Fully restored military Caterpillar D8 pulling out huge log from a ditch. Check out our website www.bostonpowercat.com for more videos, pictures, forum and blog.
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@johnjohnson-sm3yf5 жыл бұрын
I love seeing old equipment like that brought back to like and used again. Nice machine
@Bostonpowercat5 жыл бұрын
@john Johnson ,thankyou👍
@rupertboston457110 жыл бұрын
Great to see the old stuff still getting some use
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@anthonymacneil22798 жыл бұрын
Thank you your dozer looks to be in good condition and runs great
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil Cheers 👍 Yes it's pretty much like new, it's been fully restored, completely stripped and rebuilt from the ground up. If your interested have a look at our website www.bostonpowercat.com and in the photos section you will see a restoration gallery of the D8 and you can get an idea of what it underwent. You looking for one to do some work with or as a restoration project?
@turboconqueringmegaeagle90063 жыл бұрын
That looks like a right handful to drive
@SPEEDOFDOG4 жыл бұрын
Love the old school--all business no bs 100% mechanical 0 electronics
@Thexdmattx8 жыл бұрын
Man, I know nothing about these old dozers but damn, that looks pretty impressive.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed the video and took the time to comment 👍👍 Have a look at some of our other videos if you are interested in the big old Cats!!
@mariefriberg43997 жыл бұрын
T 55
@williamsimmons1523 жыл бұрын
Started many of these Army units with the pony engine. Start the pony, engage a clutch, let the diesel turn over for a while ( depended on temp ), when ya think it was ready, turn on the fuel. Have to laugh about it, but it was so simple it worked.
@thomascatford2627 Жыл бұрын
Proper tractor
@DOCTORDROTT9 жыл бұрын
Love the older D 8's . Nice to see them doing some work to
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated and your right, they are a great piece of machinery
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Your right, they might be old, but they can still be put to good use :-)
@wildcoyote348 жыл бұрын
+Bostonpowercat I live in western Iowa and more than a couple of the farms around me have a D8 cat setting around ,,, usually used to build and maintain terraces ,,I personally don't have any tracked equipment aside from a couple large farm tractors with rubber tracks I have 2 large articulated 4x4 tractors similar to the 830M both large steiger tractors ,,the larger of the 2 is powered by a 500HP 8V-92TT aftercooled Detroit 2 stroke diesel
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
The older Cats are not so common in the UK unlike the States, but the US is their homeland. The Steigers are meant to be great tractors from what I have heard, the Detroit 2 stroke is screamer, bet it sounds awesome?!!
@wildcoyote348 жыл бұрын
Bostonpowercat yes it's a screamer for sure ,, they earned the nick name screamin jimmy for a reason ,,,only way to silence a 2 stroke detroit is to shut it off
@4gauge107 жыл бұрын
That's one clean D-8.I thought at first there wasn't a hood on it when I first saw the beginning of this video.
@Bostonpowercat7 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, yeah it's in pretty good shape, we literally tore it apart and did a full nut and bolt rebuild. If you have a look at our website www.bostonpowercat.com you will see some pictures on there of the restoration. Cheers
@4gauge107 жыл бұрын
Bostonpowercat Some"cats"just won't die...HAHA!!.(that's a good thing)
@Bostonpowercat7 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah some of them certainly do have 9 lives!!
@4gauge107 жыл бұрын
Bostonpowercat I also want to say be real careful cranking up that pony motor,thumb OVER the crank and NEVER UNDER the crank.(If it kicks back,it could break some bones in the hands,OUCH!!)
@anthonymacneil22798 жыл бұрын
Great thank you for the information and I'll keep you up to date if I find something
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil yeah definitely, that would be great if you get one, could always get some pics up on the website of you wanted 👍👍
@tellmesomething2go9 жыл бұрын
Up there in Oregon, we cut in place. Saves chain, landscape.
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
That does make sense, we were just bought in to get the tree out of the stream as it was backing it up.
@tellmesomething2go9 жыл бұрын
+Bostonpowercat Sounds right.
@tellmesomething2go9 жыл бұрын
+Arthur Bradley I see, said the blind man.
@garethifan10348 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. Loved it.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 👍
@joeybomba88563 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a rusty old Panzer tank
@johnharrington28316 жыл бұрын
the way is not to wrap your thumb over the crank keep your thumb on the same side of crank as your fingers
@DesertDigger15 жыл бұрын
Just a giant tooth pick for that D8.
@sethpettman9 жыл бұрын
Good hit 9f wood in that old log :) I don't think our old allis Chalmers WD 40 would have done so good lol
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Lol I think your right, you might have had a bit of wheel spin with the Allis Charmers!! Cheers :-)
@blackflagqwerty7 жыл бұрын
What a beast!
@Bostonpowercat6 жыл бұрын
Cheers, make sure you check out our channel for some more videos of other "beasts" in action!!
@tutekohe13616 жыл бұрын
The 1H is Cats best looking tractor, in my opinion
@bearbon29 жыл бұрын
That would be enough firewood for a couple of years for me!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Lol it was a fair old tree that's for sure!!
@jospehoverney82627 жыл бұрын
bearbon2 Bernard
@markmetzler3473 жыл бұрын
funny
@clydestoutamire22732 жыл бұрын
If that’s the original color it could have been a CB machine from the Pacific TO.
@paulpaul56062 жыл бұрын
I’d love to cover the running gear in grease to see how smooth it would run
@bassmanjoe88 жыл бұрын
Impressive 'ole beast!
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+bassmanjoe8 Thanks very much 👍 Check out some of our other videos if you like the older stuff. Cheers
@hilham896 жыл бұрын
Nice video and nice dozer. Subscribed. When you first started it made me think of a rising mower the way it sounded
@johnleake7089 жыл бұрын
Nice old cat.
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Thanks :-) If your interested check out our website www.bostonpowercat.com, in the pictures section there is a gallery of photographs showing the restoration work carried out on it.
@jimbritt28744 жыл бұрын
" what a beast , love it " 😉👍👍
@saulmartinez45546 жыл бұрын
Nice work keep it up
@jenniferwhitewolf37847 жыл бұрын
Track hinges rather stiff!! Sure is cool to keep this beast in working condition. OK, its military origins, but a fresh cat yellow paint would be the cats meow.. thanks posting.
@Bostonpowercat6 жыл бұрын
We have a few D8's, the others are all in yellow so it's nice to have this in green for a change and yes we wanted to keep it true to it's military origins. Tracks are old, but brand new so need a bit of wearing in and freeing up! Cheers 👍
@iamrichrocker9 жыл бұрын
first time viewer..and I would say you know how to wheel and deal that old girl!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
iamrichrocker Thanks very much, much appreciated :-) Check out our other videos if your a first time viewer!!
@iamrichrocker9 жыл бұрын
I did..and I subbed..would like restorations of these old timers..and if you search out these old guys that would be nice to view...anyways..thx..and keep making the videos..
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
iamrichrocker Great stuff!! thanks for the sub :-) If you like the restoration side of things check out our website www.bostonpowercat.com, in the pictures section there is a whole album of photographs showing the restoration from start to finish of the D8 in this video.
@erandajanaka37904 жыл бұрын
the guy must be the cameraman who plays on the tree at the end
@lewiemcneely91439 жыл бұрын
Boy Howdy, ye olde crank came in a gnats rear end of winding you up! Good old 1/4 turning. I've had it happen to me too so we all learn. Did I see a tank under a tarp/shed?? All sorts of goodies to break into daylight with!!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Well this eye sight of yours seems to be getting better and better!! Another good spot, yes it's a VT55 recovery tank, have you see our tank video of it crushing the VW Polo?
@cdnpont9 жыл бұрын
Love your vid's. Keep them coming, record every movement these machines make if possible... But wear an old worn khaki green tee whenever you move the military stuff. Cheers, Mark
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Glad your enjoying the vids, comments like make all the effort worthwhile 👍 Just curious why wear a a khaki green top for the military stuff, in keeping with the theme?
@cdnpont9 жыл бұрын
Yes, just for an authentic looking theme! cheers!
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Ok cool 👍👍👍
@jamesbradley16958 жыл бұрын
Great video, but you should tow trees from the bottom end so that the branches don't dig into everything, so much! Although, i don't suppose the branches catching on things, is much of a problem when you have a D8 doing the towing.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Yes very good point, unfortunately the bottom end of the tree was on the other side of a stream/river so couldn't get the D8 to it and we didn't have a long enough chain to reach across to it. The D8 has plenty of grunt though so a few branches didn't worry it :-) Thanks for the comment 👍👍
@brianallen98108 жыл бұрын
Man, that track could sure use some work.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Yes they are new so just bedding in, we have a new video of it mole ploughing this week and they sound much better already. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptNdlruH0teagY0.html Cheers
@brianallen98108 жыл бұрын
+Bostonpowercat Mole plow, I've never seen that done on a field. I've seen it done to lay cable and irrigation lines. Never just for drainage, here they lay in plastic corrugated pipe from a big roll.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
The best way and long term way is to lay the corrugated pipe like you mention, but it sure does cost a lot, mole ploughing is a very cheap alternative, but can be very effective. The field we did it in is just used for grazing so not really worth the effort/cost of laying pipes. Where you from? Cheers
@brianallen98108 жыл бұрын
+Bostonpowercat Michigan
@orlandosousa8752 жыл бұрын
Show 👍🇧🇷🇧🇷
@Joeasia19819 жыл бұрын
The tracks sound like a ww2 jerry tank.
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Lol yes very true, they are new tracks so they need a bit of bedding in hence the squeaks!
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+jim smith Brand new tracks on it so they are just bedding in, hence the noise 👍
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+jim smith no problems :-)
@bobuk57225 жыл бұрын
That's a long tree.... BobUK.
@Bostonpowercat5 жыл бұрын
+Robert Hawtin ,yes it was a old popular tree we had to fell as the centre was rotten ,it was 120ft long.Cheers.
@iancraig19517 жыл бұрын
Is that a log?--looks more like a long stick to me but I loved the old cat--looks like the track gear is still in first class shape,the cleats look good..It should be worked in a loving respectful way..Thanks for posting..
@ChuckWood3 жыл бұрын
This guy has tinnitus
@lewiemcneely91439 жыл бұрын
Good firewood but no cucumber kitty?? Hmmmmm. Good video too. Saw the wheel on the Triple-6!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Lol good to hear from you :-) No cucumber kitty, this one has had a full rebuild from engine to running gear so just a prrrrr!!!! Good spot on the 666 wheel, hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it!! It was in red lead after sand blasting and before the yellow went on.
@lewiemcneely91439 жыл бұрын
That is a sweet old 8 all right. I'd need a blade or something to doodle with. I'll let you off for no kitty. I can always rewatch something that has it. Cheers Guys! Good One!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, your comments are much appreciated :-) your right a blade or a box would go well on her.
@lewiemcneely91439 жыл бұрын
If you had a p.c.u laying around you could hang it on her back and pull a cable lift scraper. That'd get the kinks out of that new undercarriage!
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah a power control unit would be ideal !! She needs a bit of running in first, bed those squeaky tracks in, but that would be a good way 👍 how's the quarry going?
@Lydia59918 жыл бұрын
I spy some sort of ex soviet looking armored recovery vehicle @2:27 ? T55 chassis?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Wesley Allen Very well spotted 👍 Yes it's a VT55 recovery tank, if you have a look at our other videos we have a video of the VT55 crushing a car!!
@initialb50099 жыл бұрын
shes noisy, id love a go on one of those though, never drove anything like that before
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Barry McGuigan Yeah she sure is noisy, check out some of our other videos for some other great sounding machines :-)
@IronClad2928 жыл бұрын
PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU.......Don't wrap your thumb around the crank handle when starting !!!! So many people have broken their thumbs, wrist, hands, and even arms doing that. Nice Cat by the way :)
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip, much appreciated and something to start implementing 👍👍
@hfdzl5 жыл бұрын
Should be standing by track and pull handle towards you , and pull with just 4 fingers DO NOT wrap thumb around handle for obvious reasons !!
@Boss4293V9 жыл бұрын
Better grease thim pins
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Your right she is a bit squeaky, but she has had a new under carriage and has only been run a couple of hours so everything is still tight, give her a couple of days work and everything will have bedded in and be squeak free 👍
@michaelmacluskie60895 жыл бұрын
Don,t waste your time greasing link pins....if you want you can use SAE 30 oil and squirt some on the links but even that will not penetrate new pins and links as they are a tight fit with no bushes or bearings.
@pepedrat29827 жыл бұрын
The guys that drove them for a living must have been tough. No cab or comforts. How long before you'd wreck your spine? I know forklift drivers in bumpy old haulage yards get back problems.
@anthonymacneil22798 жыл бұрын
Just looking for one with little or no work involved to putter around out in the woods to clear roads then maybe later restore it if I win the lottery lol
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil lol yeah if you need to do anything major like new tracks or pistons and liners things can get quite expensive pretty quick!! You should be able to find something to do n could condition if you take your time and have a look around. Not sure how many are kicking around n Canada, but the U.S has plenty unlike the UK as it is their home country.
@nightrider67698 жыл бұрын
looks like your tracks are rusted up and need freeing up. I can see that from them going on around the wheel
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Yes they are a new set of tracks, but they weren't run for a long time, the machine has only done about 6 hours since a full rebuild so everything is just bedding in 👍
@cristianobarbosabarbosa60076 жыл бұрын
Esse é atingo demais mais é Caterpilar e Máquina.
@letserb6 жыл бұрын
Where I come from, bulldozer means it has a blade on it. This is just a crawler, and pony motor? I know it as a pup motor, have heard it called a donkey motor, but never a pony.
@gilmarbombeiro3 жыл бұрын
Caterpilla maquina boa
@sethpettman8 жыл бұрын
what's are you doing at the start of the video when your standing on the track by the motor?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Good question, I was putting the spark plugs back in, I had taken them out to give them a clean, I hope that's the bit you were on about? Cheers
@dickjohnson50254 жыл бұрын
Just dragging my tree around
@MaksimHuzmiev6 жыл бұрын
2:19 How does he see where he is going to?
@anthonymacneil22798 жыл бұрын
Where can I purchase one of these in Canada that runs cheap?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil runs cheap...depends what condition you pick one up in and what needs doing to it , but it is a Caterpillar, you can still get all the parts, but being Caterpillar the parts aren't always cheap!! Hope this helps??
@sheathes8 жыл бұрын
What, no seat safety switch?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
Lol not on this vintage old gal :-)
@anthonymacneil22798 жыл бұрын
Yes I'm very aware it can be expensive to fix that's the sad part with me. Will have a look at Heavy Machine Trader in Nova Scotia have looked in the past but most dozers were not old and way out of my budget. Are they heavy on fuel and how many cylinders?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil Have a look round the forums, you might come across something, your right though a lot of the street ff out there for sale is the new stuff so you need to look in the more niché places. It's a 6 cylinder diesel, holds about 55 gallons and that would do a 8 to 10 hour day depending how hard you were working.
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Macneil ps that's UK gallons which I know are bigger than a U.S gallon, not sure about Canada though. Also that info is for the green D8 8R not the one being tow starting or doing the towing, they are newer!!
@Bushguyrocks7 жыл бұрын
Bostonpowercat Canada uses "used" the bigger "imperial" gallon also. Only three countries in the world now that are not metric.
@juanasanelli68319 жыл бұрын
Ese tractor paso mucho tiempo parado tienen agarrotados los pernos y bujes de las orugas !
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
We have a friend who speaks Spanish, but he's away at the moment so we don't understand!! Do you speak English at all? Sorry to be a pain, cheers :-)
@juanasanelli68319 жыл бұрын
My friend i speak and can read english too y write in Sanish because many peope use the google traslator or the KZfaq traslation Thanks apologize me the new letter will be in ....Englishh jjajajaj Bye My Friend ! In the old D8, y write This tractor was many time stopped and the pin and bushing of the traks are rusted and frozen jajaja Greeting Juan or John
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Hello!! Sorry for the language confusion, we can use google translate, but it never seems very good for some of the technical words!! we have a friend who speaks Spanish so it's normally not a problem, but he's away at the moment :-( I take it you mean the tracks are squeaky/noisy? They are a brand new set of tracks on it after a full rebuild and it hasn't been run much so they are still tight and stiff therefore making a lot of noise! With a bit more work they will settle down and the noise will go. Greetings to you Juan from Bostonpowercat :-)
@juanasanelli68319 жыл бұрын
i am a old mechanic in machinery industrial CAT and farm IHC when America was America and the mesurement was in INCHES ! Our work was hard with temperatures in summer 40! in winter sub zero. The machine haven t cab or air conditioner. Many times whitout spare parts, and repair the parts welding or lathe . Time hard my friend. actually , is more easy More electrical equipment, little cranes , my lovely Hister . another equip is a old Ford F 100 62 as mobile shop.At my 67 year old continue working. Geeting my friend Please look my web site www.thecastorcompany.es.tl
@Bostonpowercat9 жыл бұрын
Great website 👍👍 you have some great pictures and can see you have undertaken some pretty impressive jobs. Things certainly have moved on in this modern day and awesome for better some for worse. Great to hear you are still active and working at 67 years old, that's impressive especially in this industry. The ford f100, is it 1962? That's a great classic right there. Great to hear from you :-)
@michaelpotter57149 жыл бұрын
tracks need grease
@chrissikora33593 жыл бұрын
Hell that's nothing for that dozer
@vigilvk29796 жыл бұрын
നല്ല കണ്ടിഷൻ
@williamjc71958 жыл бұрын
now, where's my chain saw?
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+william cross lol awesome, thank you 👍👍
@osoco72947 жыл бұрын
... and path making.
@Bostonpowercat6 жыл бұрын
Yes 😁😁
@alanincardona18794 жыл бұрын
Did somebody say there is tree behind me?😊
@decoysk6 жыл бұрын
HELLO ! WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY ARE YOU GUYS ?
@gilmarbombeiro3 жыл бұрын
Nao lembro dessa épocas
@bobmorris96876 жыл бұрын
Looks like it's dragging it to me
@ellieprice33967 жыл бұрын
Why not paint it Caterpillar yellow?
@Bostonpowercat6 жыл бұрын
This is it's original colour, it was used by the military in WW2, so to keep it all original we kept it's original colours, we have a few other D8's in the traditional Cat yellow so it was also nice to have something a bit different !! Cheers 👍
@wilmamcdermott30653 жыл бұрын
Lucky u didnt beak ur arm
@crmowing48528 жыл бұрын
wrong shoes for the job
@Bostonpowercat8 жыл бұрын
+C&R Mowing lol yes very true, an old pair of Nikes I think I found at the back of the cupboard, but your right not ideal 😬