I have been a mechanic/technician most my life and I still have learned a lot from your channel, find your stories interesting and I too admire anyone who treats his dogs so well. Thank you.
Warren is an excellent mechanic and a thorn pulling dog smoocher that's why I watch him love his work and his babies 👍 Dogs are a lot more loyal and better companions than most people are.
You’re a great mechanic which is why I watch but you just won me over when you showed us your bond with your dog. You’re attentive with her just like you are with your work. 110% respect.
I worked for Caterpillar for 14 years,at the Glasgow Plant in Scotland.. and the D8K was one of the models we built before they closed the plant in 1987..brings back memories for me seeing those 6 digit part numbers and other familiar parts..these machines were selling for around £30000 back in the 80's.
Very well done, sir. And thank you for your service to this country - it makes me proud this country and the Navy still creates men like you that are responsible and get things done!
Its fun to hang out with you repairing the old "yellow" machines. I like the way you treat the viewer like they are standing next to you ,which in a modern way ,they are.
I agree ,maintenance is everything, even in your TV . I learned from a repair person I met that dust accumulates inside them via the vent holes. Blow the dust out a couple of times a year so the dust does not create a bridge across the exposed circuits Also spiders can do the same thing especially in AC units..
Hard working, enormous heart. Born and love the Midwest and can spot a good fella from days away in the flat lands. You are a great fella. Thank you for stamping down the loneliness.
It's alive. What a brute. Fixing Caterpillars and pulling cockleburs from the puppy's foot. And the all telling " what can I do next?" Repair and refresh, not " remove and replace" thinking. Thanks again for a slice of your work and personality.
Great videos ... love the format of strap on a camera and get to work! Nothing staged. Fascinated with your level of skill bringing these machines back to life. Totally agree with you on maintenance ... too many people just take stuff for granted and then wonder why things go wrong.
Hi there, from the East coast of Australia. You know what, your absolutely spot on when you said people don't care about things anymore, but are very quick to winge when things go wrong. People don't seem to want to maintain and service things along with not taking pride in their work. Just like your very awesome Crawler, with the filter screen in ass up. It's very lucky the world has people like you to get things back on track the right way so Thankyou very much for being you sir i know i really appreciate you and your time teaching us a few things. You take care.
Man, i really enjoyed your video. This was my dad passion, hubby and career he use to take me on jobsite with him, this video really take me back to those young good old days. Unfortunately, I lost him. And even though I'm grown now and pursuing a career in electrical engineering, my heart is with this trade.
Sir, you are on a roll. (So to speak). I love these old machines. If you can fix them, they will come. Doesn't matter if you are a shitty business man. Your videos are doing business for you!! I think you are going to be very busy. And new shop, new house, new truck (not that you need one). You know how these machines work and most people do not. There will always be a need for heavy equipment. You made the right choice starting your RUclips Channel. You will be in high demand. Thank You for sharing.
Business, you are businessman, be assertive, you are a professional, those hands make money, don't underestimate yourself worth. Carry on with the videos you will make it work. Change is good. Wishing you all the best. Bless you
Brings back memory’s of dad and I reviving a D7G cat that hadn’t been runnin in 15 years. after runnin the glow plugs for about 30 seconds she fired up like it was running 10 minutes before
Yep...ran those for years H, K, L's...you could hear the H bellow across the jobsite.....black smoke bellowing...hell yea. Id like to have a nickel for every pan I pushed on a H or K ripper...
I do so appreciate your work ethic and the way you treat that sweet gal that accompanies you in the field. Just love videos where old things are revived! That's why I'm waiting on Jesus! Keep up good work and thanks for your no nonsense approach & honesty! May you stay blessed and keep your health and keep cranking out videos! Thanks again fur postin!
A man after my own heart... Like me your care for your family members (dogs). I love them more than some of my own family... One thing about them they are loyal and loving.
Mate came across your videos and really enjoyed you waking up and kicking ass of this Cat d8 beast back to life... 🤙. You earned a new subscriber. Cheers.
As a new subscriber, with only three videos viewed, love your running commentary in the two D8 and my first one the broke loader frame. I have nothing to do with this type of repair or equipment but your videos are compelling.
*@**11:44* "Anti Seize" is meant to reduce galling and premature tightening of fasteners. The different base metals have different applications; Molybdenum Disulfide (silver colored) is for general use. Copper is for hot parts (exhaust). If you want stuff to come apart for routine maintenance- thoroughly clean all components, then light grease threads, fasten, then coat with an epoxy paint or plasti-dip or similar, to lock out corrosion. Coatings are easily removed, fasteners easily removed. Many companies make 2-part epoxy coatings, concrete/garage floor stuff is great for nuts & bolts, seams, and case seams. Clear, colored. 1 light swipe. RTV/Silicone is great, too.
I've been in the auto salvage business for over 50 years now. I've done minor and major repairs on wheel loaders. It's unreal the amount of money we have to spend on our tools just to be able to do the work. Keep up the great job on the videos.
Started operating a paddlewheel scraper for my Dad, first day I was loading out of a slot trench dug by a Dozer, about 8 ft deep when I started. Dad would ask me every few loads, Do you need me to walk the Dozer down the road and square up that pit? All day long I kept bringing loads regular, saying nope, doing fine Dad😊 that night he saw the hole, noticed I had learned how to weave to get the bowl to cut close to the bank so the banks were almost vertical. He gave me a $2 per hour raise that night👍
I worked on D8’s in 80’s and 90 ‘ . They are tough ! I’ve rebuilt the entire engines , torque converters, steering clutches, final drives , sprockets and rollers . Packed a many a grease seal for track adjustment . Also rodded out radiators still in the machine . Changed out many broke spring in injection pump , the one that won’t let it crank if its broke . It’s a bad spring to change .
Little or no maintenance is the most popular maintenance program. After over 40 years in the trucking and construction industry I don’t understand the mentality of not properly maintaining equipment. A little spent on maintenance saves a ton on repairs. Simple!
It takes special super powers to assemble parts by touch only. This is a highly underated super power. Sure Super Man can stop a speeding locomotive but can he fix it? I for one respect your super powers.
20:10: "Maintenance, maintenance!" I completely agree. We are used to simply buying a new piece because very few people know how to do proper maintenance. I think one of the main things companies could do is to have their people trained in maintaining their own means of productions. In the case of machinery, a well-kept machine Will serve you even doublé of what you expected and this could save you a pile of money!
I don’t usually comment on anything or give advice, I do have a suggestion that helped me over the years. Your battery doors are a pain with no catches to hold them. Get two earth magnets and a a piece of flat steel, bend the one end of the flat steel at 90 degrees. Slap the mag on the stationary panel, put the 90 bend on the mag, open the door and slap the other mag on to act as a keeper on ahead of the door. Worked pretty well for me. You will find it useful in other situations also. Good vids, good at what you do, keeper comin my friend.
Hi I have been watching your video's about maintainence & repairs maintainence of machinery & I agree that many firms & companies don't do very much on their machines , they just keep running them until they stop & just do't want the machine standing idol while its being maintained but then they do moan & blame the machine when they have to spend a lot of money on repairs once they stop & don't realise its their fault that so much needs doing & parts need replacing & its all their fault for never doing oil changes & cleaning the main cleanable filters & replacing the changeable ones regularly cause extra wear on parts etc. I recently bought a Cat D8 Dozer that I bought over the internet from a company in America & imported it to me in the UK & although basically the machine in general was okay. Most of the problems I have had with it were all because every one of the filters were clogged & I would not have thought any oil was being filtered & even the main supply pipe & hose was clogged up so much that the big Hyster winch on the rear of the machine would not work because the supply of oil to it was vertually blocked solid, So I removed the main pump & it also was clogged with crap but luckily nothing broken or worn to bad. So after stripping & cleaning everything & replacing all the filters plus a couple of the main supply hose's because they also were in very good condition. Then in comparison the old D8 operated like a new one. Then I had a problem with the drive power which was also caused by the same lack of maintainence & after checking through I found the transmission was also in need of cleaning & replacing which I have now done & the nest thing I have to do is to strip down the final drives both sides because they have an oil leak from the main seals. Once I have finished all these jobs then I will service the rest of it using top quality oils etc to really give the old girl a new lease of life & several people have said to me why are you bothering to do all this work on such an old machine & my answer to them is in several ways,= one being I am not a plant machine mechanic I am a lorry/truck mechanic & I like the older machine that are not all computerised but straight forward mechanical machines & the basic's of mechanics is the same no matter what its on & I prefer the older ones where you can apply basic mechanical principles to be able to work things out & do the jobs that often were caused by paw of complete lack of maintainence in the first place, so its now onwards to do the rest of the work but as it's outside & winter is coming in fast probably a lot of things will have to be left until early spring next year because of the weather & when its all done it will then have re-paint. Then it will be time to start on my D6 which I also imported so although it starts & runs okay I am expecting to find the same problems on this machine although I hope not. Cheers , keep up the good work, take care Brian. .
Warren I did work for a tree land clearing of fields of almonds trees Owner was trying to run 2 , eleven hour shifts on excavators , loaders, and Peterson Grinders he found out the hard way that maintenance is important, dusted a C27 , burnt transmission up in 744 k Deere and so many problems took 4 months to repair equipment.
Nice Cat fix. This has to be one of my favorites you have uploaded. Great footage! I know it's job security but think about how many machines destroyed by no maintenance... I looked at a 4030 jd tractor 1,400 original hours load control shaft leaked Rusty dip stick. My heart sunk...
I think i just figured out why i enjoy your videos so much! You love your dogs as much as i love mine! I been a mechanic for fourty plus years and during that time many Wemon have come and gone but a mans dog stays right by his side!:)
I love watching this stuff , but I did want to attack the 7F with a leaf blower ,inside & out . I do agree with your thoughts on maintenance . But myself I`d sooner pick up a Black Snake than a spanner .
That’s the 20th venture. Maintenance is a four letter word. Bean counters run companies and they shave down every cost they can. Maintenance of equipment is the first thing they get rid of. On my chainsaws, I spend about an hour cleaning, maintaining and sharpening forbeach actual hour of cutting. On bigger equipment I probably spent more time than that. People, today, already lazy and have more money than brains. My grandfather farmed 2,500 acreas and he worked 8 days a week. Today, the drive around in $60,000 4x4 all day and never even get their hands dirty. My grandfather rode around on the back of a horse, but he could show you every grease fitting on any of his tractors. As a boy, I spent the first hour of the working day greasing my tractors Zerk fittings. If I missed a one, he would find it. And there are lots of grease fitting on a Ford tractor built in the 1950’s. People of his era also did not lug engines, as they do, today. If he had caught me pulling an implement in one of the high gears, my but would have rung. If I had the pto on I better have the rpm in the correct range. Captain Jack ran a tight ship.
I used to keep a couple spares of the magnet screen ,you can clean and reuse them if u take them back to the shop ,I belive the 8 and 9 use the same part
keep up the great work.. great watching you and know more about the things you work on.. its great how you talk about what and how you do things . . i work on cars and bikes in the uk .. and lived on a from.SMALL farm.. and great to see the things i never drive.. keep it going..and wish you luck..
like the channel, can tell how much you care for the dog children. All but 1 or 2 of my subscriptions all have awsome dogs that treated like family-they way they should be.
My dad had 5 D8k’s (he bought them brand new) pushing overburden off a iron ore mine in Western Australia in the late 80’s.....He then sold them to an American earthmoving contractor in Alaska, where they still work today.
We had used MoS² grease or 8Molybdän grease) as anti seize on screws on exhaust pipes. It worked to a degree. Better then the bare corossion. Your dog looks scared. You are her best friend, not vice versa. :-)
Nice work you is da man.and hurd you served on the navy.hey thanks for your service! Keep these coming and for all the key board commandos dont let them get to you what you show is amazing a gift skills that pay the bills!!!godbless.
I was held captive by the Old man Noise's. The climbing up, the jumping down, the re-positioning to get at a better look at a point of interest. I was drawn by the familiar subconscious extra efforts it takes to do this kind of work after Sixty. I just started to pay attention to my old man Noises . What the Hell is that all about.
kenneth connors it has its pluses and minuses. I worked in both, as does Warren if you’ve watched a lot of his videos and it’s kinda nice being on your own, away from everyone and doing it your way.
I hear you on people not doing maintenance. I tell them they can spend $100 bucks on maintenance now, or do no maintenance and spend $1000 later on repairs.
After retiring from the USAF, I went to work on the Gulf coast, (Pcola area) wrenching marine stuff. Boats, trailers, etc. Anti-seize is your friend down there. Regardless of how thoroughly you clear water rinse the trailers. Plan on new hubs and springs yearly or every other year. Used the "fire wrench' most of the time.
The D7F if your got good undercarriage and the updated trans 2p series in it would be a great poject machine becuase they also had the 3306 engine which is a great engine great video again warren
That D7 would make a great project, sad to see it sit. My friend who rescued the Peterbilt 359 last year also rescued an Allis Chalmers 655 track loader that was parked in the woods for 10 years....previous owner had the engine rebuilt and they punctured the torque converter seal putting the engine back in, so it would just leak ATF out as soon as you could pour it in. So rather than pull the engine out again, he just parked it.
I read the same thing about boy dogs and girl dogs talking about mid sized poodles. Mine was a boy and acting as if he was poisoned. Twitchy, walking drunk and no real motor control, pupils as big as saucers not responding to flashlight and scared right out of his mind. Called the vet after hours and thank God he took the call. Told me to use a turkey baster loaded with 3 ounces of hyrodgen peroxide and be sure to force it down his throat past his lungs and fight him if I had to in order to get it into his stomach and holding his throat shut around the baster stem inside his throat. Then wait for the upchuck to see what it was actually he might have gotten into, and call back if there were further concerns with obvious rat bait or similar. Within minutes up came a tomato slice with black bits all about. Puzzled over that since we had no garden and no tomatoes that year. Then I remembered for the past six weeks seeing a single slice of a store bought tomato in the gallon garbage can all covered with black hairy fungus, checked and it was gone. Mom had finally thrown it out for the chickens and they wanted nothing to do with it. He had forced himself to eat it no matter what it tasted like because he couldn't let the other dog have a chance at it. Ef'n stupid, but that was him all day long. He started recovering straight off and in a few hours was just a little tired but his normal self. Me too for that matter.
Yikes, When I read your story I thought wow, that can't be good. But I only worked with 50% hydrogen peroxide, and that stuff turns skin to jelly and melts your clothes. Apparently your household 3% stuff is applicable to inducing vomiting. Glad your pooch pulled through and I sure learned something.
On the 7F, with it being parked by a shade tree. Makes me think she was worked on by a shade tree mechanic! Maybe like you said might be something simple. I’d see if the old boy would trade out for work like you said,,, hell even if the torque converter is bad that new rails, rollers, and grousers is worth a pretty penny. I’m ashamed of the farmers with the 7810,,, they are hard on equipment looks like to me. We’ve got one with 12000 hours that other then a few little things she is still rollin. Glad I found your channel!
Gotta love the pitbulls. I have a 11 year old pit. Friendly as can be and he thinks hes still a puppy sometimes and other times he acts like hes a old man.
I guess prior to the initial start-up. A pressure gauge on the top of the Filter housing will give you some Idea the new repaired pump was giving off with P1 pressure..
I have to agree, most of the people who have these for a business seem reluctant to keep them as per the owners manual and they end up rotting away for want of the right attention, However, if you ask them to do something they charge like theres no tomorrow, and sod paying out for maintenance. I have seen these machines where the tracks are full of dirt and mud between the top and bottom of the track, they finish work and walk away only to return next day, start it up and carry on with what they were doing untill it breaks down with bearings or shaft ware with the grit grinding away at these parts, when a going over with a preasure washer to clear the dirt out would increase the working life of the unit, then they complain because its broken down.I hire a guy with a heavy duty fork lift to move some newly sawn wood from one place to another., we agreed on the price for the days work before we got started, when it came to the day, we spent more time reparing the thing than we did using it, but he still wanted his cash at the end of the day even though we had not moved at least a third of the timber, instead spent all this down time on cleaning out fuel lines and filters that were in a discusting state, he even complained that he had been forced to pay for new filters and some pipes, all because he did not bother to look after the unit, and since then i have seen so many people with the same atitude towards looking after what is big money to buy in the first place, you only have to look round any farm yard to see thousands of dollars worth of gear that would more than likely still be working if taken care of. Then some clown come along and buys them and rebuilds them back to good working condition, that why the likes of you and I are not rolling in money, it goes against the grain to see these machines rotting away.
Worked HVAC PM at a college for a bit. Belts & bearings in all 20 buildings where shot when I started. Several thousands of dollars to get em back to working (exhaust fans) . After that, least a case of grease a month. Director once said man that's lot of grease to use, so showed him the bearing list & grease schedule . Last time he wined. Worked heavy equipment when young till them 100# parts tore me up. Full retired now, not by choice. Your a great man Warren, old school, do it right or don't waste my time.
I enjoy your videos because you are honest and very knowledgeable. I do car restoration and my stuff is a picnic compared to the big stuff you tackle. New subscriber to your channel. Keep up the great work (and videos).
I ran 8k's for several years and before that the 46a which had the best balance of all the dozers I ran over the years. The 8k felt more blade heavy but once you got used to it was a big improvement over the 46a or b.The hand controls for the operator were much improved. The 46a had a long handle for the blade hand which would also tilt. The pins on the long control arm wore enough that some of them felt sloppy it also had parallelogram ripper only, the 8k had one hand hydraulic pitch control on a much more ergonomic it was a on a specially designed handle controlled by a button which controlled all the implements if you had a ripper and dozer combination. You could pull rocks up or snap the tops off them much better and faster. The 8k was heavier to and worked well for pioneering steep slope roads. You could still haul it on a single truck at that time in California which was important for the owner operator.
I know from experience the silver PERMATEX antiseeze works the best. I used that on the spline of outboard propellers in salt water and they would slip off like the day I put them on! You must clean the hardware up first and remove the rust and dirt first for best results. but you will be able to take exhaust manifolds off after 20 years of neglect
Saw that it's for sale. dang shame I'm in Texas or we'd be doing a deal. Sold an old 1963 D-6C a few years back as it needed a new UC and some other work. Thought I was done needing it. Wasn't. Got a JD 450G but that D-6C puts it to shame :( Sold the D-6 at RB auction in Houston TX and winning bidder was in Canada! Man wanted that old dozer.
Great videos young man! I have traded work for equipment before today and if I was there I would be getting that D7F! Hell I wouldn't mind either to be honest. Sadly the drive from the US to the UK is a bit too far for me to get excited about buying either. Keep up the good work.
The D8k is for sale. Contact me via email at wlrfixinit@gmail.com.
Maybe Andrew Camarata wants to buy it ;)
@@DJoA lol
@@DJoA he like smaller machine.
@@ArifKamaruzaman I've seen how poorly his small machines perform. this d8k will be great for serious road contracts
@@DJoA its not a yanmar.
I have been a mechanic/technician most my life and I still have learned a lot from your channel, find your stories interesting and I too admire anyone who treats his dogs so well. Thank you.
Warren is an excellent mechanic and a thorn pulling dog smoocher that's why I watch him love his work and his babies 👍
Dogs are a lot more loyal and better companions than most people are.
You’re a great mechanic which is why I watch but you just won me over when you showed us your bond with your dog. You’re attentive with her just like you are with your work. 110% respect.
I worked for Caterpillar for 14 years,at the Glasgow Plant in Scotland.. and the D8K was one of the models we built before they closed the plant in 1987..brings back memories for me seeing those 6 digit part numbers and other familiar parts..these machines were selling for around £30000 back in the 80's.
Very well done, sir. And thank you for your service to this country - it makes me proud this country and the Navy still creates men like you that are responsible and get things done!
Its fun to hang out with you repairing the old "yellow" machines. I like the way you treat the viewer like they are standing next to you ,which in a modern way ,they are.
I agree ,maintenance is everything, even in your TV . I learned from a repair person I met that dust accumulates inside them via the vent holes. Blow the dust out a couple of times a year so the dust does not create a bridge across the exposed circuits Also spiders can do the same thing especially in AC units..
Any man, who treats his dog like his child, is tops in my book. Thanks for the video. Best wishes in all you do.
Mans best friend, no doubt
Definitely you can tell those dogs love warren too
Hard working, enormous heart. Born and love the Midwest and can spot a good fella from days away in the flat lands. You are a great fella. Thank you for stamping down the loneliness.
Yes, I know he is on the west coast. Thank you.
Awesome video sir... your hands alone is what helped make this country great
It's alive. What a brute. Fixing Caterpillars and pulling cockleburs from the puppy's foot. And the all telling " what can I do next?" Repair and refresh, not " remove and replace" thinking. Thanks again for a slice of your work and personality.
Great videos ... love the format of strap on a camera and get to work! Nothing staged. Fascinated with your level of skill bringing these machines back to life. Totally agree with you on maintenance ... too many people just take stuff for granted and then wonder why things go wrong.
Cool video. Spent the last 40+ years working on buses & trucks. Always admired you guys that work out in the field, great I’m sure on 70deg day.
Just beautiful seeing that cat start moving, shifting and turning. I sure you had to smiling right about then. Well done Warren
With a name like Warren, I'm sure he's an OK guy. We all are. BTW, the best overall mechanic I ever saw was Named Warren.
Hi there, from the East coast of Australia. You know what, your absolutely spot on when you said people don't care about things anymore, but are very quick to winge when things go wrong. People don't seem to want to maintain and service things along with not taking pride in their work. Just like your very awesome Crawler, with the filter screen in ass up. It's very lucky the world has people like you to get things back on track the right way so Thankyou very much for being you sir i know i really appreciate you and your time teaching us a few things. You take care.
I really love how you narrate and explain as you go. Learning like crazy from this!! Thank you. Great vid.
Man, i really enjoyed your video. This was my dad passion, hubby and career he use to take me on jobsite with him, this video really take me back to those young good old days. Unfortunately, I lost him. And even though I'm grown now and pursuing a career in electrical engineering, my heart is with this trade.
Love watching these videos, as I did this kind of work in the service.
Thanks for your service in the Navy.
Sir, you are on a roll. (So to speak). I love these old machines. If you can fix them, they will come. Doesn't matter if you are a shitty business man. Your videos are doing business for you!! I think you are going to be very busy. And new shop, new house, new truck (not that you need one). You know how these machines work and most people do not. There will always be a need for heavy equipment. You made the right choice starting your RUclips Channel. You will be in high demand. Thank You for sharing.
Business, you are businessman, be assertive, you are a professional, those hands make money, don't underestimate yourself worth. Carry on with the videos you will make it work. Change is good. Wishing you all the best. Bless you
Brings back memory’s of dad and I reviving a D7G cat that hadn’t been runnin in 15 years. after runnin the glow plugs for about 30 seconds she fired up like it was running 10 minutes before
Great to see her come to life. She probably still has lots of work left in her.
Love those ol' D8 H's and K's, finest things to ever run on rails.
Wooly Highlander or even the d9 hs or gs we have an old h
Yep...ran those for years H, K, L's...you could hear the H bellow across the jobsite.....black smoke bellowing...hell yea. Id like to have a nickel for every pan I pushed on a H or K ripper...
YOU are never going to have a mean dog....you show nothing but love and they will mirror it all right back to you. BIG fan of how you treat animals.
I do so appreciate your work ethic and the way you treat that sweet gal that accompanies you in the field. Just love videos where old things are revived! That's why I'm waiting on Jesus! Keep up good work and thanks for your no nonsense approach & honesty! May you stay blessed and keep your health and keep cranking out videos! Thanks again fur postin!
My favorite camera is when it's on your head. thanks for the help again warren
Me too. I get to see most of what he is doing and also hear his stories very well, often the best part too.
A man after my own heart... Like me your care for your family members (dogs). I love them more than some of my own family... One thing about them they are loyal and loving.
Mate came across your videos and really enjoyed you waking up and kicking ass of this Cat d8 beast back to life... 🤙. You earned a new subscriber. Cheers.
As a new subscriber, with only three videos viewed, love your running commentary in the two D8 and my first one the broke loader frame. I have nothing to do with this type of repair or equipment but your videos are compelling.
Thank you.
*@**11:44*
"Anti Seize" is meant to reduce galling and premature tightening
of fasteners. The different base metals have different applications;
Molybdenum Disulfide (silver colored) is for general use. Copper
is for hot parts (exhaust).
If you want stuff to come apart for routine maintenance- thoroughly
clean all components, then light grease threads, fasten, then coat with
an epoxy paint or plasti-dip or similar, to lock out corrosion. Coatings
are easily removed, fasteners easily removed. Many companies make
2-part epoxy coatings, concrete/garage floor stuff is great for nuts & bolts,
seams, and case seams. Clear, colored. 1 light swipe. RTV/Silicone is great, too.
Worked fieldservice for Caterpillar. cement mines are the pitts ecuse the pun
Nice diagnosis and repair Warren, thanks for the ride along.
I've been in the auto salvage business for over 50 years now. I've done minor and major repairs on wheel loaders. It's unreal the amount of money we have to spend on our tools just to be able to do the work. Keep up the great job on the videos.
Started operating a paddlewheel scraper for my Dad, first day I was loading out of a slot trench dug by a Dozer, about 8 ft deep when I started. Dad would ask me every few loads, Do you need me to walk the Dozer down the road and square up that pit? All day long I kept bringing loads regular, saying nope, doing fine Dad😊 that night he saw the hole, noticed I had learned how to weave to get the bowl to cut close to the bank so the banks were almost vertical. He gave me a $2 per hour raise that night👍
I m happy to see you work with gloves .keep yorself safe .you r the best
Love old Cat dozer videos. My dad was a heavy equipment mechanic in 60's -80's and myself for a while in late 80's. It just gets in your blood.
These old D8 and D9 Cats were always my favorite machines. They were the 'King of the Cowboys' on the heavy dirt job sites.
I worked on D8’s in 80’s and 90 ‘ . They are tough ! I’ve rebuilt the entire engines , torque converters, steering clutches, final drives , sprockets and rollers . Packed a many a grease seal for track adjustment . Also rodded out radiators still in the machine . Changed out many broke spring in injection pump , the one that won’t let it crank if its broke . It’s a bad spring to change .
Little or no maintenance is the most popular maintenance program. After over 40 years in the trucking and construction industry I don’t understand the mentality of not properly maintaining equipment. A little spent on maintenance saves a ton on repairs. Simple!
It takes special super powers to assemble parts by touch only. This is a highly underated super power. Sure Super Man can stop a speeding locomotive but can he fix it? I for one respect your super powers.
I love your show I love to watch you work on this old dozer❤️
I had a time with working on John Deere dozer back in younger days ❤️
20:10: "Maintenance, maintenance!" I completely agree. We are used to simply buying a new piece because very few people know how to do proper maintenance. I think one of the main things companies could do is to have their people trained in maintaining their own means of productions. In the case of machinery, a well-kept machine Will serve you even doublé of what you expected and this could save you a pile of money!
The Snap-on angle wrenches and Martin pump wrenches are a true life saver for working in tight spaces
I don’t usually comment on anything or give advice, I do have a suggestion that helped me over the years. Your battery doors are a pain with no catches to hold them. Get two earth magnets and a a piece of flat steel, bend the one end of the flat steel at 90 degrees. Slap the mag on the stationary panel, put the 90 bend on the mag, open the door and slap the other mag on to act as a keeper on ahead of the door. Worked pretty well for me. You will find it useful in other situations also. Good vids, good at what you do, keeper comin my friend.
I'm an ole Timer; I appreciate your thoroughness!
Hi I have been watching your video's about maintainence & repairs maintainence of machinery & I agree that many firms & companies don't do very much on their machines , they just keep running them until they stop & just do't want the machine standing idol while its being maintained but then they do moan & blame the machine when they have to spend a lot of money on repairs once they stop & don't realise its their fault that so much needs doing & parts need replacing & its all their fault for never doing oil changes & cleaning the main cleanable filters & replacing the changeable ones regularly cause extra wear on parts etc. I recently bought a Cat D8 Dozer that I bought over the internet from a company in America & imported it to me in the UK & although basically the machine in general was okay. Most of the problems I have had with it were all because every one of the filters were clogged & I would not have thought any oil was being filtered & even the main supply pipe & hose was clogged up so much that the big Hyster winch on the rear of the machine would not work because the supply of oil to it was vertually blocked solid, So I removed the main pump & it also was clogged with crap but luckily nothing broken or worn to bad. So after stripping & cleaning everything & replacing all the filters plus a couple of the main supply hose's because they also were in very good condition. Then in comparison the old D8 operated like a new one. Then I had a problem with the drive power which was also caused by the same lack of maintainence & after checking through I found the transmission was also in need of cleaning & replacing which I have now done & the nest thing I have to do is to strip down the final drives both sides because they have an oil leak from the main seals. Once I have
finished all these jobs then I will service the rest of it using top quality oils etc to really give the old girl a new lease of life & several people have said to me why are you bothering to do all this work on such an old machine & my answer to them is in several ways,= one being I am not a plant machine mechanic I am a lorry/truck mechanic & I like the older machine that are not all computerised but straight forward mechanical machines & the basic's of mechanics is the same no matter what its on & I prefer the older ones where you can apply basic mechanical principles to be able to work things out & do the jobs that often were caused by paw of complete lack of maintainence in the first place, so its now onwards to do the rest of the work but as it's outside & winter is coming in fast probably a lot of things will have to be left until early spring next year because of the weather & when its all done it will then have re-paint. Then it will be time to start on my D6 which I also imported so although it starts & runs okay I am expecting to find the same problems on this machine although I hope not. Cheers , keep up the good work, take care Brian.
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I have to say,you can tell alot about a fella by the way they treat Animals,you see it in all your Vids,good on ya.
Warren I did work for a tree land clearing of fields of almonds trees Owner was trying to run 2 , eleven hour shifts on excavators , loaders, and Peterson Grinders he found out the hard way that maintenance is important, dusted a C27 , burnt transmission up in 744 k Deere and so many problems took 4 months to repair equipment.
Don't worry about the view too much. Awesome job filming.
my crew used the D8 years past in under-ground cable construction; great Dozer!
I like how much knowledge this guy has on this dozer. O would be completely lost sat to where to start the repairs.
I enjoy watching you bringing them back to life. Keep up the good work and videos. Glad to see you’re using gloves now. 👍
Nice Cat fix. This has to be one of my favorites you have uploaded. Great footage! I know it's job security but think about how many machines destroyed by no maintenance... I looked at a 4030 jd tractor 1,400 original hours load control shaft leaked Rusty dip stick. My heart sunk...
Very nice sir! Love seeing them old cats come back to life .
I think i just figured out why i enjoy your videos so much! You love your dogs as much as i love mine! I been a mechanic for fourty plus years and during that time many Wemon have come and gone but a mans dog stays right by his side!:)
I love watching this stuff , but I did want to attack the 7F with a leaf blower ,inside & out . I do agree with your thoughts on maintenance . But myself I`d sooner pick up a Black Snake than a spanner .
I think your a great mechanic Warren very knowledgeable about alot of different engines
Just fantastic love the old cats. Thanks for the great video.
That’s the 20th venture. Maintenance is a four letter word. Bean counters run companies and they shave down every cost they can. Maintenance of equipment is the first thing they get rid of. On my chainsaws, I spend about an hour cleaning, maintaining and sharpening forbeach actual hour of cutting. On bigger equipment I probably spent more time than that. People, today, already lazy and have more money than brains. My grandfather farmed 2,500 acreas and he worked 8 days a week. Today, the drive around in $60,000 4x4 all day and never even get their hands dirty. My grandfather rode around on the back of a horse, but he could show you every grease fitting on any of his tractors. As a boy, I spent the first hour of the working day greasing my tractors Zerk fittings. If I missed a one, he would find it. And there are lots of grease fitting on a Ford tractor built in the 1950’s. People of his era also did not lug engines, as they do, today. If he had caught me pulling an implement in one of the high gears, my but would have rung. If I had the pto on I better have the rpm in the correct range. Captain Jack ran a tight ship.
I used to keep a couple spares of the magnet screen ,you can clean and reuse them if u take them back to the shop ,I belive the 8 and 9 use the same part
keep up the great work.. great watching you and know more about the things you work on.. its great how you talk about what and how you do things . . i work on cars and bikes in the uk .. and lived on a from.SMALL farm.. and great to see the things i never drive.. keep it going..and wish you luck..
I LIKE THE KNEE SAVING RUBBER MAT. NICE VIDEO. FROM A RETIRED CAT OPERATOR
like the channel, can tell how much you care for the dog children. All but 1 or 2 of my subscriptions all have awsome dogs that treated like family-they way they should be.
My dad had 5 D8k’s (he bought them brand new) pushing overburden off a iron ore mine in Western Australia in the late 80’s.....He then sold them to an American earthmoving contractor in Alaska, where they still work today.
They are good ole work horses.
We had used MoS² grease or 8Molybdän grease) as anti seize on screws on exhaust pipes. It worked to a degree. Better then the bare corossion.
Your dog looks scared. You are her best friend, not vice versa. :-)
Nice work you is da man.and hurd you served on the navy.hey thanks for your service! Keep these coming and for all the key board commandos dont let them get to you what you show is amazing a gift skills that pay the bills!!!godbless.
nice work. Its always great when you resurrect something thats been left for dead. Very rewarding
Impressive machine. Love the engine sound when it starts up.
I thought i saw tools on the tread earlier now your finding random wrenches in the dirt. good show!
I was held captive by the Old man Noise's. The climbing up, the jumping down, the re-positioning to get at a better look at a point of interest. I was drawn by the familiar subconscious extra efforts it takes to do this kind of work after Sixty. I just started to pay attention to my old man Noises . What the Hell is that all about.
Look at the hard-facing on that blade! Someone spent a lot of time and a lot of rods on that ole girl! 🍺
don't envy you working in the field ,makes it a lot harder
kenneth connors it has its pluses and minuses. I worked in both, as does Warren if you’ve watched a lot of his videos and it’s kinda nice being on your own, away from everyone and doing it your way.
I hear you on people not doing maintenance. I tell them they can spend $100 bucks on maintenance now, or do no maintenance and spend $1000 later on repairs.
After retiring from the USAF, I went to work on the Gulf coast, (Pcola area) wrenching marine stuff. Boats, trailers, etc. Anti-seize is your friend down there. Regardless of how thoroughly you clear water rinse the trailers. Plan on new hubs and springs yearly or every other year. Used the "fire wrench' most of the time.
I need that the goddamn compact white truck.
The D7F if your got good undercarriage and the updated trans 2p series in it would be a great poject machine becuase they also had the 3306 engine which is a great engine great video again warren
Would love to see a d7 resurrection video! Thanks for the great videos, you're a real hard worker.
wow i just found your channel and i am having a blast keep the great videos man and your dog daisy she so cute cant wait for more
That D7 would make a great project, sad to see it sit. My friend who rescued the Peterbilt 359 last year also rescued an Allis Chalmers 655 track loader that was parked in the woods for 10 years....previous owner had the engine rebuilt and they punctured the torque converter seal putting the engine back in, so it would just leak ATF out as soon as you could pour it in. So rather than pull the engine out again, he just parked it.
This guy is real easy to deal with, I'm gonna see if I can get that 7f from him and make a project out of it.
I read the same thing about boy dogs and girl dogs talking about mid sized poodles. Mine was a boy and acting as if he was poisoned. Twitchy, walking drunk and no real motor control, pupils as big as saucers not responding to flashlight and scared right out of his mind. Called the vet after hours and thank God he took the call. Told me to use a turkey baster loaded with 3 ounces of hyrodgen peroxide and be sure to force it down his throat past his lungs and fight him if I had to in order to get it into his stomach and holding his throat shut around the baster stem inside his throat. Then wait for the upchuck to see what it was actually he might have gotten into, and call back if there were further concerns with obvious rat bait or similar. Within minutes up came a tomato slice with black bits all about. Puzzled over that since we had no garden and no tomatoes that year. Then I remembered for the past six weeks seeing a single slice of a store bought tomato in the gallon garbage can all covered with black hairy fungus, checked and it was gone. Mom had finally thrown it out for the chickens and they wanted nothing to do with it. He had forced himself to eat it no matter what it tasted like because he couldn't let the other dog have a chance at it. Ef'n stupid, but that was him all day long. He started recovering straight off and in a few hours was just a little tired but his normal self. Me too for that matter.
Yikes, When I read your story I thought wow, that can't be good. But I only worked with 50% hydrogen peroxide, and that stuff turns skin to jelly and melts your clothes. Apparently your household 3% stuff is applicable to inducing vomiting. Glad your pooch pulled through and I sure learned something.
I miss the old flat tracks.....I had. D-6...Great machine....
On the 7F, with it being parked by a shade tree. Makes me think she was worked on by a shade tree mechanic! Maybe like you said might be something simple. I’d see if the old boy would trade out for work like you said,,, hell even if the torque converter is bad that new rails, rollers, and grousers is worth a pretty penny. I’m ashamed of the farmers with the 7810,,, they are hard on equipment looks like to me. We’ve got one with 12000 hours that other then a few little things she is still rollin. Glad I found your channel!
Nice work Warren. I can’t get enough of the old Cats...
Gotta love the pitbulls. I have a 11 year old pit. Friendly as can be and he thinks hes still a puppy sometimes and other times he acts like hes a old man.
love watching these videos bringing old machines back to lifeing first puff of smnoke then few more cranks it fires up love it
I guess prior to the initial start-up. A pressure gauge on the top of the Filter housing will give you some Idea the new repaired pump was giving off with P1 pressure..
Another great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it!
You can accurately judge the character of a man by the way he treats his dog.
And the response of the the dog herself.
Agreed
Yeah ,,,, some ,but in this case I would agree.
A dog works on emotions.
It is clear that, in this case,
it only receives positive signals from Warren.
This is true love.
I have been meaning to text Warren and compliment him on just that. A real testament to the man's humanity.
I have to agree, most of the people who have these for a business seem reluctant to keep them as per the owners manual and they end up rotting away for want of the right attention,
However, if you ask them to do something they charge like theres no tomorrow, and sod paying out for maintenance.
I have seen these machines where the tracks are full of dirt and mud between the top and bottom of the track, they finish work and walk away only to return next day, start it up and carry on with what they were doing untill it breaks down with bearings or shaft ware with the grit grinding away at these parts, when a going over with a preasure washer to clear the dirt out would increase the working life of the unit, then they complain because its broken down.I hire a guy with a heavy duty fork lift to move some newly sawn wood from one place to another., we agreed on the price for the days work before we got started, when it came to the day, we spent more time reparing the thing than we did using it, but he still wanted his cash at the end of the day even though we had not moved at least a third of the timber, instead spent all this down time on cleaning out fuel lines and filters that were in a discusting state, he even complained that he had been forced to pay for new filters and some pipes, all because he did not bother to look after the unit, and since then i have seen so many people with the same atitude towards looking after what is big money to buy in the first place, you only have to look round any farm yard to see thousands of dollars worth of gear that would more than likely still be working if taken care of.
Then some clown come along and buys them and rebuilds them back to good working condition, that why the likes of you and I are not rolling in money, it goes against the grain to see these machines rotting away.
Just caught another glimpse of your cover for the welder I see it covers exhaust to awesome
Worked HVAC PM at a college for a bit.
Belts & bearings in all 20 buildings where shot when I started.
Several thousands of dollars to get em back to working (exhaust fans) . After that, least a case of grease a month.
Director once said man that's lot of grease to use, so showed him the bearing list & grease schedule .
Last time he wined.
Worked heavy equipment when young till them 100# parts tore me up.
Full retired now, not by choice.
Your a great man Warren, old school, do it right or don't waste my time.
Great video thanks Warren 🚜🚜🍀
I enjoy your videos because you are honest and very knowledgeable. I do car restoration and my stuff is a picnic compared to the big stuff you tackle. New subscriber to your channel. Keep up the great work (and videos).
Thanks
I ran 8k's for several years and before that the 46a which had the best balance of all the dozers I ran over the years. The 8k felt more blade heavy but once you got used to it was a big improvement over the 46a or b.The hand controls for the operator were much improved. The 46a had a long handle for the blade hand which would also tilt. The pins on the long control arm wore enough that some of them felt sloppy it also had parallelogram ripper only, the 8k had one hand hydraulic pitch control on a much more ergonomic it was a on a specially designed handle controlled by a button which controlled all the implements if you had a ripper and dozer combination. You could pull rocks up or snap the tops off them much better and faster. The 8k was heavier to and worked well for pioneering steep slope roads. You could still haul it on a single truck at that time in California which was important for the owner operator.
Warren great video, and well done work.. thanks for the video. Sam
I am in agreement with you on maintenance that is how equipment falls great video sir learning a lot
I know from experience the silver PERMATEX antiseeze works the best. I used that on the spline of outboard propellers in salt water and they would slip off like the day I put them on! You must clean the hardware up first and remove the rust and dirt first for best results. but you will be able to take exhaust manifolds off after 20 years of neglect
Saw that it's for sale. dang shame I'm in Texas or we'd be doing a deal. Sold an old 1963 D-6C a few years back as it needed a new UC and some other work. Thought I was done needing it. Wasn't. Got a JD 450G but that D-6C puts it to shame :( Sold the D-6 at RB auction in Houston TX and winning bidder was in Canada! Man wanted that old dozer.
Perfect spot in one of those pull out drawers for a doggo bed....or two!
Daisy is a sweetheart. Anyone mess with you, watch her fangs come out. :-)
Great videos young man! I have traded work for equipment before today and if I was there I would be getting that D7F! Hell I wouldn't mind either to be honest. Sadly the drive from the US to the UK is a bit too far for me to get excited about buying either.
Keep up the good work.