Dasnake Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, TN Hillbilly said: Our dozer. And the one we almost bought first, pretty glad we didn't. And #1 operator. What a great pic, is that your son? I got this last Halloween of my grand son on his first red machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Hillbilly Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Yep, he likes the dozer a lot more than the tractors, for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 5 hours ago, WishIhada1466 said: Dad has been operating dozers almost solely since 77 or 78 when he got of the Navy. He has built alot of feet of terraces and waterways and a bunch of ponds and lakes. His Dad ran dozers as well until his death. The guys my Dad worked for for years ran three D6C's and a D8H. Early on they had some old D7 cable dozers. He worked for them until they got out of it. The last 6 or 7 years he has been working for a guy with later model equipment. They run two D6T's and two D6R's. They broke their record last year for the feet of terraces they had done in a year. I want to say it was 90,000 feet. I think they did something like 15'000 feet of waterways. Also built one good size lake and some ponds. I wish I could find pictures of Dad on the old D6C's. I know there is one when they had all the D6C's and the D8 on one job. Sometime I'll have to try and round up some of the old pictures we have. Dad and my Daughter from back in 2017. They just sold that D6 and replaced it with a D6T Dad with my daughter on top and Me and Dad in 86 on a D6C. D8K I'm overhauling the engine in. Started last year about this time but they had a truck go down and money went that way. Just started back on it last week. excuse me for my stupidity, but what is the difference/need for the tall triangle shaped tracks vs the straight oval type ? I bet that D8 is heavy - how big of an engine do those have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, TN Hillbilly said: Yep, he likes the dozer a lot more than the tractors, for some reason. Even at that age he knows he can tear up a lot more stuff with a dozer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I just got a little D6. It’s easy to move and not bad on fuel. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Sledgehammer said: I just got a little D6. It’s easy to move and not bad on fuel. ? Hey sledge how is that knife looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, Dasnake said: Hey sledge how is that knife looking? You’ve seen all there is to see so far. Been busy with life lately, extra shifts at work, and some other projects. The little guy (almost 4) wanted to work on his small engine tonight when I got home (taking apart a tiller engine to teach him the parts) so that’s what I worked on. Knife will be there and I will show more progress when it happens ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 ... a D6B....pushing a track in...way up in the hills......a D7 (two pics )..... pushing around a rocky bluff up on block of land we have since sold.....a D9....stuck with a (our ) BTD8 pushing out under the 9's blade.....a D8....and another 9 and a Komatsu having fun at a big hydro dam site in South Island .... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Art From Coleman said: At present, AFIK, the only Caterpillar tractors that have the oval track are the D3, and the Diesel-Electric D7E Might be one coming out of Brasil IIRC Later https://www.cat.com/en_AU/products/new/equipment/dozers.html says flat tracks up to D4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishIhada1466 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 12 hours ago, searcyfarms said: I bet that D8 is heavy - how big of an engine do those have It is a D342 that is 1245 cubic inches. Engine weighs 7100lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1586 Jeff Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, WishIhada1466 said: It is a D342 that is 1245 cubic inches. Engine weighs 7100lbs. What is that sacrilegious black cylindrical object bolted to the flywheel housing? I do not see any spark plugs on it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, WishIhada1466 said: It is a D342 that is 1245 cubic inches. Engine weighs 7100lbs. goodness that is a heavy thing, i presume u need another dozer or crane to get it out of there thats just crazy, what kind of RPMs does it run at ? those are some crazy cu in. low RPM i presume? is it a sleeved block? again sorry for all the ?s im just curious about things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishIhada1466 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, 1586 Jeff said: What is that sacrilegious black cylindrical object bolted to the flywheel housing? I do not see any spark plugs on it!!! That's one of them there new fangled electric wirler thingamajigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1586 Jeff Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, WishIhada1466 said: That's one of them there new fangled electric wirler thingamajigs. How well does it preheat the Diesel engine in cold weather? How long does it have to “wirl” at 0 degrees or colder to warm the Diesel? I do not see a water jacket on the electric wirler thingamajig....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomorejohndeere Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 D47U and a shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E160BHM Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 4 hours ago, 1586 Jeff said: How well does it preheat the Diesel engine in cold weather? How long does it have to “wirl” at 0 degrees or colder to warm the Diesel? I do not see a water jacket on the electric wirler thingamajig....... When they are converted to 24 volt direct electric start the precombustion chambers are changed to add glow plugs. Then like a 560 diesel, preheat and crank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, 1586 Jeff said: How well does it preheat the Diesel engine in cold weather? How long does it have to “wirl” at 0 degrees or colder to warm the Diesel? I do not see a water jacket on the electric wirler thingamajig....... My 7E starts pretty good in the cold with good glow plugs and batteries. If I’m working it every day it starts easy down to 0°F. Coldest was probably when it was -30 overnight and had warmed up to around 32°f that afternoon. Glow plugs on for 2 minutes and it fired up within the first couple revolutions. Everything was still white with frost. I like pup motors for the noise they make and the novelty but I’m glad mines direct start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, poor farmer/logger said: I like pup motors for the noise they make and the novelty but I’m glad mines direct start. Yes, Ryan......".novelty " would be a word rarely used with 'pup' motors.....just my opinion..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 15 hours ago, mike newman said: ... a D6B....pushing a track in...way up in the hills......a D7 (two pics )..... pushing around a rocky bluff up on block of land we have since sold.....a D9....stuck with a (our ) BTD8 pushing out under the 9's blade.....a D8....and another 9 and a Komatsu having fun at a big hydro dam site in South Island .... Mike Doesn't look a good place for a driver who needs a "senior's siesta" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 4 hours ago, mike newman said: ..".novelty " would be a word rarely used with 'pup' motors.....just my opinion.... The way I heard it "Why does it cost about as much to overhaul the pilot motor as it does the main engine?" And around pilot motors A couple of friends took a punt (uninspected) on a couple of old D7's from a long way away. One bloke's answer to questions of risk was "Fortune favours the bold". They took some pilot parts for inspection by another friend who ran the local council machinery depot. He announced that the parts were "f***ed". One of the owners reply was "You're used to working on a budget where you can do that. We're just a couple of broken down ranchers and we need to know if there is any way we can get them from "f***ed to half-f***ed" Which term entered the local vernacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dasnake Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, hardtail said: I see you are moving snow so you can get your bike out, nice banana seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 With all this dozer talk I got to thinking maybe get one to help with mom’s garden out back, saw this one, kinda nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric V Bielke Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Saw this IH 500 at a consignment auction today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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