D9G Site Cleanup - Brownsville - August 12, 2001
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The last act of every Brownsville show is site cleanup. The biggest available CAT, or sometimes 2 of them, go out and knock down the piles, fill in the holes, and grade out the digging area to prevent ponding, and to provide a good start for the next show.
This D9G was very comfortable doing the job, as it had been part of a large spread that worked in mine reclamation. Combined with this experienced operator, it was a sight to see. I wonder if the operator had worked in reclamation, he had his plan and executed it efficiently.
This was the August, 2001 show, just 1 month before 9-11.
It's interesting to compare the small number of machines present in 2001 with the several times larger present show. Even back then, it was a wonderful show, now it's world class. Similarly, the digging areas have been expanded to accommodate the large number of operating machines.
The original video format is 720 x 480. The video will look crisp at that viewing size.
This video was shot with a Sony Handycam in Digital 8. This format used 2 hour Hi-8 analog videotapes, running at 2x speed, to produce high quality 1 hour digital video. It was a revolutionary format at the time, and was used extensively by news media for field news gathering, such as in Iraq. A bit of image quality is lost in the MS moviemaker editor, losing some of the striking immediacy of the format. Note that it is interlaced, and sized for broadcast televisions of the time.
This video is from a large box full of 75(!) of these 1 hour tapes, that WurliTzer153Duplex is gradually converting via FireWire. These were shot by both of us, with several cameras, and it's interesting to figure out who did what.
A large percentage of the 75 videotapes are labeled as Silver Spade...!
There is some cool stuff in there.
National Pike Show
Brownsville PA
August 12, 2001
Sony Handycam Digital 8
590
20010812e D9G Cleanup Brownsville
Пікірлер: 115
No electronics, no DEF fluid, the operator has total control. I could watch videos like this all the time!
@remraf72
3 жыл бұрын
I'll second that comment ! Me too !
Rewatching this, that is a professional with years of experience. Worth watching carefully, you might learn something.
As a kid I sat next to dad back in the early 70's on his TD20. I went to work with dad every Saturday and sat there there on the hot hydraulic tank happily all day. Dad now well in his 70's enjoys his retirement bored shitless on his lifestyle block. I figure that's a wast of a good man and hired a late model Komatsu D65 and got him to give me a hand on a job for a week. We don't use bulldozer too much these days and it's a shame. As I watched dad work and how he went about the job (in the end I was working for him of course) I realized a bulldozer in a good set of hands is an extremely useful tool. By far Dad moved more dirt than me in my Volvo 220Dl that week and we knocked the job out in short order. It was great to work with dad again, by the end of the week he was 20y younger. He was very impressed with the D65 but I think if I found a nice TD20 he would have been happier in that. Great video and nice operating.
Look at this Gentleman work that dozer like a d4, he is dressing and back dragging yet moving double and then some of the material. That is an artist right there folks!! I love it!!
That D9G is sounds heavenly and is a real gorgeous piece of machinery ❤❤
Incredible machine. That rig was built in a time when safety was the sole responsibility of the operator and if he was smart, everyone was safe
My parents had a D8 cable blade with the gas pony motor to start the actual motor. I love the sound of a D9, I got older & got into working in the underground utilities. I learned how to lay pipe under a cat 235 &245, those are work horses of their time. I became a pipe layer & layed pipe for 18yrs.
The sound of these old D9's is incredible! I watched them work on route 280 in West Orange NJ when I was a kid and I could here these machine from 1/2 mile away. These new machines today don't have that deep throaty exhaust sound of those old Cats.
We have got it all wrong these days. I spent hours sitting on dad's bulldozer while he worked. Dad would explain to me in great detail what he was doing and why. It was like an apprenticeship. I was 7-8 at the time. Recently dad helped me on a job in a D65 and wanted to have my son sit in with him but there is absolutely no where for kids to sit. We now have excavator training schools instead. I have only come across two kids fresh out of those schools and they knew nothing! There was no passion or love of machinery. Operators are a different breed it's in our blood and these days few and far between.
@benitogutierrez7088
Жыл бұрын
In Viet Nam we have a seat on the right side of the Dozer but that one was for the shot gunner, I also had my M16 lock by the accelerator
I was lucky enough for this to be my first job. I operated everything from the 815 cat compactors to a D9G just like the one shown and more. I ended up going the mechanics route in my adult life but I really miss the rush of nosediving an ol 631 scraper and taking them big dozers off the edge of a cut. Great times.
this man sure knows how to work a D9G man he is smooth thanks for the video.
@gordonwilkinson4389
7 жыл бұрын
canvids1 what an operator nothing sounds like a D9G
Those old low-rpm cats just "growled". So cool.
Love seeing the old Cat D9s still in action. The sound off it is incredible. Super video 👍
I could watch a great 'old' Cat and a good operator all day long.....smooth as silk! I love that purrrrring diesel engine too.
What a beast of an old machine!
A smile a pound, love them growling D9s
A man after my own heart Brings back happy days oh the sound
Grew up bouncing around on equipment the good old days.
Uma máquina tão simples, tão grande, tão pura e com um ronco de motor tão belo!! Eu passaria dias, meses, anos trabalhando em uma dessas tranquilamente!!
@SteamCrane
10 ай бұрын
A machine so simple, so big, so pure and with such a beautiful engine roar!! I would easily spend days, months, years working on one of these!! I agree!
@josemaurosantosoliveira8980
7 ай бұрын
Tu não passava uma hora trabalhando mana maquina dessa avaliação de um ano tá doido e
@cheetaduh.944
7 ай бұрын
@@josemaurosantosoliveira8980 Disse o cara que sabe mais da minha vida do que eu kkkkk, eu sou operador de máquinas pesadas, apaixonado por motores, por mecânica! Eu simplesmente gosto desse tipo de maquina, e sim, passaria muito tempo se tivesse uma!
Thank you for the video a plus
a beautiful peace of machinery power
Reminds me of getting to ride equipment with my grandfather operating it.
@jacksak
7 жыл бұрын
mojostevo: Same here at my grandfather's lumber mill and on his dairy farm..... lots of diesels.... tractors and stationary. Memories for a lifetime.
that guy is a smooth operator on that old cat
Wow grandpa and grandson
That D9 is sure something
Perfect video ❤❤
Wonderful, Wonderful video ❤❤❤❤
@SteamCrane
Ай бұрын
And a second D9G just arrived, with a functional ripper! I have video of it tearing up the bedrock. Soon!
That D9 can flat push some dirt!! Great sound , cool video
@mikekirtley4822
Жыл бұрын
A great old yoke ,sadly rarely seen nowadays . Run forever very powerful& reliable. A great pusher for 657 in the 60/70/80. Merrimen ,Neil Beecher,Crouch ,French .Blackwell . All used them mass excavation, opencast in rock cuts too. Hard as nails ,pilots too,noisy bouncy etc . Everyday a new adventure, young &crazy ,happy days . Many of the men who operated these sadly left us . Doubtful of any one today could even start donkey engines . Wouldn't work long hours either. Wimps .
lol how does this exellent operator get 59 thumbs down , must be a lot of jealous people out there . Exellent job mate great to see
@mikekirtley4822
Жыл бұрын
Bus drivers mate .
@mikekirtley4822
Жыл бұрын
Never seen a D9G with Kelly ripper or spring blade probably. No substitute for experience.!!!!
I when to work with my dad 1976 he had a 955 cat + a drott he had some operating the drott him + me in 955 summer 1976 sheffield UK 🇬🇧 I was 12 was my favourite year ❤
@SteamCrane
9 ай бұрын
Yup! That would have been a good year! Something to remember!
Reminds me of the two old d7s we had on the farm. Just bigger.I preferred the older one with the cable blade.
I've spent a lot of time shining the seat of a D9G and H, and they make a lot of noise. Sure hope the operator and his son are using earplugs at least.
That's my old dozer when I worked for my dad.... It was a pushing son of a gun... It has a Pony Motor on it
Good fotage for 2001 it dosent seem so long ago but it is 20 years ago
I operated one butman for dragging a blade. Then if he saw it again, it had ROPS,and had earlier been change over fro a pony motor to direct electric start. That old straight stack could sing a song, and at night shot a nice red fire glow . I love to see the old iron working . Later I moved up to later models from H to the 9 L then the first model of D 10 before retiring. Also, the back side of the blade is made to hold the blade nits, not back drag. A smart man said that named Bizzack owned a huge construction company " He would rip a man or even fire you for dragging a blade .
@mikekirtley4822
Жыл бұрын
Only right too. Backblade Bill we named them . No wheelspinning with merrymen 657 , Only once .!!!
Notice the engine sound don't change when it gets a load on it
@SteamCrane
3 жыл бұрын
It has a torque converter, just keeps increasing the speed ratio under load. Keeps the engine at the sweet spot all day.
That's how i was taught to run machinery. 933 skip loader. Aww the old day's!!
That's my son in the red shirt riding shotgun.
@SteamCrane
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool! He got a cram course on how it's supposed to be done! We're having fun working through all those old tapes, no idea what we'll find next. Every now + then one of our kids shows up in one. See you in a couple months!
@bazzinbulgaria4826
6 жыл бұрын
Good to see him strapped in!
@markbridle9329
6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he should be wearing ear defenders too?
@robinkhalawan3564
5 жыл бұрын
Scentlessapprentice9 Looks like he need ear protection.. 0:39
@B81Mack
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly how I spent my youth, better than hanging out with a bunch of other kids and getting in trouble!
So is this a weekend spot where you can go and play? Are you levelling site for it to be dug up again I am guessing? Love seeing the smoke rolling out of that 9. Great vid!
I m in Italy and we use it for planting nuts trees. We use ripper crossing land each 1.5 meters on summer to delete water problems
@danieleboccialoni3954
3 жыл бұрын
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I've run them all my life, include D10, D9T, but in my dreams I am back on a 50s D7-17A, stick shift No Turbo, relax, Relax 🤣🤣🤣😊😊😊
@dougkubash8673
3 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine used to own a D7 17A. He bought it from his uncle. His uncle calculated it out , it had 25k+ hours on it with no overhaul and it was still going strong when he sold it.
I love you Caterpillar ❤
That kid isn't rioting in Portland I'll bet dollars to donuts. Might be smiling yet every time he sees this. Kid..... Tell us what your doing please and who granpa ?
@SteamCrane
3 жыл бұрын
He's grown up,and still doing this stuff.
I've been to this show several times if anyone goes and see's a 1969 Dodge Tandem truck that's light blue that's my paps old truck
I personally think cats larger dozers--d7 up had too small a blades on them.. In Oz d7s pushing dams for water catchment, would have 18 inch hungry boards on top of the blade and going up a 30 degree batter would have dirt spilling over the top..They could push..
What a machine, what an operator. Did it have a misfire sometimes? Best regards.
No ear pro- but the kid is strapped to the seat!
Lucky kid.
@SteamCrane
9 ай бұрын
He grew up to be very involved in old equipment.
Sera que ela ainda trabalha?
@SteamCrane
10 ай бұрын
Does she still work? Yes! She is operated at every show, in spring and summer! Wonderful machine!
@cheetaduh.944
10 ай бұрын
Coloca um escarificador nela, fica linda!
La più bella macchina della Cat
At the end of shows every one should help work on leveling the sight
mitico d9
Top demais essa zuadao aí..😅🤙🏼👏🏽👏🏽
Jenny Lyn says coooooollllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mostro!
Güevos y no mamadas,nada de sensores y computadoras pura fuerza bruta...😅👍
Idling it down too much when shifting from forward to reverse you can hear the fan belts slip, keep the rpm higher and it wont do that.
@gusm5128
4 жыл бұрын
Shut up you keyboard expert
@idessaoutlaw
3 жыл бұрын
Save the belts, and strip the gears? Keep speed shifting your keyboard and STFU 😎👌MEN AT WORK 🤠👍
Nice G that is
My dad had an International TD25 back in the late 70's. Which was bigger?
@Romans--bo7br
6 жыл бұрын
Meand the Mrs...... The D9 was definitely the bigger of the two. The TD25 Series 250, was only built from 1959 to 1962 and was rated at 189 drawbar hp (230 at the crankshaft), compared to the Cat D9E which was introduced in 1959 and rated at 335 hp, and the legendary D9G which came out in 1961 and rated at 385 hp. The Cat D9 Series were built from 1955 to 1979 in the conventional Low sprocket configuration, then the D9L came out in 1980 and was the first High Drive undercarriage in the D9 series. The Cat D9G weighed in at about 94,314 lbs Without the blade or ripper... compared to the TD25 which was right around 45,550 lbs With the blade. The Cat D9G had a track gauge (width) of 7.5 ft and was 18.4 ft long Without the blade (23.8 ft with it).... the TD25 had a track gauge of about 6.8 ft (I don't remember for sure.. but it's close), and was about 97" high (8.08ft) at the operators seat. The TD25 had the new IH DT-817 engine (817ci = 5.375" bore and 6" stroke) and the D9 Cat had its D353 engine for the entire length of its production from 1955 through 1979... and the Cat's D9 D353 engine had 1,473ci resulting from its 6.25" bore x 8" stroke x 6 cyl. (inline, of course). The Cat D9 was built (1954 / 1955) to compete with Euclids famous (and more powerful) TC-12 dozer with its twin 6-71 GM Diesels (one engine for each track - 2 cycle - 217hp each [only 426 ci each] - 434 hp total) In 1974 Cat came out with the D9H came out to replace the legendary D9G (385hp) and the H was rated at 410 hp, and it continued through to, and including the 1979 model year, until the Elevated Drive D9K was introduced in 1980 (460 hp).
@meandthemrs7403
6 жыл бұрын
No question about that. I suppose if I had seen them side by side back then there would have been no question. Thanks.
@derekskomars8155
6 жыл бұрын
2Stroke Diesel Power d9k????
@derekskomars8155
6 жыл бұрын
2Stroke Diesel Power u meant D9L
@chumduffy3625
3 жыл бұрын
2 stroke Diesel Power. No TD 25 ever tipped the scale as light as 45,500lbs even stripped to the bear tractor! My TD 24 blade and all weighs in around 60,000lbs!...... A full dressed 9g (blade and ripper) is just under 100,000lbs Very close to my TD 25M.............
🤩🧙♀️🇧🇷✌
Gli mancano almeno 100 cavalli di potenza , infatti per me il motore è troppo debole per muovere tutta la massa propria e quella extra.
These dozers were built by Caterpillar when Caterpillar knew how to build dozers , basic straight forward no electronics to f-----k you up , long lasting and very reliable, I owned dozers 're contracting for many years back in the seventies, eighties and nineties, D 9 G was a very honest machine.
@SteamCrane
Ай бұрын
Agree!
And flickn it into 2nd gear. Watch lots of vds of guy's on 10s & 11s and talk about low production. Man are they amateurs, track rolling their next push constantly.
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That kid just wants to play video games
@SteamCrane
3 жыл бұрын
He's grown up now, and very much into old machines.
Damn, while that old junker still runs and can crawl across the scales under it's own power, they need to take it to the scrap metal yard and sell it for scrap and then upgrade and buy a D-11 with a cab so that kid doesn't fall off that damn thing and maybe hurt his leg.........
@Builder99
3 жыл бұрын
hello...that kid is in his own seat and has a safety belt on him to keep him safe...He will not get hurt...
@chumduffy3625
3 жыл бұрын
If you have nothinge nice to say ,nor nothing of value to add!..... Scroll on!
@rico334
3 жыл бұрын
@@chumduffy3625 Thanks but no Thanks.............
@user-rh6lu4lv4c
3 жыл бұрын
Хороший бульдозер.
@chumduffy3625
2 жыл бұрын
@@rico334 then just continue to look the fool you are! Fine with you, fine with me!!!...