Caterpillar D8 clearing topsoil for my new shop

Today I started clearing topsoil to level out the grade around where I am going to be building a shop and eventually a shop

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  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143Ай бұрын

    Ran one of those with a spreader box for puttoing down stone on a road job. STRONG machine! Piushed a trailer dump uphill in 3rd gear. Faked me out. Good old tractor. Keep after it.

  • @michaeltrinkle4197
    @michaeltrinkle4197 Жыл бұрын

    Ain't every body can start the pony and get the horse to giddy up.Good Job.i like the older cats.Thanks

  • @lewiemcneely9143

    @lewiemcneely9143

    Ай бұрын

    Pony motor isd kjust ;like an old Harley. You crank one you can crank both. Guarentee!

  • @Rokonroller
    @Rokonroller Жыл бұрын

    Great watching an old scorpion going through the paces

  • @mwilliams8288
    @mwilliams8288 Жыл бұрын

    Cool video. Nothing like watching machines work. Thanks

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment!

  • @rudycarlson8245

    @rudycarlson8245

    5 ай бұрын

    @@jds3545 what year is your D8?

  • @pinwizz69
    @pinwizz69 Жыл бұрын

    I bet Squatch253 would love being there to watch that old beast working hard after so many decades since it's steel was first poured. He's the top dog reparing and restoring old Cat dozers and tractors. I'd like to know the year this one was made.

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been watching him for a long time now. I beleive mine was built in 58

  • @pinwizz69

    @pinwizz69

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jds3545. And it's still going strong on the job. Most built today have almost no chance of lasting that long. The tilt blade definitely makes a difference.

  • @pinwizz69

    @pinwizz69

    Жыл бұрын

    Pacific Hillbilly is piece by piece sindlehandedly restoring a D4.. Very interesting series. His next endevor is an excavator he picked up. Both to rebuild and add to his duck / fishing pond I've no doubt his little ones will be swimming in.

  • @perrymclennan868

    @perrymclennan868

    Жыл бұрын

    Mid 50s to early 60 s

  • @manitobaman5588
    @manitobaman558810 ай бұрын

    The old pop or pup engine works great here. Most problems with the statrting engines stem from poor or no maintenence. Its nice to see a tilt dozer on the Old Girl. The amount of work the old Cats could do was impressive in the right hands. There is very little wassted motion here. my Caat hat is off to the operator. I grew up with a D69U, a D7 17A, two D84As, even an ancient D8 2U to pull the sheepsfoot. The last being my least favorite machine., being so slow with heavy controls and a dry clutch that might catch on fire. This old cat had a five gallon pails, (imperial gallons ) pails of water, gear oil and motor oil on board the operaters platform and needed them all.

  • @VideoBulldozer
    @VideoBulldozer10 ай бұрын

    Very good ❤

  • @WilliamHernandez-fs8oy
    @WilliamHernandez-fs8oy7 ай бұрын

    Lindo juguetes todavia yo los use ,,con eso aprendi en la vieja escuela america central El SALVADOR,,,SULUDOS COLEGAS

  • @deere7227
    @deere7227 Жыл бұрын

    I don't remember the pup or diesel starting that easy on a D7 we used early 70's

  • @wilmamcdermott3065
    @wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

    These old machines worked lots of hrs. With little to no problems.

  • @jcreek9055
    @jcreek90555 ай бұрын

    Is that a 14A? Dad sat on one of those for 18 years. Nothing sounds like a standard shift Cat. I grew up around the thing. It had twin stacks and I can still hear it pushing dirt!

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes sir it is a 14A. It's been in the family since the 60's

  • @wilmamcdermott3065
    @wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

    Lots of garden fill there lol

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    Huge garden lol

  • @wilmamcdermott3065

    @wilmamcdermott3065

    Жыл бұрын

    Never to big except for when its time to weed it

  • @wilmamcdermott3065
    @wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

    MyD 7c 17 A needs motor done. But its solid and tight

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    I just had this one apart over the summer for a piston and liner.

  • @wilmamcdermott3065

    @wilmamcdermott3065

    Жыл бұрын

    Bought my old D7 seized engine dextron and acitone 50/50 mixed. Soaked it for 6 week. Then bared it over So probably broke rings

  • @wilmamcdermott3065
    @wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

    Good plan making drainige

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, definitely don't want it filling with water.

  • @wilmamcdermott3065

    @wilmamcdermott3065

    Жыл бұрын

    Doing the motor on my 1956 d7c 17a

  • @jds3545

    @jds3545

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wilmamcdermott3065 nice, good luck with it!