Thank you so much toby. He is at school right now. But first thing he will ask when he gets home if there is a new video. I will let it be a surprise to him he will be so so happy. Thank you again
My 7 year old son watched Toby's last members only video with me and he's hooked. So looks like I'm watching this entire find/build all over again. And honestly I'm stoked!
Just to let everyone know he was floored. Lol speechless is not a word i use often when i describe my boy. But today i can this ment the world to him. I think this is his new favorite episode im not sure why. But again thank you he thanks you from the bottom of both our hearts
Hey thanks for answering about the clean T-shirt. I didn’t expect just such a lid lengthy discourse appreciated very much I can’t even get 5 feet away from a paint can we are getting paint all over me so it’s just amazing to see those beautiful virgin white T-shirts
I get so caught up in it I have to remember that not only is there a Supreme Mechanic at work as well as an artist with metal, he gets it all on superb video with dialog. You gotta put him up there with the best movie producers of all time!
That bumper really changes the look of #1113. With the bumper, 20" pads and an all original, Cat wooden cab, you will have created a D2 so unique that it will rival X253. Best of all, it's still in it's work clothes. What a special project.
That bumper looks great and really adds to the overall look. That curve is just too cool! So glad you kept it original with the original holes drilled. It's that kind of respect for the original that's resulted in this cat looking so right. Thanks again for taking us all along for this ride! It's been a hoot!
Thanks for the update, Squatch! That was a very nice shout out to one of your young viewers. Monica and I sure did enjoy meeting and chatting with you and Senior at Nowthen. We just made it home to Florida a couple hours ago. Thanks for the video update! 🇺🇲🚜👍
I used to teach HVAC to military students. In our old curriculum, those bourdon tube pressure/temperature gauges with the cap tube were typically either filled with the fluid being measured or refrigerant since it is very responsive to temperature change. To my knowledge, they are very uncommon to find, these days. It is very nice that you are keeping it as original as possible and it as a mechanical operating guage. Thank you for the great content.
Pretty impressive you can build fixtures to press apart large rusty parts and then fabricate a working temp gauge out of mismatched parts. Like a boilermaker repairing Swiss watches on his coffee break. Oh, and I love the way the bumper looks.
Toby I have to say the bumper turned out amazing! And like I said on Joe's comment. My 7 year old son watched your last video with me and he's hooked! I can't wait to watch this video with him tomorrow. He already said the cab is going to look the coolest. This is the best bucks a month I ever spent! Cheers Squatch. Thank you
This build has been sooo much fun to follow along with. Is there any way to see the extra behind the scenes builds without being a patron? as much as id love to, being on a disabled pension stops me from becoming one. watching you build things from scratch is a rather enjoyable way to pass the time when im not fit enough to do stuff all. I have watched this entire build series at least 5 times. Thanks for the vids... keep up the good work.
Wow! Squatch! That looks freaking factory! If someone see it for the first time! They will never would believe you made them parts! Amazing workmanship man! I’m loving the 5j1113.👌😎👍
That bumper bar just gives the tractor a real aggressive lookin stance 💪 as for the temperature gauge Wow anything smaller than a half inch bolt my shovel hands just can't handle ☹️but to be able to make your own working gauge is just fantastic 👌 so looking forward to seein the old girl under power 👍👍
Very nice restoration. Especially with the cab and lights that will really be nice to skid logs or plow the field before sunrise or after sunset. Thanks for sharing!
Great job on the gauge. That flat tube that connects to the capillary tube is called a Bourdon tube. It is the basis of most mechanical pressure gauges built. We learned this as a refrigeration apprentice here in Ontario. Now everything is going electronic of course. Keep up the great work.👏🏻🇨🇦
Thats a sweet old tractor squatch,,,,you've done a remarkable job with this series,,,,love old stuff like this,,,,don't make stuff like that anymore,,,has character,,,and a story,,,,thanks for the chance to learn something,,,🇺🇸😍stay safe,,
Bloody ripper of a Chanel,im not a comenter very often but love all your videos,battling addiction im 4 weeks clean and its chanels like yours that keep me goin.. So much going on in the world atm and its good to see a dude restoring an old cat and the fact that you do things to factory spec of not spot on 👌👌
We do analog meters at work, and have a uv cured inc printer. I can print full color graphics direct on any flat surface. Especially guage faces, and I grew up doing cadd work to build custom scales. If your graphics place can't help you out on the temp guage , I'm happy to do it with our printer.
“The first step is to throw the lock washer on the ground- preferably get some dirt on it” I laughed so hard at that! The amount of times I’ve dropped those and I know in my heart they’ve teleported to the 4th dimension never to be seen again 😂😂😂😂
That bumper is looking sharp and the ingenuity of the temperature gauge construction is nothing short of extraordinary. It was nice to meet you at the Nowthen show on Saturday. Keep up the good work!
wow who would ever thought what you started off with would become so unique with all these extra's coming to light its going to be one hell of a unique machine , i do admire your diligence with this one , keep up the great work
What an excellent episode, amongst the best in the series. The temperature gauge improvisation is a fine piece of instrument engineering that will work well. Good move doing the calibration checks.
She's looking great! Confession, I accidentally kicked your generator when you put it down to look at the hit n miss tractor. I wondered what it was for, now I know. I can't wait to see her with those big ole shoes on!
That tractor is going to look amazing with cab. Been here since I started watching the your moline videos. Absolutely awesome job! I’m like a kid. Lol. Getting so excited about a new video.
5J will be the bell of the ball when it makes it to a show! Throw those exhaust pipes out in the snow this winter so they can get a head start on “weathering”
I continue to be amazed at how well the paint “weathering” technique works. It’s terrific looking, as is the new bumper. It has been an amazing journey for us, too.
That 1113 has come a long way, I think you have done an excellent job of putting that all together. The bumper,cab, the weathering, and all the pieces you have made just blows my mind. To top it all off the Temp gauge is just the frosting on the cake, Good job Toby, I wish I had half your talent.
Will the cab fit under the roller door when mounted on the tractor? I predict winner Grand Champion top tractor award at the first tractor show that the machine shows at. What a beauty.
Glad to see the bumper turn out so well! Wow - the temperature gauge is a project in itself. And the best part is you'll end up with a genuine WOS operational part (weathered old stock).
At the beginning I thought it needed restored to like new, then I came to believe in the vision, it is a time capsule, and now a truly great assembly of rare options. But you fabricobbling up yhat gauge takes you to mad genius! You long ago earned the like, subscribe and bell icon smash. I will be in the audience until the end!
The wrist bone connects to the forearm bone, that connects to elbow bone, that connects to the upper arm bone, which connects to the shoulder bone, which connects to the................ 😀😃🙂🙃😊
You nailed it on the bumper build down to every last detail. Love the work on the gauge ! And the track press just puts it over the top you are a madman keep up the awesome work!
Sure is coming together nicely! The bumper. The cab. The "antiquing". The gauge... Every little piece is coming together. It will definitely be the newest, original D2 out there!
Beautiful bumper and options! Your attention to detail and vision is mind boggling, you should be proud! Cant wait to see those wide track pads and cab on that thing!
Toby, when you were cutting off the cork plugs I was thinking about a safer way to do it. I keep a few of the box cutters that have the snap off blades. I use them for trimming off various things because you can keep your fingers well away from the blades. I had one of those utility knife blades slip once and it ended up sticking out of my hand. That was several years ago but my right hand still reacts every time I see someone using a blade that way.
the bumper really makes the whole crawler look way more rugged. The generator and battery and lights will make the whole tractor with the cab installed a highly optioned for it's day plus the cab should be a nice feature at plow day
Squatch it is getting pretty exciting in your shop, the last of the little bits are starting to come together. That bumper really does set the front off and pulls the hole crawler together.
Good work on that gauge. Not many people would get into that much detail but it should look really good when its fitted. As you were explaining the mechanics I was thinking about calibration but the new face should work well
Once again, your detail in restoring keeps amazing me. Respect. I have 2 D2’s with original lighting on it too. The version without the battery. So if you need detailed info on that, just let me know.
Been watching the series since middle school when the first episode came out on my grandmas phone now so not my acount i dont have the money to become a member but if i did would without a doubt join the squtch members
I can hear Will Tell 1812 overture building up for the grand finale. Hope you have some fireworks! This is exciting. I remember finding your channel and all you had was a pile of well organized parts.
you should be able to pull the needle off temp gauge and set back pointing on lower to the left side, then set numbers on face so they are half on each side
Should give that bumper a few hammer hits. Like if you have one of those axe head hammers (i forget the technical name) that's blunted, the one every house seems to have, just give it a few strategic love taps and then fill them with grime. The paint is mint, but it's too factory fresh. :)) Great episode!
Thank you so much toby. He is at school right now. But first thing he will ask when he gets home if there is a new video. I will let it be a surprise to him he will be so so happy. Thank you again
Good job, Pop--and Squatch.
My 7 year old son watched Toby's last members only video with me and he's hooked. So looks like I'm watching this entire find/build all over again. And honestly I'm stoked!
I'm glad Squatch was able to do this for your boy. That is so cool and he will be so stoked.
Just to let everyone know he was floored. Lol speechless is not a word i use often when i describe my boy. But today i can this ment the world to him. I think this is his new favorite episode im not sure why. But again thank you he thanks you from the bottom of both our hearts
Oh WoW 😳
What a total treat for a young man!
This might just be the best thing someone could do for him!
I know I'd be giddy!
You are a sick puppy who else would get excited about paint runs, but, the bumper finishes the front of well
Very clever adaptation of the new gauge! Impressed by your ingenuity once again Mr. Squatch.
Little boys and their toys. 👍👍👍
Hey thanks for answering about the clean T-shirt. I didn’t expect just such a lid lengthy discourse appreciated very much I can’t even get 5 feet away from a paint can we are getting paint all over me so it’s just amazing to see those beautiful virgin white T-shirts
OMG that front end with WIDE tracks AND the CAB pulling a sled through the woods to grandmas house
This is why Caterpillar should hire you as a restoration specialist. Your attention to detail is threw the garage roof. 💯💯👌🏻👍👍🥳
Your enthusiasm is catching.
I get so caught up in it I have to remember that not only is there a Supreme Mechanic at work as well as an artist with metal, he gets it all on superb video with dialog. You gotta put him up there with the best movie producers of all time!
That bumper really changes the look of #1113. With the bumper, 20" pads and an all original, Cat wooden cab, you will have created a D2 so unique that it will rival X253. Best of all, it's still in it's work clothes. What a special project.
Toby make oem bumper 😁
From OEM specs, no less.
Liked the shout out. Another generation that appreciates the history of equipment. Maybe he’ll be another Squatch one day!!
I'm 65 and I Love the history and the nuts and bolts too, one of my first jobs was working as a thin
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You just blew my away with your brilliant modification of the temperature gage mechanism. I loved how you thought it out and explain it,!
That bumper looks great and really adds to the overall look. That curve is just too cool! So glad you kept it original with the original holes drilled. It's that kind of respect for the original that's resulted in this cat looking so right. Thanks again for taking us all along for this ride! It's been a hoot!
Thanks for the update, Squatch! That was a very nice shout out to one of your young viewers. Monica and I sure did enjoy meeting and chatting with you and Senior at Nowthen. We just made it home to Florida a couple hours ago. Thanks for the video update! 🇺🇲🚜👍
I really enjoy your videos and can't figure out why u our viewership isn't much, much larger. Please keep it up
I used to teach HVAC to military students. In our old curriculum, those bourdon tube pressure/temperature gauges with the cap tube were typically either filled with the fluid being measured or refrigerant since it is very responsive to temperature change. To my knowledge, they are very uncommon to find, these days. It is very nice that you are keeping it as original as possible and it as a mechanical operating guage. Thank you for the great content.
Pretty impressive you can build fixtures to press apart large rusty parts and then fabricate a working temp gauge out of mismatched parts. Like a boilermaker repairing Swiss watches on his coffee break. Oh, and I love the way the bumper looks.
Lol. Nerd alert nerd alert! Love it when you go full nerd and go deep into explaining everything. Love the passion. Always enjoy your videos.
Toby I have to say the bumper turned out amazing! And like I said on Joe's comment. My 7 year old son watched your last video with me and he's hooked! I can't wait to watch this video with him tomorrow. He already said the cab is going to look the coolest. This is the best bucks a month I ever spent! Cheers Squatch. Thank you
Squatch, you are a marvel. Your track jig and the temperature gauge in the same video. Next you'll be repairing watches. :-)
This build has been sooo much fun to follow along with. Is there any way to see the extra behind the scenes builds without being a patron? as much as id love to, being on a disabled pension stops me from becoming one. watching you build things from scratch is a rather enjoyable way to pass the time when im not fit enough to do stuff all. I have watched this entire build series at least 5 times. Thanks for the vids... keep up the good work.
Great vid , great culmination of skilled work and attention to detail, the best restoration on you tube 👏thanks for sharing
Wow! Squatch! That looks freaking factory! If someone see it for the first time! They will never would believe you made them parts! Amazing workmanship man! I’m loving the 5j1113.👌😎👍
It was great to meet you and Kyle at Scott Carver .My grandchildren were fascinated by the old machines. Thanks Will Smith
That bumper bar just gives the tractor a real aggressive lookin stance 💪 as for the temperature gauge Wow anything smaller than a half inch bolt my shovel hands just can't handle ☹️but to be able to make your own working gauge is just fantastic 👌 so looking forward to seein the old girl under power 👍👍
Very nice restoration. Especially with the cab and lights that will really be nice to skid logs or plow the field before sunrise or after sunset. Thanks for sharing!
Bumper adds a very industrial look to your Cat. I have loved every episode of your journey to rebuild this machine.....
Great job on the gauge. That flat tube that connects to the capillary tube is called a Bourdon tube. It is the basis of most mechanical pressure gauges built. We learned this as a refrigeration apprentice here in Ontario. Now everything is going electronic of course. Keep up the great work.👏🏻🇨🇦
The bumper is cool and awesome job on the garage.
Appropriate song for this build is...
One Piece at a time.
Johnny Cash.
nice job 👍
On the gauge, your a bloody genius...
Building new gauges !!! WOW !!! I'd be looking over my shoulder for the guys with the white coats coming to get me !!! Good stuff.
Great shoutout for the kid.
Neat to see something as delicate as the gauge mechanism on something so otherwise over-engineered.
Thats a sweet old tractor squatch,,,,you've done a remarkable job with this series,,,,love old stuff like this,,,,don't make stuff like that anymore,,,has character,,,and a story,,,,thanks for the chance to learn something,,,🇺🇸😍stay safe,,
I did locate AD2 cab in Spokane Washington
Bloody ripper of a Chanel,im not a comenter very often but love all your videos,battling addiction im 4 weeks clean and its chanels like yours that keep me goin.. So much going on in the world atm and its good to see a dude restoring an old cat and the fact that you do things to factory spec of not spot on 👌👌
She's a pisser Mate, Central Coast, NSW Australia
I can't wait to see the all weather cab get put on. That's gonna be the icing on the Cat!!!
More tracks across the yard. I’m giddy with excitement! The old Cat is gonna yawn and stretch and get outta the shed. Yea! 🥸👍💥❗️✅
We do analog meters at work, and have a uv cured inc printer. I can print full color graphics direct on any flat surface. Especially guage faces, and I grew up doing cadd work to build custom scales. If your graphics place can't help you out on the temp guage , I'm happy to do it with our printer.
@@squatch253 I'm going to do my best to bypass the guards. lifted , then chevy (with no space between) at a popular google sponsored email domain.
“The first step is to throw the lock washer on the ground- preferably get some dirt on it”
I laughed so hard at that! The amount of times I’ve dropped those and I know in my heart they’ve teleported to the 4th dimension never to be seen again 😂😂😂😂
That bumper is looking sharp and the ingenuity of the temperature gauge construction is nothing short of extraordinary. It was nice to meet you at the Nowthen show on Saturday. Keep up the good work!
wow who would ever thought what you started off with would become so unique with all these extra's coming to light its going to be one hell of a unique machine , i do admire your diligence with this one , keep up the great work
The bumper really finished the front of the crawler. It really is awesome. Made the vintage look really stand out love it. Denis
Gonna be uptown Squatch! Awesome Possum! Say hi to Kyle for me!
Please drive it. It needs to roost in the dirt as it was born to. 👍
What an excellent episode, amongst the best in the series. The temperature gauge improvisation is a fine piece of instrument engineering that will work well. Good move doing the calibration checks.
She's looking great! Confession, I accidentally kicked your generator when you put it down to look at the hit n miss tractor. I wondered what it was for, now I know. I can't wait to see her with those big ole shoes on!
That's really good on the gauge setup. Repairing an old one with a new one. The details you get into are just wonderful.
Beautiful!! Love to watch a craftsman at work!!
That tractor is going to look amazing with cab. Been here since I started watching the your moline videos. Absolutely awesome job! I’m like a kid. Lol. Getting so excited about a new video.
Very well explained I’m amazed at what you are able to do with those heat gages
Thankfully no bolts or nuts were harmed with a adjustable wrench in this episode. That’s a relief.
5J will be the bell of the ball when it makes it to a show! Throw those exhaust pipes out in the snow this winter so they can get a head start on “weathering”
I guess you know some antique speedometer repair shops could silk screen that gauge face plate? You seem to know everything else. Best Wishes!
I continue to be amazed at how well the paint “weathering” technique works. It’s terrific looking, as is the new bumper. It has been an amazing journey for us, too.
Love your work ethic (paraphrasing)
" If you are going to do a job you might as well do a good job of it". Or in your case a "Crazy good job of it"👍😎
That bumper looks great.
That 1113 has come a long way, I think you have done an excellent job of putting that all together. The bumper,cab, the weathering, and all the pieces you have made just blows my mind. To top it all off the Temp gauge is just the frosting on the cake, Good job Toby, I wish I had half your talent.
Does look the part with its new bumper. Good job on the temp gauge. Thanks for the video.
Will the cab fit under the roller door when mounted on the tractor?
I predict winner Grand Champion top tractor award at the first tractor show that the machine shows at. What a beauty.
This is a shop where "close enough" does not cut it. This show sets the standard for what I call bulldozer shows. Well done.
You are a mad, mad scientist! Neat stuff!
Glad to see the bumper turn out so well! Wow - the temperature gauge is a project in itself. And the best part is you'll end up with a genuine WOS operational part (weathered old stock).
LOL, A New part CLASSIFICATION...
At the beginning I thought it needed restored to like new, then I came to believe in the vision, it is a time capsule, and now a truly great assembly of rare options. But you fabricobbling up yhat gauge takes you to mad genius! You long ago earned the like, subscribe and bell icon smash. I will be in the audience until the end!
The wrist bone connects to the forearm bone, that connects to elbow bone, that connects to the upper arm bone, which connects to the shoulder bone, which connects to the................ 😀😃🙂🙃😊
I just have to say “your a genius” that gauge is sweet. This Cat is gorgeous and the detail you’ve gone to is excellent 👍🇺🇸
You nailed it on the bumper build down to every last detail. Love the work on the gauge ! And the track press just puts it over the top you are a madman keep up the awesome work!
Went back and rewatched the first 3 minutes of the very first episode in this series. Unbelievable what that tractor is turning into…
As always, very good details and useful information for all.
Sure is coming together nicely! The bumper. The cab. The "antiquing". The gauge... Every little piece is coming together. It will definitely be the newest, original D2 out there!
Beautiful bumper and options! Your attention to detail and vision is mind boggling, you should be proud! Cant wait to see those wide track pads and cab on that thing!
That artificial weathering looks amazing! I bet it will get even more convincing with time also.
You're better at cutting those corks than me. I would have had blood everywhere
We call them I beams nice job well done 👍🆗✅
Toby, when you were cutting off the cork plugs I was thinking about a safer way to do it. I keep a few of the box cutters that have the snap off blades. I use them for trimming off various things because you can keep your fingers well away from the blades. I had one of those utility knife blades slip once and it ended up sticking out of my hand. That was several years ago but my right hand still reacts every time I see someone using a blade that way.
Another lesson from the master..
Cheers from Portugual.
the bumper really makes the whole crawler look way more rugged. The generator and battery and lights will make the whole tractor with the cab installed a highly optioned for it's day plus the cab should be a nice feature at plow day
Squatch it is getting pretty exciting in your shop, the last of the little bits are starting to come together. That bumper really does set the front off and pulls the hole crawler together.
Good work on that gauge. Not many people would get into that much detail but it should look really good when its fitted. As you were explaining the mechanics I was thinking about calibration but the new face should work well
Once again, your detail in restoring keeps amazing me. Respect. I have 2 D2’s with original lighting on it too. The version without the battery. So if you need detailed info on that, just let me know.
Channel wedges. My new favorite hardware next to fold over locks. 🤣
Been watching the series since middle school when the first episode came out on my grandmas phone now so not my acount i dont have the money to become a member but if i did would without a doubt join the squtch members
I can hear Will Tell 1812 overture building up for the grand finale. Hope you have some fireworks! This is exciting. I remember finding your channel and all you had was a pile of well organized parts.
you should be able to pull the needle off temp gauge and set back pointing on lower to the left side, then set numbers on face so they are half on each side
I’m very impressed with your work on that gauge! Very nice
Love your content Squatch - Thankyou from Australia!
Great episode. Keep up the good work.
I will say this Toby: I love it when a plan comes together. That generator is very hard to find and you finally got it. Amazing.
Great job on the Temp gage. I have said befors you should have been a prototyps engineer.
The thought just occurred to me how ridiculous it is that I am this excited to see someone bolt a bumper on a dozer. How did this happen?
beat me too it. and using right proper and correct even my twin in LA area (I'm in Oregon) says it also.
Let’s just say none of us will EVER re-use a fold-over lock!
Doing so leads to an uncontrollable, twitchy eye! Best not to.
@@DismayingObservation We are all wary of the fold-over lock wrath of Squatch253!😵💫
Should give that bumper a few hammer hits. Like if you have one of those axe head hammers (i forget the technical name) that's blunted, the one every house seems to have, just give it a few strategic love taps and then fill them with grime. The paint is mint, but it's too factory fresh. :))
Great episode!
That was just a down right good video,your attention to detail is spot on,I've enjoyed this build since day one
You amazed me with the Gauge you put together.
Those extra wide track plates are going to really look good on that machine I love it
Bumper turned out great! Aged in nicely!!👍🏼
Looking forward to a generator rebuild! That would be an interesting video.
I bet you're the only person in the history of Caterpillar tractors that has ever replaced the corks!
Your efforts are supper impressive! Especially the effort you're putting into the temp gage. You have now become the "have expert"!
Just love all your work. Congrats on the beautiful bumper! Really gave a hell of a style to the Old Lady! Keep it up.