Many of those old CATS were retrofitted with field service change upgrades when they broke down while in service. If only they could talk! Wrap that finger up in blue painter's tape. Works great at protecting the injury, and comes off fairly easily. Or, leave it on so you can impress your office buddies LOL! Great video Matt; keep em coming.
As I watch your weekly struggles with the D4 2 years ago, your observations about the mods already done will and have helped you realise these machines are great for tinkerers and project mechanics. But the parts are not always available and/or inexpensive. Iron like these are a treat. I really enjoy your videos.
You don't need to move it to turn the tracks, jack the frame up until the tracks are off the ground and put a jackall under a grouser and turn it over.
Hahaha...."I can at least pull the ring gear cover and see if I'm in trouble" I'm thinking we're way past that as far as trouble is concerned Keep at it brother.....good stuff. Please take some serious precaution when pulling that winch off. Scary stuff.
Loving this series Matt, it's extremely interesting and I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. One thing worth considering with the winch if you can, remove the rope/wire before removing the winch itself, it should help shed a fair bit of weight. Keep up the great work though! Epic project!
They make load levelers for your shop crane, to fine tune your loads front to back or side to side. It might make your life easier when you go to reinstall the engine block and all of the big pieces from the sides.
I like watching your videos. We recently acquired two D4 cats. One looks about the same age as yours but the other one is a bit older. The diesel engines on both are siezed but the starting motors aren't. I got the one starting engine running
if the first gear gear is the same on both sidxes, you can take it out and flip it over, that way the worn parts are on the outside instead of the inside
You certainly are brave man to take apart a Caterpillar D4, by yourself. I worked for CAT for 10 years and although this is a small bulldozer it is a complicated piece of equipment. I made clutchplates and other component parts for the machine, and we were pretty compartmentalized, not knowing what other department did, so I find this adventure you're on fascinating, good luck.
Back in the 50's or so my dad had a D4 about this vintage. After he passed away everything was auctioned off, his did not have a winch, but he added a pump back there for a hydraulic system. I wonder if that old tractor is still in use.....I'm loving this project!!!!
A guy safely disassembles heavy machinery, then gets bamboo tortured trying to load the dishwasher! 😳 LOL 😆 Hang in there, love the project, and thanks for the videos!👍
Nice! Where your fingernail is concerned- what I do is put super glue on it where the old nail meets the new one. then use an Emory board on it to smooth it down. The glue will wear off faster than the nail grows so you will have to repeat the process as it grows. This keeps me from worrying about hanging it and ripping it off. also, you can buy what we called a finger condom. chefs use them when a cut happens in the kitchen to protect one individual finger tip. Next thought. I follow Diesel Creek. He does what you are doing. He could be a valuable contact and source of information. see if the teeth on first gear can be welded up then grind into shape. May save you a ton of work. I love watching your process. I'm 60 and my body is too beat up and broken to do this stuff anymore. so i get to live vicariously through your work!
Lots of parts but nothing compared to the new machines. At least this is one you can work on yourself. No computers needed, and definitely no DEF crap. That's why I love my D4H. Hope you get this one back to life will be great to see it pushing again.
The reasons it's painted inside the boxes A see better and easier, B helps oil circulate better and run back to pickup for oiling systems and adds in cleaning all debris and metal left overs against a bright background. Race motors and trans are painted inside the same way to also detect cracks in cases and blocks .
Have really been enjoying your work. I’m not a mechanic, know a few car-care items, but, wow! You are a safety beast and a cat rebuilder extraordinaire. Thank you for filming your work.
“Ach du lieber, mein schatz”! Haven’t finished watching this video YET, & haven’t watched all your other videos either on your “EPIC JOURNEY” to fix this BEAST of a CAT! At this stage in my watching is my overwhelming question - HOW do you keep TRACT of ALL YOUR NUTS & BOLTS AND WHERE THEY GO??? The BIG MAJOR PARTS shouldn’t be too hard to figure out where they’ll be re-assembled! But ALL those little parts would give me NIGHTMARES!!! Do you store those little parts in LABELED CANS? Do you take PHOTOS as you progress? Does your wife or girlfriend ever help you? A buddy? You need to finish this project BEFORE you “retire or die”, as you can’t “take it with you” whichever “way you go”, UP OR DOWN! This project is a wonderful hobby though, & can keep you out of the “bars” - NO SLIVOVITZ for you!! You must count ALL OF YOUR FINGERS each night before bedtime too! You should always count at least NINE! Remember the German saying “NINE, NINE”?! Great enjoyable videos!! “Gesundheit”!
We used to put a bolt attached to what you want to lift through a chain link then the other end gets attached to your hoist.. then on the finger nail, trim it as far back as you can, then keep a piece of tape over it while working!
I know you said this at least once along your videos that you “weren’t going to blast and paint” this project. I was light what the heck?!!! I know there is additional time and prep/paint cost but your Dozer is a cool artifact that seems crazy not to bring it back to at least close to original condition. Heck I thought sending you a lil cash just to help. 😆. CAT Yellow is snappy!!! I love what you are doing here and wish I had a facility I could do stuff like this. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
When I smashed my finger, & had to drill it, I was able to keep the old nail on all the way till the new nail reached the end, & remember cutting my finger nail with nail clippers & cutting thru the drill hole.
Your making progress. Yes a long way to go so I will be watching you get it done. Thanks for the update on the finger and yes I was cringing when you were telling us about the dish washer. Then you showed us the yearbox that's not to bad I say just 1st gear. Sweet. Yeah that winch looks HEAVY.
Matt, could you use a floor jack in conjunction with your engine crane to remove the winch. Maby build a wooden rolling cradle. Once it is loose move it back and get it down on the cradle. A good floor jack could handle most of the weight. You may need a freind to help coordinate the lift.
Nice work so far Matt. I'm enjoying your series very much. Thanks for having us along. I've worked on a lot of stuff but never a dozer. Very interesting. I look forward to each installment. A beautiful place you have there. I'm in Steilacoom on the west side. That nail will be back before you know it. I've been there a few times. Until then, You'll bang it on everything. :0)
Hello, here is a little DIY if it going to be a while before you get it all back together to save you a little pain later on with a wire brush, Get a 1 gallon pump sprayer and put some diesel in it and spray all of your bare metal, Everything that doesn't have paint on it soak it all down. It easier to wipe off diesel in a month or so than sanding and scraping the rust off
Glad the new tools helped! Nice work on getting those top plates off. Lucky only the one gear looked bad enough to replace! Congratulations on Your getting close to the end of the first half of the project, teardown!
I really like to see the dog house. Which is what the steering clutch brakes are located..but well done for you diving into it. Have fun getting the sprockets off and a puller to pull the axles, that's the only way they will come off.
Quite surprised at how good it is inside after all that time parked out in the woods with no cover. You are going to have quite the jigsaw puzzle when putting it back together. Good going so far. Thanks for the video.
Look at the bright side pulling the wench will make the whole needing to move the tractor back and forth to remove the bolts from the clutch assembly housing a whole lot easier
I've seen gears like that stand up to many years of hard use without causing problems. Just file the broken bits to relieve stress risers and ease engagement. You really don't want to use a carbide bit in an air tool on gear teeth unless you have very good control of the tool, which takes some experience. The only time you should notice any gear chips like that are when the machine is under operation is when shifting into that gear (it may grind a little bit if the clutch isn't fully disengaged), you won't notice it at all once it is all the way in gear. I've seen large chunks of gear removed on hypoid gear sets to enable a cross shaft insert, once the gear teeth are filed back a bit you don't notice it at all in use.
I know the pain of the nail being ripped off.... years ago while water skiing I splattered my self into the water at a high rate of speed. The stick, due to angle, velocity and Murphy's dang Law had the stick go exactly under my large toe nail on my right foot and tear it off while partially inpaling the toe. I just floated there a few minutes feeling not so great and finally saw the wondrous stick that was now my toe nail. Once on shore my dad saw it and said that he bet that hurt and then without warning ripped it out of my toe. The rest of the day everyone asked me if I needed a "toe" truck..... I still have phantom pain and a weird nail grew back....... Nail horror stories........
Hi Matt, to get to the steering clutch bolts don't move the dozer, split the tracks above the drive sprockets. Make sure you secure the tracks to the centre roller otherwise they will probably roll off onto the floor in front. Dad had a D4 and. I saw him do this several times. As well as a winch,his had a PCU to operate the blade via 2 A frames. So both the winch and Power Control Unit had to be removed.
Looks like great progress. Keep up the steadfast work. I have the same model D4 waiting for me to tear into it, one steering clutch is stuck and I have the pony out, it looks like I should pull the top cover and dig in before buttoning up the pony and having to mess with having it in the way. That clutch pack need a puller that is pretty hefty, looking forward to watching each week.
Just tape up that nail.. I had to do the same for "Skiers toe" - when you do a jump and land too far back on your skis, the big toe gets jammed into the from part of the ski boot. The doctor had me tape it up with this special tape after he put a glowing red hot needle through the nail. He said if the nail gets knocked off, it could be a problem.
It was only a matter of time before that winch had to come off to move forward with the project. I think a gantry crane is a solid idea, not only for the winch, but to help you when reassembly time comes. When the day comes for the formal dewinchification, call in some buddies to help. The cost of some pizza and beer is cheap insurance to have extra hands available in case you need them. I'm really enjoying the series and am looking forward to what comes next.
Well, a mixed bag really then. Shame about first, but at least theres no totally missing teeth. Depends how much a new one is, like you say probabluy wont be too expensive. Also nice to see the big boots and trousers in there, nice and safe like.
There is a fantastic new invention you might find helps your fingers. I hear that some people call them "gloves". Thanks for sharing this project. With your timberframe shop, you might be able to rig up a bridge crane for big projects like this.
Lock washers only keep loose bolts from falling out fast. A properly tightened bolt that is not overloaded will hold just fine. I would argue that the clutch output bolts were not torqued correctly. Bolts with fully reversing load need to be tights. Keep at it.
You will have to remove the winch to get those bars out. I am anxious to see the serial no plate. I think your tractor is a '53 or '54 model with a '50 engine. Winch weighs far less than engine and you handled that easily which surprised me. I think the steering clutches could have worked but at this point I would change the throwout bearings, If those go out you are screwed. Be sure to replace with thrust type bearings. I have pulled those clutches with a big wheel puller but they are supposed to be pressed on to replace. You can probably take the clutch packs apart and clean them up, All new parts will be costly. Those clutches are way overbuilt and can accept a lot of wear and abuse. One problem I think you have is the needle bearings in the lid that the bell cranks pivot on. There is no way to lube them and they are rusty. I am having that problem with my latest D4. On my D8 I had one steering clutch that would not release because of this. I could not get it out, I was finally able to solve this by drilling some small holes in the casting to get oil into them. I think Squatch said those bearings are hard to come by.
I spent a lot of time looking through the parts book for differences between serial numbers, because like you I suspected it's not the same serial number as the engine. The item that changed the most over the years seems to have been the floor plates...the shapes cut out in them changed slightly every few years. The plates on my tractor appear to be from the correct 1950 model year, but of course they could just be replacements. Guess we will find out when the winch comes off!
Looks like a fun project. Just a suggestion. When I tear something down, I reinstall bolts, brackets as soon as then will not be in the way. For instance at 15:26, you removed the "brake lever bracket" (retainer tab & bolt). Things like this can get missed placed, and you spend time looking for the tab and the right bolt. The bolt and the retainer tab can be reinstalled at 90 degrees, and be out of the way. When you are reassembling the machine, the right bolt and the retainer tab, will be right there where you need it. Great videos on the D4.
Use a bandaid to keep the nail on till you want it to come off. Then when your not bashing fingers - the bandaid can come off easily. This is a crashbox trans. And when you shift - the gears can and do not always mate up, when you want to shift to first. Trucker shift - is you gently press the shifter - to the gear you want and slowly get the clutch to rotate. If you do it right - it does not grind..It just snaps into gear. But you have to be really slow with this. The chips are someone who never learned to shifted any old equipment. The chip do not run through the trans - you will find them on the floor of the trans.
He should use "super glue" to hold that nail down. Don't laugh, Doctors use it in surgery all the time, as it is one of the components of "Liquid Skin" they sell over the counter as well.
Chipped teeth are still teeth. Broken and missing teeth are cause for concern. That “seal” on the top cover looks like bathroom caulking. I’d take that chinesium engine hoist to that winch. If you bust it take it back to harbor freight and get another one. Love the videos and love seeing your German shepherd safety officer checking on you
A bit late it's good idea to release steering clutches, probably wouldn't have worked because of the seized up side. You can pull both steering clutch levers back at the same time a push on the brake pedals if you step on one if with you foot on the other you feel it come back at you, your cross shift bearings should be replaced. There are shims on either side. These shims set the backlash for the ring and pinion. If you get into it keep track, of which side the shims come out generally if you put them back the way the way they come out you'll be ok. There's a set number of shims make sure they all go back from the look of the gears your in good shape, but if the ring and pinion tolerance is too tight you can wreck the gears of in a hurry, as I rule I replace the bearings when I do the steering clutches if your in that deep and they're not that expensive.
build a try pod over the back end of winch //with 3 inch pipe and chain the top of poles with bolts through polls at the top and chain --, and hold winch hanging //then pull caterpillar forward and work
Sure happy to see some shiny metal after all the rust that you encountered and as you panned around on the machine I noticed the springs that keep the tracks tight and I am sure that you know how how to adjust those style tracks alright but wouldn't it be nice if you could swap them for the hydraulic style that takes grease to adjust tension on those tracks??? I even think that you might be able to adapt it over some way now that the frame is down that far..... welding rod can do many things
Great project and I am learning how such heavy equipment is put together and works. Well sort of anyways. Just remember, you will probably never ever again have this machine disassembled to this level. So make sure you do everything you could possible want now before reassembling it again. And that includes refinishing as well. JMHO
The pictures in your manual, that you can't tell what you are looking at, look like the quality of copy you get when you buy your manuals from Jensales. Most anything I have needed a manual for, I have found originals or good quality copies, by shopping around. You might pay a bit more, but well worth it. I like having manuals in PDF, then I can print off the pages I need and use them in the shop, or I scan the original manual and print it, so I don't get grease and dirt on the original.
Welcome to kansas weather for a summer. Everyday is that way in july August and start in the end of may..... stops around half way into September.... its miserable
I suggest that the broken teeth on 1st, would be caused be it popping out of gear whilst under load. If so, then there may well be something similar on the teeth that they were meshed with - you may need to roll the chassis slightly to see the other side of those gears.
When you get ready to reassemble ,get some althread and cut into 4 pieces 8 or so inches long and screw them into bolt pattern and use as drift pins.Also before there was loctite there was weather strip cement aka as gorilla snot because of it's yellow color spread on threads and assemble will not vibrate loose !!Use rifle bore brushes to clean threads before reuse..Hot roders loctite in 50s and 60s .
You have it apart this far, may as well finish taking it apart the rest of the way while you have it this far. you will be glad you did when it's all done.
Use a bandaid with duct tape over it till you're ready to pull the nail, seems like everyone puts a kick in that control lever, it must be more comfortable for the operator, I think it tends to hit your knee
They do make an adjustable pulling fixture that you can use with your hoist that allows you to change the center of gravity when lifting something like an engine or cylinder head or anything kinda bulky. Horror Freight used to sell them. Highly recommend. BTW, I still think you will have to pull the final drives to get those steering clutches out……
Love the intro "hi my name is Matt" same as Diesel Creek's intro. 🤣
He forgot Charlie.
When he gets the D4 running he can add the horn blast.
Many of those old CATS were retrofitted with field service change upgrades when they broke down while in service. If only they could talk! Wrap that finger up in blue painter's tape. Works great at protecting the injury, and comes off fairly easily. Or, leave it on so you can impress your office buddies LOL! Great video Matt; keep em coming.
As I watch your weekly struggles with the D4 2 years ago, your observations about the mods already done will and have helped you realise these machines are great for tinkerers and project mechanics. But the parts are not always available and/or inexpensive. Iron like these are a treat. I really enjoy your videos.
You don't need to move it to turn the tracks, jack the frame up until the tracks are off the ground and put a jackall under a grouser and turn it over.
Hahaha...."I can at least pull the ring gear cover and see if I'm in trouble"
I'm thinking we're way past that as far as trouble is concerned
Keep at it brother.....good stuff.
Please take some serious precaution when pulling that winch off.
Scary stuff.
Was thinking exactly the same
Man I'm really loving this series. Super pumped I ran across your channel!
Loving this series Matt, it's extremely interesting and I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. One thing worth considering with the winch if you can, remove the rope/wire before removing the winch itself, it should help shed a fair bit of weight. Keep up the great work though! Epic project!
Getting real interesting. Keep the mojo going, looking forward to seeing it run!! Thanks
Our prayers are with you getting the beast running. I was ten when this was new... I'd love a refit, refurb and refinish job, too! LOL
They make load levelers for your shop crane, to fine tune your loads front to back or side to side. It might make your life easier when you go to reinstall the engine block and all of the big pieces from the sides.
I am extremely impressed of everything you are doing! I can’t wait to see the machine running again!!
I like watching your videos. We recently acquired two D4 cats. One looks about the same age as yours but the other one is a bit older. The diesel engines on both are siezed but the starting motors aren't. I got the one starting engine running
if the first gear gear is the same on both sidxes, you can take it out and flip it over, that way the worn parts are on the outside instead of the inside
You certainly are brave man to take apart a Caterpillar D4, by yourself. I worked for CAT for 10 years and although this is a small bulldozer it is a complicated piece of equipment. I made clutchplates and other component parts for the machine, and we were pretty compartmentalized, not knowing what other department did, so I find this adventure you're on fascinating, good luck.
"I do have a manual but.. Nyah!" We've all been there m8. Loving this channel. Thank you!
Back in the 50's or so my dad had a D4 about this vintage. After he passed away everything was auctioned off, his did not have a winch, but he added a pump back there for a hydraulic system. I wonder if that old tractor is still in use.....I'm loving this project!!!!
A guy safely disassembles heavy machinery, then gets bamboo tortured trying to load the dishwasher! 😳
LOL 😆
Hang in there, love the project, and thanks for the videos!👍
Nice! Where your fingernail is concerned- what I do is put super glue on it where the old nail meets the new one. then use an Emory board on it to smooth it down. The glue will wear off faster than the nail grows so you will have to repeat the process as it grows. This keeps me from worrying about hanging it and ripping it off.
also, you can buy what we called a finger condom. chefs use them when a cut happens in the kitchen to protect one individual finger tip.
Next thought. I follow Diesel Creek. He does what you are doing. He could be a valuable contact and source of information.
see if the teeth on first gear can be welded up then grind into shape. May save you a ton of work.
I love watching your process. I'm 60 and my body is too beat up and broken to do this stuff anymore. so i get to live vicariously through your work!
Lots of parts but nothing compared to the new machines. At least this is one you can work on yourself. No computers needed, and definitely no DEF crap. That's why I love my D4H. Hope you get this one back to life will be great to see it pushing again.
Wow! I love these updates. I hope you are having fun. I used to help my dad on the farm. The last big piece of equipment was a Cat D8!
awesome project and I enjoy your humor. looking forward to more episodes!
The reasons it's painted inside the boxes A see better and easier, B helps oil circulate better and run back to pickup for oiling systems and adds in cleaning all debris and metal left overs against a bright background. Race motors and trans are painted inside the same way to also detect cracks in cases and blocks .
Have really been enjoying your work. I’m not a mechanic, know a few car-care items, but, wow! You are a safety beast and a cat rebuilder extraordinaire. Thank you for filming your work.
“Ach du lieber, mein schatz”! Haven’t finished watching this video YET, & haven’t watched all your other videos either on your “EPIC JOURNEY” to fix this BEAST of a CAT! At this stage in my watching is my overwhelming question - HOW do you keep TRACT of ALL YOUR NUTS & BOLTS AND WHERE THEY GO??? The BIG MAJOR PARTS shouldn’t be too hard to figure out where they’ll be re-assembled! But ALL those little parts would give me NIGHTMARES!!! Do you store those little parts in LABELED CANS? Do you take PHOTOS as you progress? Does your wife or girlfriend ever help you? A buddy? You need to finish this project BEFORE you “retire or die”, as you can’t “take it with you” whichever “way you go”, UP OR DOWN! This project is a wonderful hobby though, & can keep you out of the “bars” - NO SLIVOVITZ for you!! You must count ALL OF YOUR FINGERS each night before bedtime too! You should always count at least NINE! Remember the German saying “NINE, NINE”?! Great enjoyable videos!! “Gesundheit”!
just retired from Paving after 40 years, this channel has caused me to go in lock down mode and watching all of your videos.
We used to put a bolt attached to what you want to lift through a chain link then the other end gets attached to your hoist.. then on the finger nail, trim it as far back as you can, then keep a piece of tape over it while working!
AN I thought I liked on big challenging projects!!!! Hang in there!
I know you said this at least once along your videos that you “weren’t going to blast and paint” this project. I was light what the heck?!!! I know there is additional time and prep/paint cost but your Dozer is a cool artifact that seems crazy not to bring it back to at least close to original condition. Heck I thought sending you a lil cash just to help. 😆. CAT Yellow is snappy!!! I love what you are doing here and wish I had a facility I could do stuff like this. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
There's nothing like the proper tools to make the job easy
When I smashed my finger, & had to drill it, I was able to keep the old nail on all the way till the new nail reached the end, & remember cutting my finger nail with nail clippers & cutting thru the drill hole.
These old Cat dozers are sure fascinating.
I like to watch the resurrection of old diesel equipment, especially dozers, don't have all the damn expensive electronic clutter!
Great progress. Thanks for the commentary and pictures. Makes for an understanding of the work.
I hope you remember where all the bolts and nuts go for re-assembly!
wow this is a mammoth undertaking, I am glad it's coming along.
We enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing with us! A great project to follow! Be safe!
It's looking like you could use a chain fall. Am enjoying the project. Thank you.
Your making progress. Yes a long way to go so I will be watching you get it done. Thanks for the update on the finger and yes I was cringing when you were telling us about the dish washer. Then you showed us the yearbox that's not to bad I say just 1st gear. Sweet. Yeah that winch looks HEAVY.
Matt, could you use a floor jack in conjunction with your engine crane to remove the winch. Maby build a wooden rolling cradle. Once it is loose move it back and get it down on the cradle. A good floor jack could handle most of the weight. You may need a freind to help coordinate the lift.
Building a really solid cradle for it would be worth the effort. Something that could be moved with a palette jack would be ideal.
Also: the drive shaft comes out with the winch! You'll have to swing it back and out rather than just lowering it.
Nice work so far Matt. I'm enjoying your series very much. Thanks for having us along. I've worked on a lot of stuff but never a dozer. Very interesting. I look forward to each installment. A beautiful place you have there. I'm in Steilacoom on the west side. That nail will be back before you know it. I've been there a few times. Until then, You'll bang it on everything. :0)
Keep up the good work.Love to see old dozers loaders brought back to life
Hello, here is a little DIY if it going to be a while before you get it all back together to save you a little pain later on with a wire brush, Get a 1 gallon pump sprayer and put some diesel in it and spray all of your bare metal, Everything that doesn't have paint on it soak it all down. It easier to wipe off diesel in a month or so than sanding and scraping the rust off
Crazy how clean the inside is. 60 year old gears look new. You don't get that quality anymore.
Glad the new tools helped! Nice work on getting those top plates off. Lucky only the one gear looked bad enough to replace! Congratulations on Your getting close to the end of the first half of the project, teardown!
I really like to see the dog house. Which is what the steering clutch brakes are located..but well done for you diving into it. Have fun getting the sprockets off and a puller to pull the axles, that's the only way they will come off.
Quite surprised at how good it is inside after all that time parked out in the woods with no cover. You are going to have quite the jigsaw puzzle when putting it back together. Good going so far. Thanks for the video.
Your view are increasing with each video you do. Well done. Well worth watching.
you are doing an awesome job! I've seen some projects and yeah, there's a reason they never get done.
Look at the bright side pulling the wench will make the whole needing to move the tractor back and forth to remove the bolts from the clutch assembly housing a whole lot easier
I've seen gears like that stand up to many years of hard use without causing problems. Just file the broken bits to relieve stress risers and ease engagement. You really don't want to use a carbide bit in an air tool on gear teeth unless you have very good control of the tool, which takes some experience. The only time you should notice any gear chips like that are when the machine is under operation is when shifting into that gear (it may grind a little bit if the clutch isn't fully disengaged), you won't notice it at all once it is all the way in gear. I've seen large chunks of gear removed on hypoid gear sets to enable a cross shaft insert, once the gear teeth are filed back a bit you don't notice it at all in use.
great job on the video matt , pictures and audio excellent. until next time.
Matt, Easy to follow disassembly... Good job....
I know the pain of the nail being ripped off.... years ago while water skiing I splattered my self into the water at a high rate of speed. The stick, due to angle, velocity and Murphy's dang Law had the stick go exactly under my large toe nail on my right foot and tear it off while partially inpaling the toe. I just floated there a few minutes feeling not so great and finally saw the wondrous stick that was now my toe nail. Once on shore my dad saw it and said that he bet that hurt and then without warning ripped it out of my toe. The rest of the day everyone asked me if I needed a "toe" truck..... I still have phantom pain and a weird nail grew back....... Nail horror stories........
Hi Matt, to get to the steering clutch bolts don't move the dozer, split the tracks above the drive sprockets. Make sure you secure the tracks to the centre roller otherwise they will probably roll off onto the floor in front. Dad had a D4 and. I saw him do this several times. As well as a winch,his had a PCU to operate the blade via 2 A frames. So both the winch and Power Control Unit had to be removed.
Trans looks pretty good
Looks like great progress. Keep up the steadfast work. I have the same model D4 waiting for me to tear into it, one steering clutch is stuck and
I have the pony out, it looks like I should pull the top cover and dig in before buttoning up the pony and having to mess with having it in the way. That clutch
pack need a puller that is pretty hefty, looking forward to watching each week.
Looking clean brother, good luck getting the winch off.
Those wear factors are nothing in that gearbox. I would very much like to be in your shoes as far as the dozer goes. Good story. Thanks man.
There’s so much more learning curve doing things the hard way versus the easy way 😂☕️🏍
you are doing great. while i do not need a dozer , i am learning a lot
Just tape up that nail.. I had to do the same for "Skiers toe" - when you do a jump and land too far back on your skis, the big toe gets jammed into the from part of the ski boot. The doctor had me tape it up with this special tape after he put a glowing red hot needle through the nail. He said if the nail gets knocked off, it could be a problem.
Thanks for the update.
I hope your finger isn't giving you to much pain.
Big project. Keep up the good work.Looks like your having fun.
I love those yellow tractors great job
Love the channel and the project can't wait for the next week
I had a Vietnam flash back when described the dishwasher. Also I have never been to Vietnam.
Enjoying the journey can’t wait for the next episode.
It was only a matter of time before that winch had to come off to move forward with the project. I think a gantry crane is a solid idea, not only for the winch, but to help you when reassembly time comes. When the day comes for the formal dewinchification, call in some buddies to help. The cost of some pizza and beer is cheap insurance to have extra hands available in case you need them.
I'm really enjoying the series and am looking forward to what comes next.
Well, a mixed bag really then. Shame about first, but at least theres no totally missing teeth. Depends how much a new one is, like you say probabluy wont be too expensive. Also nice to see the big boots and trousers in there, nice and safe like.
Oh dude 200 bucks thats easy, definitely jump on that
There is a fantastic new invention you might find helps your fingers. I hear that some people call them "gloves". Thanks for sharing this project. With your timberframe shop, you might be able to rig up a bridge crane for big projects like this.
or even a bandaid on that finger
Lock washers only keep loose bolts from falling out fast. A properly tightened bolt that is not overloaded will hold just fine. I would argue that the clutch output bolts were not torqued correctly. Bolts with fully reversing load need to be tights. Keep at it.
You will have to remove the winch to get those bars out. I am anxious to see the serial no plate. I think your tractor is a '53 or '54 model with a '50 engine. Winch weighs far less than engine and you handled that easily which surprised me. I think the steering clutches could have worked but at this point I would change the throwout bearings, If those go out you are screwed. Be sure to replace with thrust type bearings. I have pulled those clutches with a big wheel puller but they are supposed to be pressed on to replace. You can probably take the clutch packs apart and clean them up, All new parts will be costly. Those clutches are way overbuilt and can accept a lot of wear and abuse. One problem I think you have is the needle bearings in the lid that the bell cranks pivot on. There is no way to lube them and they are rusty. I am having that problem with my latest D4. On my D8 I had one steering clutch that would not release because of this. I could not get it out, I was finally able to solve this by drilling some small holes in the casting to get oil into them. I think Squatch said those bearings are hard to come by.
I spent a lot of time looking through the parts book for differences between serial numbers, because like you I suspected it's not the same serial number as the engine. The item that changed the most over the years seems to have been the floor plates...the shapes cut out in them changed slightly every few years. The plates on my tractor appear to be from the correct 1950 model year, but of course they could just be replacements. Guess we will find out when the winch comes off!
Starting to look like a dozer parts department on the outside of your shop! lol 😂. You’re doing a good job brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Isn't it amazing how injuries are magnetic stuff just jumps out at them.
Looks like a fun project. Just a suggestion. When I tear something down, I reinstall bolts, brackets as soon as then will not be in the way. For instance at 15:26, you removed the "brake lever bracket" (retainer tab & bolt). Things like this can get missed placed, and you spend time looking for the tab and the right bolt. The bolt and the retainer tab can be reinstalled at 90 degrees, and be out of the way. When you are reassembling the machine, the right bolt and the retainer tab, will be right there where you need it. Great videos on the D4.
additional.. chain saw some blocks to fit under the back of the tracks to move the fulcrum point as far back as possible..
Use Devcon to fix worn splines. I used it on axle splines on my skidder 31 years ago an it is still tight as new.
Use a bandaid to keep the nail on till you want it to come off. Then when your not bashing fingers - the bandaid can come off easily.
This is a crashbox trans. And when you shift - the gears can and do not always mate up, when you want to shift to first. Trucker shift - is you gently press the shifter - to the gear you want and slowly get the clutch to rotate. If you do it right - it does not grind..It just snaps into gear. But you have to be really slow with this. The chips are someone who never learned to shifted any old equipment. The chip do not run through the trans - you will find them on the floor of the trans.
He should use "super glue" to hold that nail down. Don't laugh, Doctors use it in surgery all the time, as it is one of the components of "Liquid Skin" they sell over the counter as well.
Great job on disassembly.
Chipped teeth are still teeth. Broken and missing teeth are cause for concern. That “seal” on the top cover looks like bathroom caulking. I’d take that chinesium engine hoist to that winch. If you bust it take it back to harbor freight and get another one. Love the videos and love seeing your German shepherd safety officer checking on you
A bit late it's good idea to release steering clutches, probably wouldn't have worked because of the seized up side. You can pull both steering clutch levers back at the same time a push on the brake pedals if you step on one if with you foot on the other you feel it come back at you, your cross shift bearings should be replaced. There are shims on either side. These shims set the backlash for the ring and pinion. If you get into it keep track, of which side the shims come out generally if you put them back the way the way they come out you'll be ok. There's a set number of shims make sure they all go back from the look of the gears your in good shape, but if the ring and pinion tolerance is too tight you can wreck the gears of in a hurry, as I rule I replace the bearings when I do the steering clutches if your in that deep and they're not that expensive.
build a try pod over the back end of winch //with 3 inch pipe and chain the top of poles with bolts through polls at the top and chain --, and hold winch hanging //then pull caterpillar forward and work
You can rebuild it Matt! You have the technology! ;-)
Gantry for sure, good luck with that.
Sure happy to see some shiny metal after all the rust that you encountered and as you panned around on the machine I noticed the springs that keep the tracks tight and I am sure that you know how how to adjust those style tracks alright but wouldn't it be nice if you could swap them for the hydraulic style that takes grease to adjust tension on those tracks??? I even think that you might be able to adapt it over some way now that the frame is down that far..... welding rod can do many things
Great project and I am learning how such heavy equipment is put together and works. Well sort of anyways. Just remember, you will probably never ever again have this machine disassembled to this level. So make sure you do everything you could possible want now before reassembling it again. And that includes refinishing as well. JMHO
The pictures in your manual, that you can't tell what you are looking at, look like the quality of copy you get when you buy your manuals from Jensales. Most anything I have needed a manual for, I have found originals or good quality copies, by shopping around. You might pay a bit more, but well worth it.
I like having manuals in PDF, then I can print off the pages I need and use them in the shop, or I scan the original manual and print it, so I don't get grease and dirt on the original.
Outstanding…. Thank you for sharing
Welcome to kansas weather for a summer. Everyday is that way in july August and start in the end of may..... stops around half way into September.... its miserable
I suggest that the broken teeth on 1st, would be caused be it popping out of gear whilst under load. If so, then there may well be something similar on the teeth that they were meshed with - you may need to roll the chassis slightly to see the other side of those gears.
Super glue and bicarb of soda on that nail will make a nice protective "shell" whilst it heals, stop you catching while you work.
When you get ready to reassemble ,get some althread and cut into 4 pieces 8 or so inches long and screw them into bolt pattern and use as drift pins.Also before there was loctite there was weather strip cement aka as gorilla snot because of it's yellow color spread on threads and assemble will not vibrate loose !!Use rifle bore brushes to clean threads before reuse..Hot roders loctite in 50s and 60s .
Your doin a great job..keep it up BEARDED WONDER 👌👍
You have it apart this far, may as well finish taking it apart the rest of the way while you have it this far. you will be glad you did when it's all done.
Put a Band Aid on your finger to keep your nail longer.
remember when re-installing the bolts to anti-seize the threads. saves an awful lot of cursing later.
I think you’re doing great Matt, thanks for sharing brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Use a bandaid with duct tape over it till you're ready to pull the nail, seems like everyone puts a kick in that control lever, it must be more comfortable for the operator, I think it tends to hit your knee
They do make an adjustable pulling fixture that you can use with your hoist that allows you to change the center of gravity when lifting something like an engine or cylinder head or anything kinda bulky. Horror Freight used to sell them. Highly recommend.
BTW, I still think you will have to pull the final drives to get those steering clutches out……
You are doing one hell of good job there....
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