Draining fluids on a 70 year old Caterpillar D4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is part 6 of this project. Here is the playlist: • Caterpillar D4-7U Rebuild
0:00 Introduction and engine talk
3:05 Removing skid plate
4:35 It's really hot outside
6:04 Flywheel case drain
7:44 Clutch case drain
9:28 Transmission case
12:22 Final drive
13:06 LH Steering clutch
14:57 RH Steering clutch
15:58 Conclusion - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Don’t let anyone talk you down man, you are doin’ great. That is a big , expensive project you have undertaken. Being a Cat nearly every part is available and there are support groups for Cat guys. Hope your finger is healing up well. Love your shop area.
Yep I agree. I subscribed. Seems like a “down to earth guy “. My kinda channel. Thanks for the ride along....
my cat D4 7U 1948,,,,,,,,,,,i rescued it from the scrapman.3 years ago.....and been thru it from front to back its was a great project...your off to a good start . ill enjoy watching ...........good luck with it .......
Don’t doubt your purchase. You’re doing FINE! For a machine that has sat, what you’re draining out is completely normal. It’s going to be OK!
You just keep on going. If you have a problem maybe Squatch 253 can suggest to you that you need to know. He is a real down-to-earth guy willing to share his knowledge. Enjoying what you are doing.
Keep going👌
Love the series. Definitely hit Squatch up he's the man. Mick, Northern Ireland 👍👏🍻
SQUATCH 253...
Love me some Squatch
I've been following right along, and you've stuck with a difficult project. I can tell you love it though. The best part for me is watching a young mechanic who has NO TATTOOS!!! Keep up the good work!
Just think, you know a lot more about Cat D4 than you did a week ago.....Learning more every day.. Great stuff
The process of discovery both exciting and terrifying. Thanks for sharing your journey!
watching other people on youtube rescuing old Cat machines that have been sitting a long time have the exact same experience. Dont worry too much, just strip it down, inspect and overhaul all the bearings. Only big chunks of metal damage gears unless a machine has been run with fully collapsed bearings. Keep at it.
As far as l can see, you're doing alright. Any ways up, you're a brave boy. More power to your elbow. Cheers.
About to binge the whole series. Very interesting so far. I like your approach on bringing it back to life.
I'm sorry, but the oil draining gave me some good laughs 😂
I'm not a mechanic but I am really enjoying your videos. Thanks for posting your progress on this really cool project.
This is a great series because I can relate to knowing nothing about these machines. Your patience and willingness to dive in without any four letter words is inspiring! Really. From watching all the Squatch vids it looks like the ability to obtain or concoct some essential specialty tools will be key. Good luck, God speed, and I hope the fires stay away or better yet, go away.
Very nice shop to work in! The new lights will help you with all your projects. This one is going to be a big one. Now if the wife does not get to pushing you to clean all that up. You will get the shop a lot more messed up before the end. Like you I like to clean some of it up as I go. When your finally get it finished you will have quite a work horse to use there on your farm. If you have room you can even build a small pond and even use to make money for neighbors. Most farms can always use a couple hours of dozer work. I watch your amount of viewers and it is growing, maybe that will help offset the cost of your project. Love your videos, keep up the good work. Oh, pat you dog on the head for me, I love dogs, a mans best friend.
what you have there is an Elephant in the Kitchen - and how do you eat an Elephant? One manageable bite at a time! This is the part where you are assessing all the ingredients and giving it the ole sniff and eye test to see what's good - what is rotten - and what is also good but just may need the crust, mold, cleaned off of it. Don't give up - keep going - one bite at a time!
It’s fun to watch your adventures with this machine. I have a 1950’s era D6-9u dozer that has some similar components. Keep up the videos and good luck with it!
Hang in there. I have never done anything like a tractor, but rebuilt my first Chevy 327 motor last winter and I didn't know what I was doing. I learned so much from friends and TH-cam it came out great and runs well. It's well worth the adventure and learning no matter the outcome. I love watching and especially how you resolve problems (even if not the best way) especially since you are by yourself. I have the same situation, always trying to figure out how to do something by myself when another set of hands would make it easy. Love your videos.
Phewy it's hot there! It's only hit 90 down here in the Smoky Mountains, so far...
What a difference the shop lights make, looks great!
Those fluids😱 + your reactions had me in tears!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
This is how we learn and conquer! Try and try again.
Looking forward to the machine working. Hang in there.
Watch Wes Work went through an Oliver a while back. The technology is the same. I think you'll find it helpful and inspirational. Wes says "it was built by ordinary men, not rocket scientists, take your time, you can do it to" Wes is a riot. Give those videos a look!
This is an adventure, enjoy the experience. We are with you and pulling for your ultimate success. Yes there will be setbacks but I believe you will overcome them.
I admire you for having the resources to do this,
And share it...
A motorcycle jack works awesome for moving stuff in out/up down under a vehicle like that and they're pretty cheap. I used one a lot when I put a V8 in my Fiero.
I don’t know Jack and this is pretty entertaining. I’m going through a similar process with a 1945 John Deere B. Not near as involved as you are, however. 😎
You’re doing great my friend. Looking forward to the next videos.
Tearing into a flywheel cluch on a 7U D4 now. Thanks for the vid
I’m excited to see how this project comes along I love caterpillars
That is alot of water... Really enjoying the series! Thanks for your hard work.
You are doing great.
Enjoying the journey with you.
You can find anything on your cat from books to support to other videos on how too , one day at a time you will get there !
Just found your channel and loving this! Been binging all day. Can't wait to see the rest of the series 😁
Learned a lot, great project keep on keep on chugging along. Hope you took a lot of pictures so that you can get it back together.
You’re gonna know everything there is to know by the time you’re done. What a great fun project. I’m jealous. I was a little kid riding on a D4 like that in the fifties at the construction company where my mom was the bookkeeper. The men took me on it all the time. I even got to pull the clutch on the pony motor to fire the diesel. You were lucky to find this gem.
Go for it. You will learn as you go.
I really become friends with the C & C equipment channel. He is really knowledgeable on these things.
Doing a good job. You should join the ACMOC, Antique Caterpiller Machinery Owners Club
You can get a lot of help Thru them. You started small, I started with D7's. Good luck.
*- I finally got to this early video, Matt. {"I don't know what I am doing!"}*
*- Yes, but what a great video series you have turned this into for me. Thank you ! ! !*
Thanks Robert! I know a little more now than I did back then, but not enough (probably).
I can’t get over the size of those beams and posts!
Great videos and I can't wait to see what happens next. You got this!
D-4 is a decent tractor. Friction systems (clutches) and big ol shafts/gears. They don't make anything like this anymore. As long as you can afford the parts (used or new) and feel comfy polishing and buffing gears, you're prolly OK. Water in all the cases means it's all gotta be flushed. Should come apart, but that is a huge job. One system at a time may get you through it ... You'll have well north of $10K in it if you want it all correct and "work every day" reliable. If you can live with barely OK, maybe less $$ ...
Watching from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Great series.
great content
You are doing a great job. You will learn a ton more by hands on fixing. We are envious out here!
Love the videos your doing a great job. It’s not easy and your learning.
Success is the ability to master your resources You are well on your way on you journey Best wishes,
I know nothing about these but live watching folk tackle them , keep going the rewards at the end will make it all worth while . There a few videos if folk having been in same boat so your not alone and ur very entertaining 👍👍👍👍👍
You're doing a great job! The neah sayers can like rocks. You young man are learning 👍👍. So keep doesen what you doesen. 😁😂🤣 I'm enjoying it. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I really like your videos, I actually helped Jerry Wagner overall the d4 where my dad worked at the quarter circle DJ ranch in Eagle, Idaho in 1970.
I think you’ll get a lot of experience from this machine!👍
Strong work !!! Keep up the good fight !!!
Keep going. Each drain plug you open shows signs of some wear, but nothing bad or disastrous. The Cat is well worth bringing back. Sure wish I was there helping you work on this. You sure could have used a hand wrestling the machine into position under your house, swapping oil drain buckets, etc.
Love the total rebuild there dude. Your hooked. Peace.
this is an awesome video, i'm a bit late, which is kinda sad, but i'm binging this entire playlist lol i know nothing about these machines, or any machines really, but i always liked big earth movers and stuff, so this hit my "i wonder how hard it is to restore an old bulldozer" spot, super well done, im glad you didnt give up on it :)
thanks Sean!
The steering clutch drains are both draining the same compartment, that is why you got more out of the first one. If you did not have the winch there are inspection covers that you can get in there. My recent auction D4 had a lot of oil and water in there. I washed it out with gas and drained it and everything works ok so far.
I would not be in a big rush to pull the engine, you may be able to repair it in place.
Thanks for the tip on the clutches, didn't know that. The engine is coated in rust scale in the crank case and it's all flaking off and will turn into sludge. The rods, cams, crank, etc, all need to be cleaned up.
After watching you check those holes, you would have made a good Proctologist !
Peanut butter shake! Perfect description. Love the CAT videos
You’re doing great!
This brings back bad memories of my colonoscopy prep.
Parabens, estou acompanhando! ;)
you are the next Squatch253
The best thing to clean oil of fuel from concrete tarmac etc is ordinary portland cement or builders cement.
Fazer uma boa manutenção,ainda trabalha por muitas décadas.
Nothing a couple thousand dollars won't fix!
Peanut butter! OMG…. I started laughing as you scrambled for the drain plug!!
Good editing.
Hey Matt, 115*, Holy Moly!
Watching again
Have you reached out or Squatch he would be a wealth of knowledge he is rebuilding a D2. also some of the cat forums
16:59 Oil Dry is better that Kitty litter, and is is likely cheaper, available at auto parts stores, and maybe Tractor Supply.
I’m enjoying you show, bud! You’re a lot braver than I am! I see you have a lot of waste fluids on this project. Where do you take those to dispose of them properly? Thanks and keep up the good workm
keep going you are doing fine
Learn by doing. IF everything went perfectly, we would learn nothing.
Keys to learning - mistakes, experience, and feedback from other.
Enjoy watching the videos.
Well hi I maybe ur 11 subcriber🤣really enjoying ur mission 👍
I have operated a D4 prob just a little latter than ur one (lift rams for blade off front radiator ) I am very much hoping ur gearbox and final drives are better shape than the engine (which isn’t really too bad at all) as they can really chew up the dollar ☹️
Loved the self surgical procedure on the finger😳😬😂
Good luck with the rest of the build and caint wait to see u operating it👍😎👌
Oh also meat to suggest look at Salavge workshop he has restored a track loader
hope the metal is not serious, good video I in till the end now
You have got to go to Squatch253 University for a weekend!..... It would be an epic crossover: the Master trains the Apprentice. :)
Should've used ratchet straps on the belly pan. That's how I lower the ones on my case 855c. It'll be a nice machine when you get it done.
Run a magnet around the bottom of your drain pans it will show you if there is any metal.
I feel this project would go better if you had the cat issue fedora pictured in the user’s manual
That was a lots of plugs water and milkshake.
In Spokane 🙂
How do you do it? If it were me pulling those drain plugs, guarantee the fluids would have hit the drain pan and be directed right back up to me right in the face and chest. That has happened to me many times.
how about the crack in the frame by the tran plug
l live in australia and am not looking forward to summer if the US is that hot. We usually seem to folllow your weather pattern
We need to swap houses as the seasons change. I’m in the US and wouldn’t mind being in the winter all the time !
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What do you do with the waste fluids you pull out? I haven't figured this out yet lol
you can take them to auto parts stores and they will recycle them for free.
Where did you get the manuals?
eBay is a great source for reprints and digital scans. Been using them for years for everything. Some of the reprints are better than others though, make sure you look at the samples closely.
Where are you located in Oregon ., I'm on the South Coast. Florence
Hopefully it is milkshake with no metal sprinkles.
lol, looks like your dozer ate to much del taco and got diarrhea! not that bad.. ive seen worse in equipment that has sat for less then a year.. good video
Sticking your finger in the drain holes I couldn't help thinking about a proctologist. Either way it's a messy business.
this dozers last meal? Taco Bell
May be clue, big dozer, big drain trays mate.
"Hey, got some clean looking water. You could almost drink it."
30 seconds latet: D4 has diarrhea
That was gross. I couldn't stop watching, though. :D
the reminds me of 36 years ago, with a new born baby and not peanut butter
Did you study mechanical engineering at college?
No offence meant here, but did you happen to notice cat sat Uncovered for Years? I would expect just a Couple problems.
I would have invested in trying to start it 1st at least get it to turn over, then changed all the fluids then tried to start it..before pulling the head, and everything you have done..that's me..I would want to know if the motor was good. Usually these old motors will easily crank or try after sitting. You are going to have a lot of time invested before you know if it'll even turn over. But your figuring it out..
i expected a mouse to pop out of one of the plug removals
My opinion .. once it's fixed up and running? You will NOT regret the money spent ... you might even be under the $4000 original purchase price sked to,
in todays video man inspects numerous holes with his fingers on a cat ... dont take that out of context