That old gal didn’t even start to smoke until she was about two thirds the way down the track. Probably could drag it all the way around and back to the start!👍
The only time I’ve ever seen a big cat get close to maxing out power when pulling was a d8 2u ripping an uprooted 130ft Douglas fir out of a gully. The rootball stuffed into the bank and the cats winch had so much power it not only ripped the tree through the side of the bank but started to lift the trees top back up off the ground from the force. The motor lugged down to a few hundred rpm but never stalled, possibly one of the most unique sounds one could hear. Awesome video!!!!
When you are operating an antique cat you are also getting a workout because they have no hydraulic assist on the steering clutches or turning brakes or the flywheel clutch.
I’d have given about anything to have seen that I watched a 983 or 977 traxcavator SNAP a cable while trying to pull a tree stump - back when I was in grade school
That old machine gave no f^cks. She's been taken care of, obviously, but none of these will last forever, esp not the ones left to rot in the corner of some field. Props to whomever fount this unit and restored it to the point where it can still show us what it was all about, today.
At an antique tractor pull I watched a #60 Caterpillar pull the sled out of the gate with the judge running after him waving his flag. Operaror never looked back! LOL
They must have done this for the kids in the audience, to break the monotony. We know that big of a Cat dozer is going to pull that. It would probably pull twice that weight.
As if a modern D8 wouldn’t pull it just as easy. Heck, with a modern one the operator would be chilling in an air conditioned cab sipping coffee and playing on their phone while pulling.
@@uropygid don't know the proper name for construction site vehicle but: it the one that scrapes the soil into a bunker to be dumped afterwards, comes self-propelled and as a drawn unit
Good filming, but I would pretty pissed off if I was at that event- all those vehicle driving past when someone is pulling a sledge, bloody music thumping so you can't hear the engine's talking! Grrhhh
@@1-Wheel-DriveActually, depending on regions, either sled or sledge can be used. But if we want to be pedantic, a sledge is typically larger than a sled for pulling larger loads over snow or rough terrain, whereas a sled is usually smaller. These terms can also be used interchangeably too, however.
I drove a D8 highdrive Cat and by accident left the Ripper down on the backend, it tore up the concrete a metre thick and the motor never dropped a rev and just kept ripping!! It wasnt until some mechanics started waving frantically that i realised something was wrong!!! Lol. 200 metres of total destruction!!! Lol.
I work on these, the newer ones may be more fuel efficient, but are way more problematic. There’s a reason the US military uses 1970’s era D7’s. They aren’t really working until they start black stacking, they are completely mechanical and almost impervious to EMP attacks. That’s how you know it’s producing power. The new ones, if they start black stacking the engine is on the verge of GONE, and I’ve seen new cats turned into a $1 million dollar paper weight with a lightning strike.
I agree with you, the music was terrible 👎!! When I was younger I used to work on them, get a cut and I would bleed Cat Yellow 🙀🤠! Always loved them ❤️💓👍🤠 I
I get so tired of tractor pull videos that do not show where the weight box is. That's the most important part of the pull - when is the box all the way over the sled. Also how much weight is in the box? That changes for each class. I saw a weight being moved. Is this Cat pulling a light box or a heavy box? That would be good to know.
I've said for 40 years, who needs a 200,000 dollar, multi engine, 10,000 rpm truck to do this, just get a 3000 dollar 1960 caterpillar and pull 3 sleds sideways.
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That D8 took the pull in stride, barely an exhaust plume till there at the end, a hell of a work cat!!
that exhaust plume is because the Cat Diesel was starting to build up power
Awesome . Simply amazing the power a D8 can put on the ground . Used to watch them work for hours when i was a kid .
Sounds like you had an exciting childhood.
That old gal didn’t even start to smoke until she was about two thirds the way down the track. Probably could drag it all the way around and back to the start!👍
Those two track pins were determined not to free up :o)
Damn, you're not kidding
Must have been sitting a very long time
@@maggs131 a long time and be good track pins. As in, I’ve seen tracks so worn that rust could never fill the gaps :D
Very interesting and impressing indeed!
😃👍
Too bad the sound of that Cat was spoiled by the crappy music!
Very annoying!
Yes I agree cut the crappy music let the Cat sing
Couldn’t agree more but that seems to be the trend now.
There are people who aren't big fans of pulling who got dragged to the pull by big fans. The music is to keep them entertained.
@@threynolds2 well we obviously have different opinions on what is entertaining.
The Dozer has power and huge traction……..impressive !
And that's just a little dozer, hook up a D11 and it could probably pull half a dozen, lol.
Slow and steady is the course of the day.......full pull !!
The only time I’ve ever seen a big cat get close to maxing out power when pulling was a d8 2u ripping an uprooted 130ft Douglas fir out of a gully. The rootball stuffed into the bank and the cats winch had so much power it not only ripped the tree through the side of the bank but started to lift the trees top back up off the ground from the force. The motor lugged down to a few hundred rpm but never stalled, possibly one of the most unique sounds one could hear. Awesome video!!!!
When you are operating an antique cat you are also getting a workout because they have no hydraulic assist on the steering clutches or turning brakes or the flywheel clutch.
I’d have given about anything to have seen that I watched a 983 or 977 traxcavator SNAP a cable while trying to pull a tree stump - back when I was in grade school
seen cat d6 power out ripping at my place just stopped dead he had to ri that area twice to get the depth.
Cant beat old cats. Love them!
Did you ever see a KWM Leopard 2 doing this?
Effortlessly, Good ol reliable power. Machines of the past will run forever. That is a time when America took pride in our equipment
We used to farm with a 3T D7 and a 14A D8 in the 70's. I will never forget that sound.
That old machine gave no f^cks. She's been taken care of, obviously, but none of these will last forever, esp not the ones left to rot in the corner of some field. Props to whomever fount this unit and restored it to the point where it can still show us what it was all about, today.
Couldn’t hear the cat for the background music.
She’s settling in track deep too!
Torque and traction.... all this black smoke belching screamin demon stuff is fun, but NOTHING can beat torque and traction.
Gearing and weight in this situation. If the cat had twice as much power it could have gone twice the pace ( half as slow).
At an antique tractor pull I watched a #60 Caterpillar pull the sled out of the gate with the judge running after him waving his flag. Operaror never looked back! LOL
He had to stop at the state line... 😮
Coast.
They must have done this for the kids in the audience, to break the monotony. We know that big of a Cat dozer is going to pull that. It would probably pull twice that weight.
I cannot imagine the stresses on the pulling chain and tractor gearbox. My gosh!
My thought also. I wonder if a tow chain has ever failed at these events?
The ol' CAT never even broke a sweat!
That chain is a lethal weapon
And it didn't look all that heavy either, add a couple of hinged shackles and yep an accident waiting to happen
Didn't even break a sweat!
Kept going and going and going. Like a cat does
That D8 just confirmed that older is better. What age is it. I am guessing at least 70 yrs. young!
As if a modern D8 wouldn’t pull it just as easy. Heck, with a modern one the operator would be chilling in an air conditioned cab sipping coffee and playing on their phone while pulling.
imagine that, a dozer can outpull a truck.NOBODY could've predicted it.
He's like "Hold My Beer"........A little while later...... Well, do ya want me to keep goin'?
Hey, just watched this again! The Cat is definitely an old timer with the main drive clutch being a hand clutch!
There is nothing ti do: a Cat is a Cat 💪👍
I've owned 3 D8H's there's nothing Finer !
Not fast, not new, and not stopping!
Big up for the chain😂
yeah, I wouldnt stand near the front of that sled. I've seen a railroad engine snap the chain we kept on the switch engine. Better safe than sorry.
GREAT PULL! probably could have ran a ripper tooth behind it as well! Great job!
It could maybe have pulled several sleds.
@@uropygid don't know the proper name for construction site vehicle but:
it the one that scrapes the soil into a bunker to be dumped afterwards, comes self-propelled and as a drawn unit
Turnapull
You want him to tow your little toy sled to the next competition too?
Good filming, but I would pretty pissed off if I was at that event- all those vehicle driving past when someone is pulling a sledge, bloody music thumping so you can't hear the engine's talking! Grrhhh
IKR, that music was awful.
@@1-Wheel-DriveActually, depending on regions, either sled or sledge can be used. But if we want to be pedantic, a sledge is typically larger than a sled for pulling larger loads over snow or rough terrain, whereas a sled is usually smaller. These terms can also be used interchangeably too, however.
@@utha2665 Thanks for that clarification. I was going to thank the poster for suitably educating me :)
Agreed. Half the fun of a Tractor Pull is the sound.
It’s a cat what did you expect
Indeed
that should be their slogan
It's on tracks. What did you think?
Oliva
For that old Cat, that was a walk in the park .
This was the second series d8 that cat produced. Remember the top rpm of that engine was around 900 . Nothing sounds better.
I had a 9G as my first dozer ever. Same thing, low rpm engine. Maybe 1100-1200rpm I think.
The wonders of traction!
The guy riding the sled cracked me up. Just standing there without a care in the world.
That dozer be at the finish line like: “So, when do we start the real pulling?”
One thing's for sure. That was the slowest full-pull I've ever seen.
Look for the Case150 pull video. (It's a replica of a 1904 Case steam tractor.)
The good ol' tortoise and hare story.
2:25 dude in the back might have had a bad day if that chain or another part decided to give.
I drove a D8 highdrive Cat and by accident left the Ripper down on the backend, it tore up the concrete a metre thick and the motor never dropped a rev and just kept ripping!! It wasnt until some mechanics started waving frantically that i realised something was wrong!!! Lol. 200 metres of total destruction!!! Lol.
No, you didn't. What a stupid thing to lie about. "Meter-thick concrete" 🤡
Wait a minute, let me idle it up
Well done CAT
"just doin ma duty sir"
the cat probably
That old D8 didnt give a damn about that little trailer back there.
I work on these, the newer ones may be more fuel efficient, but are way more problematic. There’s a reason the US military uses 1970’s era D7’s. They aren’t really working until they start black stacking, they are completely mechanical and almost impervious to EMP attacks. That’s how you know it’s producing power. The new ones, if they start black stacking the engine is on the verge of GONE, and I’ve seen new cats turned into a $1 million dollar paper weight with a lightning strike.
That thing it’s even workin
Look up the Case 150 pull video, it’s awesome!
If we are all done with this for today, I'll just take it home like this, no need to adjust the wheels
Did any other truck/tractor pull the exact same load as far?
The music ruined it. I wanted to listen to the D8.
I agree with you, the music was terrible 👎!! When I was younger I used to work on them, get a cut and I would bleed Cat Yellow 🙀🤠! Always loved them ❤️💓👍🤠
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God I hope the music stops
That ole tractor never even went to work during that pull!
Should have kept going all the way home
She’s not fast but she keeps on going!
Cat Diesel Power! Pull that sled to Cucamonga if you ask it to!
Is that the same sled they use for the mower pulls, looks lime it to me😅
Bloody 'ell! The organisers certainly assume that the attending public love listening to groups of howler monkeys at intense volume!
I'm wondering how much weight they had in that sled
60000 pounds is typical = 30 usa tons
@@lunam7249 And a Cat RD8 weighs around 50,000
@@paulwomack5866 do you know that absolute pull stall force of a cat rd8?? i was told around 4 to 1 wieght so around 200000 pounds?? in hard soil
If that chain had snapped, it would have probably killed that dude on the front of the sled!
Not to smart.
Какой год выпуска модели?
Turn off the music
Nothing like a D8
Cat full pull. Music 😝
That’s what that machine was made for
I was built for this. What? I do this every day in my sleep.
Shame they all thought to drive up and down while the pull was going on
Is anyone surprised by the result? If so, you need to get out more. 🤠
No computers it will run forever!
А можно вопрос!?
А какие правила в этом мероприятии?Ну тянет старый дырчик за собой бадью с колёсами.А в чём прикол?
Add front idlers
That was almost as much fun as watching grass grow but it was tied with watching paint dry
If they put new shoes on that old baby it would really pull !
I wonder who shaves the tracks
Die Katze zieht den Schlitten überallhin!!!😂
Dommage la musique
Un engin à chenilles rien de plus puissant et accrocheur
Normal !
900 tours/minute seulement
What year is this D8 from?
Aí tem força bruta
Oh those Dutch!
3 days later, fulllllllll pullllllll
About 1500 rpm
Mien Gott, di es su incredilby aciting, I helk mien bret but pasd oot befur michine mak et to ende!
CAT D8 for GOAT? Okay, WHY not...
All In a days work for the CAT ... what's the next job ? 😅
That guy standing looking at the chain must have a death wish.
Why the music time and place & tractors pulls isn’t the place 😒
How much whait
I get so tired of tractor pull videos that do not show where the weight box is. That's the most important part of the pull - when is the box all the way over the sled. Also how much weight is in the box? That changes for each class. I saw a weight being moved. Is this Cat pulling a light box or a heavy box? That would be good to know.
No sweat
Are we there yet?,,,no Ar we there yet?,,,,,,and so on😅
Shame about all the noise blocking out the sound of the cat .
American power
I've said for 40 years, who needs a 200,000 dollar, multi engine, 10,000 rpm truck to do this, just get a 3000 dollar 1960 caterpillar and pull 3 sleds sideways.
I'd pull the sled home and put the prize in my front yard.
what do you expect?!
a bulldozer with ‘Dead Tracks’ is going to just drag that sled like it’s nothing
He could have pulled it all the way home.
Where is the big cloud of black smoke
the music at that place wtf