My head was spinning in the start of the video. A “cat” with a Jimmy? Did not compute. Now I get it. You will have hours of fun with that, and it will probably outlive you.
Starts on the button One oil leak No crazy smoke Brakes are free Cleats are not missing Hydros work (and don't leak) Blade isn't tore up or gouged out Can shift into fast travel Treads are not sagging Bogies are working (and not missing) Made it up Dyno Hill in one shot Other than deferred maintenance, cosmetics and the winch, she's got better than great bones to start with. Fantastic find, Scott.
A gentle reminder: remember to put it in neutral and pull back / set the hand clutch when idling and or parking. Other wise your throw out bearing is always running. Great purchase! Should help pull a bus up the hill!
OK, Scott - You're READING MY MIND!!!!! I was thinking of how a bulldozer would have made it SO much easier to pull that last bus up the hill - when the tractor started to slip.... And NOW you've DONE IT. It should make maintaining the road MUCH easier, too!
Back in the day, my dad had several A-C HD 5 dozers and loaders. Those 2-71 Detroits are hard working engines. I’ve crawled up under a many to get the belly plate off to change the oil.
I absolutely love old school bulldozers like that one. I'm going to name it ( old timer de) the de standing for Detroit. I think it's a good name for it. Hope to see more videos of it and the engine rebuild project on it. Weather it's a bus, or construction equipment with a diesel engine you sure know how to fix them up to great running condition I've learned alot from your channel.
Sweet little machine, those 2-71's are bulletproof little engines. I have a 2-71 genset off an old RR refer car, it's rated at 25 KW continuous power, but still sips fuel.
I've had a 1955 HD6 with a 371 for about 27 years. I got screwed when I bought it. It was always a logging machine here in Oregon, with ROPS, rock guards, sweeps, Carco winch and a straight blade with tilt. The previous owner told me he had backed into a stump and tore out HS reverse, But he actually tore it up so bad that the ring and pinion were broken. So, I've replaced the tranny, ring and pinion, added some plates and frictions to the steering clutches. That was a nightmare of a job. He had the tracks packed with mud, so I could not see how bad the undercarrage was. I replaced a few rolls and the track rails. The machine originally had the AC 4 cyl. diesel but that got changed to the Detroit. ( That was the "hot setup" in the old days) Looking at your machine, it appears that it was originally a farm machine, and later the blade and a non stock hard nose was added. I've put about 700 hours on it , mostly building road in rocky, hilly ground, only needing to replace the main clutch a few years ago. If you run into any snags when working on your machine, contact me. I'll gladly tell you what I know about working on these old things.
i think that dozer better suited for pulling busses up that hill too then the new Holland. since it has tracks and lower gears to pull the heaviest busses, it won't be slipping nor be fast, but sure will do it.
The undercarriage (Sprokets, chains, track pads on that dozer are worn out. That said parts for that old Dozer are most likely going to hard find. That said it appears to run pretty good for its age.
I am not trying to be a downer I am being a realist. The drive sprockets from what I saw are worn down past the sharp tooth stage and are down pretty much to nubs, the track pads are worn thin and the grouser bars are worn down as well, next time you are next to the machine give a feel of the pins in the chains because there I can almost guarantee they are worn out as well. That said I can see where someone has replaced some of the hydraulic hoses and it looks as if one hydraulic cylinder has been worked on recently. PS I would check in the service manual at what the track tension is supposed to be because right now they look awful tight. Of course they may be tensioned up that tight because the sprockets and chains are so worn out it might throw them if the tension is set correctly. Sorry if I popped your bubble but I don’t see a reason to say everything is peachy when it’s not.
If i get a couple of days use out of it the unit is paid for in savings from renting a small dozer. It’s not going to be used daily. Just a bit here and there when needed. It’s over 70 years old and still going.
Scott, I had a AC HD 9 back in the day. It had a 4-71! I would recommend getting a guard for the front to protect the Radiator if you are going to do and tree or brush removal.
Ship heavy cast iron/steel parts from Australia to the US with all the shipping problems... Crazy. Mozzarella Cheese is a great insulator, but just because you COULD use it to insulate your house does not mean you SHOULD!
Lol someone was on one of the Detroit groups looking for a couple injectors for a 2-71 in an HD-5 allis! I have 2 allis dozers. An HD4. Great little machine with a 6-way blade. Love it. Also have an HD6G. Huge. And wont start 99% of the time. Hate it. Had to do an IP to begin with. Injectors rebuilt. All timed by the book. Junk.
Biggest thing to pay attention to on any old dozer is the undercarriage. Repairs there can run into thousands if there is a lot of wear to track pins and bushings, drive sprockets, or the rollers.
From what I can see the undercarriage is worn out. The track pads are worn thin, the sprokets are worn and I can’t believe that the chains are any better
Looks exactly like the bulldozer you described you'd like to get way back when you first moved on the property. Is that machine supposed to have a belly pan or not? How's the condition of the pins and bushings in the rails and the sprocket teeth?
seems like a solid buy. only thing I found sketchy is whenever somebody tells you they didn't use it, or only ran it for a little bit, means they are building an alibi. in other words when whatever they found bad, fails on you they can say I didn't know didn't do that on me I didn't run long.. somebody will go through all the trouble of buying a dozer transporting it and then they don't use it for an hour because they decided it wouldn't work for what they were going to do.. the blade didn't turn.. whenever I hear that from a seller I didn't run it long, or only drove it around the yard, they are telling me they're hiding something 🤣 and they can say oh I didn't know .. looks like this one was a decent buy though, just talking about my personal experiences, and what people say and what I've learned
Are the long levers clutches and the foot peddles brakes? I never knew how these old tracked vehicles worked. I plowed a field in Kansas one summer when I was still in grade school. That was in the early 60s. That really old jd tractor had more levers than I could keep track of. It had a gas motor to start the diesel, which i was told had pistons the size of buckets. I got sun stroke and went home.
Fix this dozer up and you won`t have to pull buses uphill with the blue tractor. I bet there will be more terraces on the hilltop and maybe even widen the top tight curve.
Oh Hell Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pulling bus's up that hill just got easier.
It will be fun!
Just fix the winch up and it will pull them up with ease. Or tow them
@@BusGreaseMonkeydefinitely will be something great and different to see on that hill.
My head was spinning in the start of the video. A “cat” with a Jimmy? Did not compute. Now I get it. You will have hours of fun with that, and it will probably outlive you.
Great find, we will get a lot of entertainment with the fixing and operating of this old dozer. You guys are killing this youtube stuff.
Starts on the button
One oil leak
No crazy smoke
Brakes are free
Cleats are not missing
Hydros work (and don't leak)
Blade isn't tore up or gouged out
Can shift into fast travel
Treads are not sagging
Bogies are working (and not missing)
Made it up Dyno Hill in one shot
Other than deferred maintenance, cosmetics and the winch, she's got better than great bones to start with. Fantastic find, Scott.
Great buy track gears look good, steering clutches work, small enough to trailer. 2-71 Detroit diesel. You win!!!
A gentle reminder: remember to put it in neutral and pull back / set the hand clutch when idling and or parking. Other wise your throw out bearing is always running.
Great purchase! Should help pull a bus up the hill!
OK, Scott - You're READING MY MIND!!!!! I was thinking of how a bulldozer would have made it SO much easier to pull that last bus up the hill - when the tractor started to slip....
And NOW you've DONE IT. It should make maintaining the road MUCH easier, too!
Cool, can't wait to watch this one later. Deisel Creek at the old bus barn. Love it
Back in the day, my dad had several A-C HD 5 dozers and loaders. Those 2-71 Detroits are hard working engines. I’ve crawled up under a many to get the belly plate off to change the oil.
Needs new grouser pads, sprockets look shot and I’m sure the chain isn’t in great shape. I’d still buy that in a heartbeat! What a fun project.
I absolutely love old school bulldozers like that one. I'm going to name it ( old timer de) the de standing for Detroit. I think it's a good name for it. Hope to see more videos of it and the engine rebuild project on it. Weather it's a bus, or construction equipment with a diesel engine you sure know how to fix them up to great running condition I've learned alot from your channel.
Sweet little machine, those 2-71's are bulletproof little engines. I have a 2-71 genset off an old RR refer car, it's rated at 25 KW continuous power, but still sips fuel.
I've had a 1955 HD6 with a 371 for about 27 years. I got screwed when I bought it. It was always a logging machine here in Oregon, with ROPS, rock guards, sweeps, Carco winch and a straight blade with tilt. The previous owner told me he had backed into a stump and tore out HS reverse, But he actually tore it up so bad that the ring and pinion were broken. So, I've replaced the tranny, ring and pinion, added some plates and frictions to the steering clutches. That was a nightmare of a job. He had the tracks packed with mud, so I could not see how bad the undercarrage was. I replaced a few rolls and the track rails. The machine originally had the AC 4 cyl. diesel but that got changed to the Detroit. ( That was the "hot setup" in the old days) Looking at your machine, it appears that it was originally a farm machine, and later the blade and a non stock hard nose was added. I've put about 700 hours on it , mostly building road in rocky, hilly ground, only needing to replace the main clutch a few years ago. If you run into any snags when working on your machine, contact me. I'll gladly tell you what I know about working on these old things.
Marty T would approve of the content and quality!
What cool little machine. That should pull a bus up the hill!
Also John @ farmcraft101!
Get the winch working. Real asset..
This will make a great addition to the compound. So many possibilities.
Pretty cool!..Somthing differant.....You wouldnt think a 2 cylinder engine would do the job...buts a Detroit....
That tractor got very lucky being bought by Scott...
That dozer will help keep your road nice!
Love it, I think you've got a winner.
now you really need the engine that j.c smith has
i think that dozer better suited for pulling busses up that hill too then the new Holland. since it has tracks and lower gears to pull the heaviest busses, it won't be slipping nor be fast, but sure will do it.
The engine is the least of your worries when buying vintage heavy equipment
now that is what you need around there.
Can’t wait to get a nice weekend to play on it!
Wish I had some land, so that I had a reason to buy cool toys, er 'tools', like this.
Like to see if your buddy that painted the Thing can dress it up..
Clean running 271 no smoke Its a winner !
The undercarriage (Sprokets, chains, track pads on that dozer are worn out. That said parts for that old Dozer are most likely going to hard find. That said it appears to run pretty good for its age.
Ok Debbie downer… It’s very old but in better shape than most dozers 1/2 it’s age.
I am not trying to be a downer I am being a realist. The drive sprockets from what I saw are worn down past the sharp tooth stage and are down pretty much to nubs, the track pads are worn thin and the grouser bars are worn down as well, next time you are next to the machine give a feel of the pins in the chains because there I can almost guarantee they are worn out as well. That said I can see where someone has replaced some of the hydraulic hoses and it looks as if one hydraulic cylinder has been worked on recently. PS I would check in the service manual at what the track tension is supposed to be because right now they look awful tight. Of course they may be tensioned up that tight because the sprockets and chains are so worn out it might throw them if the tension is set correctly. Sorry if I popped your bubble but I don’t see a reason to say everything is peachy when it’s not.
If i get a couple of days use out of it the unit is paid for in savings from renting a small dozer. It’s not going to be used daily. Just a bit here and there when needed. It’s over 70 years old and still going.
You definitely need that.
Cheap, and needed a bit of work! My two favorite purchase criteria
Scott, I had a AC HD 9 back in the day. It had a 4-71! I would recommend getting a guard for the front to protect the Radiator if you are going to do and tree or brush removal.
I have been thinking why don’t you get an old tractor! This is awesome!
You are going to have fun with that dozer !
Buddy had an HD 9. Always liked Allis Chalmers stuff. Ran a bit of their ag stuff years ago.
This is a nice size for our projects around here.
@@BusGreaseMonkey cool toys. Hope you can keep getting parts.
Hi Scott,I think it is gonna be a good asset to maintained your property keep the good job from Richard.
Curtis at Cutting Edge Engineering can probably rebuild/recreate a lot of the parts on that chassis if you can’t get them elsewhere.
Ship heavy cast iron/steel parts from Australia to the US with all the shipping problems... Crazy. Mozzarella Cheese is a great insulator, but just because you COULD use it to insulate your house does not mean you SHOULD!
Yes can this being a great asset bro and it's a Detroit so it fits right in anyway. Safe travels. Ken.
That's awesome you'll have a lot of fun with that
Heck ya that's cool Ole iron
It’s a beauty
Now you can flatten the hill. 😅
So happy for you guys! Sweet.
Lol someone was on one of the Detroit groups looking for a couple injectors for a 2-71 in an HD-5 allis! I have 2 allis dozers. An HD4. Great little machine with a 6-way blade. Love it. Also have an HD6G. Huge. And wont start 99% of the time. Hate it. Had to do an IP to begin with. Injectors rebuilt. All timed by the book. Junk.
What a great new toy❤
Good job Scott, that’s what you needed !!!
Wishing you many happy hours on that dozer looks good for its age.
Very nice project BGM !
Cute little thing!
Biggest thing to pay attention to on any old dozer is the undercarriage. Repairs there can run into thousands if there is a lot of wear to track pins and bushings, drive sprockets, or the rollers.
From what I can see the undercarriage is worn out. The track pads are worn thin, the sprokets are worn and I can’t believe that the chains are any better
That puppy should be able to pull a bus up the hill!
How interesting have you seen Detroit Garages Allis chalmers forklift? It had a buda 4 cylinder but he repowered it with a 2-53
Yea! Been hoping for tower videos too.
Nice, Good buy
Certainly will not have a problem pulling buses up the hill now.
My 50 Chevy truck has the same type of foot start.
Looks exactly like the bulldozer you described you'd like to get way back when you first moved on the property. Is that machine supposed to have a belly pan or not? How's the condition of the pins and bushings in the rails and the sprocket teeth?
Jonathan is in hog heaven!
My granddaughter wants to play on it.
It will be hell to get parts
There are lots of them out there that were made. Many parts donors in the pool.
Bus Greaser Dozer for hire. Can you angle the blade up higher on one side so that you have a crown in the road?
So that water / dirt will run off?
Bet it will pull a bus up the hill! Motor sounds good to me.
Guy sold the bulldozer because he is gonna be using his mustache 😂😂😂
Awesome investment
Nice, no more using the New Holland tractor to pull a dead bus up the hill.
seems like a solid buy.
only thing I found sketchy is whenever somebody tells you they didn't use it, or only ran it for a little bit, means they are building an alibi. in other words when whatever they found bad, fails on you they can say I didn't know didn't do that on me I didn't run long.. somebody will go through all the trouble of buying a dozer transporting it and then they don't use it for an hour because they decided it wouldn't work for what they were going to do.. the blade didn't turn.. whenever I hear that from a seller I didn't run it long, or only drove it around the yard, they are telling me they're hiding something 🤣 and they can say oh I didn't know .. looks like this one was a decent buy though, just talking about my personal experiences, and what people say and what I've learned
Are the long levers clutches and the foot peddles brakes?
I never knew how these old tracked vehicles worked.
I plowed a field in Kansas one summer when I was still in grade school. That was in the early 60s.
That really old jd tractor had more levers than I could keep track of. It had a gas motor to start the diesel, which i was told had pistons the size of buckets.
I got sun stroke and went home.
I bet that will pull a bus up that hill 😂
Hang in there homegirl
Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks good otherwise and you'll put it to good use on the driveway.
Fun and useful.
Scott and his toys
At least if you want to rebuild it there's only two cylinders!
Was that ask for permission or roll like I hope for forgiveness? Can see this equipment being really handy at times.
Fix this dozer up and you won`t have to pull buses uphill with the blue tractor. I bet there will be more terraces on the hilltop and maybe even widen the top tight curve.
Cool. 😄
Where's your greenhouse?
When is it getting propane injection ? When.
:) ?????????????????????????
Great for Dam building water solvered..😅
Might be simpler to find a replacement winch and change it out.
That'll definitely pull a dead bus up the hill no problem
It’s cool alright but, can it tow a bus up the hill?
The out of stock on the gasket kit is not valid ?
An old AC...
slowest run up the hill?😉
Be easier to drag a bus up the hill.
The tracks are a bit tight
So did ya buy it then? 😂😂😂
A 2 cylinder ??
Yes. 71 cubic inches per cylinder. 2 cylinder, 2 stroke diesel
Wil it make it up the hill??
Keep watching…
Please name her “kill dozer”
KillDozer was a Komatsu
@@gullreefclubyea it’s ok though
So did ya buy it then? 😂😂😂