i love these old dozers my grandpa has a cat from the 40s it has a 4 cylender desil and to start it is has a 2 cylinder 2 stroke gas engine that wen started spins the desil engine primers the injectors warms up the oil and lubreicates evrything then it starts it that old dozer has thousands of hours on it but has never had to be fully overhaled thanks to the small engine the engine is warmed up and lubricated before it is even started
Very cool, a guy I knew found a d2 sitting in a field and bought it it must have sat for 25 or 30 years and I think was made in the 40s, he brought it home and saw a kohler pony motor in it and he got it running and it started the 4 cylinder up and hell it runs fine, can't believe how much more durable this old stuff is compared to what they make today and NO china or japan crap here.
@s46d45m17 I totally agree! Machines like this, made in America, Made America. Corporate greed, Career politicians bought out by special interest groups in Washington have sold out our country. It's tough to find anything made in America anymore. How would WW2 have turned out if America could not have supplied the amount of war materials needed by us and all the other countries fighting the axis powers? I don't think the results would have been the same. Thanks for watching!
@farmboy00000 How will WW3 turnout if we need everything made overseas? When foreign firms buyout a factory here, the machinery they don't take is cut up for scrap to make sure no one else uses it. We all need to know how to build, maintain and operate basic equipment, and not let it all get scrapped.
My grandfather used to make a living fix Cat back in the 50's. He's a mechanic by trade, barely literate, so he couldn't adapt when they started using ECUs and such. He talks a lot about machines like these. Sometimes I detect a sadness in his tone, like he misses it.
@lswasserm1 No this one is not a diesel. Just a huge gasoline engine, runs very well for it's age. These were made in 1932 & 33, Diesel was available but had not yet become as popular as they would later. Thanks for watch the video.
That has seriously got bad idea written all over it. remember crank starting the model T's and how people broke arms? im impressed by the ambition for sure but the rod could have done some serious damage if it had pop and spun backwards or he couldnt get it out quik enough. Nice looking tractor though, its great to still see these getting used.
The holes in the flywheel are designed to release the bar when it fires, and yes, if it kicks back well, you do not want to be standing on the other side of the crawler. I have seen these bars fly out many times! This old stuff is alot of fun to mess with. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@sm350bl The people who get broken arms from hand-cranking are those who are holding the crank incorrectly. It's difficult to explain but basically the crank needs to be held with your hand palm-down so if it backfires it will pull the crank out of your hand. I've never started a T but my father showed me how to hand crank on an old engine driven welder we had when I was younger, and I started it many times as a scrawny 15 year old.
@sm350bl One other thing I'd like to add, and you can see the guy in the video doing this. When hand starting anything of this nature, always roll the engine over until it the piston is just before the top of the compression stroke. Then once it's "rolled through" it won't kick back. This goes for motorcycles too. I've seen novices trying to kick start Harley Davidson motorcycles who nearly got chucked over the bike when it backfired.
@sm350bl Most tractors fire at tdc with no advance or retard so if you break your arm you seriously did something wrong. My great grandpa first told me this and he was around a long time and no broken arms
i love these old dozers my grandpa has a cat from the 40s it has a 4 cylender desil and to start it is has a 2 cylinder 2 stroke gas engine that wen started spins the desil engine primers the injectors warms up the oil and lubreicates evrything then it starts it that old dozer has thousands of hours on it but has never had to be fully overhaled thanks to the small engine the engine is warmed up and lubricated before it is even started
bubub56 4 days ago
Very cool, a guy I knew found a d2 sitting in a field and bought it it must have sat for 25 or 30 years and I think was made in the 40s, he brought it home and saw a kohler pony motor in it and he got it running and it started the 4 cylinder up and hell it runs fine, can't believe how much more durable this old stuff is compared to what they make today and NO china or japan crap here.
s46d45m17 3 weeks ago
@s46d45m17 I totally agree! Machines like this, made in America, Made America. Corporate greed, Career politicians bought out by special interest groups in Washington have sold out our country. It's tough to find anything made in America anymore. How would WW2 have turned out if America could not have supplied the amount of war materials needed by us and all the other countries fighting the axis powers? I don't think the results would have been the same. Thanks for watching!
farmboy00000 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos 2
@farmboy00000 How will WW3 turnout if we need everything made overseas? When foreign firms buyout a factory here, the machinery they don't take is cut up for scrap to make sure no one else uses it. We all need to know how to build, maintain and operate basic equipment, and not let it all get scrapped.
LinnTractorNut 2 weeks ago
@LinnTractorNut I fear the outcome wouldn't be the same. It would take years to get back the manufacturing capacity we once had.
farmboy00000 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
My grandfather used to make a living fix Cat back in the 50's. He's a mechanic by trade, barely literate, so he couldn't adapt when they started using ECUs and such. He talks a lot about machines like these. Sometimes I detect a sadness in his tone, like he misses it.
Nice vid.
Wafflepudding 3 months ago
Good place for a pull start.....leaning over the track..LOL Beautiful piece of equipment..
IronManXXX 3 months ago
Thanks for sharing this. Cooler than Steve McQueen!
mowrman100 7 months ago
is it for sale
FBIisurmama 9 months ago
@FBIisurmama A friend of mine owns this and No it is not for sale.
Thanks for watching.
farmboy00000 9 months ago
They start when flywheel approaches Top-Dead-Centre (TDC) and it triggers the impulse mechanism on the magneto. Ingenious method of making them fire.
Mike
mmciau 11 months ago
@mmciau These are diesels. No magneto or spark needed.
lswasserm1 1 month ago
@lswasserm1 No this one is not a diesel. Just a huge gasoline engine, runs very well for it's age. These were made in 1932 & 33, Diesel was available but had not yet become as popular as they would later. Thanks for watch the video.
farmboy00000 4 weeks ago
That has seriously got bad idea written all over it. remember crank starting the model T's and how people broke arms? im impressed by the ambition for sure but the rod could have done some serious damage if it had pop and spun backwards or he couldnt get it out quik enough. Nice looking tractor though, its great to still see these getting used.
sm350bl 1 year ago
@sm350bl
The holes in the flywheel are designed to release the bar when it fires, and yes, if it kicks back well, you do not want to be standing on the other side of the crawler. I have seen these bars fly out many times! This old stuff is alot of fun to mess with. Thanks for watching and commenting.
farmboy00000 1 year ago
@farmboy00000 agreed about the flywheel! learn before you know what you are talking about!
784plb 3 months ago
@sm350bl The people who get broken arms from hand-cranking are those who are holding the crank incorrectly. It's difficult to explain but basically the crank needs to be held with your hand palm-down so if it backfires it will pull the crank out of your hand. I've never started a T but my father showed me how to hand crank on an old engine driven welder we had when I was younger, and I started it many times as a scrawny 15 year old.
kaysandesses 1 year ago
@sm350bl One other thing I'd like to add, and you can see the guy in the video doing this. When hand starting anything of this nature, always roll the engine over until it the piston is just before the top of the compression stroke. Then once it's "rolled through" it won't kick back. This goes for motorcycles too. I've seen novices trying to kick start Harley Davidson motorcycles who nearly got chucked over the bike when it backfired.
kaysandesses 1 year ago
@sm350bl Most tractors fire at tdc with no advance or retard so if you break your arm you seriously did something wrong. My great grandpa first told me this and he was around a long time and no broken arms
oldbuckshot 1 month ago
I'm impressed
rotundrooster 1 year ago