It says a lot about the maintenance of your machines when you haven't touched it in 2 years and it fired right up with no issues. It's nice to see some of the other equipment getting some action. Awesome stuff Squatch!
Watched the whole video, then re-played it with eyes closed just to hear the audio alone the second time. That's some award-winning audio right there, including the outro music... nice choice.
Before I was born dad had a rd6 and cleared all our pasture land of rocks. Don't remember how long he had it, but replaced a piston on it, I still have the piston that sat on the back of the work bench for all my youth.
This is ASMR for old mechanics watching that slow-turning old RD6 pull those trees down like they're nothing! Torque monster is right!! I doubt that thing ever gets much over 600 rpm tops. Great video capture of all this.. thanks!!😁👍
I learned to run an old Cat D-7 with no hydraulics. It was a late 1940s or early 50s model. The cables for the blade ran through an a frame on top and served as a cab of sorts. I learned real quick that if you stalled the engine out with the blade up it was almost impossible to get the crank into to pony motor to restart the beast. Oh did I mention I was 15 years old and weighted 130 pounds soaking wet. I cleared a lot of Arkansas hillsides to make pasture land for a small dairy farm. Most fun I ever had on a machine. I went on to become a licensed Operator at two different Nuclear Powered power Plants. A long way from the old Cat.
#5J1113 with the 20" trackpads will look like the badass little brother of the RD6. The stance and torque of the RD6 lets everyone know that failure is not an option. It's so much fun to listen and watch her work. If you have some extra time, could you talk about your Kubota. It seems that it is a very handy piece of equipment. Great to see Senior again.
When I was 27 I wanted to clear some trees in a fence line on the farm I bought. Could not afford to hire the job done but was able to get a short term loan for $2750.00 and bought an RD6 and used it for about 2 weeks and sold it for $2750.00 before the first payment was due. Still on that same farm and semi-retired, I'm 69 now and this brought back a lot of good memory's of that old RD6!!!
Great to see you two with machines running. This brings back lots of memories with my dad and grandfather clearing my parents place as a 7 year old kid.
I love the sound of the three cylinder machine. I didn't have a doubt that she would fire up the way you take care of your machines. Keep up the great work 👍
…and I thought my 3cyl ford diesel sounded good, man you can feel the power of that long stroke through the screen. That RD6 is thumping along like a clock thanks to your handiwork. Cheers from Texas
The RD6 is a true champ. I can imagine that oak tree would make still nice decorations. Despite basswood is not the greatest firewood. The price of firewood has gone up and having your own wood grove might be a life saver in day's like these.
You weren’t lying about the basswood! I’m used to trying to dig out hedge with a backhoe about twice the size of that Kubota and it’s all I can do on roots that size too get them cut. The old RD -6 is a true power wagon.
A pleasure to watch. You do not "perform" for the camera, impersonating a great actor; you get down to the nitty-gritty without fuss and get the work done - with some most interesting kit, in this case, a venerable 3-cyl diesel with the slogging power of a great Blackstone factory engine!
this is a great channel. really enjoy seeing the old iron maintained and working and not sitting forgotten in a museum. those old cats will be around for another lifetime.
My dad was a gas mechanic for those old machines in the wheat fields of Washington during WWII .He was over 30 and banged up from coal mines so draft board rejected him.
Back in the late 60's my Uncle Bill had an Allis Chambers HD5 3 cylinder Diesel bull dozer. Pushing brush, he could stall it, release the clutch and it would start back up under its own compression. It sure had lots of torque at low RPM. I am impressed with your RD-6 with the same merits. A perfect machine for that sort of work.
What a fantastic sound that tractor makes. When I was about 7 (1953) I used to visit a gravel pit that had crawlers with rope operated scrapers and blades. They sounded like yours. It really brings back memories that I thought I had forgotten. (UK)
Great technique on that startup. The relative ease betrays a LOT of hard work keeping it up and learning it's behavior!! Love to watch your gear in action.
I remember one of these episodes you did with the RD6 on pulling trees out of the ground you called it pulling weeds the episode it's good that you got the RD6 running and I like these videos as much as the restoration virestoration videos I do hope you finish the D2 dozer Before fall since it's so close to completion
My cousin used to buy basswood in large quantities for wood carving, but he's gone now. You might put an ad out there for wood carvers. Just depends on how badly damaged the wood is. Had a friend with furniture made from it. The furniture was really light weight. P.S. When Basswood became unavailable, he bought a "forest' of Kataupa. His entire (small) back yard was filled 12-18" diameter pieces 10 feet long, standing straight up.
Now....how did I know you were going to drive through that water puddle? Your kinda like the 4 year old boy who has to stomp all the puddles after a shower.... Lol. Love your channel and your astute, if not, OCD attention to detail. We learn a tremendous amount from you. Thanks
Hey Squatch, a suggestion for your basswood wood craft and hobby stores sell basswood for carving. I'm not sure of the dimensions etc. but it might pay to investigate rather than digging a hole to bury it.
Squatch said it all. The RD6 don't care. I would imagine anything you hook it to there are only 2 outcomes...either it will pull it, or it will break the tow cable. That thing is a BEAST.
Nice to see Senior out there on the job👍 as old RD6 exhaust note deepens the torque figures rise💪💪 no high revving modern engine could pull at these low revs great video 👍
Is it considered "work" if it's so much fun? "Just one more" great video I wish we had our TD18 working when i was a kid but they were to far gone. Have a great day buddy.
Dunno bout you lads, but my dad and i, we are gearing up to pull in a crapton of firewood. With furnace fuel already past $2.30 CDN/Litre, we need to burn much more wood for heat. Given how harsh this past winter was, we are takin no chances. Rough guess, gonna be 14 cord we bring in this summer. Still snow in the bush though, stuck waitin on the worst time of year - fall time, ride the quads till theres enough snow for the sled; but now? Cant do either. Stay outta trouble eh?
Thanks for the video. It sure would be nice to store that beauty in a barn or shed. I hate to see nice machinery sitting outside. I have a little room… I can store it for ya! Lol! 😄
13:20 looks like a seep spring. If it is, that would be worth developing. At least, down here it would be. Been dry as dust this year. Got a whole inch from Jan 1st to today.
Love me some tree pulling action. Always the most inertaining though when you get a real stubborn one that pulls you backwards and starts the engine running the other way. Oil bath air cleaners make messy mufflers. Lol😅
Love the sound of that engine on that old RD6! I wish someone in our farming area would've had one of these pulling an implement through the field when I was a youngster. These were already a bit outdated by the time we came along in the 1980's, although I do think someone up the road did have a D6 that dated around the first year of production. I wanna say it was a 1946 model but I could be wrong.
Just for viewers info; As a reww frows, the first wood is Sap Wood. As three matures the innermost part of the tree becomes Heart Woo. Sap wood is almost immune to rot. Heart wood is very likely to rot if exposed. A lesson to be learned. Heart wood occurs when the Sapwood is about 2 inches thick. So if you prune a tree branch do it when the branch is 2 inches or less. Forester Jim. Don't let an Arborist or tree Surgeon tell you different.
The cackle of that 3 cylinder is pure music. Maybe cooler than an old Jonny popper ;)
> maybe
Definitely cooler than a JD
It says a lot about the maintenance of your machines when you haven't touched it in 2 years and it fired right up with no issues. It's nice to see some of the other equipment getting some action. Awesome stuff Squatch!
That old tractor. Makes the new ones seem like toys!!
Watched the whole video, then re-played it with eyes closed just to hear the audio alone the second time. That's some award-winning audio right there, including the outro music... nice choice.
Before I was born dad had a rd6 and cleared all our pasture land of rocks. Don't remember how long he had it, but replaced a piston on it, I still have the piston that sat on the back of the work bench for all my youth.
Wow......THe purring of a CAT and cracking timber......closing off with the frogs!!! You live a VERY blessed life!! Good Stuff!!
This is ASMR for old mechanics watching that slow-turning old RD6 pull those trees down like they're nothing! Torque monster is right!! I doubt that thing ever gets much over 600 rpm tops. Great video capture of all this.. thanks!!😁👍
Love it when the barking dog makes the Cat purr.
The RD6 didn’t even break a sweat. He yawned when you pulled the little maple out. Then a little playing in the mud! Boys and their toys! Good times!
Oh man !!!! That echo from that 3 lunger …it’s just….. aghh ….and it sounds so ….. words simply can’t describe it 😎👌
I learned to run an old Cat D-7 with no hydraulics. It was a late 1940s or early 50s model. The cables for the blade ran through an a frame on top and served as a cab of sorts. I learned real quick that if you stalled the engine out with the blade up it was almost impossible to get the crank into to pony motor to restart the beast. Oh did I mention I was 15 years old and weighted 130 pounds soaking wet. I cleared a lot of Arkansas hillsides to make pasture land for a small dairy farm. Most fun I ever had on a machine. I went on to become a licensed Operator at two different Nuclear Powered power Plants. A long way from the old Cat.
#5J1113 with the 20" trackpads will look like the badass little brother of the RD6. The stance and torque of the RD6 lets everyone know that failure is not an option. It's so much fun to listen and watch her work. If you have some extra time, could you talk about your Kubota. It seems that it is a very handy piece of equipment. Great to see Senior again.
That old long stroke engine sure has a pretty sound!! Nice job to you both.
When I was 27 I wanted to clear some trees in a fence line on the farm I bought. Could not afford to hire the job done but was able to get a short term loan for $2750.00 and bought an RD6 and used it for about 2 weeks and sold it for $2750.00 before the first payment was due. Still on that same farm and semi-retired, I'm 69 now and this brought back a lot of good memory's of that old RD6!!!
Great to see you two with machines running. This brings back lots of memories with my dad and grandfather clearing my parents place as a 7 year old kid.
Is the RD6 just a puller or does it take a blade too?
Hey Squatch, there’s always “just one more” !!
Great to see the machinery running and both of you working together.
That old RD6 purrs Like a Kitten! Your D2's and builds are Awesome Thanks for the Memories. TGP 55 Yr. IUOE 520 Retired
Hearing those 3 cylinders lugging away is absolute music to my ears!
just love simple times of working around the property.
sunny spring day, trees to cut down, and bouncing up down on RD6.
yippie
I think I could listen to those three cylinders grunt all day long. Thanks for sharing this.
Just love watching RD-6 footage. Best sounding of the CATs.
Always love hearing that throaty D6600 engine loading down for a pull - brings me back to my childhood.
Nice video👍🏼 Can’t beat the combination of a little logging and an old Caterpillar!! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!
Love the sound of those old Cats. When that thing lugs down that's "sticker pecking out" stuff!
The real hero of your channel is the Kubota tractor loader backhoe! Haha! It’s a very handy machine!
I love the sound of the three cylinder machine. I didn't have a doubt that she would fire up the way you take care of your machines. Keep up the great work 👍
Hi Sir: What a lovely engine sounding when she gets load. We need to Hear some Rd6 more often.
I love how it sounds like it's never above an idle.
MAN ALIVE, WHAT FUN TO WATCH AN OLD OX PULL DOWN BIG DYING TREES! ENJOYED THE THE WHOLE VID! 👏😉
Impressive! That made it so much safer using the RD-6. Thanks for sharing the experience!
Always good to hear the RD-6 at work, but I also see some soft ground that's good for showing off the D2 swamp tracks.
…and I thought my 3cyl ford diesel sounded good, man you can feel the power of that long stroke through the screen. That RD6 is thumping along like a clock thanks to your handiwork. Cheers from Texas
Nice 'break' from rebuilding the D2. Good to see the RD6 working again outdoors.
Same engine came in Cat's first diesel graders before the development of the I-6.
That it starts this easily is a testament to to your ownership.
13:55 Yeah, this is a nice shot.
Love the sound of the RD 6. It made pulling those trees down look like kids play. Like the touch at the end of the video.
The RD6 is a true champ. I can imagine that oak tree would make still nice decorations. Despite basswood is not the greatest firewood. The price of firewood has gone up and having your own wood grove might be a life saver in day's like these.
days*
You weren’t lying about the basswood! I’m used to trying to dig out hedge with a backhoe about twice the size of that Kubota and it’s all I can do on roots that size too get them cut. The old RD -6 is a true power wagon.
A pleasure to watch. You do not "perform" for the camera, impersonating a great actor; you get down to the nitty-gritty without fuss and get the work done - with some most interesting kit, in this case, a venerable 3-cyl diesel with the slogging power of a great Blackstone factory engine!
It's nice to see the ol 3 jug lug doing some work!
That sound echoing through the woods is life-affirming.
Great stuff man. That's exactly using what u got to get it done. Safely at that
this is a great channel. really enjoy seeing the old iron maintained and working and not sitting forgotten in a museum. those old cats will be around for another lifetime.
Man that D6 did not even grunt pulling those trees down! Love watching old iron work.
My dad was a gas mechanic for those old machines in the wheat fields of Washington during WWII .He was over 30 and banged up from coal mines so draft board rejected him.
Back in the late 60's my Uncle Bill had an Allis Chambers HD5 3 cylinder Diesel bull dozer. Pushing brush, he could stall it, release the clutch and it would start back up under its own compression. It sure had lots of torque at low RPM. I am impressed with your RD-6 with the same merits. A perfect machine for that sort of work.
Great video! Love the stack music from that big bore 3 cylinder Cat! Such a great old machine!
Awesome video the RD 6 started nicely and sure runs nice and pulls good too.Keep up the great videos Toby
Yet another fine example of a job done with preparation and thought going smoothly, squatch (and senior) style.
You were having too much fun! Great to hear the D6 purr!
What a fantastic sound that tractor makes. When I was about 7 (1953) I used to visit a gravel pit that had crawlers with rope operated scrapers and blades. They sounded like yours. It really brings back memories that I thought I had forgotten. (UK)
A most enjoyable video! The sound of the engine exhaust at low RPM echoing through the woods is terrific. A great video.
Great technique on that startup. The relative ease betrays a LOT of hard work keeping it up and learning it's behavior!! Love to watch your gear in action.
There is something that's downright intoxicating about the sound of that RD-6 at work.
Love it when working hard the old long stroke crawlers bark 👍
Thank you....stay well
Squatch you were really having so much fun.
Beautiful. I'd like to see a side by side comparison of the rd6 next to the iron mistress and maybe the lil 10 in there too. Lol
Three-Cylinder Torque Monster 😄
Man, I love to hear her load up! ..."the RD-6 just doesn't care".
You have the bestest toys ! Very entertaining! Thx
Great content, Toby! Gotta love the the echo of a 3 cyl Cat in the woods!!
Ooh! That's a beautiful sound. The Pony Motor That Can Do. I would love to see the innards of that diesel.
Of all your machines the hairy chested RD6 is my favorite.
Enjoyed the video! It's always good to see and hear the RD6 in action!
Fun, fun, fun………….always great to see those tracks moving!
Nice to see the old girl putting in work again. I remember the last video of you using it removing trees 2 years ago.
I love the sound of that 3 cylinder Cat Diesel!
I love the sound of that engine when it gets lugged down. Thump thump thump. Sorry to say fellas but you have a lot of work ahead.
I love to hear that RD6 working hard...
Here we go, good luck, cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
It's so cool to see an update on the old RD-6 since you overhauled it. Thanks great video
I remember one of these episodes you did with the RD6 on pulling trees out of the ground you called it pulling weeds the episode it's good that you got the RD6 running and I like these videos as much as the restoration virestoration videos I do hope you finish the D2 dozer Before fall since it's so close to completion
A very relaxing film, thanks!
Sure does make a unique sound and pulled those trees so easily. Thanks for the video.
My cousin used to buy basswood in large quantities for wood carving, but he's gone now. You might put an ad out there for wood carvers. Just depends on how badly damaged the wood is. Had a friend with furniture made from it. The furniture was really light weight. P.S. When Basswood became unavailable, he bought a "forest' of Kataupa. His entire (small) back yard was filled 12-18" diameter pieces 10 feet long, standing straight up.
Now....how did I know you were going to drive through that water puddle? Your kinda like the 4 year old boy who has to stomp all the puddles after a shower.... Lol.
Love your channel and your astute, if not, OCD attention to detail. We learn a tremendous amount from you.
Thanks
Hey Squatch, a suggestion for your basswood wood craft and hobby stores sell basswood for carving. I'm not sure of the dimensions etc. but it might pay to investigate rather than digging a hole to bury it.
Squatch said it all. The RD6 don't care. I would imagine anything you hook it to there are only 2 outcomes...either it will pull it, or it will break the tow cable. That thing is a BEAST.
Nice to see Senior out there on the job👍 as old RD6 exhaust note deepens the torque figures rise💪💪 no high revving modern engine could pull at these low revs great video 👍
That was great. That cackle ringing thou the woods was fantastic just loved it.
Is it considered "work" if it's so much fun? "Just one more" great video I wish we had our TD18 working when i was a kid but they were to far gone. Have a great day buddy.
Dunno bout you lads, but my dad and i, we are gearing up to pull in a crapton of firewood. With furnace fuel already past $2.30 CDN/Litre, we need to burn much more wood for heat. Given how harsh this past winter was, we are takin no chances. Rough guess, gonna be 14 cord we bring in this summer. Still snow in the bush though, stuck waitin on the worst time of year - fall time, ride the quads till theres enough snow for the sled; but now? Cant do either. Stay outta trouble eh?
Thanks for the video. It sure would be nice to store that beauty in a barn or shed. I hate to see nice machinery sitting outside. I have a little room… I can store it for ya! Lol! 😄
You've left quite a hole in the sky... Has it really been two years since the 6 has breathed fire? hmmmm... doesn't seem that long. Good job men!
13:20 looks like a seep spring. If it is, that would be worth developing. At least, down here it would be. Been dry as dust this year. Got a whole inch from Jan 1st to today.
Always nice to see the old Cats!
Love the sound of that slow-reving engine!
That RD-6 is my favorite.
Love me some tree pulling action. Always the most inertaining though when you get a real stubborn one that pulls you backwards and starts the engine running the other way. Oil bath air cleaners make messy mufflers. Lol😅
7:17 Was that a zip ties and bias plies reference I saw 🤣
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Those old low RPM put put Cat tractors were sooo overbuilt and tough ( the D7 was 841 cu in ??!!)so impressive the great strength and reliability
Love the sound of that engine on that old RD6! I wish someone in our farming area would've had one of these pulling an implement through the field when I was a youngster. These were already a bit outdated by the time we came along in the 1980's, although I do think someone up the road did have a D6 that dated around the first year of production. I wanna say it was a 1946 model but I could be wrong.
Just for viewers info; As a reww frows, the first wood is Sap Wood. As three matures the innermost part of the tree becomes Heart Woo. Sap wood is almost immune to rot. Heart wood is very likely to rot if exposed. A lesson to be learned. Heart wood occurs when the Sapwood is about 2 inches thick. So if you prune a tree branch do it when the branch is 2 inches or less. Forester Jim. Don't let an Arborist or tree Surgeon tell you different.
Awesome video, love to see equipment at work. You and Sr. Are very lucky to have each other and share interests!
Just great to watch. A real treat to hear that slow reving power. Thanks to both of you for making my viewing week.
I sure love to hear that thing run!
10:12 was that you running
edit Taking my cat out for a stroll should have been the title XD
Great video! That machine sounds great! Looks good too
I love the sound of that big beastie. Effortless power. 👍😎