I am a member of Antique Caterpillars Machinery Owners Club (ACMOC) . You have a very nice find. Come on over and ask questions on the Forms. There are all kinds of manuals for members. the reason I stopped by was to explain how to shut down the pony motor. DO NOT use the mag switch. The way is to turn off the gas and let the pony motor run out of gas. All the service manuals say it is because of the downdraft carburetor style of the era. The gas in the carburetor float bowl (due to rough riding and excessive vibration) will flow into the pony motor crankcase diluting the oil causing the pony motor to seize. The Horizontal 10hp pony motor only uses 5/8 qt. so just a little gas can destroy a pony motor in short order. Also if the gas is left on in some cases a full tank of gas can siphon itself into the pony motor crankcase. One time use.😱 Hope to see you on the Forms at ACMOC. Some of us ol' timers sell hard to find parts too. THANKS for the video and your time.

The slogan is that there’s nothing built like a Cat, and truer words were never spoken. All the old girl needs is a little TLC. Thanks for a great video!

Cats had to be tough to survive some operators. Great find and congratulations on it running so good. All of mine were stuck diesel and pony engines.

So which is bigger: the dozer, sound and movement, or the SMILE on the operator's face? Well done guys!

Always nice to see an old Cat brought back to life, nothing better than the sound of a Cat diesel with a straight pipe, even the rain cap is still working fine!

A Cat is never truly dead, just resting..

Working those levers like a boss 👍

Keep making this stuff, it is fabulous.

As soon as you find the right gear, she's a working girl again.

At least you got something worth playing with that's a classic 👌

I'd love to have one just like it. I'm also glad you found low gear before you loaded it.

Excellent find. There’s a great video on KZfaq about adjusting the D6 9U’s main engine clutch, it’s just adjustment of the lever.

That's really cool! I love watching these kinds of videos, especially when I should be working... :P

Cuando niño acompañaba a mi Padre por las tardes en el buldozer D 6 en Valdivia Chile. Que recuerdos más hermosos. Me sentaba sobre la caja de herramientas.

Stayed for this one as well, great to see it get going 👍

always amazes me. just love watching

Given ye ol battery a real good love tap!

The older Cats are tough and where built to last. The operator truely didn't have much exprience. Some of the comments where very right. When I start a Cat I look for the main engine valve float lever. Open the lever and turn over the main engine till oil pressure and fuel pressure are in the green. Then close valve float and start engine. Also if you push the main clutch lever forward if it has been sitting long time I would push it with my foot. It will stop the transmission and let you shift without ruining a gearbox. Great old Cats I learned to operate on a cable blade 9U. Such great memories of my Dad and I skidding logs together.

awesome piece of machinery!

What a nice piece of equipment to have on him Your dad works so hard on That Good Job Thank you for the video

I just popped back in to check this video....396 thousand views!!! you're killin' it Luke!!!

Makes me wish my dad was still around had great time working with him

He looks frantic at the controls!

I have a 1958 D6 9U, nice old cat. I built my runway with it. When you were shifting the transmission, if it's grinding, reduce throttle, and push the clutch lever ahead to stop the clutch from spinning. I've used my foot on the lever. Also, shift it fast, and it wont get a chance to start spinning and grinding. Wish I had more work for mine, it's a lot of fun to play with. Jim

Nice work and way to go

The easiest way to load a dozer on wet wooden ramps or just steel, is to be in the lowest gear possible at the lowest speed. Also critical is the position of the blade which should be as low to the deck as possible. The blade acts as a counterweight to the ass end of the machine

By the looks of that seat it was ordered with all the options. Have a great Xmas

Timberland Pros working on a Caterpillar Dozer = Men at Work. So I'm guessing the later Caterpillars have the joystick type controls? Wondering if Discovery Channels (Parker Schnabel of GOLD RUSH), would know how to control this Cat with all the levers?

Aw now you gone and made me miss my old WW2 Army D4 !

Caterpillar she is alive from the dead sitting there long time only needs tune up and get that machine running as possible heavy equipment construction work move everything in it's way awesome video friend bless you happy new year 2023

Enjoyed the video!!

And that was the last time we saw ole Jed and that CAT......

You can tell that diesel engine is a good runner it fired right up pretty easy. I think all you'll need to do is adjust the clutch an then it'll go in gear bettter

He finally found 1. gear!

Gotta love the sound of a straight pipe Cat. Good catch! Also nice to see you boys ain't from Florida! Have to subscribe!

Gotta be from Maine. Maybe Vt., but I'd say Maine.

there is agear brake if you push the clutch lever forward that way you won't wreck the gear box

Maid to take a beating

This may suggest that maintenance is not necessary, as this machine has been outdoors for a long time and has worked without problems. But the truth is, it just moves. You need to replace the oils, filters and other things.

OLD CATS ARE NEVER DEAD DEPENDING ON HOW DEEP YOUR POCKETS ARE LOL

I've had my fair share of old 3Ts

You should have had a tripod and gave the man a hand with that hood

Sounds Well

Just fantastic, very much enjoyed your video. Such a good sounding motor too. I’m interested…. Why is it that there is no roll over protection on these type of machines ?

👍 very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Probly ought t o put a little tension on the trax. You need to spin the engine with the pony f or a bit. It warms the intake, as well as provides oil pressure before it lights off. If not, the rod bearings won't last long. Just my 2 cents

Did you buy this? Have you driven it.? It’s way too cool! I wanna drive it.

One happy dude!

I had the same model Cat. Sold it to an old fellow in Herman Mo. The old bugger begged me to sell kit to him, so I did. He put a down payment on it and stiffed me for the rest! Figures I won't come and get it as it's so hard to transport! He hasn't done anythin g with it as he don't know how to fix it!

When you flashed "It's alive", nope. Not yet, that was only the pony (starter) motor which then spins the heavier diesel engine. She's an old girl but, still beautiful.

Nice to hear my native language on the Ole KZfaq.

Are you guys from Maine?

Nice old machine 👍

Gutsy Wick Owd Lass !!!!!

That's a nice old dozer when dozers were dozers,he needs to make a cab to cover the seat & make some rops so in case he rolls over on it's side & tree limbs also & he might want to tighten up the tracks bcause they are loose

I love that pony motor crackle when they are revving hard. I'm in the process of recovering a D6 8U cable blade who's pony motor needs some TLC.

Essa usa motor caterpillar 3306.também

Y'all need to learn to push that hand clutch forward to engage the clutch brake so you can change gears

good advantage with the pony engine you can crank on the diesel engine a long time

nice operator seat.

Indestructible ces vieux engins !!

Was there an doubt in your mind? Cats are built to last a lifetime. They don't say which lifetime, or whose they just say built to last a lifetime.

i remember reading a adsack (classifeid ads) paper 15 years ago i reamember seeing an ad for sale 1975 bulldozer for $30,000 WOW those machines must cost ALOT ALOT $ !

Oh just look at her go!

How do you kill the pony motor??? Shut off the gas and let it run out of gas.. Best for the carb too..

I want to drive a bulldozer, it on my bucket list

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Grind it til it fits !

Keith is a fricken’ genius!

Wau... mantap sekali..jenius luar biasa

Great machine but the crrect way to start it is to KEEP THE THROTTLE SUT until it has run on full compression on the pony motor for a few minute ONLY THEN open the throttle to let fuel into the Diesel

Parece ser uma ótima idéia recuperar essas máquinas abandonadas, porém em alguns momentos o senhor fica sobre a esteira tentando dar partida, aí é que mora o perigo!

Good job.

If you can't find 'em, grind 'em !

Que Relíquia uns verdadeiros heróis sou operador de máquinas pesadas e sou apaixonado por elas. Brasil.

Oh just listen to it. It's fun to listen to your Dad: "That could be something that has something to do with something.... " hahaha

cannot get very much better than that, now can you??!👊🔥⁉️

is that Art Carney on that dozer? lol

A good worker once the problems are adjusted out of existance. D6 will get a lot of work done quickly. Quite a neat model that particular example with the name proudly displayed on it everywhere. Always drivetrain and very rarely an engine in these earlier builds. Unless it's that petrol motor.

cool!

Wow ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm 65 years old and probly have a thousand hours on our old d6 and d9

Essa não é tão velha já usa.pistoes hidraulico no levantamento da lâmina.

No you can't kill it.

Интересно было посмотреть 👍

Tin the hand church to stop flywheel Turing round I Have got aD6 B I started out on a D6 9U cable swing blade it a 5 speed manual you can't chain from Ford or back with the main gear in any of those fire gear it got to be in N

Careful,you’re going to scratch the paint!

Might load better going on the trailer backwards

Nice

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Wow ,that poor cat I had to work on machinery ,that was used and abused like that ,,tighten up the tracks before you throw one of them

The older cats must have been alot more reliable as most of the newer ones I've run are quite unpredictable and overloaded with finicky electronics ! I've even seen brand a brand new 973 engine blow up during it's second day of use , I'd rather have a komatsu any day especially if I was somewhere where access to parts was a issue like a remote property!

no cat don't dead🥰 they built the world had not hey kitty kitty 💥💥💥💥💥never dead

Hello, I have a cat 9u in my farm, in Venezuelan

tell him coooooool downnnnnhnn

Luar biasa 👍👍👍

How old is this machine

Operador deixa muito à desejar!!!!

First you have to open the box! (Schrodengers cats) ..probably spelled wrong.

very interesting he use gesture sign language mean he is Deaf?