1937 Caterpillar RD 7

Earlier this afternoon,a 74 year old dozer.This thing runs around 1200 or less rpm full out.

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[jeremylee99100]

sure is alot of stuff just to lift the blade

[MrBocardo2010]

Que tortura deve ter sido operar uma máquina destas durante a II Guerra numa ilha perdida no pacífico em pleno verão equatorial. O filtro de ar fica quase embaixo do nariz do operador! Sistema de elevação da lâminas por cabos. Quando arrebentava o cabo era de morrer para consertar. A transmissão é por embreagem, pois nesta época não havia conversor de torque. Motor aspirado. Compartimento do operador com espaço claustrofóbico, etc.

[69rd96]

What a gem, no smoke, nothing but the pup motor to fix.

[localcrew]

I have a 1960 D7 which is the next-generation of this unit. The one in the video has no "Johnson Bar" forward/reverse lever. Gotta shift it old school. It does run at low rpms too. Probably like 850 or 900. Mine screams along at 1200 and it's a lot faster than this one. Great vid!

[cullenequipment]

Wow the exhaust pipe still looks new!

[JDJIM]

cool cool!

[mog5858]

well that made my day and week pass my thanks along to your frends for the great show thanks great video as always Todd

[jrmdodge1]

any idea about its hours?

[Graveltrucking]

@gangesexcavating It is sitting in Todd's yard already lol. A piece of history not too many of them around.

[gangesexcavating]

best 6:27 I did all day, right here watching this dozer. Good on you guys.