(:47-1:04) Probably the best sounding turbo whistle I've ever heard. Awsome D9 you have there. Back when Cat was Cat. Glad to see these old Cats still in use, American made and built to last.
Man, what a Giant . Love those old machines. They run forever and are easy or some kind of easy to maintain. By the way that cool Le tournou scrapper looks a little bit like the bad mobiel
I remember doing the rear tyres on one of the scrapers it like a giant wheelbarrow wheel on a spindle. It's held on with 2 clamps. We removed the wheel with help from a 3cx n when the driver tipped it up to take it apart it rolled of down the field we sat there pissing ourselves laffing oh happy days 😀
my dad worked for Letourneau when the were made in the plant at rydalmere nsw australia in 1940s and 50s ,they loined with westinghouse at some time.lots of good memories at the plant christmas parties.
Good tires are hard to find at the right price. "Workin' with what ya' got" is a good way to put it. The shoe fits so it does the job for now. 1956 year model.
You're right about the bureaucrats, about 15years ago, just before I retired I was operating a 988 Cat loader on a federally funded highway project. First, they made us install diapers on all the equipment to prevent even a single drop of oil from dripping on the ground and these diapers were to be cleaned daily. 1hr to remove, clean and replace. Then when the job was done, they made us bulldoze the sides of the pit down and spread topsoil on it, ruining a perfectly good gravel deposit.
Brings back memories of my lumber yard days when it took an hour just to get the 2 cycle pony motor running good enough to start the old Cat motor in sub zero weather. Good times!
In the winter it would take me the first half hour to hour just to get the pony motor running on an old D8 at a huge rock Quarry in Ohio County Kentucky back in the mid 70s Then keeping it running long enough to fire the cat up was another story lol
Reminds me of times I spent pushing; listening to the turbo whine up hill pushing forty foot deep hole500feet by fifteen hundred feet watching the soil roll above the blade & then the refill & compact!!!
Run an outfit like that back in the 60's only with a D7. Scrapers always rolled on steep backslopes and fills. Keeping the cable to tight on a short turn brought it right over on you. Must have pulled 10 miles of cable. Ahh the good old days....
That turbo wjistle is what made operators deaf. I ran a push cat D9 and I am glad it was a short term replacement for a D8H. Th ose Le Tournau scrapers were sure ugly but worked.
This is what we call a " CAT-n- Can. I worked allot with this setup. And another D-8 cat as a push cat to help me load the bay. We would change with each other. If you didn't be carful, the Cat would walk right thru those cables Takes time to rethread the cables. The HD 21 bulldozer would not break the cable. maybe it was a HD-24. Long time ago in the Oregon desert summer and winter building 24 small dams.
We used to pull scrapers with D-9s all the time. That's an awfully small scraper for a D-9. The smallest we pulled with ours typically is a 463, although we did pull a 621 in extremely soft conditions. The largest we have pulled is a 641. A 631 size hydraulic scraper or a 90 cable is just right for a D-9. That was a little much though and although it loaded it fine, it would spin out on high spill piles. D-9s are great scraper Cats although 36A D8Hs and 76V D8Ks are better with the standard transmission. They will pull a 463 scraper well and use half the fuel of a D-9 pulling it. And, in soft ground, I can actually pass a D-9 because they don't torque down.
Some great old machinery there. Looking at that old rear tyre, I'm guessing there is little or no pressure in it. Just the strength in the sidewall keeping it up.
@odmcarp We couldn't find a matching tire for it. The smaller tire fit the rim, so we used it. Yes there is a slight angle because of the uneven tires.
Neat. Is there a reason for the uneven sized wheels in the rear, or was that "workin' with what ya' got"? That D9 is in pretty good shape, and the turbo made quick work of filling that can. Only missing 2 glass panels in the cab too. Surely a rare find. What year?
Does this D9 comes from Holland? Because it says "Beemsterboer" on the side? I myself am from Holland, so I was wondering. Great sound by the way, love to hear the turbo whistle.
Este sistema funcionaba sobre los años 50 cuando no existían los hidráulicos,los montaban los Allí Chalmers,HD y los Internacional Harbester TD y los Mitsubishi
Them letourneau scapers were a pain in the butt,That old 9 sounds good but look'n a bit tired, That's the thing about them old cats they just keep running.
Yeah, it MIGHT be 'nuff power in that Cat...I think I heard the gov open just a hair at least once?☺! As much as I hate to admit such: It took me until about the 4½ min. mark to realize it really was filling with dirt!!! Up til then? Hell, I thought you were just pullin' it around knockin' down horseweeds with it, just to prove it does/would roll.....!☺
@cdog9991 diesels have torque not horsepower the new cat c15 which is the engine that is used in many tractor trailers only produces 600 hp but it has 2050ft/lbs of torque. another thing you have to remember is that this is an old engine and doesn't have the technology which gives a lot of new gas and diesel engines their power, it has a turbo charger but next to that it uses it's shear size to produce those 320hp (which even by today's standards is quite powerful for a bulldozer).
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one of best turbo sounds on a diesel ever
(:47-1:04) Probably the best sounding turbo whistle I've ever heard. Awsome D9 you have there. Back when Cat was Cat. Glad to see these old Cats still in use, American made and built to last.
Man, what a Giant . Love those old machines. They run forever and are easy or some kind of easy to maintain. By the way that cool Le tournou scrapper looks a little bit like the bad mobiel
Ha, that was my first thought, when i saw the scrapper, its the frame of the bat mobile !!
I love the turbo spooling up sound that is great.
I remember doing the rear tyres on one of the scrapers it like a giant wheelbarrow wheel on a spindle. It's held on with 2 clamps. We removed the wheel with help from a 3cx n when the driver tipped it up to take it apart it rolled of down the field we sat there pissing ourselves laffing oh happy days 😀
Great oldie and marvelous sound. Still in a very good shape. They did a very good job everywhere in the world.
love the sound of that D9!!
my dad worked for Letourneau when the were made in the plant at rydalmere nsw australia in 1940s and 50s ,they loined with westinghouse at some time.lots of good memories at the plant christmas parties.
I've read LeTournau's book, Mover of Men and Mountains. Seeing his creation in operation, brings a whole new light to the story!
great one, love the turbo-sound of the D9
Good tires are hard to find at the right price. "Workin' with what ya' got" is a good way to put it. The shoe fits so it does the job for now. 1956 year model.
Самый красивый трактор !
Самый красивый звук !
You're right about the bureaucrats, about 15years ago, just before I retired I was operating a 988 Cat loader on a federally funded highway project. First, they made us install diapers on all the equipment to prevent even a single drop of oil from dripping on the ground and these diapers were to be cleaned daily. 1hr to remove, clean and replace. Then when the job was done, they made us bulldoze the sides of the pit down and spread topsoil on it, ruining a perfectly good gravel deposit.
WOW cool to c all this old machinery in use sounds amazing!!! love that turbo whine!!
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Brings back memories of my lumber yard days when it took an hour just to get the 2 cycle pony motor running good enough to start the old Cat motor in sub zero weather. Good times!
2 cylinder not 2 cycle.
In the winter it would take me the first half hour to hour just to get the pony motor running on an old D8 at a huge rock Quarry in Ohio County Kentucky back in the mid 70s
Then keeping it running long enough to fire the cat up was another story lol
@@georgebordi8986 No, it was a 2 cycle engine...a wingy dingy. That wasn't a typo.
@@mtlassen1992 been around Caterpillar equipment for 50 years and never heard of them having a 2 cycle pony moter
@@georgebordi8986 Well I guess you've learned something today then. It was an old Cat road grader from the 50's(over 70 years old now).
It was a pleasure to watch this video. Nice.
The engine sounds lovely
Thanks
bad ass older D9 , some real power right there ! i love old equipment ! i drive my dad older stuff all the time ! turbo sounds bad ass too !
She’s beautiful 🍀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤙🏻
No problem, I appreciate your reply. Overall, the old dozer sounds and looks good. Love to have it!
what it really needs is new rails and pads!!
Great to the old gear working
Watched Le tourneau scrapers and D6 earthworks in Erina Drive inn as a kid back in 56...phwooo thats a life time ago..
Reminds me of times I spent pushing; listening to the turbo whine up hill pushing forty foot deep hole500feet by fifteen hundred feet watching the soil roll above the blade & then the refill & compact!!!
Run an outfit like that back in the 60's only with a D7. Scrapers always rolled on steep backslopes and fills. Keeping the cable to tight on a short turn brought it right over on you. Must have pulled 10 miles of cable. Ahh the good old days....
That turbo wjistle is what made operators deaf. I ran a push cat D9 and I am glad it was a short term replacement for a D8H. Th
ose Le Tournau scrapers were sure ugly but worked.
This is what we call a " CAT-n- Can. I worked allot with this setup. And another D-8 cat as a push cat to help me load the bay. We would change with each other. If you didn't be carful, the Cat would walk right thru those cables Takes time to rethread the cables. The HD 21 bulldozer would not break the cable. maybe it was a HD-24. Long time ago in the Oregon desert summer and winter building 24 small dams.
my son Maximus loves your videos
Love the sound of that turbo screaming!!
Love.that.pony.motor.
Nver.knew.it.spun.3000.
R.P.M
Before.starting.the.engine
We,have.come.along.Way!!!!!just. turn. A.key!!!!!
love the sound they make
Que fuerza ! el D9 solito cargo y se llevo la trailla Nosotros la enganchamos a un TD 20 IHC y empujabamos con otro TD 20 solo no podia
We used to pull scrapers with D-9s all the time. That's an awfully small scraper for a D-9. The smallest we pulled with ours typically is a 463, although we did pull a 621 in extremely soft conditions. The largest we have pulled is a 641. A 631 size hydraulic scraper or a 90 cable is just right for a D-9. That was a little much though and although it loaded it fine, it would spin out on high spill piles. D-9s are great scraper Cats although 36A D8Hs and 76V D8Ks are better with the standard transmission. They will pull a 463 scraper well and use half the fuel of a D-9 pulling it. And, in soft ground, I can actually pass a D-9 because they don't torque down.
Règi csörlös dejovolt! 13èvig dolgoztam vele!!!!!
Doing a little yard work around the Condo I see. LOL That thing is a BEAST!
I think that ol' girl deserves a restoration.
i LOVE this machine!!!
the beautiful sound engine, great.
@thumasta666 It was a test run. All the cables where strung up for the first time and we had to test it out.
My neighbor has 120 ply 737 tires on his old AC scraper.
@international3601 It did have a pony motor in this video, but now it has a electric start.
Awesome machinery
damn,i would love to drive one of those and feel the power!!!
Звук дизеля шикарный!
fantastic!!!!
That D9 is handling the scraper. Don't think anything smaller could continue to move the scraper.
Love that sound
Sounds Great
listen to that turbo!!!!!
Fine stand of thistles !
VIEILLE MACHINERIE LOURDE QUI TRAVAILLE ENCORE TRÉS BIEN.**
Man, what a beast.
Very nice , and a thumbs up liked.
We have women at work built like that D9. And sound the same to when squawking orders lol
Great video...!!!!!!!!!
Some great old machinery there. Looking at that old rear tyre, I'm guessing there is little or no pressure in it. Just the strength in the sidewall keeping it up.
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@odmcarp We couldn't find a matching tire for it. The smaller tire fit the rim, so we used it. Yes there is a slight angle because of the uneven tires.
What size of tires does it take? We might have something laying around here.
The Bone Yard of Dozers... XD
ЛЕГЕНДА !!!!!!
love that sound!
damn yall got some toys
Cidade quê já teve mas D 9 era AQUI em Barra do Bugres MT Brasil Faz Jauquara éra 5 monstros desses
Theres nothing like the sound of the turbo winding up,
Niente ferma Caterpillar.🇮🇹👍
WE HAVE ONE OF THEM !!!! AND A CAT JUST LIKE THAT !!
Neat. Is there a reason for the uneven sized wheels in the rear, or was that "workin' with what ya' got"?
That D9 is in pretty good shape, and the turbo made quick work of filling that can. Only missing 2 glass panels in the cab too. Surely a rare find. What year?
almost sounded like it needed a pony motor just to spool the turbo up to speed! =O LOL
Hey, that dozer may be old, but at least the tracks are in great shape. lol
What a beauty !
Beemsterboer sound like Holland ?
What awesome old iron dont you have? Any LeTourneau snow trains lying around by chance..haha. Unlikely, but you do have a lot of cool machines!
Amazing, these machines built America we now live in.
OLD D-353,,,SWEET SOUNDING
Does this D9 comes from Holland? Because it says "Beemsterboer" on the side? I myself am from Holland, so I was wondering.
Great sound by the way, love to hear the turbo whistle.
Este sistema funcionaba sobre los años 50 cuando no existían los hidráulicos,los montaban los Allí Chalmers,HD y los Internacional Harbester TD y los Mitsubishi
thats what a cat dozer should sound like
What a neat machine with that pull scraper. How old is that dozer and scraper.
Damn that thing is awesome looking/sounding!
Thanks for the video
Them letourneau scapers were a pain in the butt,That old 9 sounds good but look'n a bit tired, That's the thing about them old cats they just keep running.
I sure with I had your playground. I grew up around that older equipment my grandpa was an operator.
i like that we had a D7G cat it was cool
Yeah, it MIGHT be 'nuff power in that Cat...I think I heard the gov open just a hair at least once?☺! As much as I hate to admit such: It took me until about the 4½ min. mark to realize it really was filling with dirt!!! Up til then? Hell, I thought you were just pullin' it around knockin' down horseweeds with it, just to prove it does/would roll.....!☺
do you have a museum or something.. sweet ancient stuff!
man that turbo sounds kinda like a taknihurn
i like watching a crawler pull a big offset disk have you ever pulled a disk with this d9?
Not the most environmentally friendly piece of equipment to say the least but it is really cool to see that old Cat back in action. Good job !
must have been working a slope. one big and little tire on the back. Cool old rig. She needs new shoes.
How old is this beast and what HP is it?
Anyone else notice how the scraper sort of looks like the new bat mobile?
muito da hora!!!!! muito bom!!!
D 9 supper Dozerr.
You guys have the coolest old equipment. Do you need an apprentice?
There sure is a mismatch of tires on the back of the scraper.
@DieselPowerTV Excuse my ignorance, but how does a massive thing like that have only 320 hp? There are 1.6L hondas with over 400 hp.
thx
@cdog9991 diesels have torque not horsepower the new cat c15 which is the engine that is used in many tractor trailers only produces 600 hp but it has 2050ft/lbs of torque. another thing you have to remember is that this is an old engine and doesn't have the technology which gives a lot of new gas and diesel engines their power, it has a turbo charger but next to that it uses it's shear size to produce those 320hp (which even by today's standards is quite powerful for a bulldozer).
what are you doing with this old equipment?
Is this the RIP place for the D9??
my guess would be a 1954-59 cat d9-19a,maybe 18a
Cool! What age is that equipment?
The scraper would be built in the 1940s or 50s. The Cat is mid to late 1950s or early, early 1960s.
Listen to the CAT purr best sound from those ole girls and turbo whistle. They don't make like that anymore
massive