Squatch253, I have been restoring W.W.2 trucks since 1995. The numbers across the hood are W.W. 2 Registration Numbers for the Unit it was assigned to. WRITE THEM NUMBERS DOWN AND SAVE THEM. You have a great piece of Tracked History. I can tell you that the first number, (9), is it's weight class. The rest, as I said, continues to make up the unit registration number. You may be able to find out its' history through Caterpillar with the serial number and the registration number. From what I've been learned, Cat was really good about keeping records of their machines. Good luck buddy!!
What a neat old Cat. Those things are awesome to plow with. You wouldn't have the problems in the wet ground like you do with the Farmall. When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s my uncle had a WW2 vintage D8 on his farm. He had a field that you couldn't plow with a wheel tractor because it was too wet. The interesting thing was that after you ran a plow through it with the Cat the water would go right out of it. It seemed that it developed a seal on top over the winter and the water would not soak in. There was tile in that field and water ran out of it all year. He grew some awesome corn in that field.
The CCC was just before WWII during the depression. My father was in it as a young man stationed in the west fighting forest fires and apparently building trails, etc. He and all others had sent money home automatically to keep their families from starving. His sinuses were in bad shape from marching a long way in sub-freezing temps. When you get to reworking it you should consider the current automotive practice on putting on a clear coat to protect the original paint and stop further rusting.
CCC Tag is a cool feature of this machine. My dad was in the CCC building fire roads in N.H. and I imagine his crew used this type of equipment to move logs and push dirt. Great history lesson here. Thank you Squatch.
I really appriciate all the information you give on all your equipment, It's fascinating to learn all these details. I am retired now but I once worked in a classic car restoration shop and we were exstatic when we found a original build sheet for the cars we were working on.
New subscriber here. Really enjoy your uploads and narration, I'll never own a Cat, but that doesn't stop me from living vicariously through you! Thanks for that
I find this stuff fascinating, I gain more knowledge from every one of your video's. I lost my Dad four years ago and I know that if he was still here this is something we could work on together.
I will keep my eye out for this rebuild. Very cool old tractor! I agree with you on keeping the patina in many situations. That old tractor earned every dent, rust spot and cost of paint. Clean it up and leave it alone!
to me, since I was born about the same time as this tractor, I would save in pristine shape these labels. They to me are worth about as much as the machine while on the machine. I am not a crackle paint fan though, with the old labels and new caterpillar paint, This machine would look wonderful. But to each his own view. I just like it to look like it did back in the day, not weathered beyond description. The fact that you love it is good enough for me. good job. My older brother drove a 6 back in the early 60's, and he said a d7 in the crew would hardly pull itself up a steep hill, so to get this on the trailer means it is a good one.
Quite a story - will be glad to see it run sometime soon hopefully. FYI there are many RDs and D2 still working in small groves - avacados - out here in the hills of CA yet. CARB lets them be used less than 100 hours a year without penalty / destruction. You are an excellent storyteller and I enjoy your channel very much.
Great video! I can't really say enough about how your videos want me to get my 3J going again. You've really driven my interest in old CAT equipment to a new level!
Just an OUTSTANDING video here, Squatch! Comparin' yer' D6/narrow to the 74" D6 (the way you immediately switched between the 2 track widths), conjured up in my head a comparison between a US Army Sherman & a Wehrmacht Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger !
My best guess that is a Surplus unit. Looks like military equipment numbers. Nice rig !!! I could use a crawler with a P.T.O. system. You've got a beautiful "ol RD-8. Yes that would be a overhaul tag from the 3rd shop. 3rd chelon maintenance. Above unit level. Civilian contractors. Any time one sees green paint on old equipment, points to Government owned Surplus equipment. Very Well maintained in its younger years. Again beautiful crawler.!!!
Trust me @Squatch253, It wasn't long winded. It was very interesting on how you got the RD6 and whats wrong with it and how much work is needed to make it run again will take a lot of hours. I just hope you can find the time and film the whole rebuild from when the engine comes out to the engine going back in and starting up ;)
great vid!!!! when pull starting D 2 5 U 3369 I would pull it in 5th gear with compression released for a good distance to blow out any feul or coolant that may be in a piston. A short piece of rope and you can engage compression from opreator seat. Currently have starting motor off of D 2 5U 3369 to repair crank. Keep up informing us!!!!!
WOW! That thing took a LICK all right and still hung together ! THAT is the amazing part. I remember button head grease fittings and shoveling out track frames on stuff in winter. The roller shell had just fallen off the shaft on the 8-H that had just gotten repaired and I started pushing pans and clearing with and the supporting shaft is around 3 inches in diameter, plus or minus. Take a wild guess when a new roller got put on. When the rails wore the shaft in two and rails dropped down on the slack adjuster cover. So maybe oddball stuff goes on everywhere. And you sure have some parts that need used for sure. Thanks, Toby and Hi 2 Pop as well!
Hi, new to your channel but I have several comments if you please. 1. You have the style, rhythm and ability to speak to 'average Joe' of a natural teacher. 2. With all due respectI absolutely disagree that you might have gotten too "wordy". You enlightened a bunch of folks with a broad yet interesting understanding of the old girl; I can't think of a thing you should have deleted or shortened up. Keep up the great work and ditch the second-guessing, Friend; I can't wait to recommend your site to a variety of friends of the. "tired iron" pursuation!!!!!!
this old video is outstanding, with all the details and history behind the breed. i do have to apologize for not subcribing , i dont have the extra finances to contribute right now.
Great story, when I did my first oil change on the 1928 or1929 60 Cat that I drive Labor Day weekend I found parts laying in the oil screen (4 bolts , retaining clips and a metal plate). I spent 2 hours trying to figure out were they went. A number of people came by and were stumped then a Cat Mechanic came by and told me to stick my hand up the cylinder and feel above the wrist pin and I found a loose plate in # 2 cylinder and a missing one in #3. I spent another hour removing the loose one cause I could not tighten it. It's been running that way for over ten years now. ( I do not own the tractor, but wish I did)
@@robertborchert932 a repaint and or full restoration would be beautiful but its only going to look this way once. Being able to see its history like onion layers is hard to cover up
My dad was in the three c's and they were guys who didn't make the cut for the military. My dad was too big a man at six foot seven and three hundred seventy five pounds of muscle. No uniform would fit him... he joke about going to tent and awning to get shirts and pants. Size seventeen shoe.. and I got the receiving end of it several times growing up. He ran equipment like that building bridges and roads. When other kids were growing up with you Squatch, they bought cars and you were looking at dozers and tractors/LOL. I can kinda relate only I loved trucks that were big rigs. I got my first one when I was twelve. It ran good, a B51 Mack gas truck. I know cause I thought all big trucks used diesel and I was pouring diesel in the tank so I could drive it home and the guy just laughed and then when my jug was empty, he told me it ran on gasoline and sure enough I lift the butterfly hood and there was six spark plugs so I drained the fuel out and then refilled it with gas and added the oil it needed, greased the front axle and drivelines so I could drive it home. The motor was worn out but it got me home and I built the motor myself. I think it could of been better but it did run good when I was through but then I thought I was going to rebuild the transmission but a logger near me gave me one in good condition for five dollars and said that was good enough. It lasted all the logs that I hauled with it. Single axle and hydraulic brakes with a vacuum booster. Vacuum brakes on the trailer and I did the brake shoes in that old mans shop with him teaching me how
Thanks for sharing ! Nice to be able to see a lot of the old Cat equipment that many of us don't get to see & having a very good explanation to go along with it, is just that much better ! Most enjoyable & interesting. Thanks again !!
You just guaranteed that ill be watching your channel for many years to come 😎 I'll be looking forward to the teardown of the old girls engine. As always a very interesting story sir
Are you going to drop a used rod and piston in it? Now I'm thinking if the rings are above that cylinder casting break.... All of you have thought of this, I'm not the only one here. Your not losing anything for a parade tractor. I don't know as I buy the towing story. Most would pull it with compression released I'd think for a distance. Then compression in and then bump the throttle. Grew up on 9u's. Palouse country. Nice video.
Squatch Thank you for a nice note in the reply. I'll look forward to the repairs video and more adventures. Words of wisdom #1. "Dont let a glob of antiseize ever get into the washing-machine" Marc... Palouse area
Where I live in NY state, there is a lake and campground built by the CCC, and I knew an old timer who worked on the construction. Nice connection to your tractor way out in Minnesota! Good story.
What a great story by a great story teller. Keep em coming. Love the over engineering on these old pieces of machinery. I'm subscribed and look forward to you adding to your running collection.
Thank you for doing your video. I know it a lot of work filming and editing and uploading. Someday I would love to meet you. Awesome videos. Thank you!!
5U 3369 also my theory is having engine spinning and lubed is a lot easier on fabric clutch plate rather than starting rotation from dead stop against compression
Great story, and walk around. Amazing how fast projects can build up waiting on you to fix them. While you are in the middle of two or thee other projects already, more and more projects keep showing up. Nice video, thanks for sharing....
Thanks toby! I had a '36 Rd4, What is crazy is mine was a four cyl 4 and yours is 3 just displacement i guess. Mine still had the original fiber gears where they were utilized within the engine and were extremely difficult to find replacements for. Good luck sir. Cant wait to see further video's!
Many a rod has been bent by rain water down the stack. I have also seen water get in oil bath air cleaners and get the level too high then when somebody pull starts it it sucks a big load of oil out of the breather and poof there went a rod.
i worry about the blue plastic plug in the pony motor. a bolt down plate would be a great project. crackle finish was done in the movie studios in water base paint using lepages glue applied and then a coat of water base paint over the just tacky glue. the paint dries and the glue dries the glue causes the paint to crack and separate. i don't know if it would work with machine enamel . time to get some 40 to 53 foot containers.. weld them together. cut much of the inner walls out.. put a roll up garage door on one side. screw some painted both sides T111 plywood to the outside so it does not look like a pair of containers. if you welded a piece of I or W beam to the ceiling joint between the containers you could have an overhead hoist sliding on it. just thoughts.
Very cool video. When you rebuild the engine it would look great in CC green to go with the rebuild tag. Keep as much as the other paint on the rest of the tractor. Kool story on this one
Great video. Cause for all that damage....easy start, either. Just a guess, but many years ago I've seen an engine destroyed by it. Even broke the back main bearing housing out of the block.
I know what you mean about not having enough time, this past weekend I decided that I'm ready for retirement any day now so I can get caught up on all these projects...however I'm a good 20 years away from that day so I'll have to keep picking away as I go! The patina needs to stay regardless of what anyone says, there is defiantly a story to be told. Don't get me wrong I like the painted up equipment too but in my observations people are drawn more to the original paint/works clothes look.
I'm not certain if mine was wide or narrow. The track measured 18" wide. Also, I noticed a RD6 cast into the radiator. I don't recall seeing that on mine. As I mentioned on an earlier vid, it was either 33 or 35. Have fun with the rebuild; I wish I was there to help.
That was a good walk around. You have so many things to rebuild plus the road grader's to build . You be an old man by time you get everything done. Lol
What a great project to look forward to in the future. I love your knowledge and explanation. Talk about the modern day Iron Horse a great Collectable in any body’s shed.
I could listen to you explain a colonoscopy and I think I would be on the edge of my seat.
Great narration.
Edward Baker
Funny analogy
You have a real talent for presentation, thanks for sharing the RD with us!
Yes. Well above RUclips standard.
Those engines are incredibly tough. The fact that it ran at all with that damage in amazing.
Squatch253, I have been restoring W.W.2 trucks since 1995. The numbers across the hood are W.W. 2 Registration Numbers for the Unit it was assigned to. WRITE THEM NUMBERS DOWN AND SAVE THEM. You have a great piece of Tracked History.
I can tell you that the first number, (9), is it's weight class. The rest, as I said, continues to make up the unit registration number.
You may be able to find out its' history through Caterpillar with the serial number and the registration number. From what I've been learned, Cat was really good about keeping records of their machines. Good luck buddy!!
Keep the long wind coming, I hope to see that piece in the field. Greg
What a neat old Cat. Those things are awesome to plow with. You wouldn't have the problems in the wet ground like you do with the Farmall. When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s my uncle had a WW2 vintage D8 on his farm. He had a field that you couldn't plow with a wheel tractor because it was too wet. The interesting thing was that after you ran a plow through it with the Cat the water would go right out of it. It seemed that it developed a seal on top over the winter and the water would not soak in. There was tile in that field and water ran out of it all year. He grew some awesome corn in that field.
The CCC was just before WWII during the depression. My father was in it as a young man stationed in the west fighting forest fires and apparently building trails, etc. He and all others had sent money home automatically to keep their families from starving. His sinuses were in bad shape from marching a long way in sub-freezing temps. When you get to reworking it you should consider the current automotive practice on putting on a clear coat to protect the original paint and stop further rusting.
Great walk around and story. This is what I like to see.
Thanks again for this video.
If I just knew what you had forgotten about caterpillars, I would be a smart man!
Poor girl, but no worries - she's in good hands.
You are correct about the patina. It looks awesome in certain situations.
CCC Tag is a cool feature of this machine. My dad was in the CCC building fire roads in N.H. and I imagine his crew used this type of equipment to move logs and push dirt. Great history lesson here. Thank you Squatch.
That connecting rod would make one heck of a conversation peice! Maybe a desk lamp for your work bench. Keep up the good work!
Time is always what we don't have enough of.
Two things set themselves apart .... time and knowledge are the two most valuable assets to own.
@@goatamongsheep4296 yes
As soon as 1113 and the mm is done I look forward to this build.
I really appriciate all the information you give on all your equipment, It's fascinating to learn all these details. I am retired now but I once worked in a classic car restoration shop and we were exstatic when we found a original build sheet for the cars we were working on.
New subscriber here. Really enjoy your uploads and narration, I'll never own a Cat, but that doesn't stop me from living vicariously through you! Thanks for that
Excellent walkaround. Hydro lock. Ill bet you find damage elsewhere in the engine. Thats a big hit.
I find this stuff fascinating, I gain more knowledge from every one of your video's. I lost my Dad four years ago and I know that if he was still here this is something we could work on together.
I will keep my eye out for this rebuild. Very cool old tractor! I agree with you on keeping the patina in many situations. That old tractor earned every dent, rust spot and cost of paint. Clean it up and leave it alone!
It's sad to see that this engine has been through such an ordeal, but the upside is that it'll take a whole load more squatch videos to fix it!
to me, since I was born about the same time as this tractor, I would save in pristine shape these labels. They to me are worth about as much as the machine while on the machine. I am not a crackle paint fan though, with the old labels and new caterpillar paint, This machine would look wonderful. But to each his own view. I just like it to look like it did back in the day, not weathered beyond description. The fact that you love it is good enough for me. good job. My older brother drove a 6 back in the early 60's, and he said a d7 in the crew would hardly pull itself up a steep hill, so to get this on the trailer means it is a good one.
Always enjoy a good story!!
Quite a story - will be glad to see it run sometime soon hopefully. FYI there are many RDs and D2 still working in small groves - avacados - out here in the hills of CA yet. CARB lets them be used less than 100 hours a year without penalty / destruction. You are an excellent storyteller and I enjoy your channel very much.
Great video, these old tractors are awesome- certainly built to last! Thanks for the story! Greetings from Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺
Such a great pleasure to listen to you talk. I didn’t even know these CATS existed! So very cool. Thank you 👍🏼
Spray it with a semi gloss clear. The look of the RD6 is beautiful! Thank you for all of the back story that you know.
Really nice old CAT, and really neat history too. It is neat to be able to see some of the history just in the paint and the CCC tag.
Wow imagine the force it took bend that rod, amazing..
Great video! I can't really say enough about how your videos want me to get my 3J going again. You've really driven my interest in old CAT equipment to a new level!
Looks like you have a good project ahead. Thanks!
What a bloody beautiful old crawler cannot wait for the pull down and repair
Regards Stephen
Just an OUTSTANDING video here, Squatch! Comparin' yer' D6/narrow to the 74" D6 (the way you immediately switched between the 2 track widths), conjured up in my head a comparison between a US Army Sherman & a Wehrmacht Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger !
My best guess that is a Surplus unit. Looks like military equipment numbers.
Nice rig !!! I could use a crawler with a P.T.O. system. You've got a beautiful "ol RD-8. Yes that would be a overhaul tag from the 3rd shop.
3rd chelon maintenance. Above unit level. Civilian contractors. Any time one sees green paint on old equipment, points to Government owned Surplus equipment. Very
Well maintained in its younger years. Again beautiful crawler.!!!
Wow - to bend a rod like that as well as peel a chunk out like a sliver of whittled wood - now THAT'S some serious torque. Thanks for the update.
Great video - time to sort that engine rebuild on the other project...i'm itching to see it run !
Trust me @Squatch253, It wasn't long winded. It was very interesting on how you got the RD6 and whats wrong with it and how much work is needed to make it run again will take a lot of hours. I just hope you can find the time and film the whole rebuild from when the engine comes out to the engine going back in and starting up ;)
Agreed.
great vid!!!! when pull starting D 2 5 U 3369 I would pull it in 5th gear with compression released for a good distance to blow out any feul or coolant that may be in a piston. A short piece of rope and you can engage compression from opreator seat. Currently have starting motor off of D 2 5U 3369 to repair crank. Keep up informing us!!!!!
Found an rd8 6 or 8 years ago with that same brass tag. Was not for sale and was scrapped. Thanks for sharing.
WOW! That thing took a LICK all right and still hung together ! THAT is the amazing part. I remember button head grease fittings and shoveling out track frames on stuff in winter. The roller shell had just fallen off the shaft on the 8-H that had just gotten repaired and I started pushing pans and clearing with and the supporting shaft is around 3 inches in diameter, plus or minus. Take a wild guess when a new roller got put on. When the rails wore the shaft in two and rails dropped down on the slack adjuster cover. So maybe oddball stuff goes on everywhere. And you sure have some parts that need used for sure. Thanks, Toby and Hi 2 Pop as well!
That is a unique machine with an interesting past. Best of luck getting it rebuilt for the future.
Great video and a cool old tractor with lots of history.My grandfather was in ccc.Hopefully it will keep,time does run us all.!!!
Awesome tractor! Thanks for the walk around and explanation. Can’t wait to see that one running again! Love the patina too! 🚜👍
Hi, new to your channel but I have several comments if you please. 1. You have the style, rhythm and ability to speak to 'average Joe' of a natural teacher. 2. With all due respectI absolutely disagree that you might have gotten too "wordy". You enlightened a bunch of folks with a broad yet interesting understanding of the old girl; I can't think of a thing you should have deleted or shortened up. Keep up the great work and ditch the second-guessing, Friend; I can't wait to recommend your site to a variety of friends of the. "tired iron" pursuation!!!!!!
this old video is outstanding, with all the details and history behind the breed. i do have to apologize for not subcribing , i dont have the extra finances to contribute right now.
I have a 1936 RD4 wide gauge with a cable blade that was used to scale down the toy for GILSON RICKEY. Love ur videos!!
Great story, when I did my first oil change on the 1928 or1929 60 Cat that I drive Labor Day weekend I found parts laying in the oil screen (4 bolts , retaining clips and a metal plate). I spent 2 hours trying to figure out were they went. A number of people came by and were stumped then a Cat Mechanic came by and told me to stick my hand up the cylinder and feel above the wrist pin and I found a loose plate in # 2 cylinder and a missing one in #3. I spent another hour removing the loose one cause I could not tighten it. It's been running that way for over ten years now. ( I do not own the tractor, but wish I did)
The number on the hood reminds me of military I.D. Hmm. Ex military pawned off to civ. conser. or municipal service...
My thoughts exactly.
Could be the CCC number on the hood also.
I'm thinking that number on the hood was placed there by the Navy CB's. That RD6 could have been used to build some of the island landing strips.
Looking at its history, I'd repaint her to her glory days...in green. With the serial numbers up top.
@@robertborchert932 a repaint and or full restoration would be beautiful but its only going to look this way once. Being able to see its history like onion layers is hard to cover up
My dad was in the three c's and they were guys who didn't make the cut for the military. My dad was too big a man at six foot seven and three hundred seventy five pounds of muscle. No uniform would fit him... he joke about going to tent and awning to get shirts and pants. Size seventeen shoe.. and I got the receiving end of it several times growing up. He ran equipment like that building bridges and roads. When other kids were growing up with you Squatch, they bought cars and you were looking at dozers and tractors/LOL. I can kinda relate only I loved trucks that were big rigs. I got my first one when I was twelve. It ran good, a B51 Mack gas truck. I know cause I thought all big trucks used diesel and I was pouring diesel in the tank so I could drive it home and the guy just laughed and then when my jug was empty, he told me it ran on gasoline and sure enough I lift the butterfly hood and there was six spark plugs so I drained the fuel out and then refilled it with gas and added the oil it needed, greased the front axle and drivelines so I could drive it home. The motor was worn out but it got me home and I built the motor myself. I think it could of been better but it did run good when I was through but then I thought I was going to rebuild the transmission but a logger near me gave me one in good condition for five dollars and said that was good enough. It lasted all the logs that I hauled with it. Single axle and hydraulic brakes with a vacuum booster. Vacuum brakes on the trailer and I did the brake shoes in that old mans shop with him teaching me how
Love the history of her and that your going to keep it "origonal". If you were to completely "show room" restore her I would do her um on CCC colors.
Thanks for sharing ! Nice to be able to see a lot of the old Cat equipment that many of us don't get to see & having a very good explanation to go along with it, is just that much better ! Most enjoyable & interesting.
Thanks again !!
Looking forward to seeing that engine rebuilt and in her former glory
Let the old 1768 sing again, Toby. Next project for a long winter to come.
The military liked the narrow gauge caterpillars. They took up less space but from what I was told is they would roll over easier.
I thought it ran at low rpm too in the other vid. Great explanation, learn something new every day.
You just guaranteed that ill be watching your channel for many years to come 😎 I'll be looking forward to the teardown of the old girls engine. As always a very interesting story sir
Great history on her.. look forward to any build series. One can learn so much from watching another person do hands on for repairs or builds.
Interesting old tractors. Thanks. Hey, let's not forget #5J1113!
I often wonder if that was #2 in collection ready for d2 finished and see Minneapolis done but a great project Next on my bucket list !!👍👍🚜
Are you going to drop a used rod and piston in it?
Now I'm thinking if the rings are above that cylinder casting break....
All of you have thought of this, I'm not the only one here.
Your not losing anything for a parade tractor.
I don't know as I buy the towing story. Most would pull it with compression released I'd think for a distance.
Then compression in and then bump the throttle.
Grew up on 9u's.
Palouse country.
Nice video.
Squatch
Thank you for a nice note in the reply.
I'll look forward to the repairs video and more adventures.
Words of wisdom
#1.
"Dont let a glob of antiseize ever get into the washing-machine"
Marc... Palouse area
It just reeks with history doesn't it. It's like having a history book made of steel. Awesome.
That's the way it goes Superman! It's hard to be doing 6 things in 6 places all at the same once! 😀😃🙂🙃😊
This RD6 will be a really interesting watch when you are able to get to it....I'll keep watching, as will we all !!
I could listen to videos like this all day. Please keep them coming. How many more years until you can retire and do this kind of stuff full time?
Where I live in NY state, there is a lake and campground built by the CCC, and I knew an old timer who worked on the construction. Nice connection to your tractor way out in Minnesota! Good story.
What a great story by a great story teller. Keep em coming. Love the over engineering on these old pieces of machinery. I'm subscribed and look forward to you adding to your running collection.
Oh how i wish time could be borrowed, donated and shared. You can have a lot of things but you need time to enjoy them
Boy, would I love to have some yard art like that! Don't fret, you will get 'er done all in good time.
Thank you for doing your video. I know it a lot of work filming and editing and uploading. Someday I would love to meet you. Awesome videos. Thank you!!
Great history on the RD, very interesting. I really enjoyed, brings back memories, way back there.
5U 3369 also my theory is having engine spinning and lubed is a lot easier on fabric clutch plate rather than starting rotation from dead stop against compression
Love to listen to that Rd 6 bark when she gets to pulling hard and sready
I have always loved old crawlers and wheatland tractors. Cant wait to see some more
very interesting and if and when you ever get the time to bring her back to life would be a great series to watch.
Thanks for the walkaround video and story, pretty interesting. That's a pretty cool old machine, hope to see it up and running one day.
When this one's turn comes up, leave all of the crackled paint and patina. It needs to be 1113's bigger cousin.
Great story, and walk around. Amazing how fast projects can build up waiting on you to fix them. While you are in the middle of two or thee other projects already, more and more projects keep showing up. Nice video, thanks for sharing....
She will make a great future rebuild video !!
Rewatching this video.
Thank you for the video. Like the story behind the machine. The comments have a lot of interesting information too.
Thanks toby! I had a '36 Rd4, What is crazy is mine was a four cyl 4 and yours is 3 just displacement i guess. Mine still had the original fiber gears where they were utilized within the engine and were extremely difficult to find replacements for. Good luck sir. Cant wait to see further video's!
Many a rod has been bent by rain water down the stack. I have also seen water get in oil bath air cleaners and get the level too high then when somebody pull starts it it sucks a big load of oil out of the breather and poof there went a rod.
Bet you could straighten it.
@@pbgd3 I would likely make a new rod from scratch before I would trust one that had been straightened.
i worry about the blue plastic plug in the pony motor. a bolt down plate would be a great project. crackle finish was done in the movie studios in water base paint using lepages glue applied and then a coat of water base paint over the just tacky glue. the paint dries and the glue dries the glue causes the paint to crack and separate. i don't know if it would work with machine enamel . time to get some 40 to 53 foot containers.. weld them together. cut much of the inner walls out.. put a roll up garage door on one side. screw some painted both sides T111 plywood to the outside so it does not look like a pair of containers. if you welded a piece of I or W beam to the ceiling joint between the containers you could have an overhead hoist sliding on it. just thoughts.
Very cool video. When you rebuild the engine it would look great in CC green to go with the rebuild tag. Keep as much as the other paint on the rest of the tractor. Kool story on this one
I'm with Robert. Shiny new engine patina for the rest
Can’t wait to see it get rebuilt!
Great video. Cause for all that damage....easy start, either. Just a guess, but many years ago I've seen an engine destroyed by it. Even broke the back main bearing housing out of the block.
I know what you mean about not having enough time, this past weekend I decided that I'm ready for retirement any day now so I can get caught up on all these projects...however I'm a good 20 years away from that day so I'll have to keep picking away as I go! The patina needs to stay regardless of what anyone says, there is defiantly a story to be told. Don't get me wrong I like the painted up equipment too but in my observations people are drawn more to the original paint/works clothes look.
The patina is beautiful! it really tells a great story on that machine, good detective work brother!
Only knowing old cats from your Chanel my favorite is definitely rd6
Really like your 3 cyl cats. I'm like you, like to hear them "cackle" at loooow rpm!
Ignore the the 10 that put the thumbs down in Australia we think your great keep the vids coming.
I'm not certain if mine was wide or narrow. The track measured 18" wide. Also, I noticed a RD6 cast into the radiator. I don't recall seeing that on mine. As I mentioned on an earlier vid, it was either 33 or 35. Have fun with the rebuild; I wish I was there to help.
That was a good walk around. You have so many things to rebuild plus the road grader's to build . You be an old man by time you get everything done. Lol
Thanks for the walk around, great story.
you have come a long way since 2012..great video..thx
Great video as usual, I've learned a lot ,thank you.
What a great project to look forward to in the future. I love your knowledge and explanation. Talk about the modern day Iron Horse a great Collectable in any body’s shed.
Can’t wait to see you get cracking on this one. I know you’ll do your do diligence on her so she’ll last for years.
Nice walk around and good presentation. I'd leave the paint alone too. Maybe just make her hood numbers a little clearer. Then get her back to work.
love these machines looking forward to the rebuild,great show, from down under...🤠
I hope you get the time to repair it. I'm sure I speak for the rest on this channel where we would like to see the rebuild. Great video!
Wow, that is the most amazing destruction I have ever seen in an engine that 'still runs'...