Squatch, I wanted to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed your D2 videos. I am a retired mechanic and have always wanted to do a project like this. Through your videos I can enjoy the build virtually. Your patience both with the rusted parts and with the explanations of why you do things a certain way, your clever home made tools and jigs, and your relentless attention to detail are what brings me back to your channel. Your channel is amazing. Thanks so much for doing these videos. I wish there was a way for me to contribute to your spare parts fund.
Your experience is priceless. Hats off the engineers who designed these 80 year old master pieces. Can you imagine working on track vehicles in the field during wartime. Now, is that an antique Carbon TetraChloride Fire Extinguisher on the wall in your warm office?
Old Grease... it's like Old Spice but with the added aroma of dinosaur farts. The only catch is that if they did produce it, some sensible people would go to the all-girl sixth-form colleges and hand out sachets containing a cloth swatch with a dab of it and the stern warning... "Beware of men who smell of this! You will never get the washing machine truly clean. Ever!"
this rebuild is brilliant,I worked for a cat dealership in the west of England in the late 60s before being headhunted for a company in Africa where I spent 20 happy cat years ,I worked on D2s mostly in agriculture, loose sprockets rings many bells. Keep up the good work your presentation is first class.
This is so fun to watch. I can see a person knowing a lot about a certain area of these dozers, but to watch someone that knows every detail about all of it is amazing. I was number 1000 to like this video.
My Grandfather worked at Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia starting around mid 40s to 70s. He said every type of grease had a added smell and even flavor to make it easier to ID.
The best part of this project is hearing the tips, short-cuts, and informative narrative....great educational trip! Best wishes for Christmas and prayers for a much better new year.
Hang on to your hat!!! We are about to see parts a flying off the transmission. Boy, do I love watching you and Sr. Take stuff apart. Step by step, and you take the time to explain why you're doing it this way and what to watch for as it comes apart! Thanks for taking us along on the journey.....
This video has brought back some bad memories of frustration. Wanting to hit the project but knowing I would have to fix what ever I broke. So the only option is to walk away until I cooled down. Craze what some people do for fun.
I could not find he episode you talked about the 12 bolt VS 13 bolt final housings. I have a 5J7212SP and the parts manual serial #'s 5J3501 to 5J10561. In this manual shows only the case with 13 bolts. I believe that castings left from earlier model productions made their way down the assembly line until exhausted, then came a normal production run of the 13 bolt case's. My tractor is at my LOJ up north of me in the woods, so next trip up I will do a count on the bolts. Love your series. Joe Van.
Just letting you know your channel is my number 1 go-to favorite channel and has been for about 1.5 years. I watch every video beginning to end and i dread the few days between your videos. Keep up the good work!
Very cool to get a glimpse down inside the transmission on the old girl. I love looking down into the gears and shifting rails. Very similar features to the H, but MANY differences as well. Be fun to see the gear shafts as they come out and get laid out. Looking forward to the next installment.
Quite amazing the amount force you can apply to the ground through such a small set of gears. What we’ve seen so far is there appears to be little wear.
Hey Squach a aluminum shaft works great for a drift punch. It will mushroom but it is a bit more forgiving than brass .. I never let aluminum shaft get away from me because of this . I do have brass to . But I have seen brass mess up a shaft . Not likely but it can . I really enjoy your videos !! Because everything here kinda transfers over to a D4 6U . And has been very helpful to Joe and I . Thank you .
Quite common to see taper pins split like that on steam engines. Just a little bit of insurance. Maybe an ex steam fitter ended up in the CAT factory? We'll never know, but it's a nice image. Loving the videos as always.
Just wanted to say after watching you work on this d2 it motivated me to get out and fix up a international 500c I pulled out of a pasture. Fixed it up and made a good profit on it and the new owner likes it.
I own a set of Craftsman 8 point sockets like yours. It's fun to watch somebody try to use one on a hex bolt or nut! They must have used some darn good gear grease!
So if I ever win big on the Euromillions, I’m gonna give you a few bucks so you can retire and put up videos like this full time. Great vid, looking forward to the next.
A nice old mechanical gearbox, simple and efficient for it's requirements, it came apart like a well cooked chicken. But I'm pretty sure if you hadn't become a professional motor engineer, you would have made a great heart surgeon with your precision to detail..
d2 cats where not used as winter freighting cats in norther canada because to many special tools i was told they preferred the ih td6 for the job easer to repair in the bush now i see why
Huh. For as much torque as these things make, the trans is a lot less beefy than I expected. But what do I know, it's 80 years old and still in decent shape.
I gotta ask: How can you watch a video like this on such a tiny screen and actually see anything? I have to go full screen on a 27" monitor to see the details.
Epic poker face at 1:03 Two comments. 1. It dawned on me that there is no differential in the rear end, kinda pointless I guess. 2. was that your starting engines back from the machine shop in the background? 0:21? Thumbs up! Full watch!
I love this! I’ve caught up from the beginning and noticed that you like a good story. Could you say a bit about how you found 1113? Did you know it was an old one? How did 1113 come to be in a suburban back yard? Cheers from France :-)
When you start reassembling the transmission could you do a video on how you make gaskets? None of my attempts have come out anything close to the nice looking gaskets you make.
I find the use of 'as per' to be redundant; they mean the same thing. Simply use 'per your instructions' or 'as you indicated' and be done with it. I also understand that the phrase 'as per' is antiquated and obsolete.
Next Question. Whats the "Dunny Plunger" on the bench at 21:15 out of? My guess is a large Stationary engine (If it was over here I would guess a Ruston)
I've only worked on Japanese or German safety-wired equipment and both used a dedicated wire style. The lock wires here seem to be just randomly run through the holes and left, is that normal or is that evidence of work by someone with no sense of order?
@@squatch253 I do not possess your level of attention to detail and those lock wires were making me crazy: I could envision the tag ends getting chewed up in the moving parts!
Hummmm, intake valve on the table? Waukesha engine, G.E locomotive engine, Cat engine but bigger than the 3500 series? Ah reminds me of the X231 case. Where the next upload? Cant wait
Your deadpan expression just kills me. You have a very twisted sense of humor that I truly appreciate and admire.
I'm laughing🤣😂
Squatch, I wanted to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed your D2 videos. I am a retired mechanic and have always wanted to do a project like this. Through your videos I can enjoy the build virtually. Your patience both with the rusted parts and with the explanations of why you do things a certain way, your clever home made tools and jigs, and your relentless attention to detail are what brings me back to your channel. Your channel is amazing. Thanks so much for doing these videos. I wish there was a way for me to contribute to your spare parts fund.
@@squatch253 done!
Grab a snack, turn your telephones off, fasten your seatbelts... things are about to get exciting! 🤣🤣🤣
God this channel is epic!
I have to admit that made me LOL. :-) Maybe it was the straight face he made.
and he said that with his best poker face!!!
But what if I RUclips on my phone?
Better and better every time I see it! :D
Your experience is priceless.
Hats off the engineers who designed these 80 year old master pieces.
Can you imagine working on track vehicles in the field during wartime.
Now, is that an antique Carbon TetraChloride Fire Extinguisher on the wall in your warm office?
The video is so clear you can almost smell the gear grease. Awesome.
Old grease should be an aftershave for diehard gearheads. I'd wear it (If my wife would let me). 1113 is going to be the CAT's meow.
Old Grease... it's like Old Spice but with the added aroma of dinosaur farts. The only catch is that if they did produce it, some sensible people would go to the all-girl sixth-form colleges and hand out sachets containing a cloth swatch with a dab of it and the stern warning... "Beware of men who smell of this! You will never get the washing machine truly clean. Ever!"
Onward and inward. You are a good teacher.
this rebuild is brilliant,I worked for a cat dealership in the west of England in the late 60s before being headhunted for a company in Africa where I spent 20 happy cat years ,I worked on D2s mostly in agriculture, loose sprockets rings many bells.
Keep up the good work your presentation is first class.
Watching how the transmission is torn down makes clear what is going on as the shift lever is manipulated. Great content, and thanks!
Zen and the art of caterpillar restoration. Love it.
Transmissions somethin never been comfortable with disassembly so all information greatly appreciated 👌👍
I love this channel. I really enjoy watching a master mechanic at work.
This is so fun to watch. I can see a person knowing a lot about a certain area of these dozers, but to watch someone that knows every detail about all of it is amazing. I was number 1000 to like this video.
Only 998 behind me!
Looks like you need a 50 gallon drum of degreaser, gift wrapped for Christmas!
My Grandfather worked at Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia starting around mid 40s to 70s. He said every type of grease had a added smell and even flavor to make it easier to ID.
That delay from 1:03.... LOVED IT!!!
I would love to see more videos of how you clean these dirty cat parts please!. Love all your videos. Done so well!
The best part of this project is hearing the tips, short-cuts, and informative narrative....great educational trip! Best wishes for Christmas and prayers for a much better new year.
Grab a snack, turn your telephones off, fasten your seatbelts... things are about to get exciting! And then that "look". Made me chuckle.
Hang on to your hat!!! We are about to see parts a flying off the transmission. Boy, do I love watching you and Sr. Take stuff apart. Step by step, and you take the time to explain why you're doing it this way and what to watch for as it comes apart! Thanks for taking us along on the journey.....
This video has brought back some bad memories of frustration. Wanting to hit the project but knowing I would have to fix what ever I broke. So the only option is to walk away until I cooled down. Craze what some people do for fun.
I could not find he episode you talked about the 12 bolt VS 13 bolt final housings. I have a 5J7212SP and the parts manual serial #'s 5J3501 to 5J10561. In this manual shows only the case with 13 bolts. I believe that castings left from earlier model productions made their way down the assembly line until exhausted, then came a normal production run of the 13 bolt case's. My tractor is at my LOJ up north of me in the woods, so next trip up I will do a count on the bolts. Love your series. Joe Van.
Looking good in there Squatch. You took the words out of my head when you said it didn't look to bad in there!!!!
Just letting you know your channel is my number 1 go-to favorite channel and has been for about 1.5 years. I watch every video beginning to end and i dread the few days between your videos. Keep up the good work!
Very cool to get a glimpse down inside the transmission on the old girl. I love looking down into the gears and shifting rails. Very similar features to the H, but MANY differences as well. Be fun to see the gear shafts as they come out and get laid out. Looking forward to the next installment.
Excellent Squatch, always so interesting. Thank you much for taking us along!
Quite amazing the amount force you can apply to the ground through such a small set of gears. What we’ve seen so far is there appears to be little wear.
Nice that the gear set is so rust free. It would have been interesting to see a bit of the heating and drilling of the arm.
@@squatch253 Thanks, I do enjoy the rebuild and am interested to see if you will get back to the MM at some point.
Nice valve Todd
Really do enjoy your videos 👌
I see treasures back from the machine shop! I see 2 starting engine blocks sitting on top idea wooden crate! Cheers Squatch!
@@squatch253 what a bummer! I was really excited that maybe the wayward blocks had returned and were ready for assembly. No such luck I suppose.
Every detail matters!!!! Thanks!
When you first took off the top cover and did a close up I swear I smelled gear lube!
Hey Squach a aluminum shaft works great for a drift punch. It will mushroom but it is a bit more forgiving than brass ..
I never let aluminum shaft get away from me because of this .
I do have brass to .
But I have seen brass mess up a shaft . Not likely but it can .
I really enjoy your videos !!
Because everything here kinda transfers over to a D4 6U .
And has been very helpful to Joe and I . Thank you .
Interesting video
Thank you
Looking forward to the next one
Quite common to see taper pins split like that on steam engines. Just a little bit of insurance. Maybe an ex steam fitter ended up in the CAT factory? We'll never know, but it's a nice image.
Loving the videos as always.
Just wanted to say after watching you work on this d2 it motivated me to get out and fix up a international 500c I pulled out of a pasture. Fixed it up and made a good profit on it and the new owner likes it.
Just love to watch these tear down you do. . Really interesting to see what all inside the transmission on a cat. Great video.
Thanks for sharing your adventures.... I enjoy them a-lot...
I will be bach that's for sure. I will never have the chance so I can live the dream through watching you.
I am looking forward to seeing this D2 done, also loved the over sized valve on the work bench.....
Always enjoy your vids. Very instructional and thorough.
Thank you for the video.
Another amazing video
The forks be with you.
The forks,Squatch,loosen the forks
I own a set of Craftsman 8 point sockets like yours. It's fun to watch somebody try to use one on a hex bolt or nut! They must have used some darn good gear grease!
Great to see you're using a ball peen finger finder & not a claw model to remove the plug & shaft lol
So if I ever win big on the Euromillions, I’m gonna give you a few bucks so you can retire and put up videos like this full time.
Great vid, looking forward to the next.
Love it!!! Its a good thing I don't have room to do any of this anymore!!!
Still waiting for you to build the CNC-controlled hydraulic foldover lock unfolder. 🤣
Love your work, great videos to watch.
Sooo I was wondering about that giant valve you have standing up on the workbench in the beginning of the video..
YA! I want to see that engine!!
G'day Squatch great video
Always a fight, you will have more in there. when you least expect it
Old gear grease smell, Mmmm gag... Excellent video, part of my after-work decompression. Nice to see someone get things done properly...
My daily dose of squatch is something to look forward too
I an amazed at how complicated the assembly process must have been for a "simple" tractor.
A nice old mechanical gearbox, simple and efficient for it's requirements, it came apart like a well cooked chicken.
But I'm pretty sure if you hadn't become a professional motor engineer, you would have made a great heart surgeon with your precision to detail..
Excellent video keep up the great videos 👍👍👍👍I know what you mean about the old gear lube smell it has it's own distinct pungent odor
As you pulled the shift forks out, I had flashbacks from where you left the Moline project
Awesome, can't wait for the last video that you will make with all the special tools you made for the CatD2#5j1113
d2 cats where not used as winter freighting cats in norther canada because to many special tools i was told they preferred the ih td6 for the job easer to repair in the bush now i see why
Take care buddy great video have a wonderful Christmas and god bless you and your family
I want that big valve on your work bench 😬 another awesome video
Cup of coffee for me LOVE the caffeine
Another good show !!
almost first, thanks for getting this next episode up so fast!
Huh. For as much torque as these things make, the trans is a lot less beefy than I expected. But what do I know, it's 80 years old and still in decent shape.
Like the craftsman stool
I have have great success with breaking rust with a mix of 50/50 Transmission Fluid and Acetone
@1:05 😂 he knows what he’s in for
👍👍
Awsome work 👍👍🤟
Ummm could be a conflict
If turn phone off
Cannot watch video
Me too😄
I gotta ask: How can you watch a video like this on such a tiny screen and actually see anything? I have to go full screen on a 27" monitor to see the details.
@@TheOtherBill lf l could shove a 27" monitor in my pocket l would....but unfortunately the phone is all l have😊
So as some one who hasn’t been into one of these cases, might I ask what can you relate the smell to?
The Squatch253 Specialized Tool & Die Company could make several months worth of videos just showing how to make Cat disassembly/reassembly tooling.
Epic poker face at 1:03 Two comments. 1. It dawned on me that there is no differential in the rear end, kinda pointless I guess. 2. was that your starting engines back from the machine shop in the background? 0:21? Thumbs up! Full watch!
Write offs suck but what can you do sometimes.
The socket you used to undo the square head set screw - can you advise the manufacturer and part number?
Squatch have you ever used a min induction heater to remove rusty nuts or bolts?
Most time consuming work on a crawler is the clutch and transmission.
I love this! I’ve caught up from the beginning and noticed that you like a good story. Could you say a bit about how you found 1113? Did you know it was an old one? How did 1113 come to be in a suburban back yard? Cheers from France :-)
old gearbox oder is the essence of nature
What is that giant valve from??? That looks neat...
did you drop an exhaust in some sort of magic potion?
Looking forward to seeing job-specific , home-made tooling coming up. Is there anyplace else a good parts washer would come in handy?
5 minutes since posted and 70 views already!
When you start reassembling the transmission could you do a video on how you make gaskets? None of my attempts have come out anything close to the nice looking gaskets you make.
How does one properly dispose of old grease?
Mr squatch you always give such good advice and tips but, shut my phone off? 🤔 I'm watching you on my phone 😭
what is that in front shop door you rebuilding another tractor
I find the use of 'as per' to be redundant; they mean the same thing. Simply use 'per your instructions' or 'as you indicated' and be done with it. I also understand that the phrase 'as per' is antiquated and obsolete.
TRY-HARD UPDATE???
OVER 90 daze since you dropped those 2 blocks off.!.? Merry Christmas SQUATCH 253.!
Why not use more PBlaster prior???
Next Question. Whats the "Dunny Plunger" on the bench at 21:15 out of?
My guess is a large Stationary engine (If it was over here I would guess a Ruston)
Heavy machinery is very complicated, perhaps the design varies according to the level of performance?
Click!
But if i turn my phone off i can't watch the video
I've only worked on Japanese or German safety-wired equipment and both used a dedicated wire style. The lock wires here seem to be just randomly run through the holes and left, is that normal or is that evidence of work by someone with no sense of order?
@@squatch253 I do not possess your level of attention to detail and those lock wires were making me crazy: I could envision the tag ends getting chewed up in the moving parts!
Whear do you get you cat signs? I really like the one you have next to your roll up door.
Hummmm, intake valve on the table?
Waukesha engine, G.E locomotive engine, Cat engine but bigger than the 3500 series?
Ah reminds me of the X231 case.
Where the next upload?
Cant wait