D5 Dozer undercarriage

They all have a master link,that one just happen to have an alligator link👍🏼

Clean unit. 1 thing I hate is a customer calling and says I’m dropping something off I need it asap and they show up and it’s beyond dirty. Not even 4 months ago working on a D11 it took almost 5 hours to clean it. It was like they dipped it in mud let it dry and dipped it again.

Definitely like the mechanical work, thanks for taking us along.

78yr old mechanic. I made myself a set of lineup pins from longer fine thread bolts, ground flats on them for easy removal, to screw into master links that made it so easy to install the pads, especially on the D9, and D10. Then all you had to do is drop the pad on, and start your other bolts, without crossthreading.

Greg, really enjoyed your video… most interesting on how you repair these machines and the explanations behind the process… take care my friend…

Iffn I remember correctly, in 1970 on a 2U track, aBMFH and and a Victor Hot Wrench were the method of splitting a track. Shop made gigantic wrench to loosen the track tension nut (4 + inches? It’s been a while) and 8’ of 2” pipe. We welded the rollers to build back to size. Labor @ $2.00 hr. and rod was cheaper than rebuilds or Cat new. Never ran in high gear to lessen wear on undercarriage. Far different era. Easier to service and get back into service. Your crane and battery impact are what were still futuristic dreams in my area. Great stuff you are doing.

Sure is nice having the crane and the proper tools. I've never changed rollers on a dozer before but excavators are the same thing, we had blocks and pry bars, not much fun in a gravel pit. Keep smilin

Always fun to clean up someone else’s disaster. I’ve been there. Nice job Greg. As always.

A jack of many trades. Not just a welder. ----> Reminds me of all the jobs I do out on the BIG MISS. 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Really enjoy your videos! Someone pissed away a good paying undercarriage restore! Great job! Have fun, be safe!

This was awesome to watch i'm happy that i found you i am slowly working my way though your video's thank you for posting your days at work .

One of the first pieces I bought was a small Broderson IC80 carry deck crane. It has a 30' reach and a 10' jib that folds and stows on the side of the arm. That comes in really handy. It cuts the weight capacity down, but for small parts it's perfect. I should have just got a service truck with the built in crane like yours, but having a separate unit has some advantages too.

Yes I do enjoy what you are showing, done well and with skill. Thanks for sharing from uk

78yr old mechanic. Worked in a hyd shop once. Great to have a cylinder bench for those cylinder rebuilds.

Great job and video young man. I have never worked on any dozers or such like so it's interesting to see how it done properly.

Very Nice video Greg! Pro tips you should always remove paint from the roller flat surface if not the paint will flake off over time and the bolt will have to be retorque.

Love the sketchy nut buster - “field expedient “ !

You are a master at your work.

This is such an awesome channel...glad I found it.

Nice the explanation was great for us to understand what goes on to replace tracks.

So you do mobile welding/fabrication as well as service calls and heavy repairs. You are one busy man. When do you get time to sleep?

Personally, I love the mechanical stuff, especially if it's mixed in with a bit of welding. Like you have to tear something down mechanically, fix the problem with a welder, and put it all back together. Keep up the good work! :)

The big ol' wrench strapped to the crane is the setup all OEM factory techs wish they could get away playing with 😂 That cylinder head was on there good, I almost saw my coffee again when you said "Wanna try it by hand?" :D

And here I was thinking you were only a welder. You did a great job. I would have too say. Your an all around guy. Great work sir

That was a cool video man, I do enjoy these kind of videos. Great job

Those old rollors make awesome pipe gate hindges

I know, because you said but, it never ceases to amaze me that someone will start a project like that without first pressure washing it! WHY🤷🏻‍♂️?

Always Bad A..!!!! Crew working together is pretty awesome too!!!!

Just subscribed and gave a thumbs up👍 Great video. Feel bad for you guys having to do all the serious hard work on that machine. Everything is so heavy and physical. I’d be wore out by the end of the day trying to do the work you guys do😓 I hope you guys get paid well for all the hard work 👍😐

Thanks for tour!

That was a really good video..that crane is like having another set of very strong hands.

Man that cylinder teardown is some dangerous stuff in the field, I hate getting stuck with jobs like that. Well done, glad to hear you telling him not to get his fingers near it, that stuff goes south quick.

dude..... watching you put that track back on the D5 🤯🤯🤯 make a huge difference when you know what your doing and have the right tools

So the other guys did the easy stuff ie the gravy work and left you all the hard stuff that takes up a bunch of time. Nice to see that you just acknowledged the work to be done and didn't BGC about it and just got it handled. Good work ethic and great skill displayed.

I enjoyed that mechanical work, good to mix it in and see it all.

Best advice I was EVER given as an apprentice by my mentor. " NEVER put your finger anyplace you wouldn't put your dick!!!!!!!" Wisdom from a mechanic with 9.5 fingers!

Love it heavy equipment repair and welding 👍👍

So cool You are a true craftsman !

Great stuff Greg....cheers, Paul in Florida

Coming from a forestry background it is amazing the practical skills that are deployed in making things come back together. 11/10 guys.

Love the yellow iron. Just subscribed!

Nice job man. I just add a little tip that might help somone. If your machine does not have a master link, you technically dont need to drive any pins out ever. If you need to remove the track, loosen all the tension and lift nachine thrn slide track off the idler then sproket. Basically what would hapoen if you threw a track during operation. Those pin drivers are extremely expensive and money you'll never make back. Only downside to my way is, unless you have another machine its too heavy but most guys who do this work have another machine at least.

great job i used to do this kind of work yrs ago gotta have lifting equipt makes the job go easy

"Pay ME now , OR pay me later" !

Great job, I've had to do similar work on a Hitachi excavator a few years ago.

I put a pipe vice on my truck just for rebuilding rams and it works great for holding them while braking the gland nut

Great job. You do not have the 100 ton press lol. Looks like you have almost everything. Maybe sometime we can see a tour of your truck and shop. Again great work.

Thank you for sharing,i learn a lot, great job 👍👍👍👍

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing! 👌👍

1.1K+👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing

Great video thank you for sharing

For roller and sprocket bolts, it is recommended to use OEM torque settings. The specific torque for these bolts is 132 +/- 6 ft-lb.

My friend you do very good work you and your team you guys are very good thank you for the video this is Joe from Ohio have a good one

It would appear the "other company" picked off the low hanging fruit and left you with the rest1! LOL Nice to see you paint the bare metal.. What did your truck set you back, $298 and a 2 boxes of Mars bars???? That is a nice rig. I had a friend who ran a service truck for Fabick Tractor out of Marion, IL. but I don't remember what he told me the tools and the truck was way up there. I've seen at least five ways to hook tracks together. All seem work for the people doing it.

I needed that “turn the wrench with a strap to crane” idea awhile back... even had access to several running tractors at the time too... tried darn near everything at once and only barely freed the nut... duly noted. 😊 In our favor, at the time, we wouldn’t have had straps at hand - and with compressor at max with a 6’ bar on same pipe wrench I doubt we would have risked chain?

Whatever you charged was half enough. Wears me out just watching work like this. Hell of a commercial for Ridgid Pipe Wrenches and whatever brand that vise is.

Great content, keep them coming!

Those D fives are some powerful little bastards I love them

Guy wears the baggiest britches I’ve ever seen in my life lol

A lot of guys trip, but I soak the thing in Tri-Flow the night before if time permits. It's costly, but for me, it's Tri-Flow all the way to avoid broken bolts and stuff.

Nice day to be working under a roof. Good job brother.

Educational. That crane is irreplaceable huh.

They should have called you the first time.

Nicely done, helps to have a crane, and not be in a mud pit doing that! Stay safe and God bless

Nice job taking advantage of gravity!

Nothing beats making stacks, playing with toys!

It's called an alligator. I have beat many a track pin out with a double jack. And puttem back the same way.

hey Greg...my friend who worked for CAT back in the early 90's said the core values on those rollers for a D9 was 900 buck each......wow..... that sound right???

Aw come on guys! Boastful video here - first you were bragging about yer 36" Rigid tool and then yer extension going an extra ten feet! I'm speechless. Excuse my humour. Over here in U.K. we have similar pipe wrenches "Stilsons" - long out of patent if there ever was a Mr Stilson so various patterns on the theme - all of them are a very good way of amputating a finger if you're not careful - still possible with your Rigid - more difficult but I bet someone's managed it! I see Zeth over at ZK Mastertech proudly using his SnapOn PWZ4 Plier wrench (I used to have a German look alike until someone thought he'd look after it for me) if you can get it on a nut - something's gonna give. I used to help out serviceman on Big Kitties when you were still a gleam in yer ol'man's eyes. Look forward to more mechanicals.

ALLLLLVIN lol... do they rebuild the old rollers or just scrap them?

I see it’s raining, so you throw in a small dozer undercarriage rebuild in case of rain delay for your dirt work customers. Impressive, help stays busy.

Do you do mufflers and oil change too ? :)

It's nice not to weld in that liquid stuff that falls from the sky, change of pace. Another quality job.

When you get that dozer all done, let me know and I’ll swing by and pick it up! Lol just kidding

FYI, HD did *NOT* copyright their sound, they *TRIED* to copyright their sound, but it was rejected at SCOTUS.

As always, good work. Tough job you have.

Is it the first time you do this work?

Is that a multimatic 220 that you use for your light mig work?

Tucker needs a dose of those happy pills! 😅 I'm sure I should know the answer to this question, Clint, but what relationship is Hunter to you?

3 points of contact on a pipe wrench keeps it from oval shaping on something real tight

Very Good Job My Friend ❤❤❤❤❤

??? Is CAT a new spelling for heavy & expensive ???

Nice job well done Just retired from 40 plus years CAT Tiny Little thing eh d5 Lift the track rollers with one hand lol like a toy .. Do it on D11 then one of these lol We’ve broken vice jaws clamping cylinder barrel ends to remove nuts. Use a bucket from a 988 loader pushing on the wrench lol feild jobs can get interesting

the other question is how much breakaway torque does the 1" aircat have that thing is bad great video as always

How’d you get that broken bolt out of the track frame on the other side? Just removed a sheared bolt from a master link and that bastard finally came out after die grinding it out.

that is a strong wrench

Ahh you denied us cracking that cylinder all the way open and the rebuild

If H-D have copyrighted the sound of their engines, a 45º Vee Twin, how does that work with the 121 X-Wedge S&S 56º Vee Twin on my Morgan Three Wheeler. Am I supposed to pay royalties to H-D every time I start it up?

You do nice work guys

Excellent

So how many one ton service trucks did you work out of before going to the Daddy of em all? Have you done a walk around video on the big rig?

Harley-Davidson has engaged in legal battles over sound trademark rights, attempting to trademark the distinctive “potato-potato-potato” sound of their motorcycles. However, this case was dropped in 2000 after years of litigation. Side note, I have had people stand beside my parked Road King waiting on me to come start it just so they could listen to the sound.

so I assume some of the parts the customer already had but ballpark parts and labor how much does a overhaul like that cost, ballpark

Rig tour?

Respectfully, ? Steam Power Wash before the tear down? Needed or Not Need?

"yeah we might chase some threads"... 5 mins later 13:40 absolutely sending it lol

Harley Davidson TRIED to copyright the sound of its V twin engine but after years of litigation, dropped the effort.

Did you work for a caterpillar dealership before starting your own thing?

cheer's an interesting video.

Bad a$$!! Good work man!!