Caterpillar 983 lifting box from trailer

We needed to get a concrete box off a trailer this evening and the backhoe didn't want to lift it so the 983 was pressed into service despite having a bad track adjuster seal. The bad seal is why the left track is so loose, and I'm taking it reeeaaal easy to keep the track from coming off. Yeah, we sure could have rigged that box better but it was getting dark (and past dinnertime!) so the first try was what we went with- wasn't pretty but it got it done. I uploaded this because there aren't many 983's left anymore and a chance to see and hear one is becoming a rarity. The unmuffled D343 Cat diesel sounds good, don't it?

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Cat
• caterpillar
• loader
• crawler
• track
• diesel

[billglenn10]

Hi Dave,

I thought you told me you got rid of the 983. Must be an older recording. Great video 5*! B. Glenn

[dieseldave71]

Bill, I still have the 983 so I must've told you wrong. This video was from just last month. I was considering letting it go when iron was high- I was offered 3x what I paid for it for scrap- but I didn't have the heart to see it cut.

[MrHandyandy10187]

its great to hear some one didnt let the high scrap price get to them for a machine that runs great sounds good to i just have to say thanks i have a ht4 crawler loader

[loaderman1982]

I've always wanted to run a 983. I got to see a 983 dig a basement one time, it was pure awesome! Great vid! I hope to see more of your 983 on here!

[deweykuhn]

you need to restore it Dave...nice vid

[hammerdwn20]

once that seal is fixed you have to make some more videos of it working

[SteamCrane]

Music.

[69rd96]

I love the sound of the turbo!