Outstanding!!! Id love to see a really detailed video on the pony motor starting sequence. I’ve got the rope start down on my D4 and D2 but the crank start backfiring thing is a little scary. A good explanation of what not to do would be awesome!! Thanks for the video!!!
Wow , one of the few people that can start an old Cat properly, as in run it on full compression to warm the cylinders up before opening up the fuel. Seen one guy on here give his some start fluid and has always done so to get it going. Interesting seeing a lot of old Cats starting on here with great clouds of smoke and misfiring and all, only because they haven't been warmed up properly, they all should go and read the manual properly in starting procedures.
Beautifull machine if you don't have the blade at the precise height it can be a real challenge to get the trunyons in when you angle the dozer blade almost a two man job ! If you are a real cat Skinner it's no trouble 10 minutes and you are chunking out road again. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your beautifull machine
I have cut many roads in Southern California and moved some huge boulders with one just like that. I owned two of them, a 7-M and a 3-T both exceptionally good machines. I subsequently ran many newer models as well. But for cutting dirt roads, that cable blade was hard to beat. It is far quicker than hydraulic blades in making exceptionally fine adjustments on the fly and you could finish dirt roads almost as well as a motor grader blade could. I loved these two old machines. An interesting point here, I rebuilt the engine on the 7-M and the tolerances on the pistons are in the hundredths instead of thousandths. You can install the pistons with the rings on them without a ring compressor. That is why I think they lasted so long. You could establish oil pressure with the pony motor before you put the start load on the engine, and if correctly done you never experienced a dry start of the diesel motor, thus extending its life.
Aí é que você precisa de ver aonde começa a experiência do Mecânico operador Eu já cansei de colocar isso aí você tem que mexer na regulagem superior do braço diagonal da lâmina kkk
This guy knows what he is doing. So many on here show how to start. And not know a Fart about doing it . Like the Man said. Watch the Oil Pressure ! ! ! . It never will start. Unless there's Oil Pressure.
No wonder he is selling it. Get a little age on you, and climbing up and down, bending over, standing on your head and man handling a blade adjustment, can put you in traction. Been there, done that. The rails appear thin and the sprocket tips are kind of sharp. As others have commented, the extra tight tracks look good, for the video, but not a good idea for working.
Nice pony motor! The one on the D7 I ran 50 years ago was a real challenge to get started. If not careful it would backfire and knock you off the track head over heels...
Brilliant film. I tried to buy D7 about 20 years ago it was similar to this machine but the deal fell through, and it would have been a great to have picked your brain for information!
Outstanding!!! Id love to see a really detailed video on the pony motor starting sequence. I’ve got the rope start down on my D4 and D2 but the crank start backfiring thing is a little scary. A good explanation of what not to do would be awesome!! Thanks for the video!!!
Sure remember those days, pup gas moter to start the main diesel, blade gravity down, no booster cables amazing when hydronic came to town lol
Tight tracks….
Wow , one of the few people that can start an old Cat properly, as in run it on full compression to warm the cylinders up before opening up the fuel. Seen one guy on here give his some start fluid and has always done so to get it going. Interesting seeing a lot of old Cats starting on here with great clouds of smoke and misfiring and all, only because they haven't been warmed up properly, they all should go and read the manual properly in starting procedures.
The army had some of these that had very Little use.
Tracks are pretty tight.
Iv always been fascinated by these big machines.Love it.
best old bush logging tractor you will ever find the 3T cat had a great balance and grunt
Does anyone know how to put glow plugs in a 1953 3t d7
Great video! Pony motor is very-cooperative on start-up...! 1970's for me on same-age D8, 2U10000...!
My old man had one just like it. Brings back so many memories!!!! Thanks for the video.
Beautifull machine if you don't have the blade at the precise height it can be a real challenge to get the trunyons in when you angle the dozer blade almost a two man job ! If you are a real cat Skinner it's no trouble 10 minutes and you are chunking out road again. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your beautifull machine
Impressive I never even heard of a pony motor that was so interesting love watching a pro who knows his shit
is the cat available still
Looking for steering clutch parts fo my 17 a
Love seeing you keeping the old iron alive and well. You not only had to know what you were doing but be careful as well. That thing will bite.
Let someone else record the video. Person filming sucks.
Back when you actually had to know what you were doing. Not like the premadonna operators today. They turn a key and think they can run equipment
It nice to look back on the past and get and understanding of the crawler
Joli bulldozer,domage que le caméraman donne le mal de mer
I have cut many roads in Southern California and moved some huge boulders with one just like that. I owned two of them, a 7-M and a 3-T both exceptionally good machines. I subsequently ran many newer models as well. But for cutting dirt roads, that cable blade was hard to beat. It is far quicker than hydraulic blades in making exceptionally fine adjustments on the fly and you could finish dirt roads almost as well as a motor grader blade could. I loved these two old machines. An interesting point here, I rebuilt the engine on the 7-M and the tolerances on the pistons are in the hundredths instead of thousandths. You can install the pistons with the rings on them without a ring compressor. That is why I think they lasted so long. You could establish oil pressure with the pony motor before you put the start load on the engine, and if correctly done you never experienced a dry start of the diesel motor, thus extending its life.
I worked with them for 17 years!!!...
An interesting story ruined by hopeless filming & sound. TIP -- check you have camera technique nailed before making entire video.
Aí é que você precisa de ver aonde começa a experiência do Mecânico operador Eu já cansei de colocar isso aí você tem que mexer na regulagem superior do braço diagonal da lâmina kkk
Thank you for posting
Soy fanático de los CAT D 7-17a y de los D6 9u
This guy knows what he is doing. So many on here show how to start. And not know a Fart about doing it . Like the Man said. Watch the Oil Pressure ! ! ! . It never will start. Unless there's Oil Pressure.
My 1956 D7 17A has only 3500 engine hours its an ex millitary machine
Hydraulic rules! lol Armchair comfort. Now I’m deaf. 🙁
Best pony motor start ever 👍👍🇺🇸
Definitely you found yourself a peach low hours corps machine. Well done! Hearing protection highly suggested, lol!
Nvr shut off the poney.
No wonder he is selling it. Get a little age on you, and climbing up and down, bending over, standing on your head and man handling a blade adjustment, can put you in traction. Been there, done that. The rails appear thin and the sprocket tips are kind of sharp. As others have commented, the extra tight tracks look good, for the video, but not a good idea for working.
Nice!!!!( very educational!! Thank You!!)
Very sweet, I will send you my address so you can deliver it.
Run the camera man over with the D7
Runs nice
Have a canadian army d7 17 a 3200 hours on it
I imagine once you got it running you left it run for the day. You didn't shut it off and start it for the fun of it.
I started on of these when I was 11 yrs. old. Cranked., No problem. Thanks!
NICE!
Why does it sound like the camera operator is on an old rickety boat
Loosening the turnbuckle on left side was why u had trouble angleling ur blade
Yep exactly. Should've loosened the turn buckle a couple of turns
Yup that’s where I screwed up
"no tools necessary ..." just a lot of fuking round .
The BWOSTON accent is as bad as a robot voice.
Amazing. Both the pony engine and the main diesel engine starts right away. It sure is in good shape.
Nice pony motor! The one on the D7 I ran 50 years ago was a real challenge to get started. If not careful it would backfire and knock you off the track head over heels...
Lyle that's exactly what happened to me one morning when my father told me to get her going lol good ol memories huh
No tools needed, the hernia is free though 😀
The sound sucks, can’t watch!
Great dozer. Fire the audio guy.
Brilliant film. I tried to buy D7 about 20 years ago it was similar to this machine but the deal fell through, and it would have been a great to have picked your brain for information!
I really enjoyed this! Thanks!
Original means from new not reproductions!