Nice work! Clever using the Cat diagrams for scale/sizing. Clearly, it worked!! The true beauty of these machines shines through when you make a new part for them - and you're doing this bellypan a real service!
Now thats nice precision fabrication work, There's a saying in this yard for jobs like that "If it was any different it would be wrong". Thanks for the video.
I worked on a farm that had 3 D2's and a RD7, 2 D7's and a D8 . One D2 was only the tracks and rear end and I walked by the belly pan a hundred times .One day I was told to plow a peace of the old lake bottom 5 acers it was never worked that I know of ,tiled every 100' . I got stuck with the tractor and the8X18" plow . We dragged the 3/4" cable 75"long out to the tractor and plow with the old D2 . After the rain you could not walk without sinking down 3" with your boots .The D2 barely made track mark , I marveled and became a believer. We had to pull the plow out backwards , the shortest distance to solid ground , then the tractor . What do you put under the back wheel of the plow so it does not sink out of sight and break, that D2 belly pan chained fast and the cable in the belly pan hook.
I don't even work with anything remotely related to heavy machinery (I work in IT as an infrastructure engineer) but one of the things I enjoy most about watching Squatch253's videos and especially this one of the belly pan build is the unwavering commitment to quality, pride, respect for the people who designed these machines and excellence of engineering. It's a way of thinking that you just can't buy or teach.
I've always enjoyed working on things myself, but I never worked on heavy machinery. I've just been fascinated by them since I was a kid. I've enjoyed watching him work on the dozens and restoring that gorgeous Farmall. I spent some time around farms when I was little and I still like watching farm equipment working. They're a big part of America's history!
@@jamesdiehl8690. I have done heavy machinery fixes all my fitting and machining life. Everything I did in the fitting field had to be done quickly to get a machine working again earning its keep. However, when I was creating close tolerance work in the machining side of my trade this is what saved me to think about how Squatch thinks and just by his videos of his deliberately slowing down but moving forwards taking a lot of care using his knowledge is a great inspiration to see in anyone's books. A nicely-created piece of steelwork Squatch! Believe me, what he did here I was never allowed to do in my maintenance days but only repair a piece of twisted steel or what was called "straightening it out". You can see he gets a huge kick out of it without showing off how good he is. Thanks for sharing Toby. A footnote Worldwide this guy is known for the excellent work he does of capturing the work he does to "fix them like new" to these old machines. I am a retired metal worker if you want to know, who enjoys seeing things restore not abused. You would think after retiring would never look at a piece of rusty metal again but rust and oil run in my veins still.😍😍😎😎 You can really see how it runs in the veins of Squatch family too.😉😉
@@GaryPArmstrong squatch works a full time job too. A lot of the work on the cat is done after work at night, when he doesn't have something to do on the property.
Mosquito AKA the Louisiana state bird. I remember waking up one night with 2 mosquitoes at the foot of the bed. 1 asked, shall we eat him here or take him outside? The other said let's eat him here. If we take him outside the others will take him away from us.
That gasket boltholt transfer trick alone was worth watching the video, not the say that I don't enjoy watching the videos regardless of new tricks to be learned :)
A darn good job on this build and with the pan fabrication. This is a culmination of many years of experience; both yours and that which was passed onto you.
This is amazing Squatch, you are in a class of your own. Those old Cat engineers who designed and made this old machinery will be looking down on you and proud to call you one of their own. Thanks from London.
I keep hearing “we.” You got mouse in your pocket? Yes, we support the channel. The fans in the stands buy the tickets, beer and brats, but it’s the guys on the grass that get the pigskin across the goal line. Well done, sir. Meticulous planning, layout, cutting, and fabrication means no “eye-twitch,” just a solid grin and a quiet, heart-felt “yeah.”
That's one heck of a beefy belly pan you've made. Way better than the original factory built one. Thicker better quality steel should make it far more resistant to damage from rocks and other items that could beat the crap out if it like the old one was. As a former full time Iron Worker fabrication and repair welder your work is definitely professional level quality.
Had a bad belly pan on my 5J D2, so bad a piece caught on the trailer while trying to unload it. Needless to say I made a new one, drew a pattern and many measurements, came out great and still on the machine since the '80's and does its job. Nice job Toby, Attention to detail makes a nice job.
Same here. I think with the belly pan, and the decals Squatch plans on putting on, this D2 should go at least 15mph top speed. The swamper pads should make it suitable for street racing.
You once again demonstrated the 7 Ps for success. Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance. You have a right to ooh and ahh over the results just as I did. BTW, thanks for all the great camera placement and editing which takes a lot of your valuable time but makes for a quality video. "I'm liken it."
Better to be lucky than good..... every time. But you are underselling yourself. My dad had a slightly different version..... "better to be born lucky than good looking", same sort of thing but. The welding looks and sounds really good.
Squatch you did a great job there. I can’t comment much on the mechanical stuff for this build but I was a welder fabricator for 25 years and it just makes me smile to see someone on TH-cam that knows how to properly set and adjust a mig welding machine. Most try to use them like stick welder and it just makes me cringe when I see and hear it. Keep the great content coming. Thanks
A belly pan for a seventy plus year old D2 the quality of a F1 ground effects package. Only on the Squatch253 channel! Incredible hand skills and attention to detail. It'll help the mosquitoes flow around the tractor when she gets up to high speed.
That transitional angle was my last puzzlement til you said we will work on that tomorrow lol and pulled out that bull or pull hook for the front underside.excellent work fitting the mount holes and mount welded anchor tabs. Hope the patina info pays off from trucks and Stacy david.
I’ve really enjoyed the journey and luved the fabrication of the belly pan, what a great saying rather be lucky than good as I can sure relate to that. Look forward to the rest of the journey as well as your skill set and knowledge. 👍
The all thread rods were a great idea. It's amazing how much welding heat can make even large metal pieces change dimension. And if you remembered how tight you snugged the nuts, if it is more or less difficult to remove them you know where you might have to do some adjustment. Sometimes percussive alignment...
You know... I didn't want to say anything, but that nice, WIDE skid plate is going to look AWESOME with the 20" wide tracks on it. Beautiful craftsmanship buddy.... Time to get her finished up!
Bravo! Another exceptional addition to restoration of perhaps the perfect AG crawler. It is as if you ordered her from the factory, right, proper and correct!
I hate to go against what you said, but there was no luck here. That was all skill and proper planning. I can't wait to see it all painted up to match the rest of 5J1113.
Great job! As for me, I would have no doubt messed up on the bevels where the sides bent up. Yessir! The sides would have been bowed out due to improper angle or depth!
Actually there are people who would even use that old Beer can engine belly Pan and not cause they have nothing better but sometimes a tractor that is all beat up. Is in it's self a master piece of art. Loving the new Belly Pan and from here on out the only thing left is the sheet metal issue.
OLd farmer trick for heat management: make a wet clay ball about the size of a softball and plop it close to where you are welding. Instant heat sink and warpage is eliminated. Wet dirt works if you don't have red clay around. Me? I do got red clay :)
Nice work as usual, Toby! I've done a little video editing myself and understand the amount of work you put into these episodes. We need to get you a production crew!
Completely factory finish build--and highly innovative thought using the all-thread rods to hold the brackets in position for the welding too. I hope you show us your process of painting the wear and tear patena on the finish on this project also.
Look great but it looks to new can't wait to see you get some patina on it to match the rest of that cat. you could of left it in the rain to get the rusting patina sterted
I like anything CAT as I have my 20 year employment pin from them. The smallest I've every driven was the D-2 at a tour of the Improvement Grounds in Peoria, so I enjoy your work restoring this D-2 No. 5J1113, great job so far, can't wait for it's completion.
Excellent work! Why not weld in the shop? I find the wind to be a pain in the arse when mig welding outside. Plus for me the fire danger is far worse outside.
When you tacked the brackets on I sure hope you had the ground close to your weld [didnt look like it], I have seen where bearings on the engine have been arced due to not attaching the ground close to the weld area.
Awesome video it's always nice when the parts you fabricate fit like they should I know from personal experience that patience comes as a guy gets older and close isn't good enough any more you want it done the right way the first time .Keep up the great videos Toby
Nice work! The only thing I would have done different-I would have used transfer screws to get the hole patterns on the mounting brackets. Nothing wrong with your method- I've used it many times. I just find it tedious and prone to error. If I don't have the correct size transfer screws (I have several sets I've acquired over the years) I make them out of the appropriate size bolt or set screw.
Nice work! Clever using the Cat diagrams for scale/sizing. Clearly, it worked!! The true beauty of these machines shines through when you make a new part for them - and you're doing this bellypan a real service!
Only Squatch can make a work of art to a belly pan nobody sees. Its going to get banged,scraped,full of oil and mud.!! LOL, Love It!!
Now thats nice precision fabrication work, There's a saying in this yard for jobs like that "If it was any different it would be wrong". Thanks for the video.
I worked on a farm that had 3 D2's and a RD7, 2 D7's and a D8 . One D2 was only the tracks and rear end and I walked by the belly pan a hundred times .One day I was told to plow a peace of the old lake bottom 5 acers it was never worked that I know of ,tiled every 100' . I got stuck with the tractor and the8X18" plow . We dragged the 3/4" cable 75"long out to the tractor and plow with the old D2 . After the rain you could not walk without sinking down 3" with your boots .The D2 barely made track mark , I marveled and became a believer. We had to pull the plow out backwards , the shortest distance to solid ground , then the tractor . What do you put under the back wheel of the plow so it does not sink out of sight and break, that D2 belly pan chained fast and the cable in the belly pan hook.
Well... pls never stop... that's all I have to say... I suppose it summarises it all.
Don’t you love it when a (plan) PAN comes together? Great work. Yup, accurate and DONE!
Nice touch with the paper spacers and the all thread bolts to keep things aligned. Glad to see this level of professionalism. Good job ,good video.😃
Some operator Squatch, Well Done. Mick 👍🍻👌
I don't even work with anything remotely related to heavy machinery (I work in IT as an infrastructure engineer) but one of the things I enjoy most about watching Squatch253's videos and especially this one of the belly pan build is the unwavering commitment to quality, pride, respect for the people who designed these machines and excellence of engineering. It's a way of thinking that you just can't buy or teach.
The other videos of this D2 rebuild are outstanding. Highly recommend binge watching them if you haven't already. 👍
I've always enjoyed working on things myself, but I never worked on heavy machinery. I've just been fascinated by them since I was a kid. I've enjoyed watching him work on the dozens and restoring that gorgeous Farmall. I spent some time around farms when I was little and I still like watching farm equipment working. They're a big part of America's history!
@@jamesdiehl8690. I have done heavy machinery fixes all my fitting and machining life. Everything I did in the fitting field had to be done quickly to get a machine working again earning its keep. However, when I was creating close tolerance work in the machining side of my trade this is what saved me to think about how Squatch thinks and just by his videos of his deliberately slowing down but moving forwards taking a lot of care using his knowledge is a great inspiration to see in anyone's books.
A nicely-created piece of steelwork Squatch!
Believe me, what he did here I was never allowed to do in my maintenance days but only repair a piece of twisted steel or what was called "straightening it out".
You can see he gets a huge kick out of it without showing off how good he is.
Thanks for sharing Toby.
A footnote Worldwide this guy is known for the excellent work he does of capturing the work he does to "fix them like new" to these old machines. I am a retired metal worker if you want to know, who enjoys seeing things restore not abused.
You would think after retiring would never look at a piece of rusty metal again but rust and oil run in my veins still.😍😍😎😎 You can really see how it runs in the veins of Squatch family too.😉😉
@@GaryPArmstrong squatch works a full time job too. A lot of the work on the cat is done after work at night, when he doesn't have something to do on the property.
@@jamesdiehl8690 Yes I know he does
You're smart - my Father used paper shims sometimes and now I know why. Awesome job and quality.
Mosquito AKA the Louisiana state bird. I remember waking up one night with 2 mosquitoes at the foot of the bed. 1 asked, shall we eat him here or take him outside? The other said let's eat him here. If we take him outside the others will take him away from us.
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?! It’s not all luck - it’s skill and knowledge. You have both.
i read you comment and thought it said pan instead of plan. I was excited about that little play on words until i correctly read your comment.
I have that image of George Peppard biting on his cigar! Fully agree with the skill and knowledge, too!
I was also wondering how it would pan out....
Please hang all the punsters. You run a high class joint.lol.
Great fabrication, you will probably get orders for this part , thanks for sharing 👍
LUCK has always been the fringe benefit of SKILL
It's makes a body feel good when all the hard work pays off,and there was a lot more work than shown
Can’t make this stuff up! Quality craftsmanship…
That gasket boltholt transfer trick alone was worth watching the video, not the say that I don't enjoy watching the videos regardless of new tricks to be learned :)
A darn good job on this build and with the pan fabrication. This is a culmination of many years of experience; both yours and that which was passed onto you.
This is amazing Squatch, you are in a class of your own. Those old Cat engineers who designed and made this old machinery will be looking down on you and proud to call you one of their own. Thanks from London.
There is definitely a difference between good and lucky. In this case you are good and lucky...lol. Nice job my friend.
A piece of work the original Cat engineering would be really proud of 👌👍
*SMART* hole pattern transferring method!
I learned something! *Thanks!*
Luck does not come into it. You checked and checked again. Nice work!
Love how shocked you are when everything works out perfectly, even though you are so meticulous about every step.
I keep hearing “we.” You got mouse in your pocket? Yes, we support the channel. The fans in the stands buy the tickets, beer and brats, but it’s the guys on the grass that get the pigskin across the goal line. Well done, sir. Meticulous planning, layout, cutting, and fabrication means no “eye-twitch,” just a solid grin and a quiet, heart-felt “yeah.”
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together
Threaded rod to stabilize the brackets was genius. Impressed I am. Also, I'm glad my computer screen is between me and those mosquitos!
That's one heck of a beefy belly pan you've made.
Way better than the original factory built one.
Thicker better quality steel should make it far more resistant to damage from rocks and other items that could beat the crap out if it like the old one was.
As a former full time Iron Worker fabrication and repair welder your work is definitely professional level quality.
Had a bad belly pan on my 5J D2, so bad a piece caught on the trailer while trying to unload it. Needless to say I made a new one, drew a pattern and many measurements, came out great and still on the machine since the '80's and does its job. Nice job Toby, Attention to detail makes a nice job.
Superb attention to detail Toby!
I bet that belly pan will add 3 mph to the top end speed. It looks fantastic and i look forward to the aging/painting process.
Same here. I think with the belly pan, and the decals Squatch plans on putting on, this D2 should go at least 15mph top speed. The swamper pads should make it suitable for street racing.
*Nope!*
10 HP!
LoL 😂😆
@@Mighty-Quinn Nah, with the swamp pads, he can drift it.
Good tip on bracing the brackets with the stud bar before final welding - it worked perfectly - nothing less! Top job, Toby! Thank you for sharing.
You once again demonstrated the 7 Ps for success. Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance. You have a right to ooh and ahh over the results just as I did. BTW, thanks for all the great camera placement and editing which takes a lot of your valuable time but makes for a quality video. "I'm liken it."
No doubt you went the extra mile on this part of the project - absolutely beautiful. !!
Man, I am so impressed with your fabrication skills! Just awesome.
Luck? That wasn't luck. That was some excellent American craftmenship. Quality work pays off. Well done sir.
I've said it before; a true artiste at work
Better to be lucky than good..... every time. But you are underselling yourself. My dad had a slightly different version..... "better to be born lucky than good looking", same sort of thing but. The welding looks and sounds really good.
Perfection is the goal, excellence will be tolerated. You Sir are a artisan.
An algorithm booster comment for your channel.
Squatch you did a great job there. I can’t comment much on the mechanical stuff for this build but I was a welder fabricator for 25 years and it just makes me smile to see someone on TH-cam that knows how to properly set and adjust a mig welding machine. Most try to use them like stick welder and it just makes me cringe when I see and hear it. Keep the great content coming. Thanks
Puts a smile on your face like a fox eating guts awesome to watch mate
Clever idea using the all-thread .
Nice work !
A belly pan for a seventy plus year old D2 the quality of a F1 ground effects package. Only on the Squatch253 channel! Incredible hand skills and attention to detail. It'll help the mosquitoes flow around the tractor when she gets up to high speed.
Your wayyy to modest. That definitely took skill. You made it look easy. I know from experience. It is NOT!! Great Work!!
Fantastic job slow and steady wins the race 🦘👍
Mama that’s an old ass cool ass dozer 🙌🏻🙌🏻
i love that i can watch this with my son when he gets a little older and let you teach him what you taught me. thanks brother
Even though I had nothing to do with it, I was almost as excited as you were when it fit so well!
That transitional angle was my last puzzlement til you said we will work on that tomorrow lol and pulled out that bull or pull hook for the front underside.excellent work fitting the mount holes and mount welded anchor tabs. Hope the patina info pays off from trucks and Stacy david.
Now thats a skid pan!
A real pan in the butt, the ghosts of Caterpillar assemblers from the past are smiling.
I am certainly looking forward to watching the special Squatch aging technique on this large and heavy belly pan! 👍🏼
We already know it will be long and lavish. The camo usually takes longer than the fabrication. 🥸👍✅
Really nice fabrication work!
I’ve really enjoyed the journey and luved the fabrication of the belly pan, what a great saying rather be lucky than good as I can sure relate to that. Look forward to the rest of the journey as well as your skill set and knowledge. 👍
The all thread rods were a great idea. It's amazing how much welding heat can make even large metal pieces change dimension. And if you remembered how tight you snugged the nuts, if it is more or less difficult to remove them you know where you might have to do some adjustment. Sometimes percussive alignment...
You know... I didn't want to say anything, but that nice, WIDE skid plate is going to look AWESOME with the 20" wide tracks on it. Beautiful craftsmanship buddy.... Time to get her finished up!
Damn! No wonder you’re the master!👏wow what an awesome job man! That looks great! Your skills are incredible!👌😎👍can’t wait to see what’s next!
Thank you sir for watching your excellent work on CAT D2... God bless you and your friends... Best regards fron Santiago of Chile, South America!!
Watching you go through this crawler inspired myself for a couple of projects I never expected myself to start. Great work on this pan!
Bravo! Another exceptional addition to restoration of perhaps the perfect AG crawler. It is as if you ordered her from the factory, right, proper and correct!
I hate to go against what you said, but there was no luck here. That was all skill and proper planning. I can't wait to see it all painted up to match the rest of 5J1113.
Had to watch it again… extraordinary work! That is the cure for eye twitch right there!
Great job! As for me, I would have no doubt messed up on the bevels where the sides bent up. Yessir! The sides would have been bowed out due to improper angle or depth!
Quality work!!!! Rare these days!!!!
Gorgeous. Take Yes for an answer. Sometimes things just come together better than expected.
Amazing fabrication work Toby! I don’t think your tolerances could have been any more perfect where you had those cardboard shims!
You're an AMAZING guy, Squatch!
Actually there are people who would even use that old Beer can engine belly Pan and not cause they have nothing better but sometimes a tractor that is all beat up. Is in it's self a master piece of art. Loving the new Belly Pan and from here on out the only thing left is the sheet metal issue.
Keep up the good work / that belly pan is going to be identical to an original - the only thing it might be kidding is a part numbers stamped into it
Great job taking your time and getting this perfect!! Enjoy seeing you getting this tractor complete!! Stay safe!!
Beautiful Job!
OLd farmer trick for heat management: make a wet clay ball about the size of a softball and plop it close to where you are welding. Instant heat sink and warpage is eliminated. Wet dirt works if you don't have red clay around. Me? I do got red clay :)
Nice work as usual, Toby! I've done a little video editing myself and understand the amount of work you put into these episodes. We need to get you a production crew!
Fits just like it was made for it!
A fine idea , I have a bent up pan for a template , I run a pair of d2 side tanks from 1941
Completely factory finish build--and highly innovative thought using the all-thread rods to hold the brackets in position for the welding too. I hope you show us your process of painting the wear and tear patena on the finish on this project also.
Sharp looking metal work.
It will sure help protect that underside! Good job!
Look great but it looks to new can't wait to see you get some patina on it to match the rest of that cat. you could of left it in the rain to get the rusting patina sterted
I like anything CAT as I have my 20 year employment pin from them. The smallest I've every driven was the D-2 at a tour of the Improvement Grounds in Peoria, so I enjoy your work restoring this D-2 No. 5J1113, great job so far, can't wait for it's completion.
Excellent work.
Always nice when things work good 👍
Outstanding! A reward for all of your hard work!!
Excellent job sir !!!
Excellent work! Why not weld in the shop? I find the wind to be a pain in the arse when mig welding outside. Plus for me the fire danger is far worse outside.
When you tacked the brackets on I sure hope you had the ground close to your weld [didnt look like it], I have seen where bearings on the engine have been arced due to not attaching the ground close to the weld area.
@@squatch253 Thats good.
Good job again!
awsome looking pan doing good Squatch
Outstanding!
Super great job,love it
Oooo!!! Nice work on that belly pan! 👌.....
Its amazing if you are good how lucky you get!
slip a spacer in the front to keep that gap.
Sweet! 5:52
Awesome video it's always nice when the parts you fabricate fit like they should I know from personal experience that patience comes as a guy gets older and close isn't good enough any more you want it done the right way the first time .Keep up the great videos Toby
Getting lots of use out of that blue sparky hot glue gun! Looking great!
Good content. 👍
Hell yeah, looks damn good man!! Skills at it finest
Nice work!
The only thing I would have done different-I would have used transfer screws to get the hole patterns on the mounting brackets. Nothing wrong with your method- I've used it many times. I just find it tedious and prone to error. If I don't have the correct size transfer screws (I have several sets I've acquired over the years) I make them out of the appropriate size bolt or set screw.