Finally MOVING the Track Loader BACK to Salvage Workshop ~ Part 6 ~ 1950s Caterpillar TraxCavator
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- It's TIME to ROLL COAL on OUTTA HERE!
Join me on the journey as we bring "Old Red," my 1956 Caterpillar 955 TraxCavator, back to Salvage Workshop!
Up until now, ALL repairs on this OLD Track Loader have been done in a backwoods barn without power, water, or most of my tools! Despite ALL the obstacles and problems I've run into so far, this old BEAST is ROLLIN outta here under it's OWN power!
It's been a fun journey up until this point, and in THIS video
In this video we will:
- Redneck rig the bad track so it will stay TIGHT
- Properly honor it's previous owner "Red"
- Uncover all the LARGER pieces of the Parts Machine
- Take the OLD Cat for it's first REAL walk in DECADES
- Load it up & Haul it back to Salvage Workshop
- Introduce ALL my dogs to the OLD Cat!
- Show you SOME of the extra parts already at the workshop
- Discuss the Plans for the TraxCavator
- A BIG thank you for the 100K Subscribers & all your support!
- & MORE
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Check out the FULL playlist for the Caterpillar 955 TraxCavator Here:
• 1950's CATERPILLAR 955...
PART 1
Will it START?!? ~ 1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Part 1 ~ Starting the Pony Motor!
• Will the PONY Motor ST...
PART 2
Will the DIESEL Start & DRIVE? ~ 1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Part 2 ~ Forgotten for 20+ YEARS
• Will the DIESEL Start ...
PART 3
IT LEAKS & Runs HOT! ~ 1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Part 3 ~ Restoring the Cooling System
• The Radiator's ALL CRA...
PART 4
Will the Bucket work PROPERLY after 20+ Years? ~ 1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Part 4
• Will the Bucket even W...
PART 5
Fixing Hydraulic Problems ~ I Rescued TWO TraxCavators ~ 1950s Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Part 5
• I Rescued TWO TraxCava...
DISCOVERY Of the Caterpillar 955 TraxCavator
Rescuing Old Iron Episode 4 ~ Red's Farm:
• 1950's CATERPILLAR 955...
If you haven't seen the video where we DISCOVERED this Old Beast, then you should also check that one out as well! You'll be able to see exactly where this old beast has been living for all these years!
Throughout this project we'll pay tribute to it's previous owner Red & those before him that truly knew how to maintain and operate such a cool old machine like this!
I'll show you that OLD machines CAN be a LOT of work, EXTREMELY frustrating at times, but once running properly, an INCREDIBLE amount of fun!!
I recently discovered this 60+ year old Caterpillar Traxcavator at an old chicken farm, and the owners have honored me with the privilege of bringing it back to life, and then putting it BACK TO WORK!
Join me as I take you along on my journey through the many ups and downs of this project! I feel honored to be taking on this project, and I truly hope you enjoy the process and progress as we get this OLD CAT to ROAR once again
Please enjoy! I know I did!
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If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please leave them below!
Thanks for stopping by, I truly appreciate your support!
#RescuingOldIron #CaterpillarTraxCavator #SalvageWorkshop
Just wanted to say I appreciate you having longer videos than most folks on TH-cam. TV has gotten so awful that I actually spend a lot of time on here and it's nice to have a video that lasts more than 10 minutes at a time!
I'm 65 years old and its nice to see a young fella that can turn his hand to the old way of doing things you are a pleasure t o watch, that twin clutch attachment looks to be a bolt on to a engine to drive a water pump or drive anything, Keep up the good work Regards Brian from Australia
I can't put my finger on exactly why but, watching you do this is therapeutic for me in these trying to times. The 'stick to it' drive you bring to the story is part of it....
Thanks for being there.
Enjoying your journey with this old traxcavator. I had the fun of operating a few back in the 1960's. Even had the privalage of breaking in a brand new one in 1968. What great period in my life, I am 85 now so that was long ago,. Looking forward to the rest of your rebuilding this great old machine.
That is AWESOME! How cool would it be to be able to break in a brand NEW Cat 955 from 1956 TODAY?!? I would LOVE that! I guess I'll settle for getting Old Red ready to work again! Thanks for the support Lyle, LOTS more to come!
The gears and shaft you could not identify are the balancer gears for the 4 cyl engine. Caterpillar installed them on most of their older 4 cylinder engines to smooth out vibrations inherent in the engine. they fit inside the bottom of the engine with the oil pump and have to be timed to the crankshaft when installed.
Beautiful countryside views moving Old Red. Love the dogs too.
Love watching your videos. Love your enthusiasm, skill and the respect you have for your work, your shop, your tools and the environment. You are a credit to your family, yourself and your country. I'm an old man living in the west of Ireland. Young men like you let me see the world is in safe hands.
One thing your going to want to do, is get some protection over your head on that machine, especially since your going to be using it in the woods. Build a cage, or maybe see if that cab near the parts machine can be adapted to the Cat. It would suck, to be pushing a tree, and have the upper part of it break off, and fall on you. Be safe man, and great job.
Absolutely! A ROPS/FOPS can be a lifesaver when things go wrong. I wouldn't work a surface machine without one.
Jesse Muellar did a vidjja on making a cage
I COMPLETELY agree!! Those falling branches are commonly called Widow Makers! I already have plans to build a ROPS / FOPS... I thought about re-purposing that JD cab, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to go through all the work to make that fit on the Cat! We'll see! Good thought & thanks for watching!
@@SalvageWorkshop Watched it happen once. Not pretty.
@@SalvageWorkshop if you build rops, study some others in pics or person. I've seen some that were more likely to kill than to save. That frame style is a bit tricky to fabricate with. Sweeps off the radiator up to the top are almost required to give you good protection on that machine. Loader arm design makes it harder to get a good connection at the front of the operators station. The sweeps help with that. Most of the old cabs you'll find for it have no real protection, just heat retention, and can actually trap you in an emergency.
You are the best! I know nothing about tractors but after watching the Big Red series I'm starting to learn. I remember seeing tractors like yours in the 50s when I was a kid. Brings back lots of memories. Thanks for everything. Love the restorations too!
I am so happy to finally find someone to watch who does not get discouraged or stops you from working on something that old despite all the problems the Cat has. I truly want to be like you and other people I look up to once I finish high school and college. Thank you
What a great journey! You and Diesel Creek are a couple of my favourites, I'm 76 now, a retired shop owner from the UK retired to Spain. Thanks again, can't wait to see your next projects........
Word of warning,that recoil spring is compressed to nearly 100 tons,it has killed several people that unwittingly removed the anchor bolt and boosh head gone,the repair you are trying is usually done with 3x3 angle iron.
Am I the only one who applauded when you got it on the wagon? What a brilliant series this has been and I’m not even into large plant machinery.
Glad I'm retired, otherwise I would have to take time off work .......I'm hooked!
Take it from an old guy , take your time , use what you have , you will get it done . More than any thing else , keep yourself and the dogs safe . We'll keep watching .
thank u so much for your work. I'm french and i own some CAT Machine (more recents...) and seeing you rescuing this "old red" is a pleasur. i would like to drive it !!!! good luck for the future of your projects.
Great to see that it fired up so easily. This is the first time I actually believed the saying, it ran when I parked it. Great job.
You have to be the most ambitious, hard-working guy on the internet that I've ever seen. I really admire your foresight in seeing treasure in what most would only see junk.
OH I don't know about that, but I do appreciate the compliment! Thanks for the support! Lot's more to come!
"What a long, strange trip it's been".....thanks for taking us along for the ride. Best wishes, be healthy, and give the Weims a big hug for me.
I've watched these videos and feel the victory you managed to pull off with this machine from the pony starting up till now. You are very persistent and very adept at what you are doing. I'm doing the same thing to a degree with my brother on a little bit newer Komatsu D57 and can appreciate everything that you've done. These machines are not dead, they are just resting waiting for people like you to wake them up.
So proud for you! Keep saving them! I find at times watching your videos that my hands are moving with you as you work on things. Old soul in a young body!
Like your attitude. It mirrors my own. Make it run well, pretty it up as much as possible without a big investment. Working properly is it's own kind of beauty.
It's always a good day when a CAT is ready to go home. I'm so happy for you. Old Red is going to have a great home with you.
Welcome Home, Old Red.
Very entertaining to watch the ole Cat come back to working order...Cheerz!!!
Hey dude!! You DEFINITELY have to paint it at the end! When you bring an old girl like her back to life, she deserves the make-up!!!
The thingy you asked what it was ... it is a balancer, I'll send ya some pic's, internal engine part for the four cylinder engines to balance because two cyl's are up and two are down making the engine jump or lope and the balancer cancels that..
I'll watch again and send ya some names of good reference books for the D311 955C Traxcavators
I'm beat right now, just got the roof done and got to clean up the tools n stuff down by the Cats for the winter.
I enjoy watching the repairs for some crazy reason, thanks for sharing the journey.!
I bet Red's family loved to see it going and moving again and likely brought tears to their eyes. Great to see this old iron back up and running and to hear it will be working again as it should be .
This little CAT is worthy of a full restoration! I know you are into restoration projects, it may be over your budget to do this. You are the perfect person to do this job! If you want to do this, reach out to your community and followers for the support!
With best regards
j'ai fait mes début sur cette 955 cat il y à 38 ans de cela sur mine de nickel et maintenant les engins ont évoluer c'est tout confort contrôlé par ordinateur j'adore tes vidéo copains , j'ai passer toute ma vie sur sorte d'engins et me sa fait plaisir ces vidéo
I have never seen a trailer with moveable axles like that. Too cool!
That machine is so freaking cool and it's been great to watch you bring him back to life. Love your channel, keep up the good work 👍🏻
Squatch253, on TH-cam is your new best CATman friend, he has not rebuilt this type of Cat but the ones he has done are complete down to the ground new parts when and where needed he has the contacts to get old obsolete OEM items for the most part, what ever is needed for his rebuilds
What a journey but more to come. Can’t wait for the next one. Thanks for sharing
Love your tenacity, patience, and “can do” attitude.., really like all of your videos, and how that you bring old things back to life ... this “Old Red” series, really brings back memories for me ., my Dad and Uncle were in business together back in the late 60’s / early 70’s clearing land , excavation, and general dirt work, as a kid I would ride along on the bulldozers .., some times I actually got to drive .😊
Those Milwaukee impact are awesome! Great series fixing that dozed! Its amazing how the old dog will still hunt!
Hi, just wanted to say thanks for the great video footage from the start to getting her home!, sure have enjoyed it all, please take us along with the next journey with track stripping etc etc, please keep the old patina, oily rag job, I know it takes a lot of hours to put together these videos, but there a lot of us out there that so enjoy seein what your doin, Thanks, Chas, uk.
Any time I tightened track I raised the side of the machine I was working on to take out the slack and make pushing the adjuster easier whether it was mechanical or grease type. That said I admire your enthusiasm and work ethic. At 75 I wish I still had the energy you have.
Really enjoyed following the reserection of Old Red. Manchester, England UK 🇬🇧
Hello SW. You have a huge job ahead of you, but if it can be done, you are certainly the man who can do it. Regards, Dave
As a non engineer I fully appreciate the work you do & enjoy watching your efforts to preserve old machines.
I have absolutely enjoyed this series of videos. Thank you sir. Great job.
Well done in getting Old Red up and running. Massive respect. 🚜 My advice to you is though, don't forget to spend quality time with your family as well. That's time you can't get back. Mike from England
TwinDisc makes clutches and fluid couplings for use in heavy equipment. The part you brought home isn't the whole unit, but just the outdrive portion. Industrial fluid couplings are generally very large, as they have a standard friction clutch along with the fluid coupling, as well as a hydraulic pump, reservoir, pressure/temperature monitoring equipment, connections that run to an external oil cooler, as well as linkages for the clutch and any reversing gear.
I volunteer at a railroad museum and we actually have a locomotive that at one point in its life was fitted with a Cummins and a TwinDisc torque converter. It's currently in the middle of a complete restoration.
I love your work. Keep it up, and don't lose the faith. Old iron is the best. Parts may not be as easy to find, but if you can get and refurbish old machines to make the parts you need, do it.
I appreciate your honesty and hard work with the big red project. Very nice to see a person who is as dedicated as you seem to be. Good luck with the future of the repair and finally using the tractor. I will continue to follow the progress on your channel. Stay safe.
Enjoyed all the videos bringing Old Red back. Looking forward to drive sprocket replacement videos
Can't wait to see Old Red with new sprocket, track, and idler wheels. She will be a real workhorse.
These videos are a huge way to remember the man that owned it originally. Rest easy Red.
I have enjoyed your series~~ I started my four year Machinist Apprenticeship at Caterpillar Peoria, in June 1964! It was the greatest education one can have! Thank you for bringing back Great memories!
Impressive job done so far.... you got 'old Red' back home.. and I shall be looking forward to the next part of you working on this old machine... :-)
Today everyone chucks away anything old (whether it still works or not).... and to me that is a great shame.... but this one came back to life, to be used again and again for many years to come.... well done you for restoring and bringing all the old machinery back to life :-)
Keep well and Kia kaha (stay strong) during the covid-19 pandemic.... from this kiwi in New Zealand :-) :-)
Absolutely fantastic Buddy 👍🏻 Lovin evening you do 😆
vicariously living out my desire for finding old stuff to fix through your videos! The Cat has been a blast to watch. Please keep them coming.
When I first got my tractor running, I dug a hole big enough for a in-ground pool.....Then Filled it back in!!!.....Metal On Metal, Is Like Ice!!!.....The Gray Ghost!!...Powerful Dogs!!!
Wow, for a moment I thought, who is that guy presenting Old Red?? Then I realized it was you... I dig the beard, but you look good shaved like that too... : ) They say we never lose our inner children, only the toys become bigger... That is you, all excited about you new big toy... It's very nice to see... Great work in bringing old cat home.
That old saying has a lot of truth to it. My toys are old mining equipment, and they make me a bit of money too.
Lol... ya I look a bit younger without the beard, but it comes and goes! I always say age is just a number when you LOVE what you spend your life doing!
Glad to see you get Old Red out of the grave, keep giving em hell 👍
I sure do like to view your videos. I look forward to each new chapter in this story.
You are doing your part to save our history, a time when things were built to last ,, we owe you the thanks, thank you from the bottom of my heart...watching your videos helps me to escape a troubled world to a place that makes sense to me
Great job on the track adjuster, I was abit emotional when it left its home.
Wow you have touched everyone with the music there.
At its new home now.
The parts look like a auxiliary pto and a sawmill clutch.
The machine will lose its history if u paint it.
It is what you see and if it works good that's what matters.
Like u said.
You are a good mechanic.
That was a great movie.
Thanks for the entertainment
Great video as always !! Glad its home safe and sound !! Lots more video's to come for sure !! Loved the way you made a video of everything it took to get it home. They were all part of "old reds" new journey of a new life ! Wonderful video as always !!👍👍
I have really enjoyed this Old Red project
Howdy SW, hope you are all well. Super progress on the new project. I think you've been really lucky to get all those spare parts to help with this. Personally i wouldn't bother with new paint. Good clean, treat the rust with converter, finish with a good coat of hard wax and it'll keep for years. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎🏍🐶🦴
I can't believe you got this machine up and running and HOME! Awesome job!
Lucky man to have a Cat crawler. Hope you have lots to fun with it. Enjoyable videos, thanks.
I have been subscribed to your channel for quite a while. I have watched all of your videos and enjoyed every one of them. But the videos of Old Red have got to be my favorite ones. Please keep the Old Red videos coming.
First and foremost, great job bringing this old machine back to life and getting it home. I like where you're going with getting it to be a viable, reliable machine to use vs. making it shiny and new. "Old Red" has been good to you and your channel growth. Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to more work being done to it by you as you get it back to reliable.
I know you just want a working restoration, but for me I think old red deserves a new lick of paint. Can't wait to see the next installment.
Old red was pulling to the right because of track tension was more on that side than the left. Keep up the good work.
Can you explain this more please.
@@thomasmuller9243 comes down to track alignment. Check between two track shoes as they overpass the front idle wheel. Should be equal distance on both sides of wheel. Tracks should have a set amount of sag in them between upper idle wheel and front. Two tight can effect how the track pulls around the front idler wheel. If off center it pulls in that direction.
The twin disk bellhousing is for a stationary engine, worth keeping.
They were commonly found on large generators and more commonly on well drilling rigs, pump rigs, and gas/diesel powered well pumps. That model really isnt worth keeping if it isnt in usable condition as twin disc has discontinued manufacturing repair parts for their early clutch sets, that one included. A brand new one updated one can be had for less than $4k
Now it's safely back at your "home base" with all your necessary tools available I can't wait to see how you'll repair it 🙂
That would be so cool to see it painted yellow again!
Great job on that "Old Yellow" 955. Interesting Cat tidbit on casting nomenclature.
This is a guide to decipher the casting codes.
N U M E R A L K O D
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
N = 0 K = 7
U =1 0= 8
M= 2 D = 9
E= 3
R = 4
A = 5
L = 6
If there are 6 letters on the casting it is the day,month and year that that piece was made.
Eg
U would be 1 M would be 2 (12)
U would be 1, N would be 0 (10)
K would be 7,D would be 9 (79)
There are 6 letters so I would know the date is 12-10-79 or 12th Oct 1979
If it has 4 letters it would be month and year of manufacture.
Hope this makes sense
It sure was a beautiful day for moving the old boy outta that old barn .
Looking forward to the day you move some dirt with “ Old Red “ .
My first wife's Dad had a Frick portable sawmill that was powered by a Caterpillar 3 cylinder diesel engine. The main drive belts were on a four belt shive on a hand engaged power take off connected to the crankshaft of the Cat engine. To start the saw turning you pulled the lever, to disengage the blade/mill you pushed it. That looks like the same type of clutch drive. You could attach it to a power unit of some kind and drive various belt driven machines. Old Man Andy.
The part at 34:52 is an engine vibration counter ballance. Runs off the crankshaft either directly or via timing gears and is bolted underneath said crankshaft. I cant tell you if its off a Cat but looks like it got blown off the crank case from a fleeing big end!. Check the sump on your parts tractor and may reveal its demise. If thats what its off.
Good to know! I will check that... I do want to figure out what killed the other Cat! Especially the engine!
I have really enjoyed this series on the Old Red your a very talented young man , I'm looking forward to more videos i wish you the best of luck with this project .
We love ur work on bringing old red back to life n ur work ethic.cant wait for more on this beast.as you said one bite at a time.stay healthy n dont get hurt.snookie pa.
Awesome 👍 Nice to see a young fella with common sense 💪💯
Nice to see it on the move again
In my youth, I drove a CAT 933. At the time, the CAT-caps are very popular. They are yellow/black in real cotton. It was the status that have a genuin CAT-cap. You must have one for your 955!
I'm glad you are doing a great job bringing Old Red back from the dead such a wonderful piece of history and equipment. I really enjoy the channel.
We are working on getting a cat 955 and i just found this video im already learning diesel mechanics thank yiu very informative
At 35 min the gears and shaft that you couldn't worn out the use for. These are a balance shaft assembly for the engine, these assemblies are only used on older 4 cylinder diesel engines. It is timed to the crank shaft and spins a twice crank speed. The weights are at bottom as 2 cylinders are at top dead center.
Ahhh... Thank you! I wasn't sure what it was!
Thank you for the ride and and I really like your explanations on the tools and parts. So many of your commenters are filling in the gaps or questions. Keep up the good work. It is a pleasure watching someone not afraid to get dirty.
#1: Me personally, I would rebuild every single extra part and paint them and they’d be ready to just bolt on.
#2: Find an antique tractor club where some guys are fanatics about the trax-cavator. They would be an awesome resource for you.
#3: If you tore this tractor down into 10,000 pieces, sand each piece with a nail file and repainted it with a toothpick, I’d still watch your videos.
You obviously haven’t restored much antique equipment. The cost and hours to repair/restore the MACHINE will end up being thousands of dollars and many, many hours. You don’t spend time and money restoring spare parts that you may never need.
@@trev583 I meant restore them and go ahead and put them on. Especially the ones he needs.
Sir, your tenacity and work ethic are nothing short of exceptional. Bravo.
You’ve done a magnificent job. I am really tired of all the posts featuring “will it start “ junked cars. You are opening up a whole new world for our appreciation of this machine that built our homes and roads and utilities. Thank you. I have subscribed. Also, you look more intellectual and mature without the beard.
Wow really enjoying these videos and your exploits with old red, you are doing a great job, looking forward to the next episode 👍
What an epic series this has been so far. Love it! Your hard work and perseverance have paid off and are an inspiration.
I love your work with this. I love the older equipment dearly, but seeing these I'm very happy I have the privilege of being young and running new 950Ms.
CONGRATS!... you doing a great job!... thanks 4 video. be kind.
That was an epic exercise in salvage. Nice job taxing your patience and enginuity to the limit. Great job, well done. You do look good without the beard. Thanks for showing us, your subscribers and viewers for your information and projects.
i just started watching your show on the TraxCavator and cannot wait until part 7 keep up the great work
This has been so fun to watch. Also, bro you have to be one of the hardest working people I’ve ever seen.
Great vids sir. please keep them coming as i would like to see Old Red finished.
I'm really glad I found this channel! I enjoy it alot! An learning alot!
That is quite an accomplishment ! Kudos
Bravo. Nice video and sound work getting it to its new home. 👏👏👏
Looking forward to the final showing.
Thanks for sharing all this...