Hello Randy, Yeah I must say I like ole Smokie... Thanks Randy, I always loved operating a dozer, I find it very peaceful. Lol yeah this thing uses 1/2 gallon of engine oil every 5 hours now. Thanks again. You have a great day...Cheers.

Hello David. Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah I really needed more room around this side of the mill building for the buzz saw and tractor. Hey you are very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello John, yeah no more mosquitoes left in Northern Ontario today lol. Cheers.

Good morning Denis....A man who thins like I do lol, yeah, get em cheap use em till you can't patch em anymore..than park them till you can find cheap parts or trade em off on something else you can use. You have a great day. Cheers.

Thank you very much. I sure do enjoy cleaning things up. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Jeff. Thank you I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah I think a Dozer of this size up here is about $125.00 per hour plus delivery. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Red. It sure is a fun toy for sure, I really enjoy running dozers...Yeah I couldn't imagine doing this all by hand :-( . Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Derek. lol Yeah I wanted it gone alright. Thank you very much I really enjoy playing around with dozers. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Thank you very much. And for the price I payed, even if I only get a months worth of work from it, It's payed for it's self. Cheers.

Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner You bet, hire a contractor with a machine that size and you’re paying at minimum $100/hr. I have an old International T6, does the job and cheap to run!

That's pretty cool, my dad had an old td6 when I was a very young boy, my younger brother still has a t5 and a td5 dozer. Cheers.

Hello Dave. Yeah it sure gets the job done for sure. Thanks again. You take care. Cheers.

Hello...There are a lot of worn out dozers like this one just sitting around. For most companies it's not worth repairing something this old. Thanks again. Cheers.

Hello, yeah I am impressed with the old dozer. I think maybe an engine overhaul may be in it's future. These 188D Case engines are fairly easy to do. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Ketch. Yeah the little John Deere, I miss that dozer...ah I think I just love bulldozers. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner yeah I’d be in hog heaven if I had that little John Deere.

I almost made a trade this spring on another 420 John Deere, but I got this one instead. Cheers.

Hello Bob. Yeah for having a worn out engine it still gets the job done. Thanks again. You have a great day..Cheers.

Hello, Yeah kinda like me....It's getting old but still going. Thanks again Cheers.

Hello Jay. That sure is a fitting name for this ole girl. Some day this one will get a kit as well. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

They never made an easyer motor to rebuild it even has sleaves and ill say even half compreshion runing on 21/2 cylinders they are little power house id never even know my motor neded referbish except it wouldent start without eather and smoke never went away it sat frozen 25 years freed her up over few days of marvel mistery oil and she started ran with 3 pistons having broken rings and hade balls smoke coming from valvcover vent and dip stick

Hello Dorothy. Thank you very much....We miss you and Paul. How's the new place? You have a great evening and take care. Cheers.

Hello Matthew, You are very welcome....Thank you for watching and commenting. You have a great day....Cheers.

Heather says thank you... And you have a great day as well :-)

Thanks, I was oping I could get it running somewhat once I traded... I was pretty sure it just needed an inline fuel pump, Oh and a set or piston rings will make all the difference. Fortunately these old 188D case engines are easy to get parts for. Thanks again. You have a great day...Cheers.

Thanks Micah. You as well. Cheers.

Good morning Larry... Don't be so sure of that lol, It ended up costing me a few hours of work that I will show in a future video, but I do love your positivity :-) Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Eddie. I am glad you enjoy my videos, thank you. Yeah an engine rebuild kit for these 188D Case engines are quite cheap to purchase. Thanks again. Cheers.

Hello Catagator. I tried, the track adjusters leak grease as fast as I pump them up....Needs an adjuster kit ( $35.00 ) per side. Maybe someday lol. Thanks, it does have some problems, but nothing that can't be fixed though. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid I have a 855c case loader which had the same problem. I had to rebuild the recoil spring housings and replace the seals.

Hahaha Yeah it does smoke a little for sure. Cheers.

Not Sure you must be young ! I can remember when every commercial vehicle in Europe belched smoke of one colour or another ! I would not even call that little dozer particularly smoky !

Thanks Bob. And You stay safe as well, Cheers my friend. :-)

Lol yeah you are right. No more Mosquitoes left in Northern Ontario now lol. Cheers.

Hello Frank. This Case is very nice to operate as it's all hydrostatic, no steering clutches in this one. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid yes hydo. would be good but something about the VAC's that I like lol

Yeah I like the vac's as well, pretty dependable machines overall. Cheers.

Hello Bruce. Yeah maybe this fall or winter it'll get rebuilt. Thanks again. Cheers.

Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner I’m jealous, ran graders for 30 years until my back gave out. Miss it alot

Hello Roland. I think you are right on the money....get the snow over the hill so when it melt it is all gone right away. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Well thank you and welcome. We've been at this now for about 9 years and about 1300 videos. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Thanks, yeah when I start this up the Sketters head to the next Province lol. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Jeffrey. That's pretty good, yeah a Buzz saw would be great for you for sure. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid, dang. $200 fir a buzzsaw and need to convert to from flat belt to small engine power.

Really that's not a bad price at all, a couple loads of wood would pay that off completely, then the rest would be gravy except a little for gas and to haul your logs out. Cheers.

Yeah it sure is. It used about a gallon of engine oil every 20 hours....Still cheaper than hiring someone to do our work though. Cheers.

Holy crap

Lol this is not that bad, I've drove dozers for companies that went through a gallon every 5 hours, mine would only be 2 gallons per 40 hours per week = roughly 34 dollars in oil every week.

Hello Gail. Yeah this dozer seemed to work pretty good for sure. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello Ron. They are out there, just gotta be in the right place at the right time. Thanks again. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid My dad was a master mechanic for a pipeline company. He was good at right time, right place deals. Unfortunately he has passed.

Hello Lou. Thank you very much, I do enjoy running it that's for sure....I will keep my eyes and ears open or an engine for you. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Hello leo. yeah the little dozer that can, as I sit on top of ole smokey lol. Cheers.

Hello. That sounds like a snow storm for sure... Reminds me of the storms we used to get here years ago. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

Lol I will remain silent on this one Terry. You have a great day my friend. Cheers.

Good morning Colin. Lol you are right, It uses 1 gallon of oil every 20 hours or so. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid wow, probably no rings left 😮👍😊

Hello Colin. No I've ran dozers that burned more than this in one day just from bad injectors washing the cylinders down. But I do know the rings are bad lol. But so far I've gotten 80 hours work done on 4 gallons of oil. If I had to hire a dozer here at $100 per hour, this would have cost me $8000 in total. Someday I'll do an engine job on it. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid have a great day 👍

Lol coal rolling for sure, I am surprised how much it will push for being worn out. Cheers.

Hello. Yeah I am happy to have this dozer...even with all of it's problems and quirks. Thanks, I just gotta get er done, yeah I really like that tune. Thanks again. You have a great day...Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid yeahh, thanks! Good mood to you and Heather! Have a nice weekend! Cheers.

Hello Mike. Thank you. I used a 7018 1/8th welding rod. Thanks again. You have a great evening. Cheers.

A neighbour had it, but it was barely running ...I traded him a farm tractor I payed $1500 for, Turns out the dozer only needed an electric fuel pump to be usable. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid thats awesome good find great video

Hello Bernard...I am thinking it is a combination of bad injectors and worn piston oil rings. Cheers.

Hello Ron. Thank you very much...That would be awesome, Case would really appreciate it :-) You have a great evening. Cheers.

Hello Jeffrey. We just want this brush gone now...We've had a fire ban on all summer here, so no burning. this brush is right at the edge of a ravine and will get buried as we do more levelling of the back yard. Thanks again. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid , AHHHHH, can't see the Ravine, in the pics, and yes ok, fire bans , I can understand that, we live with them constantly down here .

Sorry, I show the ravine in today's video I believe. You have a great day. Cheers.

Good morning David. Lol no, I'm afraid not. But thank you for the offer. You have a great day. Cheers.

Lol yeah you got that right. I may know of a smaller dozer if your interested, I will check into it and let you know. Cheers.

Thank you Cecil.

Hello James. This old engine came out of a backhoe or a loader....I think it's a lot of hours of revving at high rpm's I kinda think the rings are shot, the compression is pretty low. Thanks again. Cheers.

Well hello Reno. How have you been doing? Hope you are staying safe. Thank you very much my friend. You have a great day..Cheers.

Thanks your hat is in Japanese Territory sitting on the Yoke fixing to head to Ontario to drop Personal Protection Equipment to the GOVEEEERRRRNNMENT. Dang I did get delivered onboard some American made Subway foot long Sandwiches and Unsweet Ice Tea... Will eat once I get us out of here and on the way to the Refuel Stop. I have three pilots on board today I am the Chief so I get to Pick the food first LOL yes right....Did you know we have sleeping cabins in this big Crate? It's Like Camping in the Air. Like a Air B&B but ya gotta be qualified. Be safe You and Heather.

Wow that's very cool. hey do you ever get to Timmins or Sudbury airport? Or just the larger ones. The closest strip to us is Earlton.....but it's more for landing Chickadees' not Eagles lol. Thanks again and you have a safe flight, must be nice to take a nap in one of those. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers.

@@SkinnersOffGrid I go to Toronto or Ontario only it is close to Half a Million Pounds loaded. English Pounds. about 220,000 kg or so..

Wow that's heavy. Toronto is only about 5 hours drive from here. Heather and I used to drive there when I worked full time. Cheers.

Hello Gregor, 44 is getting up there lol. Thanks again. Cheers.

I'm from Canada, Who is Trump? Hope you cheer up soon dude, it's not good for you :-( Cheers.

Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner That’s cheered me up no end 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I'm glad Steve, the place where I'm pushing this brush is on the edge of a ravine...this winter rabbits, groundhogs and Grouse will make good use of this brush. You have a great day. Cheers.

Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner Rabbit pie & grouse Great 🤗🤗Any other wild meats Surely you don’t eat ground hogs 🥴🥴Unless you eat them every day 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 So our wild rabbits over here 🇬🇧 are not fit enough to eat these days Myxomatosis is rife Some train of thought says it’s introduced 🤷‍♂️ Looks amazing where you are though Bet you can hear the grass & trees growing 👍👍👍

Yeah our Rabbits are pretty bony here, but I sure ate a lot growing up though. No we don't eat groundhogs at all, I just find a small spot with brush keeps them out of our gardens. My wife and I raise most of our own meat....We have 5 Turkeys this year, 31 meat Chickens and 4 large gardens, we also pick our own mushrooms, we have no external power coming in...just our solar, we are trying to be as self reliant as possible here. I grew up very poor and I'm used to getting worn out equipment cheap and trying to get our work done. The sawmill I built was made from junk parts as well, I know the stuff I do here is not for a lot of folks and looks not so good at times, but we just love doing things for ourselves. Thanks again Steve, You have a great day. P.S. I posted a new video just now if you're interested...it shows how much we've done here since clearing the trees and brush from the road to the house here. Cheers.