Cat D2 Bulldozer broke down in a forest 13 years ago. Can we save it?
2020 ж. 31 Қаң.
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We heard about a broken down old Cat D2 dozer left to rust in a nearby forest so we went to investigate.
It is worn out and sloppy with a suspected blown head gasket, broken rings and one brake not working so it will be a challenge to bring it back to life
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As long as you can raise the blade, you can activate the diesel engine compression release and in gear, move the whole Cat by hand turning the cooling fan. The gearing and leverage make it turn quite easy. Walked my 52' D2 a quarter mile back to the shop when the clutch went out this way. My dad was a cat skinner and showed me this. Works forward and reverse. With one person running the brakes and the other spinning the fan you can turn also. Took about half a day though.
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Interesting.. 🤔
Very handy info
Sounds crazy would take forever.
That strap is impressively strong👀
In the forest he found a D2. Not much bigger than Marty's shoe. A shot in the dark, They looked for some spark. Looks like the pony's tired too. So they went and got the John Deere. Chains and straps they hooked with no fear. They gave it a tug, It crawled out like a bug. And both men gave out a cheer! Now we wait for the next episode. As they drag the CAT down the road. Twill be lots of fun. Marty will make it run! When it gets to his humble abode. Can't wait for the next video. From Texas, thanks for the fun. :-)
lol how long did it take you to make that poem?! good fun!
Ferry den Haan Well it just pops in my head. 🤪
Recovery and salvation of old iron is the best thing on YT. Not only do you get a working item, but the iron is not left to rot. You do a service to machinery and humanity. Looking forward to seeing that old beast do some work. Thanks for sharing.
Uhmmmm......... iron doesn't rot. Uhmmm?
@@shelbyseelbach9568 What else would you call the deterioration of iron through rust? Pick your own metaphor.
@@jtthill5475 Oxification is what I would call it. The iron is still there, ALL of it. Rust is actually iron oxide, a molecule containing........ you guessed it, iron and oxygen! We actually call iron oxide by another name as well, iron ore. Iron oxide can be smelted and turned right back into iron, from that moment on, it begins chemically binding with oxygen to transform back into what it originally was, iron oxide. Only organic matter rots, a body, a sandwich, a downed tree, etc, etc. Elements do not rot. So, once again, iron does not rot. No metaphors chosen, no metaphors used. Amy other basic knowledge questions?
@@shelbyseelbach9568 Not from you, thanks. If I asked the time, you would instruct me in clock making. You're correct, now shut up and go away.
@@jtthill5475 If you asked the time, I'd tell you the time. Just like you asked what I'd call the "deterioration" of iron from rusting, which I not only answered, but explained the reasoning behind my answer. Don't blame me that you don't like factual answers to your questions because they invalidate your incorrect statements. Facts are just...... facts. You specifically asked the question, my easily triggered friend. Get over it, it'll all be ok. 😘
This D2 looks good, no issues there with ice, snow or corrosion. Had the exhaust covered and partially covered by a tarp. Pony is free too. I can’t wait to see more.
My dad had a 1952 D2 bulldozer he let us borrow back in the day, and, aside from getting detracked because of my dad unknowingly brushing against a maple stump, it cleared 11 acres of land like nothing. The good part of the detracking was we got to meet one of our neighbors. Also guys, if this has a pony motor, it's from the 1950's.
There is something just so cool and amazing about seeing old equipment being rescued after sitting abandoned for so many years. I really love this type of work. Wish I could find equipment like that around where I live I would be all over it! Great video guys can’t wait to see the next one!
Wow, the D2 is such a lil tiny baby-dozer, cute n sweet in all of its ways, well worth saving and a crime to let it rot in the jungle. Glad that its a happy lil dozer again!🚧
heck yes, just popped in on youtube, and wouldn't you know, Marty uploaded 10 mins ago! your mechanic videos are the best man!
If the o-rings on the liners fail that can also dump coolant into the crankcase. I'd like to say I knew that but you will keep hearing us Squatch253 fans chiming in on this.
Squatch has been an incredible teaching resource👍👍👍
It's like time stood still for 6 months up there. No cobwebs. No slugs or snails no rust on the rams nor birds nest anywhere. I want a home in that region.
Thought I was going to see a classic Kiwi Hilux add there for a bit. I admire your patience you certainly dont shy away from a challenge Marty.
One of the more common issues with these is the pony will drop a valve, normally the exhaust valves Just do a thumb compression test before you start try to get it running Also you can run a standard v belt in the pony pull string grove, but generally if it needs any more then 3 pulls it needs a bit of a tickle up Make sure you don't have to long of a rope, or a knot or handle on the rope Just string with a knot on 1 end for the grove, they have a habbet of kicking backwards and sucking your hand in
Just as a comment, I wouldn't be lifting the tarp on an abandoned dozer without a serious pair of gloves!!! I think you were right, though, the Hi-Lux wouldn't have done it!!!
Holy cow you asked alot out of that ratchet strap, and it held! Can't believe it didn't fly apart
It's because they slapped it and said "that's not going anywhere" it immediately increases the straps tensile strength by at least 10 times 👌🤣
I love you got all these machines for so cheap and given them a second chance. Keep up the work 🙌🏻
A sign of good content Marty. Is when I cant find anything new and I rewatch your vids
These are becoming my favorite videos. Locate derelict heavy machinery and get it running, drive it out of whatever hole it came from. New battery, Hotwire the ignition, New fuel, get the bubbles out of rail, bang the starter with a hammer and let turn it over.
i watched one of these sell for $8000 CDN at a farm auction 2 years ago. it had a rebuilt engine and a parts machine though. you always find the best stuff.
Hi Marty, I'm down on the west coast and have 2 of these little beauties. One is a later D25U which i was able to mount an electric start , and the other is a early D25U. They are easy to tow start and my friend has done it with his hilux and I have used the tractor and other dozer multiple times, so that is always an option of you want to see it running.
Someones wife is gonna love having a D-2 Crawler come home for a visit; just tell her it followed you home!
Hell yeah always wanted to see you with another bulldozer! Great vid as always Marty.
"What ya doing this weekend 'bro? gonna pull a dead dozer out of the bush 'bro......" love these Kiwi pastimes.....
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I like how similar vegetation is a certain altitudes all over the world. Your part of NZ reminds me of the high chaparral of Arizona with different bird and insect calls. Beautiful.
epic landscapes and how about just setting up a cam and doing a few sunsets and sunrises each day??????
Same for Sweden. Except the fact that we have snow right now.. :)
@@gertraba4484 New Zealand has one of the most beautiful natural landscapes and coastlines in the world, if not the most beautiful. I plan to retire here one day.
I grew up with one of those when my parents bought some property in 1980. I got to play around on it as long as I started it myself (as a 13 year old, that was a workout!) Unfortunately the previous owner had a habit of always turning the same way when working the orchard, so that clutch wore out... it was cheaper to buy a D4 than fix the D2 so dad let it go to a mechanic.
Marty in Canada we call the little gas engine a pup engine!
Great little machine.I have fixed and operated these D 2s most of my life.last last built on 1959.if poney motor is bad cheaper to up grade to electric start. good luck.
Nice find, strong tractor and great idea to tow her out. I hope to see a lot more of bringing this old lady back to life.
Perfect opportunity to do a spoof on Wild America, hunting the feared Kiwi bulldozer. Jim has spotted the baby but is on lookout for angry parents!
Bloody typical Kiwi " well just borrow the neighbours tractor" - thanks for the reminder to get my mower back!
At least in this case, the neighbour gets his tractor back in better shape than when it was borrowed - the battery is charged up a bit and it starts on its own now.
Lol
That's the south too.
Hahaha, very true
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Looking forward to the coming videos Marty, looks like another fixer upper to me, change the fuel filters, oil filters, air filters, drain fluids and change them for new, flush out the radiator, top it up with a mix of water and antifreeze, lick of diesel and oil sprayed on the rusty bits, and it will look as good as new. Save this Old Girl from the scrap man, she is worth her own weight in Gold. Tom from England.
Yah! Makes me want to check the undergrowth at the bottom of my garden since these toys seem abundant :0)
Here's another vote for Squatch253. He's very knowledgeable and seems like a terrific guy. He also appears to be very busy with his day job, helping around the farm (Minnesota winters are brutal), and chasin' skirts. Still, nothing to lose by trying, right? I'm also not sure how much he'll be able to help you there in Australia or New Zealand (just guessing from your accents), but it can't hurt to drop him a line if you think you could use his advice on something.
South Island of New Zealand I believe.
Brian Anthony Looks like Nelson
Proud D2 owner here. A pre-war (for US anyway) relic. Only start issue is after sitting for more than a day it takes more pony cranking to get going. I'd like to retrofit a cart starter//generator to it to make starting alot easier. It's a pain crawling in around the fender mounted fuel tank & under the cab cage to re-wrap the rope.
Getting real “Ukrainian Farmer” vibes watching the Tractor dragging a broken-down tracked vehicle.
I remember along time ago when you rode your dirt bike and the ram would hit you I’ve been a fan for a long time Love your vids keep it up !!
You should have a chat with Squatch253 on KZhead - he's already restored one D2 and is rebuilding the engine on another at the moment. He should be able to give you all the part numbers, knowledge and diagnosis you need to get it fixed without guessing and breaking things - in particular a recent video of his indicated the dipstick might not be calibrated for pre-start checking, but for reading at another time.
Thanks for the info, I'll check out his channel
Yes beat me 2 it, Hog... From the 5293 serial number, It could be for testing oil level WHILE RUNNING... If that's the case it might be low, now...
Can confirm, if theres anybody who can tell you anything and everything about D2 cats, its Squatch253 Plus he is absolutely OBSESSED with detailed explanations and parts book references
Don't forget Lineshaft Restoration's channel. He just finished his D2 pony motor rebuild.
Beat me to it I love squatch
mate, great "backyard" with all that old gear left around the place, nice to see those machines working again !
a good recovery marty.im looking forward to how you go with it.thanks for posting.
The usual reason for chaining up the blade, or putting a block or something under it, is to enable tow-starting or if it has been left on a slope, crash-starting. If the main engine isn’t disabled, it will be way easier to take a machine in and tow-start it and get it home to work on the pony motor in your workshop. What a great find, that’s a valuable machine. No disrespect meant to your Bristol, but the D2 is like a Rolls Royce compared to a 2CV!
Unlike the Bristol 25 this was not a runner.
Away from home and wishing i was home wrenching on something like this. Great way to drink a Coffee and watch some Marty T. Great videos man.
Love the CATs. Been following Squatch 253's rebuild of a J series D2. Looking forward to seeing you get this U series D2 up and running.
I love your work recycling old usable items, keep up the great content
The practice of abandoning heavy earthmoving plant in dense isolated bush than launching a recovery mission years later must be another uniquely 100% New Zealand extreme sport !!👍👍🇦🇺
happens in Alaska where I live. Last summer me and some buddys found a 966 cat in the bush that got left by a miner some 20 yrs ago, needless to say I have a 966 now
nick would love to see some video of the recovery!
@@big_ute Nice. Great score. 👍👍🇦🇺
@@gheice_modelism would love to show it if i had it, tbh the thought of videoing never crossed our minds
Must be nice. Around here the owners abandon stuff but then watch it like a hawk. They will make sure it disintegrates to dust long before they would let anyone claim and use it.
I would seriously consider stuffing in the aftermarket electric start kit for that old workhorse! Salvage workshop got hold of a brand new old stock kit in the US so it is incredible what is still available over there!
I loved the camera angle when the pulley slipped off the tree. Shows you how hard its really pulling
I didn't think that cable and pulley were going to yank that dozer out of the brush! Can't wait for the follow up! Nice work so far!
So, Cat D2's and other misc. heavy equipment just grows wild for the harvesting down there?
Least they don’t sit on there butt all day
True
Rarely see this in America. It usually has a hole in the block and they want to gouge you on a price.
All I can grow is the disposable John Deere. I'd love to harvest something premium..
Great machines. Grandpa kept one on the ranch. With it he built roads, fought forest fires, cleared land, and kept the road open during a record blizzard in ‘96. My dad owns it now, and mostly uses it on side jobs.
Well done, sir! Never mind these other fellas ' channels, I've seen you do plenty to know that you're quite capable of the task at hand. A fine job, indeed! I look forward to seeing the next post of this awesome machine's new life.
Very cool video guys! Makes me want to get out of the house and work on my D4 which has rust in the pony motor fuel tank. I would...but its setting in an unheated shed and the temp here is -5 F. That's 5 degrees below zero F. Not counting wind chill of course.
Looks like a saver for sure, as long as the spark issue isn't too pricey
She'll be a great little toy. I think the US Army Engineers ran donkey-start D2s for years so ex-military dealers might be able to help with parts. Looking forward to the next instalment!
Love these types of videos of tractors left in the woods
Cant wait to see updates on this love the old d2s
I think a lot of people who have found the use for go pro cameras an action cameras in general like you lot have found an amazing use for these implements and the haphazard use in which you use the cameras to show what you are doing is amazing
Man you've gotta love an old Hilux, the Swiss army knife of the vehicle world
I’m so impressed by these mechanic skills “The oil looks milky, thin and watery. It could be a blown head gasket”. How do you know this!?
yes!! keep up the good vids mate! cant wait to see this running again
No "Marty's miracle re-starts" this time then. We have all been spoilt in the past!
Am i the onlyone impressed that the owner of this actully put a tarp onbwhen it broke instead of what most do and just leave it rott
Perhaps he meant to have it fixed one day but it never happened.
@@briananthony4044 yeah like i said most heavy emquipment owners won no matter what
rob burdack Maybe the owner wanted to have it fixed and then life got in the way or he died. Or, maybe someone else found it before you and they put a trap over it expecting to return. Could be a thousand different reasons why it has a tarp over it.
@@CurlyQLink and?.....i mean what i said was a complement ...and what do you mean before you found it?.....
@@robburdack4361 mmj
Well Marty I'm sure you can get going . I don't need to tell who to ck with every body had already done . Sasquatch 253 is the absolute best. I'm really looking forward to this one. Thanks for sharing.
The amount of effort with the cameras is just fabulous 😊
It's amazing what you find in the outback of New Zealand it's like gold mine out there EX excavator & home made back Ho digers and now a bulldozer.
Not just New Zealand it sure is amazing what is left out in the bush
So pumped for this one. Absolutely love your videos Hope you can breath some life back into the old girl. Looking forward to the next instalment 👍🏿👍🏿
I'm impressed with the tractor and on the snatch block just a tugging
In my Eastern European country if you leave a buldozer overnight you not gonna find any fuel in tank, broken windows, cutted wires and sh** on the seat.
General Gear, all the way in Idaho USA, they have a bone yard full of old cat stuff, and are a wealth of knowledge on these old dozers. They helped me rescue my D6 from the scrap yard
I remember getting some steering clutches for a BTD6 and a pair of TD9s from them. The cost of freight to NZ was nearly as much as the parts.
Cute machine! You took a lot of time with camera angles. Nice job! Thanks!
If you have the money, it could be restored to use. All depends if the parts you need are readily available. I used to run a D-6 for the State of NY D.O.T. in the 70's along the Erie Canal digging spill ponds for a hydraulic dredge. Hard work, but made me a living.
Nice job Marty, looking forward to seeing the machine move under its own power. Thumbs up.
Marty, be prepared for mass views on this one! Great camera angles, great video. 👍
I really do enjoy watching these recovery videos and or mechanics videos of yours, they are just so incredibly entertaining! Hope you get the old girl going haha. PS good to see youve got the old 2.8 never last, same hilux as mine haha.
Ahh got to love the old bulletproof 2.8’s, go anywhere do anything and do it for a damn long time!
@@scootscoot1920 Legit. Just did a 4 thousand km roadtrip in mine and didn't lift the bonnet or worry about it once.
@@TasmanianHillBilly yea they really are “unbreakable”
@@scootscoot1920 legit. Mine has never broke down and never had a major problem, only just recently the 30yr old starter failed. So I took it out and replaced the brushes and she's good as new.
@@TasmanianHillBilly and the good thing is they are piss easy to work on too!
That brown spider has made its way to Oklahoma. Had one on my front porch. She moved her web slightly after discovering my door was going to be a problem. Every evening she would decend from a tree limb & build her web in the same place. Every morning she disassembled the web & back into the cool tree. Amazing stratagist, able to readjust its hunting to allow for me. The bug could think... PS Really like the roll cage on your Cat.
Hi, can't wait for next episode, many thanks.
Are the forests of New Zealand just filled with abandoned construction equipment or something?
Seems that way don't it
Squatch253 is doing a video of rebuilding a d2 cat motor on his channel at the moment. He has starting tutorial also
For sure need to check out Squatch253s channel for all kinds of Info and help.
Good channel... 👍
These ones can’t take as long and don’t have the finesse
And he is full of experience
I love it when Marty sets to work on old rusting iron
I was surprised how easily the John Deere towed that - it didn't even break (metaphorical) sweat!
Gravity did most of the work
That's a good sized taster tractor, they have some good power
He guys are back there in the woods and ways I was waiting to see Tarzan flying across the screen
Absolutely brilliant way you pulled that dozer out. Snatch block, anchor point and using that tractor. Looking forward to seeing your rebuild of this piece of machinery.
If you can put the block on the dozer wouldn't it double the pulling power? Maybe not room in this place but block on anchor only changes direction,
Ratchet straps? Not that brilliant and not rated for that type of use
Marty love this video bulldozer sitting there long time get the engine running get out of the brushes bless you friend
Just started the video, I bet yes it will start with a good priming and possible fix. Cant kill them old dozers or scrapers, they will run forever. Had a scraper with a tree grew through the belly didn't run for 35 years, a little TLC and fired right up. 👍
This one looks like a real challenge! Good luck Marty! If anyone can you can. Looking forward to the follow up!
Thanks mate, this is my mates project but I'll be there offering advice and holding the camera
@@MartyT oh dang I thought it was gonna be urs
If you got water in the engine oil it could also be a pin hole in the combustion chambers. These are pigs to remove . looking forward to seeing it progress
Look forward to watching your channel, please don’t leave it to long for updates.
The faith you show in that ratchet strap is inspiring.
That was putting a helluva lot of trust in that ratchet strap. Good thing nothing was seized up
Yeah, ever seen one of those ratchet straps fail? It's like a rubber band, right through the back glass of that tractor.. seen several people killed, pulling on stuff with tractors.. chains, ropes, cables, when snapped, will scatter you all over the inside of that tractor..
They used a snatch block
the machine whisperer strikes again love it
That’s a nicely set up little dozer , well worth the effort .
...LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PROJECT, GOOD LUCK ON YOUR RESTO...
Some of the scenery (in this video, and others of yours) looks quite familiar - is it top of the south area Nelson / Marlborough - maybe even out the sounds? Lovely area - spent a lot of time up that way, and have just recently bought a nice remote section up there - plan is to build eventually.
Yes this is top of the south, not a bad place to live
Heh went for the John Deere. My cousin likes to find old tractors too. Old John Deere's. Only when he is finished with them they are like new.
The fact the cats were free to turn is a BIG boon! Awesome!
GREAT VIDEO!!! Cant wait to see you get that thing running again!
I'm glad I found this channel. It's what I wished I could end up doing whilst I tried to make a start in NZ. Love to return to the south Island again.
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Amazing what you find growing under those trees, Bulldozers, Diggers....
Was thinking the same thing it is amazing what you can find
It maybe a challenge but the work this D2 can do to your mini excavation company Marty T can be an asset to the bottom line, or work around the farm, you'll get it going i'm sure of it..looking forward to the next videos of you working on it.
Lucky there are no snakes in New Zealand!
"I think we're gonna need a bigger tree" ! 🌲