D8 Dozer, Will It Start? | Using Our Infinity 1300
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00:00 Dozer in snow
02:28 Plan B
06:00 Powering the heat gun
07:22 Pony engine
12:24 Starting the Dozer
13:22 Charging camera gear
14:25 Out of gas
16:12 Starting the engine
18:38 Pushing snow 
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You need new spark plugs on the pony motor they are very old.
Haha...I can block ads with an adblocker, but now the good RUclipsrs are turning into the Home Shopping Network and selling us worthless junk.
Suggestions: 1] Take the batteries out and store them inside for the winter; 2] At least throw a tarp over the cab to protect stuff from snow and water; 3] Put STA-BIL formulations in fuel tanks to preserve the fuels. Have fun !!!!
I think they are building a storage building to fit all their equipment this summer. So stored inside, where it can stay warmer and out of the elements. They can probably incorporate battery tenders to connect to all the batteries in-situ.
I had the exact same thoughts as I watched this video. Taking the batteries out, would not only help protect them from the cold, but would give you a warm place to recharge them in advance when you knew you were going to use the equipment.
I'm all in favor of an equipment building. They certainly have enough equipment and vehicles that would appreciate covered storage.
Courtney says she has a surprise giant equipment coming.. I can't wait to find out whatbit is, and am sure deep thought went into it.
I'm glad you stockpiled videos / episodes ❤🎉
My thoughts exactly why leave s battery out to freeze
i came here to say the same exact thing. a little winterizing goes a long way with equipment
I understand fuel is expensive but when I put my equipment away for the winter I fill the fuel tank to the brim. That reduces condensation in the tank. I also put fuel stabilizer in the gas tank and then run the engine to get the stabilized fuel through the fuel system. Finally I change the oil and run the engine for a few minutes to get clean oil throughout the engine.
I run non-ethanol fuel for gas engines that set unused for any length of time. Much better on the fuel system and old carburators. Less corrosion and clogging.
@@brianworley7705 Brain, great idea. Here in Canada the only non ethanol fuel I know of is super. More expensive but worth it not having to fight the fuel system come spring.
@@user-df8mj9fj8i Here in the USA, same with non-ethanol fuel usually being premium grade which is expensive but worth it compared to carb issues and rebuilding.
Ethanol fuel safe carbs need very specific ethanol safe carb parts. Even then the ethanol has issues but Sta-Bil helps. A lot. Running ethanol fuel in a carbureted vehicle stored all winter is begging for serious issues.
Your videos were more enjoyable when they weren’t an entire advertisement. Get the ad over with a be done with it once in the video please.
🤔 And I thought it was nice to mix it up with content and commercial.
No doubt
It was fine. I thought the product was really interesting and worked well in the video. Wasn’t as if it was an ad for a game or anything.
It is faken annoying!!!
30 step checklist and it fires right up! LOL😂😂😂😂. Good Job!!!
Playing with dozers is addictive. Bring the batteries inside for winter. It is worth the money to put a big tarp over the dozer when not in use to prevent corrosion. I use a tent garage over mine. I replace the tarp every 2 years($40). You will need to support the tarp so that rain/snow slides off. Park it near your house so that you can keep an eye on it. I have and old Sears kerosene heater for putting under engines to warm them up. Get a fuel funnel for filling fuel tanks. A good fuel funnel will have a screen that keeps water out and the funnel will prevent spills. Good Luck, Rick
Rick knows!
Good advice.
the Dozer is nearly unstoppable but be careful on snow pack.. once it starts sliding sideway's its a bobsled on those steel tracks.. TRUST ME .. D9L sliding sideways puts crap in your shorts in a hurry..
I've went skating with a D6C sideways and I've watched a D8H go sides down a slope, it takes some good sized trees to stop a D8 once it takes off
Hey Riley, you should Park your machine on a bed of logs in the winter time stop freezing to the ground.
Great idea
It seems you have fans all over the world 👍
Just so you guys are aware, the pony motor does not have water circulating through it until the diesel engine is engaged because the diesel engines water pump is what circulates the water. You don’t want to run the pony very long without engaging the diesel because it will over heat
I was thinking the same thing
Wrong. The pony thermo siphons coolant on some like older john deeres and others do have a waterpump.
@@rednekd1 well I’m referring to a caterpillar not a John deer. I own a D8 exactly like theirs with a pony motor and they do not have their own water pump. The caterpillar service manual for the machine even states that the diesel engine water pump must be turning for the starting engine to receive water. But maybe they’re “wrong”
I’m wondering just how difficult it would be to enclose this type of dozer cab?
Next time take the battery inside. Have a spot under a bench somewhere with trickle chargers for these starter batteries. Also consider putting stabilizer in the diesel tank for the winter. One day you'll have infinite time and money so you can build shelters for all the things! ;-D
I wonder if this dozer heats up the fuel intake too, and if the pony is helping with that. Cold diesel doesn't atomize very well.
Keep in mind, trickle chargers/battery tenders are a huge fire hazard, avoid using them inside residential buildings if possible!
@@marks8068 not good ones. This is lead acid packs.
And these aren't Lithium Ion. The motorcycle tenders are .5 Amp and shut themselves off once they've reached full voltage. They then "float", watching until the voltage drops below a threshold turning themselves back on at .5 Amp. Great for long term warm storage.
Riley ya got to fix that left brake, you will tear the clutch apart quickly if you don’t. Keep in mind you don’t always need clutch to steer but you need it to drive.
Oliver is going to have the BEST childhood EVER with all your awesome equipment! Great video!
I thought his name is Sam?
I know the dozer is loud and all and hard to film, but I really love hearing a machine purrr and turbo spool up/down
YES! Instead of music let the diesel engine do the talking! Of course I am a diesel junky!
You need a camera up at the front of the dozer, maybe get a backup camera kit and have the camera on one of the front top bars to see right in front of the dozer.
We are new to off grid lifestyle, and this channel helps us out so much. We pulled the plug in July of 2022 and we are not looking back! As a small channel we don't have access to the many off grid gadgets that are out there and they are very expensive! So it's great to have a bigger channel like this reviewing products honestly so that we don't waist our time or money on inferior products or gimmicks! Thanks again @Ambition Strikes !❤🎉
They don't review anything, they get paid to say what they're told, look at other channels that have said the exact same lines about this same stuff. They've sold their souls to these companies.
@Stuart Cotterill I find value in their videos 📹 and value their opinion.
I hope you have a great weekend! 👍
I agree with Stuart. Whenever they start promoting I fast forward.
I’m in Oklahoma and not going to leave, they’re fun to watch. But’s that’s all. I like my conveniences. Have fun with your life.
@Dirt Farmer thanks you too ! Stay Excellent 😉
Awesome to have so many people into the off grid lifestyle. 👍
It is a community of crushers and legends!
Hey Riley, have you checked the brake adjustment on your left and right sides? I can walk you through it if you want, there is brake adjusters underneath the fuel tank at the back of the machine above the winch behind that cover. the left brake always gets overused on the left side because their right foot is on the decelerator, operators seem to like to only use their left foot to brake the machine thus wearing out those shoes first.
First chock the machine in a nice flat position, with something substantial against the tracks so it can't roll anywhere and disengage the parking brake. Machine engine off.
To check adjustment pull that panel off and ontop of the left and right brake assemblies is a small cover with 3x 3/8' bolts in each. When you remove that cover there will be the brake adjustment head exposed which also uses a 9/16" wrench or ratchet to actuate. take your ratchet and every time you tighten(clockwise) you should feel a click if the detent isn't too warn out. anyways Run that all the way down until it bottoms out then back it out and count the clicks until it stops rotating counter clockwise. This is going to give you the rough idea of how warn your brakes are. Mark both sides down for how many clicks and then return allll the way to the bottom again (clockwise) and then back out 10-12 clicks each side.
Once you've done that before you put the covers back on, hop up and feel how the brakes are actuating. if one pedal is closer to you than the other you can adjust accordingly (Counterclockwise pushes the pedal AWAY from you. If your brakes have excessive clicks with the adjuster (140+ depending on linkage wear) you may need to tighten up a bit more than the 10-12 clicks but if you go all the way tight and you still have no brakes on your left track then your brake shoe and drum is past wear and you'll have to replace both.
install covers with anaerobic Loctite 515 Sealant or RTV and anti-seize the 3/8's bolts and tighten to 30 ft-lbs
I'm going to need time to digest that. Come back and reread, then digest again. Great read.
Looks like your knowledge of the dozer has greatly increased since you bought it!
Now that's a "snow plough" ...
Your videos remind me of the Truman Show where the characters suddenly start promoting sponsors products. Very entertaining!
It started that good good because it was started correctly, good job!
Hey Riley, with a pony motor it is relatively easy to get everything warmed up enough to start. I had a Cat 12 motor grader that I used to plow roads with. Almost every time when I needed it I had to go through all of the things like you did. Not much fun and quite often a pain in the booty. With my grader I would take a large bag of charcoal like you would use in a barbecue and put it into a cut off oil drum right under the engine. I would light it up and then go back inside my house and make breakfast and maybe do a little reading. After about an hour or sometimes longer when it was really cold, I would go out and hop in the seat and push the button and it starts right up. Super simple. It does require that you keep your equipment fairly clean because there are not too many experiences more exciting than watching all of the brush burning in the belly pan. That happened to me once but I had a large enough fire extinguisher on the dozer to put it out.
Your method looks a lot easier than what I had to do though.
Your Pal Al
As the Brits might say: "that dozer is a great piece of kit, cheers!"
Hi Courtney & Riley! Hope you are both enjoying parenthood! ❤️to your Beautiful Lil family!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
I needed to get new batteries for my CAT 977 track loader and I purchased two 12 wat solar trickle chargers first. I found that my batteries are now fine and ready to go another year or more. For the pony motor, I would advise a large deep cycle battery with one 12 wat solar trickle charger.
Guys! What are you doing?!? It's the last day of April... and you're showing us snow on the ground? How far behind are you? Have you had your son and are taking some time off now.... showing us this old stuff? (I'm only kidding) Thanks for sharing your Dozer challenges with us. I always look forward to your uploads.
you could stick on an oil pan heater to the pony motor might be more efficient than the heat gun
Hey guys I have two things for you , first for winter an access port in the air cleaner to stick the heat gun into to prewarm the air for the pony and the big one to warm faster ... Second , find a triangler in shape tarp long side wraps over the radiator left to right side and all the way back to the operator seat covering both open sides of the motor..tie down points or heavy pull magnets to hold in place engine heat will be blown back to keep operator toasty but smell like a cat motor by end of day .
Letting a battery freeze is a sure fire way of having to buy another battery.
HAHAHAHA! A very expensive lesson here in Northern climates.
Hey Riley,
That machine should be equipped with reversible fan blades. There’s a tool that grabs the base of every fan blade. You push each one in and turn it so you can either pull the air through the radiator or push it out. We ran our D8’s in the winter time with a rear curtain and two side curtains. The operator stayed warm and toasty. I was in our shop the other day and noticed I still have a fan reversing tool but we no longer have a D8H’s. We were running 4-5 at one time..
He's really building a practical fleet: mini excavator, multi-attachment skidsteer, custom self-created, snow-eating blower on the front of a go-anywhere Army truck, the D8H with a decent blade and handy winch and a host of smaller toys and runabouts. Livin' the dream!
Richard D is correct
Look for fan blades that are reversible. Push em in and turn them.
If not?
You’ll need an elephant snout- canvas shroud that directs warm air from front of radiator to operators station.
@@bc-guy852 so you think Cortney is getting a full size back hoe for this summer? 👽
think i remember that on old d4,just by hand,no tool,or maybe it was 951
We built a tent around engine and used a charcoal grill to start some are tractors when I worked on power lines cutting trees got warm breakfast too
If you use an old school charger that battery will probably take a charge and still be usable
The aviation head sets work ideal for this.
I can't wait for mom Cortney to become the main dozer operator.
Thanks! The headsets really help with the audio, and hearing protection!
@@AmbitionStrikes i think there is a new heavy equipment you intend to buy 🥶.. i’m waiting for it 😍
@@AmbitionStrikes On sailboats they are called 'marriage saver' 🤣
I agree , Courtney take the headset . She is so dreamy and smart. God bless you cutie.
So many didn't like the small segments of commercial, but I kinda like a little commercial at a time. Maybe sneak smaller segments so people don't notice you are promotion a certain product ? Like " hey Courtney, can you get the xxxxxx solar generator " or "I really like how this xxxx has an app to turn things off and on"
Glad to see the Dozer woke up. Good job step-by-step problem solving, as usual. Happy Spring!
Anyone else have Black Sabbath, Iron Man playing in their head when he was driving the dozer back?
Iam glad to see the dozer back and alive what a great machine long live big Bertha
Hurts a little to see that great bulldoser standing there outside without a cover...but it sure warms my man-heart to see you driving it 😊
Love how you don't seam to stress. If I was younger an in better shape this would be me
1 thing never to forget, that machine is on tracks. Which means at any time they become very unwanted Ice skates. 😮 Be safe 😊
It has good grouser bars
Had a 9 sliding on Ice little down hill on the right side a drop of about 1,000 Alaska good times
If I had that beast parked in my front yard, two things:
1) There would be no room for anything else in my yard.
2) I would call her Dainty H.
In Northwestern Canada some tend to remove the batteries at the end of construction season in the winter and keep them indoors on tenders in warmer surroundings. This practice can keep these relatively expensive batteries going for many years. Ps. You'll need to put some winter diesel in it or dilute the tank with some kerosene or conditioner.
If the charger won't start charging a battery because it's too low, sometimes you can hook a good battery up to it in parallel, turn on the charger, then disconnect the good baterry. It just expects a minimum voltage to start charging. That's my experience with the Battery Tender brand anyway. Just be careful of surge currents and sparks, and don't leave the parallel connection on for too long.
I know you Guy's are busy. I think I would had cover the top of the CAT D8 Dozer & winterized it; do it at the end of the season every year. LOL! And I always remove the battery & put it on a trickle charge all winter. I'll take an old 1960's tractor over anything new today. Idea for you GUY's when signing off, say your names.
You kids are going to need another barn on your property to park all your stuff inside to keep it warm in the winter😅
I always laugh at first time parents and them making "PLANS". Wait till the real boss hits the ground LOL
A few months later... "We bought a well drilling machine!"
Thanks a lot for the videos you recorded to keep us entertain, please drop a line to tell us how you are doing. We miss you guys!
Learned a lot about Cats and the good old days of pony motors. One of the best parts of your videos is yuor willingness to share your mistakes and successes equally. Enjoy your "vacation!"
If you have ever slid sideways on a dozer you will weld some corks on those pads…it will save your life and your dozer,that thing starts slidin sideways you will know why you weld on corks
How do you weld corks?
@@jmwarden1 3”x2” steel corks welded onto the pads on the cleats or growsers
Google it….it will provide the necessary traction for going forward or back and stop from sliding sideways
Im surprised the dozer doesnt have a nickname yet. also, surprised they mooo when starting. lol
This is one of the very few times that I've seen someone start one of these who actually appreciated how the pony motor works. Most people don't let it warm the main engine, and then don't switch the fuel off to stop it.
My dad use to put a little solar battery tender on his equipment. He'd make a little bracket with a magnet and just stick it on somewhere it would get sun. Snow will melt/slide off and his batteries always worked come summer.
I have plowed 12 feet of snow with that size dozer... piece of cake. Love them big dogs!
I would not leave that sit all winter with only 20% fuel........better to at least 3/4 fill gas and the diesel with fuel with treatment to avoid condensation in the tank that will get water in the fuel.
That thing probably holds close to 100 gallons.
@@jmwarden1 it is a 100 Gallon tank but Paul is definitely right, best to store with some fuel conditioner and full to prevent moisture build up from hot/cold cycles, sun exposure. I've had alot of these machines have fuel tanks FULL of rust and plague the fuel system due to being stored long term with low fuel.
Hop y’all and baby are enjoying your well deserved time off. We see y’all sooner than later.
i joined your channel about 2 weeks ago and i just got done watching all your videos .. i love how you work together and most of all the puppies lol
The engine “feels kind of warm, cool” 😂😂😂😝 “I am letting the pony engine warm up which is cool” 😂😂😂
Brings back memories of hauling D8's and 583 side booms during the winter months for the pipeline companies we hauled for.
Don't know which of you is doing the UAV shots, but they're really good. No shake at all, perfect match on frame rate, and just long enough to give you the vibe without being so long that we get bored looking. Really enjoying the progress in the video quality since you started.
Another great episode! Of course it started guys - it's an old Cat! She's got lots of life left in her.
Good thought about potentially being blocked in Courtney - new Mom - always thinking! Riley seems to have incredible luck (as well as skill); he gets to be excited a LOT now - since you two teamed up!
So nice to see what you've already accomplished - I'm anticipating great things to follow!
what you love watching a 23 min advertisement this channel is shit
Don't forget to grease everything. Your tracts will love you for it!
I almost forgot that you guys have a dozer because of the Army truck build in the past month 😂
One trick my grandpa taught me after using our D-8H was to open up the compression bypass at the same time you shut the fuel off with the throttle, it makes it so the engine stops in a random spot, the pony motors on these are hard on the ring gear, opening the compression release makes it stop in a random place
Love the video the Dozer is so cool. Maybe when it warms up you could show us how to fix that left brake.
Got to love that old iron. 23:20
Great to see the D-8 fire up and purr like a happy kitten. Blessings to you folks.
Hello Courtney & Riley
That dozer is awesome. Love those boy toys. If it was a little faster, i would take it to town.😁❤
"it has never started that well" - maybe a warming procedure is always called for? what a beast!
Beautiful piece of land. Beautiful dog. Really cool bulldozer. Beautiful wife. Man you really got it goin on!
More than a bulldozer it looks like a mammoth that just woke up from a very long hibernation😬
A big kiss to the little one😘
Great video, Big plans later in the year! remember Courtney you will have a baby attached to you, you will have to take everywhere. Remember that sheet you had on the black beauty trailer !, why not cover the D8's engine with it untill snow stops. Thanks for the video , love from UK x x
Enjoyed the dozer tour. Many thanks!
19:23 Imagine, in 2 years you'll have Jr video-taping/filming. What a glorious life, gotta love it!
Another good idea, if u have a maverick gas station in town, many of them in Idaho sell non ethanol gas, which elimates a lot of problems in your small engines like your ca pony motor a date 4wheeler
Congrats Riley and Courtney, on getting ur D8 Dozer started and driving again. glad that u made-it/dozer to the shop. lv from florida..
Count your blessings, Riley. Courtney is not only game and extremely capable, she's a Pre-Raphaelite ginger stunner.
Next step with the dozer should be fixing the brakes. Don't want to get into a situation where the lack of brake on one side is the difference between having it slide off the road or not.
Cool start up. Never heard anyone explain all of WHAT has to be done to a dozer to get it going . Thank you I’m from upstate New York,my snow is melted . Don’t miss it, stay warm. 👍
Great Episode. I love watching outtakes at end. This guy (CEE) from Australia has a section at end of funny outtakes for setting up the episode at is just as much fun as the episodes themselves. It be fun to see more outtakes from each episode to make it so enjyable to watch and show how hard it is to make the episode each time.
Always ready for new projects from you two! Continued blessings, be well and be safe!
Great cold start.
Good show Love that Dozer ,take care of it and it will take care of you
I wonder if one of them big ' Convex Mirrors mounted up front would help to see what's going on .Fuel stabilizes in both tanks would definitely help to keep the fuel from going flat especially when it sits for a long time ! Happy Trails from 🇨🇦 to the 🇺🇸
I love the sound of a big diesel like this.
It is so great you guys can do so many things together thats AMAZING
Ayy up you 2,Riley you need a bigger garage so all you toys are way from the weather.Cannot wait to see you projects with the big cat dozer,you need to do see if cat would do sponsor you with parts for the overhaul
I’d love to see a small solar panel on the roof to keep the dozer battery topped off.
Looking forward to seeing what you both have planned for spring and summer. Stay safe.
Using the infinity and the heat gun to preheat the key components was a great idea. I’ve heard older operators claim people would start a small fire on the ground under loaders and graders to accomplish the same thing….. your solution seems much much safer.
The Russians do that, light a fire under the engines to warm them up before firing them up in really cold conditions.
Great explanation on the dozer.
glad you got dozer going , as others have said take batteries out amd keep warm.
but most importantly hows the baby doing???
It was great to see the dozer on the go again!
It is and remains a powerful machine. I really hope you enjoy it for a long time to come.
Next build project; 100' x 50' vehicle shed. 3 trucks, jeep thing, excavator, skid steer, Cat dozer.
I wasn't expecting you guys to start this monster in the snow ❄️❄️ ❤❤❤
That bulldozer is unstoppable, and so are you guys. Can't wait to see what new projects you have for this summer.
Riley realy seems to know his engines. Looking forward to this summer should be some cool videos.
You should remove the batteries from your equipment when your not going to use them for long periods and put them on a trickle charger to keep charged don’t put them on a cement floor that also kills batteries
We can't wait to see what big plans you guys have. It was interesting seeing just how you start that dinosaur 🦕! Looking forward to watching how you tackle life with Oliver! You guys are awesome!