55 years an operator, that’s smoothest and quiet dozer of that vintage. I’m amazed. Thank you so much.

Vickers Bulldozers like this one and Caterpillar D8s were used to build Wellington Airport in New Zealand. The Operators preferred the D8s though, as they had more torque, and were heavier and more reliable. The Vickers’ swinging final drive, which followed the ground better and therefore created extra traction, was an extra complication that needed extra maintenance. The tracks were linked using rubber bushes which wore quickly and were then inclined to throw off when turning at speed. The engine, a supercharged 6 cylinder diesel, was relatively high horsepower, but low torque and had high fuel consumption. The Vickers were abandoned after the job, considered not worth the cost of refurbishing.

What a beautiful sounding engine

That is a beast. Doesn’t lug down or nothing just push. That’s a damm good operator also.

The smoothness of the ride is amazing! Suspension performance is on the level.

I did my apprenticeship with the New Zealand agents for Rolls-Royce diesels. I have only seen one Vickers bulldozer though. Most of what we worked on were C8s or Dv8s. And C6s. They were either powering generators, small railway locomotives or trucks.

Thanks for posting. I would agree with others that Cat had a great range of dozers with good parts supply and backup. However Vickers did slowly improve becoming a bit more dozer than tank. The example shown here seems to be going very well, moves back and forth quickly. Hope you get many hours of fun out of it.

Thank you so much for allowing us to hear the beautiful sound of the Rolls-Royce engine. Love the sound of engine and power, thank you again !!! Fm. Southfield. Michigan.

Great Sound. I Love this Machine !

What a great video. My dad had a couple of VR180's in the 70's and 80's. One of them had a ripper on. Still can hear the sound of those engines. Wish I could see one, but they are all gone for scrap metal. What a pity. South Africa

I love the sound of it! I also like the track design!

WOW! The operator knows his machine and uses it all! Listen to the engine and watch the operator, "a little further...... Ok". What a great video of a fantastic team!

These were built at Vickers,Newcastle.We had one on the vickers range in Northumberland.I made a new set of stub axles for it in the eighties.Prior to the Vigor a Tractor was made using hull and running gear from Sherman tank.The hull was reversed and one set of wheels removed.There is a photo of this in a book on the Vickers tanks.The vehicle was called the Shervic.

Rolls diesels are dependable!! This is one of the smoothies operating dozers i ever seen operating

That's a very cool dozer. Love it.

The track doesn't make noise as the caterpillar, nice dozer and fantastic engine

Engine runs as smooth as brand new one and plenty of power. That track squeaking I'd have to do something bout that

Pensa uma máquina de esteira, arranjada. Sua lagata com uniformidade incrível, com estes 3 carretéis grandes o link, mantem o lance . Top top

He's still a good old guy. Looks like an afternoon of fun😎

мужчине с гипсом на руке респект и уважение.всем благ.

Parabéns, muito bonito o antigão. Em perfeito estado de conservação

Thanks for sharing with us, fun to watch this one.

The toy version was used to provide the running gear for several vehicles in the TV series Thunderbirds, notably the Mole, Firefly and Recovery vehicles, along with a number of half-tracks

Great sound! Good dozer.

Now that was awesome……. Thanks for sharing 👍

Awesome machine thanks for posting

Potencia total ! a pesar de sus años la máquina se gana el día.

When I served my time. The company I worked for used D8, sometimes with a scraper to get rid of surface soil to dig foundations. The driver was the dad of my fellow apprentice and boy could he handle that big girl.

Thanks for sharing, seems impressive for the time

100% could fall asleep listening to that engine. Such a healthy sounding beast.

I love the way the bogies follow the contour of the ground. I have not seen this on any other caterpillar machine. This is a superior system. 👍

Rapaz rssss que trator 🚜 da peste é rsss.... Parece um tanque de guerra rsss

Nice vlog I love it and I watched it all day , I learn little things here and there that I apply to my own tracked equipment ( link-belt excavator) nice thanks BigAl California

Great treadmill machine looks old and very powerful 👍

Beautifull Machine ,good operator.

Great job,thanks.I was told by someone who drove one of these that they were very fast in highest gear and top gear was usually blocked off to limit top speed.

The engine sounds good

The Vickers Vigor chassis was used by Gerry Anderson for the Mole and other tracked rescue equipment in Thunderbirds.

That's the neatest thing I've ever seen.

I could listen to that engine all day long and I'd really like to own and operate one.

Awesome looking bulldozer Id love to drive this

Máquina forte , tudo de bom a você 👍👍👍

When. I would push with a dozer I would start out digging half my blade an by the time I got to where I needed it it was full but I mostly pushed fill for lifts for filling in ditches. Nice job the thing is awesome the old machines.

Love the sounds off big diesel

Spent many hours on one of these when I was a young boy and my uncle drove one for pic never forget the souns

Man I sure would like to know a little more history on that dozer. Damn thing pretty cool.

Because of the Rolls Royce engine, you can put dollar coin on sideways standing on the bonnet, when engine is idling. But seriously that is nice sounding and good looking machine.

That tractor sounds good. Seems unfair w d7 pushing next to it lol

Desde Venezuela Juan Castillo que maquinaria tan versátil que buena máquina es impresionante verla como trabaja

Muito bom mesmo gostei parabéns Maquina grande muito bom mesmo gostei

Thanks so much for posting this video but more importantly thanks to all the guys who provided feedback, some really interesting comments

Whats thepulley system on the bigger Excavator? Havnt seen that before??

That thing makes sweet music!

A smooth running machine I like those tracks

Rides better than the newer D 9t, D 10t Dozier's. Out performs bogie rollers any day.

Прикольный тракторок! И звук мотора классный. Сам работаю на Четре.

Beatiful Desde. Mexico

WoW ! I love it !

Отличный аппарат! 👍👍👍👍👍

Vickers also built locomotives,one type being the Metro-Vick electrics on the Metropolitan Railway,later London Transport,etc.!! There were Tube cars built also,but that would take a small encyclopedia to cover the production! That dozer just gave off,do not argue with me,I'll run you over!! HEAVY DUTY,and then some!! Thanks for your efforts and time!! 😇

Tratorsinho bacana 💥💥show 👍🇧🇷

Суровый трактор, суровый водитель 💪. Это вам не Caterpillar с кондиционером

Now ! That's ! A Bulldozer ! Caterpillar ! Would ! Be Quite ! jealous of ! Having ! Thanks for showing yours !

Wow sounds perfect

Classic Bulldozer 👍👍👍👍👍

Хороший тракторок 💪💪💪💪

Engine sounds smooth as glass.

Awesome Classic UK machine.

I have never seen a dozer with Christie suspension before.

That rolls Royce diesel sounds good

Nice machine. Read they did have problems with throwing tracks. Still, great design. Wouldn't mind owning one.

I like the way those tracks seem to "follow" the ground....must enhance its "grip" characteristics me thinks. Vickers might have evolved to a more formidable rival to CAT if it was US based.

That old boy sounds good 👌

Amazing video

I want one of those!

Ich bin verliebt in Maschinen

9 mins of a doser just going back & forth……. Candy for my eyes & ears!! I noticed that the doser had two trunions on each side. I know it isn’t done presently. But I wonder how it would compare to the newer standard style with the bogies on a single beam? The trunions looked like they did a great job following the ground. Thanks for the great video!

Definitely a different sound. They just squeak. They don’t sound like they are falling apart like a regular dozer’s tracks

First time seeing a Dozer with three large idle rollers.

Good job..amazing

That engine sings so sweet

Now this looks like a real bulldozer !

Top guerreiros parabéns

Love the way she barks!

How can you tell the tracks are from a tank?

Piękny dźwięk silnika.

Suena bien y un operador con experiencia✌

Great machine, running perfect and pushing good. Only thing I would change is putting grouser risers on the tracks for more traction.

Di che marca è il dozer?

Doesn't seem to lack power and is very nimble. New grousers and some more weight and it would push very well. Has a nice snort as well. It's interesting how they keep the c-frame centred. Rollers on the hard nose instead of a cross link on the front. Ken

Хороший бульдозер 👍👍👍

Totally cool!

BRASIL esse tipo de máquina e o começo da construção do mundo gostei

Angle blade too,nice

Thank for share it

Eu gostei desse trator o ronco do escapamento é lindo demais 💪👍

Sure beats the hell out of a shovel and a wheelbarrow that I used the last 70 year's.

It really has the wrong tracks for the job. The ones on the Cat are the ones to have to push dirt. No spinning there. It's still an effective, functional, cool tractor. Sounds good too.

That is a thing of beauty....

Truth beautiful work machine do job