Why are you still plowing and destroying the soil microbial life???

I'm not a soil geologist, but that looks like mighty good ground to me. And that eight bottom turning it is a thing of beauty. No sweat for the RD-6.

It is such a treat to see all this old iron that was working farms, building highways and clearing land for houses and buildings way back when I was a wee lad - still capable of earning it's way today. This is the just some of the engineering that built America. Bravo!

That startup sequence had Squatch’s eye twitching! 😂😂

I was impressed by what I saw in Britain. PTO operated tillers, as in rotary times cutting and turning like you would do on a garden. Except this is full scale and they move faster than we do plowing. Wheat, green beans, sugar beets ( the size of watermelon) and corn. I didn't see a turning plow used once. Tractors over there have to be street legal with all lights, wipers, and the rest. They carry their own number plates (licence) and get inspected. One day I was on my way to the base when I got behind one of the huge trailers full of those sugar beets. Being in an American vehicle I was on the wrong side of the car to see to pass....... but I did have a commanding view of the ditch! The tractor driver saw me in his mirrors and politely pulled over to let me pass. Just then one of those huge beets rolled off the top of the pile, bounced once and hit my car! It truly sounded like the whole front of the car shattered. I pulled over and got out as the farmer came running! up. I anxiously went around front. That beet had hit my number plate dead center and broke it half in two. The farmer was mortified beyond belief. I found out later that he stood to lose a heck of a lot over an accident. I assured him that it was ok, the car wasn't harmed and I could make me another number plate. He thanked me profusely and we went on our ways. The number plate was identical to the offical one only it was made on my workbench. I carried the broke one in my car until I got back in the states though. Being overseas was a whole different experience. Cheers Terry

“That’s not how you’re supposed to do it!“…. Tractor starts fine… Instantly!

Squatch that was awesome! The sound of that old monster lugging is amazing. Man that ground looks nice!

I have a picture of my dad’s RD 6 hitched to two Oliver sixteen inch four bottom plows. That was a standard load on many Pacific Northwest dry land wheat farms.

Awesome sound of low-end torque from a long stroke diesel.

That’s quite the machine. Rather funny plowing backwards too! Great video.

I don’t think there is a modern engine you could work down to that slow an rpm while working - gawd them 3 cylinder engines are a thing of beauty - even my eye was twitching with that start up, I tend to go a little quick sometimes but that was some kind of record speed

I woulda luved to watch 20-30 more minutes of Plowin standing his furrows behind an RD 6 that RD6 MUSIK...

Love that sound! Looked like some of the moldboards needed to be scraped clean to better turn the soil.

That was awesome. That that old beast still has the strength to pull that plow is simply amazing.

I wouldn't have believed that. 8 bottoms pulls pretty hard

"YOURE DOUNG IT WRONG". That is how I mess with my little brother all the time.

"You're doing it all wrong" Crank, crank, sputter, chug, putt, putt, putt.

So it's a hand crank pony motor just like your d6 was that very common so many people didn't opt for the electrical start on the pony motor. have an excellent weekend

What a torque monster that ol cat is.

I think at this point, everybody knows what things push Squatch’s buttons 😉

Heh, I recall doing something rather similar (Just random pulling, we didn't have a garden plough attachment) as a kid in the 1970s with our 7hp lawn tractor, let's see what this Briggs can do. Astounding that I never broke that 1960s Gambles-Skogmo tractor.

Looks like and sounds like a lot of fun. I could hear the enjoyment you guys had in your voices. As you said, boys and toys.

Wish that dirt was on my place. Thanks

She pulled them like they weren't even there.

Bring that thing to Indiana and put it in some of this good old hard Jack wax I'll bet it don't pull that easy

It sure was nice to finally see a demonstration of the "hired hand" starting procedure on a pony start Cat diesel. Squatch, you seemed shaken by all of the things going wrong in that start!!!

Killer Video,you been nailing it this year.

That Monster is a BEAST!!! Wonderful Video

You said he was doing it ALL wrong. Looks to me that he was at least doing some things right ;o)

Wow that RD-6 sure does a days work in a short period of time.

Brilliant Squatch. Have you ever heard the low idle of a Fowler VF based on a field Marshall single cylinder. They also made a nice 6 cylinder.

In 1971 I worked for a wheat farmer that had an rd 6. It was a sweet little tractor 🙂, he used it to seed side hills

Oh.. I would totally try that at home, if I had any Cat myself.

Great fun... Hello Rodger. No rocks in that soil. Couldn't do that here in NY state.

pucka-ta-pucka-ta-pucka-ta-pucka-ta-pucka-ta-pucka

Fun fact,the RD 6 engine is half a D8 engine of that and a little later era.

Beautiful music from the Torque Monster! 👍🏼😊

There is a video of an old Case Steam tractor replica that pulls a 40 to 45 bottom plow. Just imagine what it takes to pull that plow! And to have 20 to 40 guys on the plow to adjust the plows.

That is insane! Those guy’s on that platform plowing!! One wrong move or stumbling and you’re history!😱great looking cat though!

Mens being boys with their Tonkas..lol...smiles abound..great video..

Looks like it needs the lugging fuel setup, it didn't even haze when it was almost choked. Leaving a solid 5-10hp on the table and maybe 20ft-lbs :-)

Great video demonstration of the horse power of that day! Speaking of I have to ask: how many horses would a farmer have needed to plow the same field with that same plow?

Nice video and awesome old tractor. The owner of that Cat must have an abundance of spare parts and time to think he has to be WFO all the time.

Could listen to that torque monster all day what a fantastic sound 💪an good fun had by all 👌

That cat was just purring, no struggle what so ever.

The RD6 sounds so good

My yellow blood is HAPPY!!! Oh YEA!

If that's what boredom does to you...........I'll take it every day of the week🤣🤣🤣

Damn good entertainment, Thank you Sirs

I can hear it say; "I know I can, I know I can, I know I can!" 😀😃🙂🙃😊

I always look forward to seeing what you post because it is always cool

They were the standard tractor in the Central Valley of California. Hard to find parts, but pretty easy to keep going.

Man give that thing some throttle! Damn

We pulled 4-16s with a IH T6, which had the same engine as the super M

I wonder how many plows a D11T caterpillar can pull. That would be a sight to see.

It’s an old caterpillar. It will break itself before it gives up.

Phew!!- Sure can pick its feet up !!!!!!- Some Tool

He must have the fast gears in his that thing is cooking for a dozer

" The Little Engine that Could " 😉

I'm impressed, again!

BEAUTIFUL!

The only difference between grown men and young boys is their toys

I don’t think he cares that you feel he’s doing it wrong!

Yep not western pa soil. Black soil mixed with clay, shale and limestone rocks. Can't forget those. That are big as VW's hiding under. I bet 5 bottoms here at best.

Back when, our RD6 steering clutches were hard to pull. All day.

I had a 3 calendar Suzuki once. For a tiny car, it was fun to drive and very smooth.

My dad bought a RD6 in 1948 and was the most useless cat made Weighted 12 ton had about 65 H P engine and I seen dad dig a hole to bury a rock pile and had to pop the clutch 3 times to back out of the hole, Sold it in 1955 and got a TD 24 international cat That is a real cat ,I was 17 and wore out 3 sets of rails in my 50 years of farming

About the best power sound ever.

That thing is fast!

I have a photo of my grandfather on a tracked agricultural tractor in Nebraska, probably in the 1920's.

Good job sounds great 🇺🇸

I wish I had one of those RD6 cats just to play with.... the torque on those engines is beyond amazing.... its to bad they quit making these engines..... so many GOOD designs get left behind for "better" a classic example is the old GMC V-6 engines of the 60's.... they weren't fast, they weren't good at burn outs from the stop sign.... BUT if you had work to do.... You wanted that engine in your corner....

Cool!

It did it but it was all she wanted for sure. I would like to see comparable size/era brands go at it as well.

Good to see you got some work out of Roger!...lol

That’s awesome thanks for sharing

We just witnessed the deliberate rough treatment of an elderly person.

Nice CAT RD6 !!!!😃🤠

Awesome love it thanks

Put a hitch of 6 Percherons on it for comparison. Looking good in spite of the "know it alls".

yup no problem. pulling in stubble is easy pulling. Now if it was sod. And i say the Is Caterpillar could pull it in sod.

awesome video

Ya gotta plow ground in order to eat vegetables!

Add some corregated steel and Machine Guns and you got yourself a Genuine WW2 Semple Tank.

Squatch did you show him the correct starting procedure? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Not how you’re supposed to, but he did.

So what’s the idea behind the compression release on shut down? Can it bend a rod or something if not used?

If you have a problem put the. Track paddles welded o it

Id love to give my 57 JD420c a shot at that, looks like fun!

🤷‍♂️ dunno can’t explain it but some engines just irritate me!!! But never a cat 👍 or a GM 71 series 4,6,8 whatever always bring a smile to my ears 🤗 .. now locomotives can do it too, but that’s a convo for another time! ✌️🤙

smiles

That D 6 I'd like I've got this yeah buddy 😎

i'm sure there was no cooler at the center of this conversion when it started.. and definitely no beer

Torque monster!

Now after watching this I think I need a RD6 maybe even a D7? and not a RD4

Toby, what is idle and working rpm on the 'torque monster.'

is your eye not twitching looking at this guy hitting the switch with the crank???

Will that engine run backwards? I always fear that when lugging a diesel down so slow.

Squatch it's only a guess but your chain got pulled with the engine start.

wow what good looking soil.