Caterpillar D9 Dozer - If We Can Drive It, They Won't Scrap It

Tisk Tisk Rich!!! I am disappointed in your Dozer Skillzzzz!!! 🤣🤣

The pony motor is stopped by switching off the fuel and letting it run dry. If you don't then bad things happen over time. The fuel leaks down into the engine. Squatch253 has several episodes on how they go together including assessing ones killed by not letting them run dry.

Those old cats will never die. They'll all hang around forever until somebody scraps them, not because they don't work, just because somebody doesn't know about them and thinks they're in the way. It's sad but it's the way they usually go. I have 4 old cats with pony motors and they're just amazing machines. They'll literally live forever.

This is some quality content. Don't get me wrong I like your builds but watching you guys fuck around on rusted heaps is great stuff

I run a D9H it had semi-U blade a ripper shank on the as long as I 'am tall. Did a lot of dirt moving with it knocking hill tops off push down to fill the bottom, to put center pivot irrigation on it for new farm going in. Made cuts that where several feet above the Roll pan with length of 100 yards or so per-push. In the winter freeze I had to use the ripper in order to bust through the frozen ground. This is in Eastern Washington State off the Snake River. I had to clear the right away for 36" mainline to go up 150' Basalt out cropping, I ripped one way going down 20' width my feet on dash simply speaking until I could lesson the grade some. That did a number on that Basalt Rock the were able to bury that 36" main. It was a real joy to run that Cat, Kenneth Boren.

That old D8 is a treat. Cable operated blade, levers for days, a pony motor, and that old Cat lives up to its name. Purring like a kitty. You can’t get much better than that.

it's so much fun to watch these type of videos, especially when those old machines roar to life and move again.

Growing up in the late 70’s, my dad was in the excavating business. From an early age, I was dad’s “oiler”. One piece of equipment I crawled around and greased was a D9. It was a beast and there wasn’t anything that would stop it. Such a blast to operate. Thanks for the memories Rich.

By far my favorite D9 series... all the stuff you need and nothing you don't.

Junior seems like a champion! Hope to see him working on more stuff together.

This is one of my favorite series of alllllll time on any platform.

These videos are so entertaining to watch. You pretty much need to be a mechanical archeologist to figure these machines out! It's way over my head but real neat to see.

That 9 seems in good shape, mostly dry and wasn't crackling too much at start up,fairly good undercarriage looks like a keeper with lots of work left in her

That D8 is a real man's machine. The guys that used to operate those deserve medals.

"You're the youngest and least paid here, it is your fault!"

Wow, blast from the past. I grew up working on those old things with my dad. You just brought back great childhood memories. Thank you.

Are we all going to casually ignore the dead racoon on the driveway at 16:17?! hahahaha

Was like watching a circus with no ring leader lol. Only way you learn is to do

Love them old U models. I've pulled a many pony motors for rebuild. That D8 has a lot of life left. Nice looking D9.

Poor Aaron had to blur out the company name for most of the video. We appreciate your editing work!