Wow! The closeups from outside the dozer really shows the force wich the stumps are ripped out of the ground with! It's brutal! And beautiful sound of the engine in that D6.
I put 3/4 tank of diesel in my truck and dam it was 100.00! What’s next Chris? We can’t take 3 more years of this my friend! I definitely feel for equipment operators, I’d go broke filling a machine with a half tank of diesel! 🙏🏻👌🏻. Yeah your D6 starts like a gasoline engine, that’s so amazing and unbelievable how great it starts! I worked for a farmer in my younger days and I can’t recall anything piece of equipment starting as great as your D6 ! Your buy looks better every day Chris! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
What a good dog! Again, thanks for the over-the-shoulder view of you working the controls. You make it look so easy! The 39-minute video goes by so quickly. It's great.
That D6 was a real find. Nice to see an old piece of equipment like this that was obviously taken care of and not abused. I can tell that it likes to work. That was why it was created.
Holy Moly... I have been watching for a few months now and never commented. (Sorry) But Jeez... that handwork to make that dozer do what you want is amazing.
Having once run my own small business (not excavating), I enjoy seeing ones like Chris, Dirt Perfect, Elite Earthworks add to their fleets and round out their equipment needs. I was there once and know how rewarding it is to be able to add that next piece. I congratulate all on their prudence and careful spending. And I enjoy watching these new to them pieces being used.
Seeing the Shepherd haul that tree made my day. Reminds me of my brothers dog Thorn and he fetch a stick and cones back with a sapling like the one the Shepard was pulling. 35:40 mark
That is a brilliant video, Chris. I love the 'old iron' and that Cat music is fabulous. I will be watching that again and again. One of my favourite videos of yours. I LOVE that D6 !
Diesel is equivalent $10.50 per gallon here in Ireland today. Suppliers putting limits on delivery amounts and already hearing of equipment/hauliers/fishing boats parking up because its costing them money to work. And suppliers haven't even had deliveries at the new 'war' prices yet.
@thecouchtripper it means f u Biden. At a nascar race the fans were chanting f u Biden as a news caster was interviewing a driver named Brandon. The news caster said “isnt it great? The crowd is saying let’s go Brandon. So now people say let’s go Brandon meaning f u Biden. I just paid $5.50 a gallon for diesel fuel is southeast PA today. It’s been going up about $.20 per day give or take, mostly take. Let’s go Brandon!
Some motorway service stations are charging £1.80/litre for diesel £1.65/litre for unleaded. So multiple this by ~5 (3.785 litres per us gallon and $1.3 per GBP) USA has ALWAYS had fuel prices that are TOO cheap
I wouldn't expect an less as you keep the quality of service in place. I enjoyed the haul truck video, that mechanic was very knowledgeable about your truck.
Wow! From Australia. I first saw a glimpse of the D6D you purchased at auction and was sent back in time to the early 80s. I was employed by a well know cattle station in the 80s as an operate to run the brand new D6D, serial number I still remember 31X3173 I spent 7 years on that unit as the only operator and completed just under 20,000 hours on her. Completed all servicing myself except for some bigger items of wear and tear. To hear your 6 fire up and run, brought the memories flooding back, same sound, same start up just perfect! Thanks for the memory trip Chris.
I’m so happy to have been and still are watching the continuing evolution of the greatest excavation construction company in all of North Carolina. Well done Chris.
Not just NC but the whole east coast he works so efficiently with everything he runs for equipment. He is the best and I enjoy watching him every day God bless him and be safe out there Chris
@@ryanhoward1013 whole east coast lol don't get me wrong he's good but there's plenty of people out there just as good. I don't get impressed till I see how someone digs around utilities day in and day out.
@@letsdig18 : I can't say I blame you Chris. I've assisted with a few of those jobs (as a manual shovel "operator"), and they're a real "p.i.t.a." (for the equipment guys too!), IMO!
At 35:40 the Sheppard pulls off to the side a large log as if he wants it saved for himself and barks at you. Then at 36:54 the Sheppard then grabs onto a smaller log by the blade, hauls it back from the dozer and runs off like it was a toy. Classic! Thanks again Chris for a phenomenal video.
Wow, that D6 is more powerful and works harder than I had even thought that it would. You rarely had to hit one of those 12 - 14" pine stumps more than one time to force it out of the ground. What was surprising to me was that many of those stumps had 2 - 4' tap roots which didn't phase the dozer at all. The owners' Shepard even seemed to like and respect the power of the dozer as well. It would appear that you were a big winner and have bought yourself a keeper in that Florida auction dozer, for sure, for sure.
Nice 6 you got..had a 6D with a ripper...had good luck with it exceot for catching on fire..pushed a dead tree and limbs come down ..didnt think much about it until fired up the next morning and smelled fire ..crap had went down around the muffler and on the exsayst mannifold...Mt Dew saved the day..lol..love hearing a cat work.
Chris, were you going to put an extension on the exhaust? I think it would help a little with the noise and fumes. I also think it would be interesting to see a comparison between your excavator and dozer each stumping a one acre section to see which one gets done first.
I don't see where this man has time to play games with his work schedule, does his own repairs and maintenance, works his own farm, not mention take time to create and upload these videos we all love to watch.
It all depends on the type of trees you're stumping. Trees that have a big tap root are not going to lift out as easy as trees with a shallow root system. It also depends on how wet the ground is, so many variables to consider. It's also costly to have pieces of equipment delivered to the site, so depends on what piece(s) of equipment is needed for the job at hand.
Hey Chris, how about going over all the controls and show us what each one does? I can catch some of the results from pushing or pulling a lever but on everything! Thanks.
That is a basic dozer. Left lever on the seat pedestal is shuttle shift for forward/reverse and which gear, lever below that is the hydraulic/brake lock, Works like modern ones, up = off, Two levers on the dash are steering clutches. Pull either one to disengage the track clutch for that side. Want to turn left going forward you pull the left clutch, the right track keeps turning to push you to the left. Want to turn HARD left? Pull the lever out and step on the left brake. Floor are left/right brakes. Pedal all the way right is a decel pedal, works opposite a gas pedal, push down to slow the engine down. Right lever on the side of the dash is the throttle and engine kill. Lever on the right seat pedestal is the blade control up/down and tilt. Get used to them on any older CAT and you can run pretty much all the old Cats.
To get you a faster answer, here's the controls! The two handles that he pulls out of the center console are the steering clutches. The right handle lets the right track slip and vs versa. Then there are two brake pedals on the floor, a left and a right, one for each track. So if you want to turn a little bit right, you pull a little on the right lever and it lets the right track slip a little bit. If you want to turn hard right, you pull the right clutch lever all the way, and then step on the right brake pedal and it locks the right track, pivoting around it. If you are pushing under load, just letting the right clutch slip a little bit will make the right track stop moving, and if it's heavy load, the left track will probably just spin. You have to feather the clutches if you are trying to turn while pushing, because at full push it requires the traction from both tracks to move at all. If you step on either brake without pulling a clutch lever, it just slows both tracks down equally. For the throttle, there is the lever on the right side of the console, which directly operates the governor. All the way one direction shuts all fuel off to stop the engine, and all the way the other direction is full throttle, and you can set it anywhere between and set your maximum rpm. Then on the right side of the floor to the right of the brake pedals is the Decelerator pedal. This does the same thing as moving the throttle lever to reduce fuel, though it won't shut the engine off. Basically when you step on it, it takes the engine to idle, and when you take your foot off it, the engine goes to whatever speed you have the throttle lever set to. So to start, you have to pull the lever off shutoff position and give it a little fuel, a high idle basically. Once you are warned up and ready to work, you basically put the lever to full throttle, since that's where you generally operate. When you need to slow down, like when the dog was going after the stick, you step on the decel pedal to get the desired speed. Also when you are changing direction, you step on the decel pedal to drop the engine to idle, shift the transmission to the other direction, and wait for the transmission to engage in the other direction, and then take your foot off the decel pedal to bring the power back in. It's done this way instead of an accelerator pedal because you spend most of the time at full throttle, so it would tie your foot up instead of having it available for the brake pedal, or just chilling on the floor lol The transmission is the lever on the left, I think that style is called the Power shift or something (Cat nerds don't kill me, it's been a couple of years since I ran this version! Lol) It's a U shaped shift pattern. Push all the way forward and it's in neutral. I think reverse is away from you, and forward is pull it towards yourself. Then it has 3 detents on each side, 1, 2, and 3rd gear, which it will shift between if you put it in 3rd. 3rd is basically Travel gear, if you want to beat your undercarriage up lol. Some work can be done in 2nd, but anything heavy will be in 1st. There should be a parking brake lever on the front side of the transmission shifter pedestal that when pushed down moves the transmission shifter into neutral and locks the tracks. When you want to operate the machine, you lift the lever and it sticks out into the aisle much like the safety lever on an excavator, so you will set the brake before getting off. On the right side is the blade control, which I think on this will be a single wobble lever, so pull back to lift the blade, push forward to lower it, push forward until it goes into a detent to lock it in Float mode, and side to side would tilt the blade through the cylinder on the left corner of the blade to allow you to cut slopes or dig one corner of the blade under a stump. Small finish dozers often also allow the blade to be angled to move material left or right, which is often done by twisting the handle, but heavier dozers don't usually have that feature, and tilt is done with the corner cylinder and the geometry of the blade braces and swivel joints, so you get some adjustability but excellent rigidity and strength. Since you are interested in controls, the tracked loader I believe is very similar in the throttle and transmission controls, but I believe that steering is done exclusively with the pedals, so partial pedal lets the track slip, and full pedal locks the brake. I could be wrong, but I have seen no other steering controls on it. It also has multiple levers for the bucket control, I think one is lift/lower, one is bucket curl/dump and one is 4 way bucket open and close. They will also have a giant master battery switch with a removable "key", usually off on the left side of the seat somewhere, and on the dash will be a big Knob for the starter, sometimes with glow plugs one direction, and starter the other direction. If it has rippers or a winch it will have one (or two if it's got adjustable angle rippers on an older model) more lever to the right of the blade lever. For whatever reason most Western dozers have rippers, except for specific forestry dozers with a winch or ag dozers for pulling implements, and most Eastern dozers seem to not have rippers or a winch. Maybe the soil is so soft they don't need rippers? These days modern dozers tend to have two joysticks, one for steering and speed control, and one for the blade, and then a decel pedal and maybe a brake pedal? And everything else is knobs and switches and AI and neural interfaces! (soon... Lol)
You seem to work very efficiently without abusing the dozer. I would say that is a sign of a good operator. I cannot imagine how many stumps are out there, but I am sure you will get them all. Nice work.
That dozer plucks those pine stumps up like nothing, runs great, you was working her good, nice stumping job, great work Chris, thanks for sharing 🌲💪🇺🇸
Great to see the D6 purchase was a good one. She is a worker and was ready when you were to start work in the morning. Hoping she brings you years of solid running.
I am amazed at how busy Chris’s hands and feet are to make this so fluid. Saw the same thing when he was using the grader, but when using the mini, 160, or 220 I don’t notice that much movement even though there is a LOT happening. Seems like that is one advantage of the newer joystick controlled machines
In the UK, red (farm diesel) has risen to $7.98 per US gallon and white diesel (cars & lorries) $9.63/US gallon. It is a little cheaper at supermarket pumps.
I can't believe you Chris! Taking that dogs sticks from it! I saw it trying to rescue as many branches as it could! And I here I thought you loved dogs! Lol
Chris, your 4 legged friends seem very interested in what you are digging up, makes you wonder what they have buried out there 🤔😉 I think the German shepherd wanted to play with you and the stick you were pushing 😅 Looks like you have the 6 dialed in for work 👍👍
A great video, the old Cat has got the power and was popping those stumps out like crazy . I believe that you found you a good old girl there Chris, she's a keeper . Thanks for taking us along popping stumps . Be careful and stay safe and I will see you on another video . As always, Jeffrey !!!
As a business owner I sat down and determine a fuel surcharge and parts and oil filter and increased it expediently by the hour there has to be a point where you have to make this much or walk away
The D6 is a great addition. I keep seeing what looks like a stuck track pin on the right side that hasn't released yet. Probably a result of sitting. I'm not sure if these pins were lubed and sealed or dry like the older ones. Hopefully it'll break loose and be of no further concern.
There is something immensely satisfying about your content Chris. To me, watching you clear a field of stumps with beautifully maintained equipment is like chicken soup for a weary soul. In a recent video I watched you service your excavator (240?) I know literally nothing about your world, but I enjoy learning about it. Thank you for that :)
That’s nice having an electric fuel pump in your truck. I worked for a man back in the late 80’s who had a Case 850 dozer and a 850 track loader, The tank in his truck had a manual pump with a handle you did by hand, that was a lot of pumping every other day to fill them.
Never seen you so stumped before, okay i know that was not the best but its what popped in my head. Chris i always enjoy seeing your videos and the jobs you get into, even the ones where you have to "fix" someone else job. Nonetheless its amazing what you do and what you have shared over the many years of you posting videos on here. So i hope Justin is doing well, If your able too can you give him a visit or have him come help. It's always nice to see Justin in your videos. Question, how you talked about how you met Justin and how his started his own business that's a lot like yours. I feel it'll be a good video to have on your channel. Anyway keep up the awesome videos and stay safe out there.
That d6 starts better than my pickup truck, my pickup truck starts quite nice, but still takes more cranking than that dozer when its been sat for a week
Well, I've seen people play a big pipe organ and fly helicopters and not have to dance any more than Chris did today. Rough too. That six earned its pay today,..thanks for bringing us along.
Diesel (On Road) was 4.89/gal yesterday in North Texas. Unl went 3.89 to 4.09 while I watched it from the coffee shop yesterday afternoon. Nearly $55.00 to fuel my truck just over half at 13.76 gals
Hey, that big yellow thing is moving all of my sticks that took me a long time to get just right! I'll show him...this one is mine, that one is mine...this log looks like one of mine...
Looks like the dog wanted to help but I think that big beautiful cat can do it all by itself. That looks to be a great machine you bought Chris the way it pops off in 40 degree weather after setting for a week tells me it's been well taken care of an it not been beat all up an run to death. You might call that a barn fine that was found in an auction. Keep up the great work!
When I was a kid in the late 50’s I could smell hot oil a mile away. I was the one sitting on spoil piles for hours after school watching the cable excavators dig subdivision homes. Damn, I haven’t grown up a day when it comes to iron toys! But now it’s more comfortable in a recliner on the tube.
I've seen other RUclips's stumping and some of them always use just the left part of the blade. I guess they see the stump better. I see you use the left, right and middle, that seems to be better for equal wear on the blade.
Hello Chris, you have a beautiful ole dozer. I love to watch the old equipment work. I truly believe it’s still hard to beat the old machinery yet today.
The camera ahead of you is much better for stumping because we can see the stumps as you see them. I used to wonder how you knew where the stumps were when filming on a tripod because I couldn't see them. Thanks
I can see that you have had the best instructions when you were first in the learning stage. So many operators when backing never turn around to look what's behind.
@Jamrs McLaughlin: Those, and the ones who make sure they've walked at least a quarter of a mile away from their new pickup truck to reach the job site! 😁
You have got yourself a very nice D6 Cat that does a great job on stump clearing. I do enjoy your videos. Thanks for the effort you take to produce them for us.
Nice work Chris.. Thats 1 cracking bit O kit you have in the D6.. Nice to see the Sheppy ( Woofer ) trying to help ya move the sticks... Keep up the good work .. Andy UK
Hey Chris !!! TOO bad ""BETTY"" is down as the DOG would surly love to operate her to get his sticks out !! HAHA Great job & Thanks !!! Have a good week & ""STAY SAFE ""!!
Every time I see a job like this, I have a greater appreciation for what a lone homesteader with an ax and a mule or two could accomplish.
I like how you marked the left lift cylinder. So not to forget your left from your right.
That was done so the person repacking the cylinders knew which side was leaking after removal.
Wow! The closeups from outside the dozer really shows the force wich the stumps are ripped out of the ground with! It's brutal! And beautiful sound of the engine in that D6.
I put 3/4 tank of diesel in my truck and dam it was 100.00! What’s next Chris? We can’t take 3 more years of this my friend! I definitely feel for equipment operators, I’d go broke filling a machine with a half tank of diesel! 🙏🏻👌🏻. Yeah your D6 starts like a gasoline engine, that’s so amazing and unbelievable how great it starts! I worked for a farmer in my younger days and I can’t recall anything piece of equipment starting as great as your D6 ! Your buy looks better every day Chris! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
What a good dog! Again, thanks for the over-the-shoulder view of you working the controls. You make it look so easy!
The 39-minute video goes by so quickly. It's great.
Gonna be a reliable piece of equipment for many more years.
That D6 was a real find. Nice to see an old piece of equipment like this that was obviously taken care of and not abused. I can tell that it likes to work. That was why it was created.
Holy Moly... I have been watching for a few months now and never commented. (Sorry) But Jeez... that handwork to make that dozer do what you want is amazing.
Having once run my own small business (not excavating), I enjoy seeing ones like Chris, Dirt Perfect, Elite Earthworks add to their fleets and round out their equipment needs. I was there once and know how rewarding it is to be able to add that next piece. I congratulate all on their prudence and careful spending. And I enjoy watching these new to them pieces being used.
Seeing the Shepherd haul that tree made my day. Reminds me of my brothers dog Thorn and he fetch a stick and cones back with a sapling like the one the Shepard was pulling. 35:40 mark
That is a brilliant video, Chris. I love the 'old iron' and that Cat music is fabulous. I will be watching that again and again. One of my favourite videos of yours. I LOVE that D6 !
I feel you on the fuel prices...
Last month when I filled the farm tank it was $3.24 A gallon. This month it was $4.55!!! Lets go Brandon!
You are very happy, in germany the price is about double than that in the USA this month.
Diesel is equivalent $10.50 per gallon here in Ireland today. Suppliers putting limits on delivery amounts and already hearing of equipment/hauliers/fishing boats parking up because its costing them money to work. And suppliers haven't even had deliveries at the new 'war' prices yet.
More like Let's Go Exxon and Chevron and BP... they're price gouging the shit out of everyone.
@thecouchtripper it means f u Biden. At a nascar race the fans were chanting f u Biden as a news caster was interviewing a driver named Brandon. The news caster said “isnt it great? The crowd is saying let’s go Brandon. So now people say let’s go Brandon meaning f u Biden. I just paid $5.50 a gallon for diesel fuel is southeast PA today. It’s been going up about $.20 per day give or take, mostly take. Let’s go Brandon!
Some motorway service stations are charging £1.80/litre for diesel £1.65/litre for unleaded. So multiple this by ~5 (3.785 litres per us gallon and $1.3 per GBP) USA has ALWAYS had fuel prices that are TOO cheap
I wouldn't expect an less as you keep the quality of service in place. I enjoyed the haul truck video, that mechanic was very knowledgeable about your truck.
Wow! From Australia.
I first saw a glimpse of the D6D you purchased at auction and was sent back in time to the early 80s.
I was employed by a well know cattle station in the 80s as an operate to run the brand new D6D, serial number I still remember 31X3173
I spent 7 years on that unit as the only operator and completed just under 20,000 hours on her. Completed all servicing myself except for some bigger items of wear and tear.
To hear your 6 fire up and run, brought the memories flooding back, same sound, same start up just perfect!
Thanks for the memory trip Chris.
That D6 shows a lot more muscle than the smaller dozer doing similar work a month or so ago.
With the sub woofer on, the D6 makes my floor rumble, so soothing.
With a bassline like that you'd think it's really in front of you
@@rawr51919 Agreed. My wife yelled from the other room asking if there was a piece of farm equipment outside. Farm next door. Lol.
I’m so happy to have been and still are watching the continuing evolution of the greatest excavation construction company in all of North Carolina. Well done Chris.
Not just NC but the whole east coast he works so efficiently with everything he runs for equipment. He is the best and I enjoy watching him every day God bless him and be safe out there Chris
@@ryanhoward1013 whole east coast lol don't get me wrong he's good but there's plenty of people out there just as good. I don't get impressed till I see how someone digs around utilities day in and day out.
I hate digging around utilities. Haha
@@letsdig18 :
I can't say I blame you Chris.
I've assisted with a few of those jobs (as a manual shovel "operator"), and they're a real "p.i.t.a." (for the equipment guys too!), IMO!
@@letsdig18 Me too
That was a very ambitious and determined Shepard helper! Great shots!
The dynamic duo at work! Dig holes - push dirt! Great job, Chris! Stay safe! Jim
At 35:40 the Sheppard pulls off to the side a large log as if he wants it saved for himself and barks at you. Then at 36:54 the Sheppard then grabs onto a smaller log by the blade, hauls it back from the dozer and runs off like it was a toy. Classic! Thanks again Chris for a phenomenal video.
The old D-6 knocking them out better than the D-8 the other day! Looks like fun!
So many stumps! Wow, what a huge job - and you accomplished it so well! Very difficult work -I feel exhausted just watching. Thanks for sharing!
Good to see someone on utube that can really run a tractor. Made short work of those stumps
Wow, that D6 is more powerful and works harder than I had even thought that it would. You rarely had to hit one of those 12 - 14" pine stumps more than one time to force it out of the ground. What was surprising to me was that many of those stumps had 2 - 4' tap roots which didn't phase the dozer at all. The owners' Shepard even seemed to like and respect the power of the dozer as well. It would appear that you were a big winner and have bought yourself a keeper in that Florida auction dozer, for sure, for sure.
Now That's Power!! That Ol' Girl Will Serve You Well For A Long Time!!!
Even the dog was trying to help
Stump pulling is like riding a bull, looking awesome Chris, at least the German Shepherd was trying to help you.
Thanks Cris, Nice to see the old ones being looked after ,She will serve you well, Watching you brought back a lot of memories,
Nice 6 you got..had a 6D with a ripper...had good luck with it exceot for catching on fire..pushed a dead tree and limbs come down ..didnt think much about it until fired up the next morning and smelled fire ..crap had went down around the muffler and on the exsayst mannifold...Mt Dew saved the day..lol..love hearing a cat work.
It was fun watching the dog chase that cat!
Even the dog got in for his tug at the timber. I was a bit worried about his mate behind the machine though.
There's no stopping this beast you get behind a pile and push and push and push till you get to the end, awesome. I love it ,love it looove it.
Chris, were you going to put an extension on the exhaust? I think it would help a little with the noise and fumes. I also think it would be interesting to see a comparison between your excavator and dozer each stumping a one acre section to see which one gets done first.
Do believe the dozer would win treads down. . . .she is a true beast!
I don't see where this man has time to play games with his work schedule, does his own repairs and maintenance, works his own farm, not mention take time to create and upload these videos we all love to watch.
Even if you put a 12" pipe would help it alot
When you quote a one acre stumping job, is it a lump sum or hourly? If lump sum, this cat is going to pay for itself pdq
It all depends on the type of trees you're stumping. Trees that have a big tap root are not going to lift out as easy as trees with a shallow root system. It also depends on how wet the ground is, so many variables to consider. It's also costly to have pieces of equipment delivered to the site, so depends on what piece(s) of equipment is needed for the job at hand.
Hey Chris, how about going over all the controls and show us what each one does? I can catch some of the results from pushing or pulling a lever but on everything! Thanks.
That is a basic dozer. Left lever on the seat pedestal is shuttle shift for forward/reverse and which gear, lever below that is the hydraulic/brake lock, Works like modern ones, up = off, Two levers on the dash are steering clutches. Pull either one to disengage the track clutch for that side. Want to turn left going forward you pull the left clutch, the right track keeps turning to push you to the left. Want to turn HARD left? Pull the lever out and step on the left brake. Floor are left/right brakes. Pedal all the way right is a decel pedal, works opposite a gas pedal, push down to slow the engine down. Right lever on the side of the dash is the throttle and engine kill. Lever on the right seat pedestal is the blade control up/down and tilt.
Get used to them on any older CAT and you can run pretty much all the old Cats.
To get you a faster answer, here's the controls!
The two handles that he pulls out of the center console are the steering clutches. The right handle lets the right track slip and vs versa.
Then there are two brake pedals on the floor, a left and a right, one for each track. So if you want to turn a little bit right, you pull a little on the right lever and it lets the right track slip a little bit. If you want to turn hard right, you pull the right clutch lever all the way, and then step on the right brake pedal and it locks the right track, pivoting around it.
If you are pushing under load, just letting the right clutch slip a little bit will make the right track stop moving, and if it's heavy load, the left track will probably just spin.
You have to feather the clutches if you are trying to turn while pushing, because at full push it requires the traction from both tracks to move at all.
If you step on either brake without pulling a clutch lever, it just slows both tracks down equally.
For the throttle, there is the lever on the right side of the console, which directly operates the governor. All the way one direction shuts all fuel off to stop the engine, and all the way the other direction is full throttle, and you can set it anywhere between and set your maximum rpm.
Then on the right side of the floor to the right of the brake pedals is the Decelerator pedal. This does the same thing as moving the throttle lever to reduce fuel, though it won't shut the engine off.
Basically when you step on it, it takes the engine to idle, and when you take your foot off it, the engine goes to whatever speed you have the throttle lever set to.
So to start, you have to pull the lever off shutoff position and give it a little fuel, a high idle basically.
Once you are warned up and ready to work, you basically put the lever to full throttle, since that's where you generally operate.
When you need to slow down, like when the dog was going after the stick, you step on the decel pedal to get the desired speed.
Also when you are changing direction, you step on the decel pedal to drop the engine to idle, shift the transmission to the other direction, and wait for the transmission to engage in the other direction, and then take your foot off the decel pedal to bring the power back in.
It's done this way instead of an accelerator pedal because you spend most of the time at full throttle, so it would tie your foot up instead of having it available for the brake pedal, or just chilling on the floor lol
The transmission is the lever on the left, I think that style is called the Power shift or something (Cat nerds don't kill me, it's been a couple of years since I ran this version! Lol)
It's a U shaped shift pattern. Push all the way forward and it's in neutral.
I think reverse is away from you, and forward is pull it towards yourself.
Then it has 3 detents on each side, 1, 2, and 3rd gear, which it will shift between if you put it in 3rd. 3rd is basically Travel gear, if you want to beat your undercarriage up lol.
Some work can be done in 2nd, but anything heavy will be in 1st.
There should be a parking brake lever on the front side of the transmission shifter pedestal that when pushed down moves the transmission shifter into neutral and locks the tracks.
When you want to operate the machine, you lift the lever and it sticks out into the aisle much like the safety lever on an excavator, so you will set the brake before getting off.
On the right side is the blade control, which I think on this will be a single wobble lever, so pull back to lift the blade, push forward to lower it, push forward until it goes into a detent to lock it in Float mode, and side to side would tilt the blade through the cylinder on the left corner of the blade to allow you to cut slopes or dig one corner of the blade under a stump.
Small finish dozers often also allow the blade to be angled to move material left or right, which is often done by twisting the handle, but heavier dozers don't usually have that feature, and tilt is done with the corner cylinder and the geometry of the blade braces and swivel joints, so you get some adjustability but excellent rigidity and strength.
Since you are interested in controls, the tracked loader I believe is very similar in the throttle and transmission controls, but I believe that steering is done exclusively with the pedals, so partial pedal lets the track slip, and full pedal locks the brake. I could be wrong, but I have seen no other steering controls on it. It also has multiple levers for the bucket control, I think one is lift/lower, one is bucket curl/dump and one is 4 way bucket open and close.
They will also have a giant master battery switch with a removable "key", usually off on the left side of the seat somewhere, and on the dash will be a big Knob for the starter, sometimes with glow plugs one direction, and starter the other direction.
If it has rippers or a winch it will have one (or two if it's got adjustable angle rippers on an older model) more lever to the right of the blade lever.
For whatever reason most Western dozers have rippers, except for specific forestry dozers with a winch or ag dozers for pulling implements, and most Eastern dozers seem to not have rippers or a winch.
Maybe the soil is so soft they don't need rippers?
These days modern dozers tend to have two joysticks, one for steering and speed control, and one for the blade, and then a decel pedal and maybe a brake pedal?
And everything else is knobs and switches and AI and neural interfaces! (soon... Lol)
You seem to work very efficiently without abusing the dozer. I would say that is a sign of a good operator. I cannot imagine how many stumps are out there, but I am sure you will get them all. Nice work.
That dozer plucks those pine stumps up like nothing, runs great, you was working her good, nice stumping job, great work Chris, thanks for sharing 🌲💪🇺🇸
Great to see the D6 purchase was a good one. She is a worker and was ready when you were to start work in the morning. Hoping she brings you years of solid running.
I am amazed at how busy Chris’s hands and feet are to make this so fluid. Saw the same thing when he was using the grader, but when using the mini, 160, or 220 I don’t notice that much movement even though there is a LOT happening. Seems like that is one advantage of the newer joystick controlled machines
In the UK, red (farm diesel) has risen to $7.98 per US gallon and white diesel (cars & lorries) $9.63/US gallon. It is a little cheaper at supermarket pumps.
I can't believe you Chris! Taking that dogs sticks from it! I saw it trying to rescue as many branches as it could! And I here I thought you loved dogs! Lol
Chris, I see hired a dog to help in clearing the land.
It looks like you had prefect soil conditions to pull stumps all day.
Poppin up stumps.....watching that machine work is a thang of beauty to behold. HOT DANG!
Chris, your 4 legged friends seem very interested in what you are digging up, makes you wonder what they have buried out there 🤔😉
I think the German shepherd wanted to play with you and the stick you were pushing 😅
Looks like you have the 6 dialed in for work 👍👍
A great video, the old Cat has got the power and was popping those stumps out like crazy . I believe that you found you a good old girl there Chris, she's a keeper .
Thanks for taking us along popping stumps . Be careful and stay safe and I will see you on another video .
As always, Jeffrey !!!
Wow! A cat chasing a dog!!!! Greetings from a snow-covered Ontario, Canada!
Chris, ole Barney seems to be pushing forward on being a part of your equipment fleet. 😉😃😁
Dog chases Cat! Cat steals his stick, dog fights back! Story never gets old!
Those old machines are so cool. I grew up riding around on machines like that. What a beast. Loved this channel and Like it even more now.
Boy the D6 is sweet, good runner. Thanks for the ride along.
That 6 was extremely well taken care of or simply not used much. Best machine of the 3 older ones you own...
The young dog was keen to help out .
As a business owner I sat down and determine a fuel surcharge and parts and oil filter and increased it expediently by the hour there has to be a point where you have to make this much or walk away
Congratulations and thank you for thinking of the working man
Man does that thing fire up like it wants to go back to work. Just awesome
Chris with his 'Supeeeeeeeeeeeeer Dozer'! 💪💪💪💪
Something very satisfying about watching you dig all those stumps out with the old iron.
Fuel prizes are crazy right now, here in Sweden it´s like 3$ per litre or almost 12$per gallon
Oh my word!
$12. A gal holy shit how can you afford to work at that price. I feel sorry for you
@@ryanhoward1013 Me too. That's awful.
Let's go Brandon got us here!!
@@williamd6967 Yep, by design.
Good piece equipment to have in your stable. They way you care for it will quickly pay for itself.
The D6 is a great addition. I keep seeing what looks like a stuck track pin on the right side that hasn't released yet. Probably a result of sitting. I'm not sure if these pins were lubed and sealed or dry like the older ones. Hopefully it'll break loose and be of no further concern.
Look like the Wizard of Oz running that thing, grabbing levers and pedals. Great video.
Oh, and the dog playing fetch with a log is hilarious.
Looks like you have a couple of helpers haha the Shepard was a bit of a ham
There is something immensely satisfying about your content Chris. To me, watching you clear a field of stumps with beautifully maintained equipment is like chicken soup for a weary soul. In a recent video I watched you service your excavator (240?)
I know literally nothing about your world, but I enjoy learning about it.
Thank you for that :)
That's his Volvo 220 excavator, damn close on the size of it
That’s nice having an electric fuel pump in your truck. I worked for a man back in the late 80’s who had a Case 850 dozer and a 850 track loader, The tank in his truck had a manual pump with a handle you did by hand, that was a lot of pumping every other day to fill them.
Never seen you so stumped before, okay i know that was not the best but its what popped in my head. Chris i always enjoy seeing your videos and the jobs you get into, even the ones where you have to "fix" someone else job. Nonetheless its amazing what you do and what you have shared over the many years of you posting videos on here.
So i hope Justin is doing well, If your able too can you give him a visit or have him come help. It's always nice to see Justin in your videos. Question, how you talked about how you met Justin and how his started his own business that's a lot like yours. I feel it'll be a good video to have on your channel.
Anyway keep up the awesome videos and stay safe out there.
She looks like the perfect purchase. Awesome job and video
That d6 starts better than my pickup truck, my pickup truck starts quite nice, but still takes more cranking than that dozer when its been sat for a week
I have never been on a Dozer. Holy crap it looks like it dishes out a whooping to the operator. Great video.
Well, I've seen people play a big pipe organ and fly helicopters and not have to dance any more than Chris did today. Rough too. That six earned its pay today,..thanks for bringing us along.
Diesel (On Road) was 4.89/gal yesterday in North Texas. Unl went 3.89 to 4.09 while I watched it from the coffee shop yesterday afternoon. Nearly $55.00 to fuel my truck just over half at 13.76 gals
Hey, that big yellow thing is moving all of my sticks that took me a long time to get just right! I'll show him...this one is mine, that one is mine...this log looks like one of mine...
Looks like the dog wanted to help but I think that big beautiful cat can do it all by itself. That looks to be a great machine you bought Chris the way it pops off in 40 degree weather after setting for a week tells me it's been well taken care of an it not been beat all up an run to death. You might call that a barn fine that was found in an auction. Keep up the great work!
Thats a sweet start. They don't make them like they use too. American made power!!!
OK...the tug of war with the dog is a gem of a you tube video... I had to call my daughter in to watch it.
Great work with the dozer Chris,that machine is powerful.And that dog really wanted that branch lol
That start-up is awesome.
When I was a kid in the late 50’s I could smell hot oil a mile away. I was the one sitting on spoil piles for hours after school watching the cable excavators dig subdivision homes. Damn, I haven’t grown up a day when it comes to iron toys! But now it’s more comfortable in a recliner on the tube.
Gotta love left and right on top of the blade cylinders 👍🏻
Hey Chris, that Cat would like nice with a ripper from C & C equipment. Just saying. 🤠
I've seen other RUclips's stumping and some of them always use just the left part of the blade. I guess they see the stump better. I see you use the left, right and middle, that seems to be better for equal wear on the blade.
Was Funny watching the Dog trying to Help that Dozer Takes no Prisoners Great Machine thanks
The D6d is my favourite small cat dozer I put up 17,000 hrs on one those.
The sound of that old mechanical diesel is better than a lullaby to me, hard to keep my eyes open listening to it
All it needs now is a carco pc60 winch ,give it added weight for pulling stumps and running a smoother blade
That is an insane amount of work! And a bumpy ride too. I am sure it will be stump free and looking great when you are done!
The Ole girl looked like she was having fun out there. Lots of back and forth but a lot done today.
Hello Chris, you have a beautiful ole dozer. I love to watch the old equipment work. I truly believe it’s still hard to beat the old machinery yet today.
The camera ahead of you is much better for stumping because we can see the stumps as you see them. I used to wonder how you knew where the stumps were when filming on a tripod because I couldn't see them. Thanks
I can see that you have had the best instructions when you were first in the learning stage. So many operators when backing never turn around to look what's behind.
That's why the backs of his stuff doesn't look like it's been through a demolition derby.
those are the ones who have not yet backed into their new pickup!
Trying to avoid flattening one of those dang dogs the owner let run around him while he worked.
Trying to avoid flattening one of those dang dogs the owner let run around him while he worked.
@Jamrs McLaughlin:
Those, and the ones who make sure they've walked at least a quarter of a mile away from their new pickup truck to reach the job site!
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Those old cats with the pusher engine fan are good for blowing air on the brush piles when burning them
You have got yourself a very nice D6 Cat that does a great job on stump clearing. I do enjoy your videos. Thanks for the effort you take to produce them for us.
Nice work Chris.. Thats 1 cracking bit O kit you have in the D6.. Nice to see the Sheppy ( Woofer ) trying to help ya move the sticks... Keep up the good work .. Andy UK
Love the grunt and groan of a diesel engine under a load like that
What a beautiful site Betty and the D-6
Love the helping dog
Hey Chris !!! TOO bad ""BETTY"" is down as the DOG would surly love to operate her to get his sticks out !! HAHA Great job & Thanks !!! Have a good week & ""STAY SAFE ""!!
It's working really good now. The fuel thing that's the different story. It's crazy up here in Canada too so it's not just you guys. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
That starts better then my car !
Chris you should have called this one.. Cat Vs Dog... lol The dog was doing its part to help move stuff.. Awesome work!
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Having the camera on a tripod at the side of the dozer was perfect. Great shots
Good job, Remind me of the elder Gentlemen that did the same thing At pulling the stumps up, good job you remind me of how he did it!