Will it Start!? BARN FIND 1950s Caterpillar Dozer!
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- WILL IT START!? 1950s Caterpillar Dozer BARN FIND!
There has been a 1950's Caterpillar D6 cable dozer tucked back in the barn for YEARs and today we give it some attention to see if we can get not one, but TWO engines going. The pony motor needs to start so we can get this piece of American Engineering up and running and hopefully some day soon - push some dirt with it!
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Thanks for the video. I have two D4's on my Ranch that I'm going to try to get running. It was good to see someone else bring one of these back to life!
Everyone should be lucky enough to have a “Steve” for a friend.
Very true
A couple more points on the benefit of a pony motor. You correctly said that it heats the inlet manifold with the exhaust, but that is just to help the engine to fire in the cold. The pony also shares the water with the main engine so it will heat the main block after a time. The pony can have a two speed gear and the low gear can be used when the block is so cold that the oil is too thick for normal starting, perhaps in the Arctic. When warm then change to high gear.
The other very important thing is that these main engines should only start when full oil pressure is reached after it has been turning over for some time on decompression. This is why they last so long when treated correctly!
Awesome comment thanks!
I also loved Ben's reaction when the diesel started. His face looked like a kids in a candy store!!!!😂
I was. A big kid!
Priceless
Great to have a knowledgeable friend like Steve.
Very much so!
Nothing like working alongside an experienced person who helps bring something like this CAT back to life!
Excellent video Sir!
God Bless
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Thank you very much!
Y'all take care of that old girl, I love to watch people rescuing old iron
Great to see old iron saved from the scrap yard.keep up the great videos
👍👍 I’ll do my best!
Love to see these old giants come back to life. If they could only talk, the stories they could tell. Awesome video!!🤜🤛
When I was a kid my job early in the morning was to start the dozers to prepare for the day's work building roads. The d6 did finishing work and chokered out the logs and the d7 prepared the ground pushing out the big rocks and tree stumps. The d7 was a much harsher ride bucking over big rocks and such but as easy as the 6 to start.
Brings back memories I drove lowbed years ago and got to move 2 old D 7's they were fun after you get them started.
Learning to start them is a Challenge sometimes
Ben I really enjoyed watching you and Steve working on this Dozer to get it running again. To see the joy and sense of pride you both have is well worth watching from start to finish . Thanks again.
Thanks for watching and the comment Kevin!
That was nice of Steve to help you get it going, he seemed to really enjoy it also. Good to see a young guy get some old iron rolling. Used to drive one of those when it was -30 with what they call an Heater Houser that would contain the hot air off the engine and blow back towards you to help keep you from freezing. It was by no means warm but at least you didn't turn into a popsicle.
What were you doing on one at -30
@@iowANFarmer Moving snow on mountain roads for logging. Back in the days this country had a logging industry. Thanks to the tree huggers we no longer have that and lost all control of being able to control some of these wild fires. Because the fuel load had built up so heavy. When we logged, we controlled the fuel load by harvesting trees and kept our forests much healthier than they are today!
I remember on the farm we had a heater houser on our tractor when we were picking corn; When I was driving into the wind I was fairly warm, but when I got to the end of the row and headed back the other direction with the wind to my back, I froze!
That D6 is awesome cool.
Thanks Boe!
I feel your pain with the mice. It's rare to find a machine as complete as this one and in such nice condition. Steve is a handy friend to have. Thanks for the video.
Watching from DsM; loving this. I'm 68 and have run these. In fact I also ran trucks with oil bath air cleaners. Careful not to stretch the cables.
Wouldn’t know if I was or not!
I'm 73 and so I saw the worldwide oil conspiracy . It went from mainly gas station owner leasee's to corp. owned stations and foreign money takers . Gasoline went from .28 cents a gal. .36 . A huge jump in '73 !!! Gas rangeed from 85 oct. to 101 with chevron's " white pump " custom supreme !!! Leaded gas !!! Our whole world changed forever 😢
Awesome. Machine appears to be in overall excellent condition. What a great find. Good for you for bringing her back to life!!!!
I always enjoy these old dozer videos!
More to come!
That dozer looks to be in great shape
Under roof helped!
I love how Steve describes parts and processes.
Steve is a great teacher - I’ve learned a lot from him.
a lot of books interesting to learn about specifications, using...great restart, glad to use it
That was so awesome to see that old Cat get fired up. The joy on your and Steves face was great to see.
We enjoyed bringing the video to you guys.
We’ll done guy’s
Great job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻that Cat is running beautiful!!
Thanks Christoph 👍👍👍
That's a cool ole dozer. Like the way that old cat sounds.
Like a couple of kids with a new toy! Good on you boys. Have fun!
Steve is one hell of a really nice guy . You are lucky you found Steve that had the know how knowledge of how to work on the engine. Congrats on getting it going . Knowledge is power .
Steve is a great teacher!
Old gal sounds fairly good, motor isn't crackling or making uncharacteristic noises and no excess white,blue or black smoke, I've seen worse undercarriage plus steering clutches,brakes,and cable blade system working awesome video fellows u have a solid keeper in that old D6,l ran a real old D8 when I was a young buck ,the pup was buggered so I'd have a big front end loader push me backwards while lifting the blade slightly, that big Cat motor would fire right up every time (engine was rebuilt so fairly tight)The power steering on it was excellent lol,Cheers gentlemen, thanks
Very impressive! Thanks for bringing is along for a first start video.
👍👍👍 thanks for watching- glad you enjoyed it.
Old school always run they dont make them like that anymore...thank you steve for your help.
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Good going Ben please keep it running you have a piece of history congratulations sir
👍👍👍 it’s something cool.
Wonderful video. Brings back wonderful memories. Good job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice tractor and a happy 👦
Like these videos, grew up around this old equipment 😊👍👍
The dam grin you had beat the hell out of Chester the cat. Very nice to see the old iron back up and running
Now time to put it in the dirt!
@@iowANFarmer hell yes. It almost wants to make me make the father in law get his Clark aire dozer out. Fits on a 4x8 piece of plywood and was used to make landing fields during the war. He got it in buckets and it made one hell of a winter project.
@@billwestphal1421 now that sounds cool
This bring back some great memories of my granddad. He owned one exactly like this one along with a couple of 7's and an 8.
I logged many hours on his old 6 building ponds and raking cleared timber as a teenager.
Thank you for the video.
Great comment, thank you!
great video guys. watching these old machines come back to life just proves that Americans built the best equipment.
Can wait to push some dirt with it .
Dogs and help are the best.
Killdozer Jr.
Love his dads movie.
Having forward and back on a separate lever, was not expected!
Now you got to find an old cable pan and you have a real nice set up there to build your Terraces
I was thinking about that. But really a hydro pan is much more attractive to me.
One thing is you could really pick one up cheap scrap iron price
Ben you are like a kid with a new toy . When the engine started your smile said it all . A note you may think of doing when it is going to sit for a week or longer you may want to shut off the gas on the pony motor and let it run the carb dry then shut the mag off . some times leaving gas in carb for long times they can gum up . have fun !
I’m turning the gas off every time. I think that’s best for it. 👍👍👍
Thats a nice old cat hope it works good for you . it would be fun to watch Andrew on that his first time ! have a great day Mr. and Mrs. iowANFarmer !
@@mikemccloney5640 good idea
the old 9U cat D6 were the nicest dozer to drive .the seat..was like a big armchair and track width and low gravity made them exceedingly stable .on steep ground loved the old girls clearing scrub ..when i was a young fellow the sound of that engine brought back great memories
Awesome video ! Thanks !
Classic dozer !!
The look on your face when that thing fired up was priceless. That was really cool. Thanks to Steve. Awesome stuff..
Thanks for watching Mike!
Steve is the Man .. he could repair the CAT blind folded, and operate too.. a great video, from over here 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nice Job. Starts well. Usually leave the diesel throttle off till been on compression for a while. Probably okay in warm weather, in cold, have to turn the big engine over for quite a while to get the block warmed up enough, before giving it fuel.
Peoples have been really helpful with little tid bits like that. Thanks!
Haha, love the laughing while trying to hold back your lunch. So funny, been there buddy!
Cat looks like its in excellent shape for it age, shelter really helps!
Sure does!
The most enthusiastic youtuber I've seen! Great content!
Appreciate that
i love working on old machines with the old timers.......they have so much free knowledge to give if you listen
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Grew up in Iowa… I really miss it…
Crying from laughing so hard….
Great to see “barn cat” coming back to life !!!
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍👍
GOODTIMES, My Pa brought his Post War CAT D4 in 60’s shipped from USA, he used pull trees n with no hydraulics it would pull Massey Sunshine 500 with non spring tines seeder (wheels use to wood spoke rubber sole converted full tractor tyres). Last time this combo was used in 93, been wet sowing season. I was lucky been only grandson to operate D4, at tractor pull. Great name Barn CAT👍my tip keep eye on track tension, they will get lose. When Pa past away, his wish was buried with CAT hat, he love CAT.
That’s an awesome comment! Thanks for sharing!
Great Job iowANFarmer and Ben on getting the 50est cat dozer running good. sounds great..
Great find on the D6!!!
I think so too!
I enjoyed the vid, watching old-timers come to life
👍👍 glad you enjoyed it. Was one of my favorite videos.
@@iowANFarmer qe
Don’t know which one of you guys was more tickled, Steve or Ben. 🤣 It was cool to see an old machine come to life, and Steve is a treasure, I know I’ve learned a lot and am still learning from my elders like Steve. Great video!
Steve is a great teacher!
Good to see old Iron recovered an running always let pony run out of gas it saves the oil wear on little eng i try to pull up on blade after disengaging clutch helps to aid shiftinggood luck
Awesome tips thank you!
Love seeing old equipment come back to life
It was a fun time! Thanks for watching Bob!
Old Cats never die.
This is awesome still got mine that dad bought when I was 5
Great video. I've been running equipment for nearly 30 years. In 2005 I was employed by a company that had a 1957 D7 Cat . It had a pony motor and cables. Running it was quite an experience after being on much newer equipment.
Did you get used to running it?
@@iowANFarmer It took a while but I got the hang of it. Running one will give you a lot of respect for the old timers. I like the older iron because it has its own personality.
@@frankward423 you will probably feel like you put in some work at the end of the day running that.
Awesome!!!!
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I am Steven Brown and I have a 1952 Oliver OC3 w/dozer
I picked up a 1960's Case 310 D dozer w/mechanical blades swivel gas
I am from Aitkin Mn. But I use to live in Farragut, Iowa
I am good friends with Glenn & Paul Brink
Glen passed 5 yrs, he sold used tractor parts
Great job Ben we had a Loader that had a pony motor then converted it to Electric Start!
It’s starts really good on the pony Motor
I always enjoy anything CAT. Thanks
I absolutely love old dozers, what’s even better is seeing one of my favorite creators make an old dozer video. That thing must have been pretty well taken care of. You even had my stomach rolling when you pulled that filter cap off 🤣. Great video man! Can’t wait to see that ole girl grunt!
Time to put it in the dirt! Thanks for the support 👍👍👍
Loved the dry heaving!!! I laughed my (bleep) off. Great video!
You are the perfect guy for the job!
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Just love all early diesel, 40's-50's etc. They are all very simple, again thank you for sharing .Gerald, NZ.
Nice job Steve.
you LUCKY LUCKY man ,no wonder you were smiling ,
Amazing machine like brand new
Like that sitting no rust at all on the pads
Awesome machine 👍
we used to let the pony run 30 mins in cold weather,cranking the big motor with the compression lever down,then start it at 10 below zero..
the cleanest dozer I ever so standing for ten years even the grease is clean tracks shining
I was smiling along with you bud. Super cool.
Good we could provide a 😄
The laughing when the dozer fired up was awesome Ben! Wonder how many lives are left on that Old Cat? Still catching mice though. Steve was a great guy helping you out, such a wealth of mechanical knowledge too. Little T.L.C. and it will be working for you.
That’s my hope! I hope to get it in the dirt some day soon! Couldn’t have done the project without Steve!
That laugh & a huge smile on Ben’s face was so endearing, it choked me up. Like a toddler on Christmas morning.
@@chrissyfrancis8952 so right about that! So excited for it to run.
When I was younger, I ran a Cat D69U with a Pony Moyer to start the Diesel and it was the best time of my life from starting it and operating it
I hope to have this thing in the dirt soon!
New follower hear . The gagging on the dead mouses is priceless 🤣🤣
Welcome along Ryan!
Love it.
Appreciate it!
FOR SAFETY ON YOUR CATERPILLAR. Always before you get off of it make sure it is in neutral and pull or engage the clutch. When I was 11 I just about died when I started it because it was in gear. I threw the decompression switch and it started and engaged the clutch and I went for a ride.
Yikes!
What a great smile when it started!
As a CAT employee for 25 years, this vid put a smile on my face... and the best part was the "mouse clean-out" .. funny stuff..
That reaction was the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. Those mice unknowingly plunged to their doom.....
Pretty cool. One of your funniest videos especially when you opened the air cleaner. The first dozer I ran was an old cable D9 one thing to keep in mind is when lifting the blade be careful not to lift to high because if you put to much pressure on the blade stops you can break the cable. Great job and have fun.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the tip. Didn’t know about the blade stops and that could happen.
They call that double blocking. It can mess your day up!
Great video! Always good to see what is going on in Iowa...
Always is! Thanks Gator Guy!
First time viewer from Sacramento farmig community saying hi andi really like your demeanor . I'll be watching you 🙂
Always exciting to get a piece of old iron that’s been sitting for years moving again! You were having way too much fun driving it around….excellent video!
Now it’s time to put it in the dirt!
Great times! The old guys know how this stuff works! When that knowledge is gone hopefully someone paid attention!
You got that right!
After your last trip to Chillicothe, I figured something yellow would show up on the Van Roekel place.
This one would have to grow a little!
@@iowANFarmer 😂🤣 Figured that, too. You just can't know what you need until you get your feet wet.
Ben was like a kid in a candy store.
I was a kid in a candy store. I enjoyed the day a bunch!
Thank Steve TOO !
Great video it is hard work getting her going but what a beast when she fires.
Nice old dozer. Good shape
👍👍👍👍 thanks Mark!
Great video, I worked on JD construction equip back in the late 70's, also got to work on Cats, IH and some old Allis construction equip.
Ever work on one of these?
@@iowANFarmer No but with the operators manual and a parts manual it shouldn't be too hard, I live by Winterset
totally made my day seeing this thanks for sharing
👍👍👍 Thanks for watching!
That old Cat will do a lot of work for you if maintained well but that's true of most equipment.
Just need to learn to operate it efficiently!
Probably the best will it start vid
Appreciate that!👍👍👍👍
Nice dozer, grateful to see this video. As a heavy equipment operator in the USAF 3201st Civil Engineering Squadron I had the pleasure of operating an old gal very similar to yours. 71'-76'
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
I didn’t read through all the comments but one thing I didn’t see you check is coolant. The pony motor uses the same coolant as the big motor so if it’s low you could overheat the pony