glad that you will listen to the voice of experience. I used to work with my father and he usually had a pretty good idea of how to get things done. My brothers would argue with him because they thought they were smarter than him saying that his way of doing something was wrong. They would often say that whatever he said to do wouldn't work. When it did work it was always funny when they had to admit that it worked.
Although you didn't use any these videos have been rivetting viewing 👌
Squath, I think you did a wonderful job on the metal work. It looks factory, I did not think that would be possible with the equipment that you had to build with. I think you are as good at tool building as you are at mechanicing and that is good. I like the time and patients that you have to get everything as perfect as is possible. I think probably you might have gotten some of that from Senior. From watching him work on carburetors and mixing paint etc. I think he may have taught you some of it. I enjoy watching you and Senior work and I enjoy the videos. I keep them all. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
awesome job on the side panels they look really nice even with no sort of paint
Awesome work all the way. I have learned so much from watching you work with that steel. All I need is... more patience!
Just new to the site. What have I been missing? So used to (very entertaining) 'backwoods' refurbishments; this is great. Love the skill in the forming of the side panels. Think I shall have to go back a few episodes, then catch up. Thanks, Bill B - UK.
I just love how you put that machine back together, like making the side engine covers, god damm art sir
Thank you, G,Ingram. New Zealand.
There is a Cat starting motor on FB market place. I’m in the Vancouver area of British Columbia. Looks to be complete from the photos. Just passing it along for your many viewers.
I’m kinda in a quandary wanting to see the machine finished, and being left with “now that’s done - what’s next” or, what can inspire me more than what you’ve done Squatch ??
You brought a tremendous amount of talent to us, and many tips I can use. Thank you - John
It’s always impressive to watch a true craftsman do a job!
Not only are you mechanically brilliant but a craftsman as well, I will be interested in how you are going to paint the panels and give them a similar distressed look as the rest of the crawler, can't wait for the next installment
A metal forming, mashing ninja. Well done!
Working with metal is time consuming! I've learned a lot. Watching these side panels being made! 👍
Hello Squatch !! My Hat is off to you pal!! You are quite the metal worker / Artist !!!! WOW!!
I can't wait to see that front bumper! With the wide tracks! that's gonna be really cool looking mechine!
You are an artist to detail and must give you great satisfaction creating metal fabrication to an excellent standard of workmanship artistry. Interesting to see you use a carbonising flame when heating your metal. You have all the tricks and it makes you the tradesman you are. Nice to watch your videos Toby and of course as you show off you skills.
Great job. Happy Canada Day for those of us in the North, and a happy July the 4th for my US friends and family.
Best wishes from 800 miles North.
Great job replicating the original panels. The dedication to keeping these old Cats going is great. My dad had a RD4 cable dozer when I was growing up on the farm
Great job, we as viewers didn’t expect anything but perfection from you!
@5:13, I could almost hear you going “ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch that’s hot”. Your metal work is impressive.
dag-nab it Squatch........ would you buy a couple different torch tips- maybe a small rosebud......dang! impressive work on those panels..... wish i could see it in person.
Almost time for primer and bright yellow caution paint! 😆 🤣 😂
Spectacular workmanship and clever tooling! Now all you have to figure out is how to get new paint to look right. I have no doubt you will be able to.
Really like the side panels. Since all the pieces that where made by Toby for 5J1113 are indistinguishable from the originals. I don't see a issue with the newly made parts. All they need now is just paint. For me the most interesting thing was folding the sheet metal and shaping all the cavities and pumps. Once the early style pumper is on this will make the machine look even more awesome.
I like the yutlhanism “tin work”.
Side panels look great!! Just need a little lemon yello paint to finish em up! Lol
Incredible craftsmanship! Very creative and well thought out, man. The die worked perfectly!
Looking great Squatch. I'm looking forward to the paint. I'm curious as to the weathering and aging tricks to keep that sweet patina.
Your fabrication skills are unbelievable, off the hook perfect!
The British do a lot of restoration of very old houses and castles, sometimes up to 1000 years old! They have a principle of not hiding replacement ‘parts’, or trying to fake ‘patina’. They work on the theory that old houses and such have been constantly repaired and modified over the centuries and in time those repairs themselves become part of history and the patina of the place.
My opinion is don’t try and hide your repairs or new parts by faking patina. Your efforts are just as much the history of that tractor as all the dents and scratches and wear marks of the previous owners.
The new panels look great, maybe you could have a side-line of making and selling replacement panels for D2s!
This project is an outstanding feat of craftsmanship.
I hope your c channel is made to your exacting standards, they have a lot to live up too🧐. 👍🏴
Beautiful craftsmanship Squatch. If you are considering to fabricate the side panels, louvred doors, I have a D2 with original winter hood package, as mentioned in the parts manual. So if you are looking for the dimensions and pictures, just let me know.
Excellent craftsmanship Toby. Can’t wait to see more.
So be honest. Is Senior secretly in the background doing all the work? You are a lucky man to have a father who enjoys your hobbies. I enjoy seeing him in the episodes.
Perfect as always, looking forward to see how you paint them.
Just what I was thinking, how to make paint look old, faded, chipped up, and weathered.
I'm sure you have a plan.
Your a patient man Squatch
These parts are beautifully fabricated. Making all the forming tools too to make to original process rather than just making as a series of patch panels. What’s going to be really amazing is the painting and weathering process to make them look “old” too.
Not making a set of louvred panels as well then for the full set? ;)
You are a craftsman sir! From one wrench to another, NICE!
You did an excellent job of making those panels, waiting to see the bumper bar.
Congratulations on your service! It is very gratifying to follow the whole process, I wish there were more people with this level of dedication!
congrats on this milestone...
I wish I had your patients. Very nice work, always a pleasure to watch your channel. Keep smilin
This is the metal forming equivalent of measure twice, cut once. Mint piece, great execution. With paint and Squatch aging magic, i'd find it hard to tell which is the original had i not seen the part made.
Squatch your attention to detail is awesome! Once you get the patina on those side panels like the rest of 5j1113 an average guy will never know the difference. Really enjoying this build. Cheers
Good job on fabrication, impressive. Thanx Toby.😃
That’s some nice metal work ! 😉👍
Hi Toby, all you have to do now is paint them a nice bright canary yellow ........
Great Job 💪💪💪💪💪
As I recall, sometime ago you were talking about or looking for a generator for 5J 1113,
I may have something of interest to you.
About 25 years ago I purchased a generator and mounting bracket for my D2, 5J 5081.
Never got it installed, but still have it.
Casting # on mounting bracket is - 5B 1537.
I have pictures, if you are interested, let me know, I will send them to you.
Great idea squatch253 let's get that yellow paint off
Speaking of Sr. sawing, how's he coming on the sawmill??
BRAVO A job well done with thanks to Senior's input also.
Hey mate,
Your workmanship is absolutely amazing with attention to detail not often witnessed these days. Your content is great, just a joy to watch. Your panels are better than factory! Well done!
Such a good job on your panels. People will be asking what Cat dealer still had that old stock still in store. Thanks for the video.
Great fun to see you working on your D2 and all the parts you are making, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You did gain some stretch there, bravo!
The flame spray coming off that torch is a form of art in itself. Perfect for this procedure. Must be a new or very good tip and you've got it dialed in perfectly.
You’ve managed to make sheet metal art. I enjoy this channel very much. Thanks for the effort
Hats off to your thinking cap , 2 axis offset without a hammer press ending with a factory finish , a tour de force as they say elsewhere .
Great job on those panels. You never cease to amaze me with your talents and mechanical skills.
Honestly I don't think there's any mechanical or fabrication challenge that's beyond your skill. Well done!
So far, I think that everything that you have done, you have done with cobbled together tooling. Well done.
Just awesome squatch fine work loved every minute of it.
you did a masterful job
I appreciate you OCD,and hard work...you did a tremendously fine job,My Hats off to ya.
I have enjoyed you making the panels for you 3J. I would be superb if you decided to make the curtains as well.
A very satisfying piece of work! Top job as usual, Toby!
Red oxide primer and a scotch pad to get your fauxtina if it helps,with black mat accents and some paint scrubs for the natural ageing. Looking forward to how it comes out I'm sure you will nail it .
Excellent video...and instruction Toby! Ha...1113 is better than factory new!!
Nice jobs ,,,, u going to have fun with paint!
I. think you do better job than cat did when they made . super super.job . nice to see the time you put in to do it right.
Excellent work as always....you'd think it came right from Cat....
YAY!! KEEP ON CONSTRUCTIN'!!
You did a great job making the panels!
Very nice work! Amazing what you can do with some patience, brute force and hydraulic assistance! I was able to repair a set of utility trailer fenders to near perfect on a recent auction acquisition that most would have just replaced.
You never seize to amaze me, Buddy!
Excellent job. You can't improve perfect. Thanks for uploading and sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
Really accurate job...
Good 👍 job man
Great work, pleasure to watch thanks for sharing 👌
Great job! As before I can't wait to see the front piece on.
Those panels turned out amazing. You deserve a nice cold Mountain Dew while you sit back and admire your accomplishment!
Great !!!! Can not wait to see it out moving and working !
Good content. 👍
Great job. Well done.👍
Beautiful job 👍
Look awesome! Great job metal forming. A lot of tedious trial and error. But it looks factory original. Nice work Squach. Thanks for sharing....