I’ve watched every 1113 episode most of them multiple times I just recently bought a 3j so I’m sure I’ll be watching some of them again. I really appreciate this series.
A lot good work for warn links! Have an AC H3. Obsolete links. Welded them all (68 halves) per side with 4140 round bar and 7018 stick rod. Challenging with a pacemaker! Was able to get new pins too size and bushings near size. A little inside tooling. Turned out nice. About 100 hours welding! Very nice work and great videos!
Congratulations! That's a huge milestone. I hope we can all appreciate how much work went into those tracks, and you are still not quite done. BTW, great editing, as always.
I cannot understand why this channel does not have one million subscribers. I am not a mechanic, engineer, or machinist, and I will never drive or own this kind of equipment, but I never miss an episode. Watching you work, listening to how you explain things, seeing what you accomplish from week to week is great entertainment. Your enthusiasm and skill gives me real joy. Thanks, Toby.
@@sleeper98 I'm in the same boat, but I have you beat I've watched 99% of Squatch' s videos. Unless there might be more than I've missed, he uses more than a few pieces of equipment that my family's farm used,, 60 years ago. A HUGH WONDERFULL Memory Lane walk... each episode for me.
Gentlemen I agree with each of you. I use the videos in my senior engines class and they have all enjoyed the process. It took them 44 minutes to install 1 Farmall M piston- I was going nuts waiting on the side- but in the end it was done- Right correct and proper. Now we need to convince the Squatchmister to work on the narrow RD6.!!!!!
If these hobbies were cheap everyone would have one! 🤣but at the end of the day, the things I've experienced and the people I've met and become friends with are still worth the investment!!
Awesome this video really showcases your addiction for yellow iron lol and cosmoline and I'm grateful to have been privileged enough to witness J1113 comeing to your shop and getting checked cleaned conserved and reconstructed and refitted with select parts and for the most part kept nearly every bit original with help from granddad's D2 and the Beercan engine among many other period correct parts seeing it getting all the while one step closer to all together has been a treat and well I'm still hanging on to the Hope's of X231 makes a comeback. But thanks again Squatch for keeping it going.
I said to my partner what a great achievement this build has been and the capitulation on film to be archived for ever. I have watched every episode even if some went over my head. Well done and thanks
Amazing attention to detail as always. Having read you're reply below Toby I am certainly a nut & bolt restoration guy and not a "will it run?" viewer. There's a red "viewed" line under every episode of #5J1113 on my timeline. No other RUclips channel has that except you. Thankyou!
Wow. That’s a master class in initiative right there. Some serious tedium to overcome to get that done. Not to mention all the special-purpose tools. Now I know where they start the apprentices in the repair shops. Great and inspiring work as always.
I am curious, what are the actual exterior diameters on the track pins, and the interior dimensions on the track links to produce the press fit of 26 tons? Is the pin 0.001 over? 0.0005 over? How much does the link have to stretch to accommodate the pin? I know you were being careful placing the washer for the final push, but, OH! MY! Could that give you pinch! I am glad that you “wanted it this bad,” and even more grateful that you brought us along on the journey. It really makes me want to do a pilgrimage to the first show next year when 5J1113 does her debut. You say that “accomplishment is my drug.” That is literally true. When you pull off a coup, get that perfect fit, have that D3400 hitting on all 4, you get a dopamine hit to the pleasure center of the brain, an evolutionary tweak that drives us to bigger and better things for ourselves and our society. Gambling, drugs, sugary foods, and other “risky” behaviors deliver the SAME dopamine “hits” to the pleasure center, but “accomplishment” doesn’t have the downsides, unless you consider your bank account!
@@squatch253 Thanks SO much for the response, it really helps understand the process. I wonder how often track links crack as the pins and bushings are being pressed in.
Squatch, you are a gifted teacher whether you know it or not. I’ve never worked on a Cat dozer (I spend a fair bit of time in a 930 G loader) but I have taken quite a few of the things I have learned on this channel on other maintenance projects. Well worth the time spent watching you.
Seems like the most expensive part of rebuilding a crawler is the tracks. Using your guide to get a 4u back to life. I really enjoy the special tools you make Excellent series. Keep up the awesome work
This series is probably the most detailed video documentation of building a D2, at the end you could make a list of parts you missed, maintenance and running etc.
I can't believe how far it's come from that first video all those years ago. And you picked up a lot of subscribers along the way. Who would've thought that a ragged old parts tractor could've changed your life forever lol.
Lots of hard work there Squatch but it will all be worth it in the end. It's never cheap doing a complete rebuild like you done with 5j1113. But the end result is a one off machine that you built to the way you wanted it. What more could a guy ask for. Thanks for the video Squatch. We all appreciate the effort you put in for your videos. Cheers.
The old saying " Patience is a virtue" must've been coined by a caterpillar track assembler! PS, What year did you win the Powerball again? HAHA. Your enginuity, and dedication is awe-inspiring. Us old guys who were young kids when we got to actually sit on and drive a REAL TONKA TOY have some fond memories. Thanks again 👍 for sharing
What you see here is a man who loves his work. He has put his experience and considerable intelligence to fixing things. More people should watch this for he is a natural teacher. But the trend here now is to be spoonfed by tv and have no mechanical skills.
Hi Toby, one of the many outstanding attributes you have is the ability to imagine the required tooling. I think that is the really demanding bit. If it can be imagined it can probably be built. Cat was not making one offs, they could not just tweak tool designs, they could simply design a new even better version. You have to try and get it right more or less first time. It's harder.
I'm so excited that we are getting so close to do e I can't wait to see what 1113 looks like with 20" track pads I have a vision in my head and hope it's even better then my vision!
I've followed every episode of this build. This is and has been awesome to watch. Seeing you go through every nut and bolt of the entire machine and also explaining in detail what to look for, what to do about what you find, and where the lines are in many cases between what is good, what can be made to work(and how), and what has to be replaced. Even the sharing of specs and part numbers for seals, bearings, etc. This goes beyond just the build, this is you and how you work and your willingness to share information and advice. I also followed along with X231 and it is the same way, but that beast is a whole different animal and one that seems to like to argue about every step. A pleasure to watch as always.
The biggest thanks . looking into doing a Td5 nothing available . Looks like I will be making pins and bushings .it's a smaller chain . I don't know why we do this to ourselves ! Thanks from down under
I appreciate the last minute or so especially. I think it's important for us (i.e., your audience) to have a sense of how much all this really costs. Your video calculating how much money -- and the the dollar value of the time and skill involved -- went into the Super M restoration was really interesting, and I hope you do something similar with 5J1113. And that brings me to another thought I've had for a while: I look forward to the day that you call it good with this project. I appreciate with the Super M that you didn't keep tinkering with it endlessly...there was an end-point to the series. I hope it goes like that with 5J1113...and then on to the next project. The grader? The "X" prototype tractor that you started a couple of years ago? (Personal opinion: hopefully not.) ANYways...yes, I can see that this is an obsession for you, and I'm glad you're sharing it (and making money from doing so) with the RUclips-o-sphere. I also enjoy Senior's videos...hope you give him a decent tip for all his effort! lol
Your work is absolutely fascinating for anyone whose ever been a mechanic. I find your episodes relaxing to watch. I hope one day as you get older and you're close to retiring from working on dozers you find someone at the right age to pass on your knowledge and possibly the tools and equipment you've gathered and made. Your knowledge should never just fade away Sir.
What an effort it was to get to the finish line on that project. A huge congratulations to you for doing all that. The D2 is going to look cool with those wide tracks!
While the job may have been long, the video is not. Well done, detail, explanations and it could not be any shorter and convey what is needed. I had some hard jobs when I was younger, that track work matches the worst one (trying to dig holes into a Glacial Moraine for posts and bumpers in a campground that was so bad we had to use a backhoe to dig in a post, put rockes around the post and then carefully rock the post upright and then adjust the post with rocks till we were solid enough to dump rocks and gravel into the pit with a 5 gallon bucket over the post).
2:50 - BECAUSE YOU ASKED You need 3 drills side by side. keep the bits in the chuck and just go down the line. Will save a lot of time instead of unchucking/rechucking each bit 3 times a track times how many tracks. It's stupid but really it gives you hours back.
@@squatch253 Right on! I managed to get 3 drills through various sales etc so when I need I can line them up and dont bother with changing. The little things...
My grandad bought a new d2 and I just inherited it. It was just used to pull a bailer up hill and compress silage. It’s been in a barn its whole life. Paint is still beautiful, tracks sprockets the same. I wish someone like you would own it and give it a good home.
WOW🤩🤩🤩 no doubt you want these wide tracks really bad😎😎 💪💪 Super happy for you. I could really feel trough the screen how proud you are at this moment. Congratulation with a lot of work and investment completed. You are a good inspiration for to all of us who have plans for a project. Just crack down the hours of hard work. Good wishes from Oslo Norway. Can’t wait for the next video to see the wide tracks completed on the D2. 👍
Why not put the washer behind the front die (pin end?) to make it lead? That would save you a step. I’ve enjoyed every episode and really appreciate your extra effort to share this build. Thanks Squatch!
Why is it so important to have the track pad mounting surface so clean? And when do you join the ends of the track to make a full circle? I assume you use the track press for that? Why didn't you join the ends together now as part of this process?
WELL DONE! A man has to have a vision. Most of us do but very few are able to follow thru with it. This D2 will look awsome with the wide tracks and the cab on it. I bet You´ll be the star of every tractor show with that. Unobtanium? Not for Sqatch...
You are part machine I think. The press is a very impressive piece of workmanship. Engineering, designing, fabricating, welding, machining, assembling you did it all!!! Maybe you can make some $$$ with it somehow? Great show!!! The Best part for me is your garage. Organized, well stocked and talk about clean!! Great show!!
Amazing work Squatch... your thoroughness and attention to even the smallest of details is nothing short of astounding. I'm still waiting and hoping a bit of you rubs off on Rick Bork, but I'm not optimistic...lol
When you were placing that flat washer to run it in, I thought to myself " that would make a First-Class blood blister if you're not paying attention"!
The time and effort put into your track tool is out of this world, but it sure did the job as intended. Congratulations on a job to be proud of. Thanks for the video. These are the videos that I really like.
I think the die that you are having to put a washer on needs counterbored to allow for pin clearance. The pin protrudes from the chain link. Thanks for videos.
Well !! we had a commercial track press in our maintenance shop for our twelve machines, it needed a lot more tweaking at each link to get it just right. Aside from all of the work you did making the thing, you could make a tidy sum hiring yourself out to other enthusiasts or, shame on me for saying this, hire out your press. Our shop made quite a bit of money doing track chains for other people, still very much cheaper than buying a new chain if you could find one for the older machines. Well Done You.
24:00 Don't smoke or drink either...frees up funds for other more productive vices. Be nice when life circumstances stop eating those up. Got alot of project plans too...all vehicular.
I'm Replacing Chains on a 400 G John Deere now . Cutting out and Rebuilding Front Idler upper Pads . I'll send you some pictures . Bro ! Keep Digging Brother 👍 ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Other channels I watch include tank rebuilding. There is film footage of J Walter Christie and his prototype tank doing 30 plus miles an hour with track chains and links that date from the period the D2 was in service. The idea of tracks much like your items flailing around at car road speeds is quite frankly, mind boggling. People like the Caterpillar engineers must have seen that footage. I wonder what they thought. Sure,an Abrams tank is the result of decades of patient engineers getting one detail at a time just so. But the idea of a Liberty aircraft engine getting tracks to move at unheard of speeds,with weight and materials strength just like yours. Wow,just wow. When a motorcycle drive chain lets go,bad things happen. Tracks are a whole league different. And the wear levels increase dramatically at speed.
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I’ve watched every 1113 episode most of them multiple times I just recently bought a 3j so I’m sure I’ll be watching some of them again. I really appreciate this series.
A lot good work for warn links! Have an AC H3. Obsolete links. Welded them all (68 halves) per side with 4140 round bar and 7018 stick rod. Challenging with a pacemaker! Was able to get new pins too size and bushings near size. A little inside tooling. Turned out nice. About 100 hours welding! Very nice work and great videos!
Congratulations! That's a huge milestone. I hope we can all appreciate how much work went into those tracks, and you are still not quite done. BTW, great editing, as always.
I cannot understand why this channel does not have one million subscribers. I am not a mechanic, engineer, or machinist, and I will never drive or own this kind of equipment, but I never miss an episode. Watching you work, listening to how you explain things, seeing what you accomplish from week to week is great entertainment. Your enthusiasm and skill gives me real joy. Thanks, Toby.
@@squatch253 I must be that guy, because I've been here for every one of these 1113 vids
@@sleeper98 I'm in the same boat, but I have you beat I've watched 99% of Squatch' s videos. Unless there might be more than I've missed, he uses more than a few pieces of equipment that my family's farm used,, 60 years ago. A HUGH WONDERFULL Memory Lane walk... each episode for me.
@@sleeper98 Me too...Cold starts and rattle can restorations are not my cup of Tea.....It's Squatch253 for me!
Gentlemen I agree with each of you. I use the videos in my senior engines class and they have all enjoyed the process. It took them 44 minutes to install 1 Farmall M piston- I was going nuts waiting on the side- but in the end it was done- Right correct and proper. Now we need to convince the Squatchmister to work on the narrow RD6.!!!!!
@@grumpyshopteacher25 I AGREE WITH YOU ON That, Teach.!
We are thrilled for you Squatch. It must feel great to be finished with all that track press work!
I’ve watched several of your excellent videos. I had heard of worn pins and bushings. Now I know what they are talking about. Impressive channel.
Lot of expense, time, and effort but those 20” pads are going to be well worth it. Well done! Thanks for taking us along on the journey.
Folks if you can the membership is more than worth it. I did sawdust for 52 years but the process is what I enjoy. Plus you get outside vids.
I agree, haven’t regretted it once!
If I could afford it I would I miss being a member
Your genius, frugality, resourcefulness and dedication far outweigh the expenses...in the big scheme of #5J1113
If these hobbies were cheap everyone would have one! 🤣but at the end of the day, the things I've experienced and the people I've met and become friends with are still worth the investment!!
Awesome this video really showcases your addiction for yellow iron lol and cosmoline and I'm grateful to have been privileged enough to witness J1113 comeing to your shop and getting checked cleaned conserved and reconstructed and refitted with select parts and for the most part kept nearly every bit original with help from granddad's D2 and the Beercan engine among many other period correct parts seeing it getting all the while one step closer to all together has been a treat and well I'm still hanging on to the Hope's of X231 makes a comeback. But thanks again Squatch for keeping it going.
I said to my partner what a great achievement this build has been and the capitulation on film to be archived for ever.
I have watched every episode even if some went over my head.
Well done and thanks
Great job bud! I think I know where you got your ingenuity and perseverance from too!
Senior! I say thanks Senior, Squatch does you proud! 😀😃🙂🙃😊
Amazing attention to detail as always. Having read you're reply below Toby I am certainly a nut & bolt restoration guy and not a "will it run?" viewer. There's a red "viewed" line under every episode of #5J1113 on my timeline. No other RUclips channel has that except you. Thankyou!
Wow. That’s a master class in initiative right there. Some serious tedium to overcome to get that done. Not to mention all the special-purpose tools. Now I know where they start the apprentices in the repair shops. Great and inspiring work as always.
Just keep clawing and a scratching you’re almost there, fantastic project!!
That was really cool to watch. I have never seen a pin turn on a set of chains!
The things you build and the craftsman shipof it you will have it for ever. I know you will be doing tracks agrin down the road. Great video.
I am curious, what are the actual exterior diameters on the track pins, and the interior dimensions on the track links to produce the press fit of 26 tons? Is the pin 0.001 over? 0.0005 over? How much does the link have to stretch to accommodate the pin? I know you were being careful placing the washer for the final push, but, OH! MY! Could that give you pinch! I am glad that you “wanted it this bad,” and even more grateful that you brought us along on the journey. It really makes me want to do a pilgrimage to the first show next year when 5J1113 does her debut.
You say that “accomplishment is my drug.” That is literally true. When you pull off a coup, get that perfect fit, have that D3400 hitting on all 4, you get a dopamine hit to the pleasure center of the brain, an evolutionary tweak that drives us to bigger and better things for ourselves and our society.
Gambling, drugs, sugary foods, and other “risky” behaviors deliver the SAME dopamine “hits” to the pleasure center, but “accomplishment” doesn’t have the downsides, unless you consider your bank account!
@@squatch253 Thanks SO much for the response, it really helps understand the process. I wonder how often track links crack as the pins and bushings are being pressed in.
The undercarriage is the most expensive part of a crawler I’m doing my Deere 450 now and I’ve got 14 grand in now and I’m doing all the work myself
Daily victories, weekly, victories, and sometime yearly victories!!
Hard work, and much, much patience eventually pays off.
GG Squatch!!!
This is why I love supporting your channel. So many lessons to take away from this! My "mental" tool kit is so much better because of it.
Work smart is smart.
All that planning and design for the track press paid off!
Squatch, you are a gifted teacher whether you know it or not. I’ve never worked on a Cat dozer (I spend a fair bit of time in a 930 G loader) but I have taken quite a few of the things I have learned on this channel on other maintenance projects. Well worth the time spent watching you.
Seems like the most expensive part of rebuilding a crawler is the tracks.
Using your guide to get a 4u back to life.
I really enjoy the special tools you make
Excellent series.
Keep up the awesome work
You have done a nice job on what you have accomplished.🎉
Again I can’t help but wonder about what the Cat plant the churned these out in the 30’s looked and sounded like.
awesome job at getting the track chains put together there is lots of baby steps to get to the final product but it is all worth it in the end. 👍👍👍👍
This series is probably the most detailed video documentation of building a D2, at the end you could make a list of parts you missed, maintenance and running etc.
Looking forward to see it roll on twenties, but really looking forward to the cab installation and the work needed to make it fit. Great job.
I can't believe how far it's come from that first video all those years ago. And you picked up a lot of subscribers along the way. Who would've thought that a ragged old parts tractor could've changed your life forever lol.
Lots of hard work there Squatch but it will all be worth it in the end. It's never cheap doing a complete rebuild like you done with 5j1113. But the end result is a one off machine that you built to the way you wanted it. What more could a guy ask for. Thanks for the video Squatch. We all appreciate the effort you put in for your videos. Cheers.
The old saying " Patience is a virtue" must've been coined by a caterpillar track assembler! PS, What year did you win the Powerball again? HAHA. Your enginuity, and dedication is awe-inspiring. Us old guys who were young kids when we got to actually sit on and drive a REAL TONKA TOY have some fond memories. Thanks again 👍 for sharing
What you see here is a man who loves his work. He has put his experience and considerable intelligence to fixing things. More people should watch this for he is a natural teacher. But the trend here now is to be spoonfed by tv and have no mechanical skills.
All I can say is "Sweet!" Keep in the great work.
Hi Toby, one of the many outstanding attributes you have is the ability to imagine the required tooling. I think that is the really demanding bit. If it can be imagined it can probably be built. Cat was not making one offs, they could not just tweak tool designs, they could simply design a new even better version. You have to try and get it right more or less first time. It's harder.
I'm so excited that we are getting so close to do e I can't wait to see what 1113 looks like with 20" track pads I have a vision in my head and hope it's even better then my vision!
You Sir have earned my sincere respect and admiration for your hard work and dedication, thank you for everything
I've followed every episode of this build. This is and has been awesome to watch. Seeing you go through every nut and bolt of the entire machine and also explaining in detail what to look for, what to do about what you find, and where the lines are in many cases between what is good, what can be made to work(and how), and what has to be replaced. Even the sharing of specs and part numbers for seals, bearings, etc. This goes beyond just the build, this is you and how you work and your willingness to share information and advice. I also followed along with X231 and it is the same way, but that beast is a whole different animal and one that seems to like to argue about every step. A pleasure to watch as always.
A nice job there, you're making a hard job easy!
The biggest thanks . looking into doing a Td5 nothing available . Looks like I will be making pins and bushings .it's a smaller chain . I don't know why we do this to ourselves ! Thanks from down under
I appreciate the last minute or so especially. I think it's important for us (i.e., your audience) to have a sense of how much all this really costs. Your video calculating how much money -- and the the dollar value of the time and skill involved -- went into the Super M restoration was really interesting, and I hope you do something similar with 5J1113. And that brings me to another thought I've had for a while: I look forward to the day that you call it good with this project. I appreciate with the Super M that you didn't keep tinkering with it endlessly...there was an end-point to the series. I hope it goes like that with 5J1113...and then on to the next project. The grader? The "X" prototype tractor that you started a couple of years ago? (Personal opinion: hopefully not.) ANYways...yes, I can see that this is an obsession for you, and I'm glad you're sharing it (and making money from doing so) with the RUclips-o-sphere. I also enjoy Senior's videos...hope you give him a decent tip for all his effort! lol
Your work is absolutely fascinating for anyone whose ever been a mechanic.
I find your episodes relaxing to watch.
I hope one day as you get older and you're close to retiring from working on dozers you find someone at the right age to pass on your knowledge and possibly the tools and equipment you've gathered and made.
Your knowledge should never just fade away Sir.
I appreciate the time that you take to make the jigs and tools that you make so processes will be consistent and repeatable.
What an effort it was to get to the finish line on that project. A huge congratulations to you for doing all that. The D2 is going to look cool with those wide tracks!
This is a blast to watch and I am going to watch the other video too. Outstanding machining and craftsmanship.
While the job may have been long, the video is not. Well done, detail, explanations and it could not be any shorter and convey what is needed. I had some hard jobs when I was younger, that track work matches the worst one (trying to dig holes into a Glacial Moraine for posts and bumpers in a campground that was so bad we had to use a backhoe to dig in a post, put rockes around the post and then carefully rock the post upright and then adjust the post with rocks till we were solid enough to dump rocks and gravel into the pit with a 5 gallon bucket over the post).
A huge Milestone! A job well done !! And it goes to show what you can do when you want something bad enough.
I love the way your brain fires man! Huge congratulations, and thanks for taking us on the ride👍👍👍
very good job !!! I like your mechanical press !!!! Alban
Well done! It was a long journey to this part. You should feel really good about your accomplishment!
All the money and time well worth it. Being able to do it your self is priceless. Can't be said enough how nice of work you do
fantastic work,also like the way you describe what you do thank you!
Great content. I enjoyed watching very much.
2:50 - BECAUSE YOU ASKED You need 3 drills side by side. keep the bits in the chuck and just go down the line. Will save a lot of time instead of unchucking/rechucking each bit 3 times a track times how many tracks. It's stupid but really it gives you hours back.
@@squatch253 Yes! Saved so much time when needing to assembly line stuff.
@@squatch253 Right on! I managed to get 3 drills through various sales etc so when I need I can line them up and dont bother with changing. The little things...
A lot of engineering is knowing how to make the tooling required. Nice job Sasquatch.
Awesome buddy thanks for sharing
This is a tedious job but I imagine having perfected the process make it go pretty quick. Can't wait ti see it with those wide pads.
My grandad bought a new d2 and I just inherited it. It was just used to pull a bailer up hill and compress silage. It’s been in a barn its whole life. Paint is still beautiful, tracks sprockets the same. I wish someone like you would own it and give it a good home.
GOOD WORK--------------------I ENJOYED THIS---------------------THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
Yammer all you want. That’s what makes us come back.
WOW🤩🤩🤩 no doubt you want these wide tracks really bad😎😎 💪💪 Super happy for you. I could really feel trough the screen how proud you are at this moment. Congratulation with a lot of work and investment completed. You are a good inspiration for to all of us who have plans for a project. Just crack down the hours of hard work. Good wishes from Oslo Norway. Can’t wait for the next video to see the wide tracks completed on the D2. 👍
great accomplishment! all the hard work will be totally worth it when you get them fitted on and go for a drive.
I will be interested to see these refreshed chains compared side by side with the ones on 1113 now. The difference in length
My Hats Of To Ya...Top shelf.
Great job... You worked hard on this!!!
Well worth the membership. 👍
What a lot of work but WOW its going to look and work great!! Excellent job as usual!! Stay safe!!
Why not put the washer behind the front die (pin end?) to make it lead? That would save you a step. I’ve enjoyed every episode and really appreciate your extra effort to share this build. Thanks Squatch!
Why is it so important to have the track pad mounting surface so clean? And when do you join the ends of the track to make a full circle? I assume you use the track press for that? Why didn't you join the ends together now as part of this process?
That's what I like about RUclips, stuff I would never do gets done by someone else. Very interesting.
WELL DONE! A man has to have a vision. Most of us do but very few are able to follow thru with it. This D2 will look awsome with the wide tracks and the cab on it.
I bet You´ll be the star of every tractor show with that. Unobtanium? Not for Sqatch...
This is top rate stuff! Thank you very much. Please continue and take care.
You are part machine I think. The press is a very impressive piece of workmanship. Engineering, designing, fabricating, welding, machining, assembling you did it all!!! Maybe you can make some $$$ with it somehow? Great show!!! The Best part for me is your garage. Organized, well stocked and talk about clean!! Great show!!
Just respect👍🏼
Nice, job 253 you do really good work. It’s always a inspiring video every time you’re on.
great work as usual squatch - your vision is really coming together now
Amazing work Squatch... your thoroughness and attention to even the smallest of details is nothing short of astounding. I'm still waiting and hoping a bit of you rubs off on Rick Bork, but I'm not optimistic...lol
When you were placing that flat washer to run it in, I thought to myself " that would make a First-Class blood blister if you're not paying attention"!
The time and effort put into your track tool is out of this world, but it sure did the job as intended. Congratulations on a job to be proud of. Thanks for the video. These are the videos that I really like.
I think the die that you are having to put a washer on needs counterbored to allow for pin clearance. The pin protrudes from the chain link. Thanks for videos.
@@squatch253 Oh I see the counter bore now. Strange how adding washer helps it out
That must be so satisfying to finish this step. Awesome work!
Congrats Squatch! Thanks for the videos. I look forward to them. Thanks again.
Congratulations
Hey Squatch, great video !!
I just about forgot what I did to become a member of the channel & did a quick review.
Thanks, John
I'm thrilled, you're thrilled, and I'm thrilled that you're thrilled! Awesome show!
them wide tracks are gonna be real good in mud and snow and slop, a former employer had them on all machines called "low ground pressure"
I must have missed something why not sandblast to clean up?
Well !! we had a commercial track press in our maintenance shop for our twelve machines, it needed a lot more tweaking at each link to get it just right. Aside from all of the work you did making the thing, you could make a tidy sum hiring yourself out to other enthusiasts or, shame on me for saying this, hire out your press. Our shop made quite a bit of money doing track chains for other people, still very much cheaper than buying a new chain if you could find one for the older machines. Well Done You.
24:00 Don't smoke or drink either...frees up funds for other more productive vices. Be nice when life circumstances stop eating those up. Got alot of project plans too...all vehicular.
Squatch is a mad lad!
I'd put a handle on that washer before I close the tool on my fingertip , but to each his own
I'm Replacing Chains on a 400 G John Deere now . Cutting out and Rebuilding Front Idler upper Pads . I'll send you some pictures . Bro ! Keep Digging Brother 👍 ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Hi Squatch. I can just see me forgetting to put that spacer in ........
Great video! And great process! Thanks
Like a big robotic snake! Great job thank you for sharing.
Over kill on the clean up.
My type of man
Other channels I watch include tank rebuilding. There is film footage of J Walter Christie and his prototype tank doing 30 plus miles an hour with track chains and links that date from the period the D2 was in service. The idea of tracks much like your items flailing around at car road speeds is quite frankly, mind boggling. People like the Caterpillar engineers must have seen that footage. I wonder what they thought. Sure,an Abrams tank is the result of decades of patient engineers getting one detail at a time just so.
But the idea of a Liberty aircraft engine getting tracks to move at unheard of speeds,with weight and materials strength just like yours. Wow,just wow.
When a motorcycle drive chain lets go,bad things happen. Tracks are a whole league different. And the wear levels increase dramatically at speed.
well done!
Good on ya Squatch. I get it. Lots of us get it. At the end of the day, if you're smiling and happy, who can say that isn't exactly right?
Very cool.
You have that down to a science Toby. Excellent fabrication.
That crawler is going to be awesome with the bigger tracks.