Tearing into the top of an abandoned Caterpillar D4 dozer...in search of something not broken!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- This is part 12 of the series. Here is the playlist: • Caterpillar D4-7U Rebuild
0:00 Intro
1:23 things that are bad
5:11 seat/tank removal
7:22 winch cover removal
9:02 steering clutch compartment
11:00 hydraulic control removal
12:03 fender removal
14:40 winch removal attempt
15:40 ending
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I am a 70 year old guy that has done this quite a few times. I loved it when you said this will be a “MULTI-WEEK PROJECT”. I am really enjoying your work and look forward to doing so for “MULTI- MONTHS. Thanks for sharing, Steve
By the time you get done with this you will be frigging INTIMATE with every nut and bolt on it. As you pull it apart I'm sitting here saying.........Yeah, that's how that comes apart! The last time I was in the innards of a D-4 or any Cat was in the late 70's. I'm 63 now and my memory isn't what it used to be. Just keep being careful with those fingers and toes. That return spring that fell off is the slightest part on it. That winch is going to be a bear. Get a friend there with a good three ton truck jack to keep things under control. I don't remember how heavy it was because we had a bridge crane and forklift. Above all........
Be safe and have fun!
Terry from South Carolina
Don't have the manual at hand, but I think my D-2 winch is around 700 pounds. You might as well start accumulating some big wrenches, you are going to need them.
Don't worry about meeting milestones for us. Just keep moving forward and we'll keep watching. :-)
Get the gear in neutral off the winch and get the cable off.
It is easy to get it back after your done. Now it is irritating to work around.
I believe your the first one on the TH-cam family to tear apart a D4 with a hoist, bottle jack and a impact. Thumbs up to you Matt
One bolt at a time don’t let it get to your nut your going to look back after you done this and proudly be able to say I repaired and restored her back to life and know hand to heart that you did it . Keep going I look forward to seeing how your getting on as inspires me to get my finger out and do work on my landrovers so just to give you idear how long it’s taken me from strip down to near ready back on road bern over 8 years and I had two major bypass ops on legs so even getting one nut undone I was happy so keep going it’s not a race just do it when you can and not worry if it weeks apart jobs on it 👍
Definitely enjoying this series of vids.
Heres a trick I learned years ago working on Coast Guard aircraft as an Aviation Machinist mate.
Get yourself a couple of hundred one gallon and quart zip lock bags.
Put your nuts, bolts and screws from each assembly in them and felt marker label them as to what assembly they go to and place them in a tray labeled for each sub-assembly.
Works like a charm.
To paint screw and bolt heads get some heavy cardboard boxes from your local grocery store and poke holes in one side then push them into the holes till there's only a 1/4 inch gap and paint them.
You are making progress each and every day. Hang in there. It's an adventure and I enjoy looking at your videos.
I like this project, and I admire your "get her done" attitude. Keep it up!! Look into a remote mic for better audio. Also, a really big Crescent wrench will probably work better than slip joint plyers and a pipe.
Never ceases to amaze me how grimy and rusty everything looks, yet you are still optimistic about it. Goes to show how tough work horses like this used to be built and that your experience will have you win through in the end!
Absolutely rivetting - so looking forward to next episode. With 12,000 blokes at your back you can't fail
Hope you notified your wife and kids that you would be away for a while...lol Watching you attempt to loosen those big bolts/nuts with a set of channel locks was priceless. I am currently in the middle of rebuilding/restoring a 1984 International 9670 COE (Cab-Over). I have acquired many tools since the project started. Don't just buy a socket each time you need one, buy a set of sockets, much more bang for your buck that way. Get some different size impacts, breaker bars and big wrenches. I have had to buy all that and more, like tap N die sets, torque wrenches, steering wheel puller set and various other things. Yes, this thing is going to cost money and yes it is going to take a lot of your free time but don't let it take all your time, spend some away time from the project every now and than. I'll keep watching as I have plans in the works to buy a 1960 D4 Cat dozer in a few days. Thanks for the content and God Bless.
You didn't smash and fingers or toe's and that's always a good thing. Looking forward to more progress, slow and steady is good.
You have a remarkably positive attitude about this project. Keep up the momentum because it will be hard to go back to it if you take a break.
I have an old Studebaker that reminds me of that dozer, still sorting through that thing after 4 years ,still going forward with it .Thank You , keep at it.
Ya got me hooked. I started watching during the engine tear down. Have prepped many of those type engines and mic’d the journals. What a great project. A bit bigger than my car and Harley projects 👍
Check with your local home distributor of fuel oil. They will know where you can get that fuel tank cleaned for a very low cost. I don't know how they do it up there but here in Texas they "roll" the tank. It's put into a jig, then they add several pounds of steel balls, or "shot" if you will of various sizes , then the whole thing is turned over and over until all the rust and scale is broken loose. Then it is flushed, and the shot and balls are recovered and cleaned to be used again and again. The whole process takes about a half hour to several hours depending on the size of the tank. It is relatively inexpensive compared to other methods. They can do it with huge tanks and small tanks alike. On square tanks, the tank is turned 90* half way thru and the rotation continues. It's a great system and gets the tank clean as new. Or, you could just keep changing the filters until the problem go's away.
From a total novice - you are working with many unknowns and are moving to where you should have a comprehensive grasp of your entire dozer.
You already know that this machine has had multiple fixes some of which are dubious.
Keep at it. Enjoying the videos!
Your doing a great job!
I know that this is a BIG project and I'm rooting for you. Just be faster than Project Binky, please.
So far I'm hooked! I'll have to follow your whole journey! Best of luck and may the learning curve be kind to you!
Interesting. There’s like a cheering section out here for you! I’m a member. We enjoy watching your steady progress. Good luck!
Take your time and do it right .. Steady and slow wins the race too .. Make a list of issues and choose the priorities U wish to fix them .. Overwhelmed ?? Take regular breaks from the project so it doesn't consume U and all yur time and ll yur mony ..
Eventually you'll have one awesome machine. And you're going to know EVERYTHING about it. That will feel so sweet working the dirt then. Be like having a new engine in a good solid project car. Might get expensive like rebuilding a Lamborghini
You just know that all of us are happy that it's going to be a long series. And, we're laughing with you. I know i am. This is a hell of a project, and i feel privileged to be following along. Rooting for you every step. I'm not a dozer guy, but i'm loving the education, for education's sake. I respect your fearless (and suitably cautious) attitude to getting this done. It's going to be a beaut when it's up and running.
For rust protection, you might have good results with Mustie1's preferred method: Brush out the loose stuff and coat the inward/bottom faces with bar & chain oil thinned with kerosene. (So that it can be applied with a sprayer.) To save the patina, brush the outside faces with melted toilet ring wax cut with linseed oil. (The old school, toffee-coloured stuff.)
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Get that frigging winch off of there! Stay safe and out of the way of everything.
Just finished binging this series yesterday and wale up to find a new vid! Win! Its great to see someone transition from the automotive to the machine world!
Please paint it all. For all the work you are doing and will do, you'll smile every time you look at and use her. Plus the value of it!
Thanks for the update Matt.
I admire your dedication to this project.
Hey Matt, Thanks for the awesome content. I recently purchased in April 2021 a 1953 Allis Chalmers HD5G track loader from a man in Watkins, CO. I then had it transported a hundred miles and 4500 feet higher in elevation to my land in above the South Park basin in Colorado. You can call me the South Park HillBilly were we are building a off grid homestead just about near the headwaters of the South Platte River. Love that timber frame shop you have there in the pacific NWest. Man, you are inspiring the creative juices here brother, Cheers, Brian John.
Magnets inside the fuel tank close to the bottom.. will capture all the rust particles that come loose.. if you use super magnets with holes in the middle.. twist some solid copper wire thru them to stop the magnet from sitting flat on the tank bottom.. the wire will allow you to fish the magnet out later. .
Well done Matt, keep going. Next video give us a finger update. I caught a quick glimpse at it while you were showing a something but it would be good to know how it's going.
You are on another level, very brave, and working alone!.The project will become a lot of fun and hope rewarding. Good luck in the next steps, I will be watching. Thanks.
Looks like you may need a A-frame style gantry hoist to safely take the winch off, it looks really heavy.
Greetings from Melbourne Australia, where we have been locked down longer than anywhere else in the world. You are helping me maintain my sanity when I am stuck here unable to get out, thank you
Pulling for you! New subscriber after catching up on this project and will continue. Your perseverance is commendable.
Quite a task, but you're doing it right. These videos will be a great reference when you put it back together. Great video!
This project reminds me of my Dad's old D4 cat.
He tore it down and rebuilt it except it started with the old pony motor..
Where the dozer blade arms attached to the tractor he replaced the ball joint with a rubber bushing from big rig rear walking beams for the deferential.
It never failed to work well..
Have fun..
Amazing the amount of work you've already done. But equally so, the amount of work yet to do. I surely hope you remember how it all goes back together again. And I really wish you would change your mind and refinish every part before reassembling again. Imagine how great that thing would look repainted and shiny new looking... JMHO
Another great video! Looking forward to the next one so we can see what's behind door number 4.
Showed this Video my dad he told me he is lucky he is out of the heavy equipment world 45 years are enought now telling me it would be fun to be back on the old dozers he realy enjoyd this Video keep up the good work sir 👍👍
You really do have a tiger by the tail there, but your perseverance is admirable. It's a beautiful old machine, and were it me I would certainly give it a well deserved couple of coats of paint. Not just for protection, but after all your effort it will be a joy to admire.
Excellent shooting and editing. Thanks for showing a tiny bit of the vacuuming so we know that you're cleaning it but not shooting minutes of it. Also thanks for the quick cuts between loosening multiple fasteners. Good stuff.
We are there with you. Not in person. But watching your vids and there with you in spirit. Undoing every bolt with you. What is the biggest pitty for me so far is that a few sheets of old roofing iron over the dozer could have stopped / prevented so much of the damage / rust. Most of the issues were easily preventable. That's a lesson for people (including me): "if a machine breaks down and you cannot fix it immediately, cover it with roofing iron, tarps, etc because even with best intentions, days easily turn to weeks, and weeks easily turn to years, and next thing you know the poor machine has been sittin' out in the weather for 10, 20, 30 ... years". Keep going Brother ! We are there with you.
I think I can see you are in for a full strip down on this. There seems to be issues everywhere and it would be annoying to get it all back together only to have to do another major strip down to rectify something. On the steering clutches and brakes there are some quite heavy pulling and pressing operations to get them apart and back together. I feel the way fwd is to assess the whole machine and then decide if you can commit the time and expense into getting it restored
As I can recall from Squatches’ videos on his D2, you have to separate the final drives from the trans to get to the steering clutches. So yes, it has to be pretty much completely disassembled.
What a project. I admire your vision and tenacity. I look forward to your videos.
Seriously don't get frustrated just think about how it will look at the end and how you brought life back to something.
Probably not so much that water "got in". These are big hunks of iron, lots of mass to "sink" heat (think thermodynamics, not summer day). My neighbor's D3 sat covered in a dry unheated building for 15 years at his Dad's place in Centralia, it never saw a drop of rain. Just a lot of cold, damp weather. When when we started in on it, it was full of water, just from condensation, not enough heat in the summer to boil it off... rinse, repeat. Even here in the Sierras, we would go in on a Saturday morning after a winter rain and everything would covered in condensation. Lots of WD40 got used keeping clean parts from rusting again. Since we had it all apart, we painted the insides of everything with Glyptol Red.
I agree, don't paint it. Wipe it down with an oily rag after you clean it up. The old finish will keep you from babying it when you do get it running.
Awesome. Keep it up! Your filming and commentary is excellent. Your video series makes me feel like I am the person there doing all of the work. I can't wait to see further progress!
Stay with it, we will be learning along with you.
Thanks for making the videos.
That's how I would do it, take it apart and examine everything. That is a huge project. Big cost and a lot of time. You will have a good machine when you are done, and if it ever needs any repair, you know how every part works. Reminds me of a classic car restoration. Good work, and a great shop to work in.
Lighten the winch by pulling the cable off the drum using your kabo spray the winch guts with some lube or rust bust first let sit.Should lighten up by 150- 200 lbs.Look over for salvageable footage .
I am just finishing a diesel installation in a 1978 Datsun truck and I am really enjoying watching your work on the D4 Cat. On my project I asked myself what am I trying to accomplish and how much I am planning on driving it. These questions guided my truck rebuild efforts.
Keep up the good work.
Well hang in there, thanks for taking us along.
A master of understatement , love the optimism but glad you have the steel toecaps on now.
Reminds me of watching scary movies as a kid , hands to my face and peeking out between my fingers , especially after you pointed out the scary rearward center of gravity and proceeded to stand behind it to lift off the seat ! Well at least your toes would be fine.
Great entertainment, with the occasional surgical interlude , will definitely stay tuned , thank you.
Glad I found this channel I think this rebuild is going to be a big one Keep at it one bite at a time It will be a great asset when you have finished
I will say that if it even never went back together, its a college education level as your knowledge of these dozers will be huge. I support this whole thing now as to first seeing it knowing it would snowball. I have a feeling that your next build is not a dozer but a custom tool box to hold all the tools that is needed to work on one. I sure hope it doesn't get you down mentally as cash flow goes south on it. Keep smiling and prove to the neighbors that insanity is inches away/LOL
Sometimes pipe wrenches can be used on large nuts and bolts , Saving you a ton of money on tools .
Yes they make smooth jaws just for that use too.
Great Job love these videos, keep them coming
one bolt at a time big job well done if you get stuck dont know some one out here will know its a cat d4 after all my hands hurt just looking at this vid
I hope you know where all that stuff goes back...lol
a hint. Get an old music stand to lay your manuals on . They are adjustable and ones from schools have a nice wide lectern to hold a heavy old manual without it falling over.
You are channeling your inner Squatch. Considering the scope of the project and your modest collection of automotive tools, I'd say you are making great progress.
Just found your d4 project, very enjoyable watching you move forward Matt, I’m learning as you are too
Be patient as it will test you as it has already, i will hang in there with you, and keep up the great work sharing your adventure with us.....
Steve all the work you've done excellent well done
I am enjoying your rebuild. You should get a hot water pressure washer, 3/4" socket set and some large wrenches, and a parts washer. I would pull the winch off.
Keep up the good work and be safe.
Hi Matt, I'm new to your channel and I've been enjoying your D4 project. It's a lot of hard heavy work and I have a lot of respect and admire what your doing. Anyway buying new big sockets takes time and money so if you have a welder, grinder, a vice, and some flat stock you can make your own. I had to do this in the past and it didn't look pretty but it got the job done.
Thanks for sharing Matt, I enjoy your videos brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I too would urge you to reconsider painting. How many times will you have the parts off and available for painting again? You are going this far, some pressure washing and painting parts while you have downtime waiting on tools or other parts is the way to do it. It's not just about the "look" of it, but protecting your machine for you and future owners in your family for another 70 years.
At the very least, if he really wants to keep the "patina", get a good quality matte clearcoat that can withstand abuse. That way it can retain the look and still get the protection of paint.
Impact sockets! Nice. Moving up in the world. Thanks for the quality content. Keep it up please.
As in any adventure, you don't know the outcome until you are there. You have the right attitude. Enjoy the adventure.
Enjoying the videos keep up the good work.
You seem to have the ability to do this, tear it down and rebuild from ground up. Also if you use "bedliner" color it yellow. Nice work I'm enjoying this series.
Matt, cut few short pieces of board and when you dismantle heavy stuff put boards underneath in case you're going to drop it. But better use your crane and save your back. Don't separate winch without securing it with good jack and crane.
Thank you for sharing. Invest in a 3/4" socket set, chinesium is fine, a basic set should include 1-1/8" - 2" thereabouts. Otherwise buying individual sockets will be expensive. You'll find the large individual sockets will be very pricey.
Do know I suppose you can use a cold chisel on the corner of the nut and hammer it in the undo direction if you get stuck? It does get them undone most of the time. This just may be the best story on the internet which I have stumbled into., Everything about your video sits easy with me and I'm learning about parts I never got into before. The good news is "here is another episode of this fascinating adventure" .
I knew I liked this channel when I watched you drill your fingernail to relieve pressure lol. Love watching, keep em coming!
another new use for the versatile garden tie
Go to Harbor Freight or Home Depot and get an aluminum "pipe wrench" for those larger bolts !
This is turning into quite the adventure. Maybe a pricey one ???? Looking forward to how it all turns out. Enjoy watching your videos
I watch Diesel creek (Matt) work on old equipment like you, you’re working on old equipment and your name is Matt, and I’m working on a 67 JD350 track loader. Oh, and you guessed it, my name is Matt. I may have to buy a camera 😅
This gives me bad dreams. I used to drive one of these, had no idea.
Your improvisation skills are impressive!LOL!
Step by step. Best way forward!
Really enjoying the videos.... you have taken on quite a challenge. I would have to have an overhead crane to have pulled some of those parts off.
Love the series, and will follow your project close! Would recommend buying a tester for lead paint. It’s flaking pretty bad, and that stuff is bad for your health.
keep up the good work
What a project!
Doing the work you know how to gives you that satisfaction . Now I would suggest on the crankshaft. Take it to a machine shop have it mic it maybe in spec
Hey this is a really ambitious project I wish you the best of luck
Great project. I’m learning a lot! Like I need to stop buying projects. Lol
It’s all good , just keep wrenching , that’s all you can do!
sounds a lot like my RD-6 project haha. “#%** there is a lot of gravity in this part”
“This is turning into a bigger project than I wanted”
I don't know if you saw my last comment but, I told you to contact Gentry & Sons Trucking about a man who has a truck scrap yard.
His name is Mr. John Story & Gentry did a walk around the yard & the yard has CAT truck engines sitting there. I think that for what it will cost you in parts to do a rebuild you could have you a whole new motor. Contact Gentry for the number to yard. Best of luck with what ever you do ! Gentry is a TH-cam.
you already have the purple finger award
I have no doubt you will get this apart...
I do have doubts of it going back together.
New steering bearings are available, best replace them to get the clutch mechanism to work smoothly. I will give you an atta boy. This is a big project, I know I have done many D4s and the more difficult D2. One step at a time , BE organized, label and sort parts. Amazing how you tool inventory grows! Get an air compressor. And 1/2 air impact.
I did subscribe! Good work?
everything about caterpillar is heavy - built to last and not break. this project will definitely keep you off the streets in the bad part of town.
Boy you have a job on your hands. I’ll be watching.
Had a belly laugh when you revealed you have your steel toe boots on. Keep on Keeping on Bro!