You did well. That old Cat is a 1956 model 955C, it has the more modern, oil master clutch, and electric start on the pony, which is a lot better than the previous rope start! Always start with cleaning out fuel systems on old machines, before you even try to start them. Fuel tanks fill up with water (from condensation), lint from rags, dust and debris, and dirt and rust in fuel from drums. Get rid of that ether, it only fractures piston rings. Good engines don't need it. If it needs ether to start, the engine is shot, or will be very soon. Keep your fuel tanks full, fill up as soon as you finish work, this prevents condensation from building up in the tanks. The "hidden compartment" toolbox is not out-of-the-ordinary, a lot of tractors have tool compartments under the seat. The hour meter only reads hours, not hours and tenths. If an hourmeter reads tenths, the RHS numbers are a different color. The meter is more correctly known in Cat parlance as the "service meter", because it measures crankshaft rotations, not actual hours, and the numbers are for servicing periods. It is designed to approximate hours at rated full load RPM, but the "hours" vary according to how the engine is working, whether it's lugging regularly or running at no-load full RPM all day. The service meter can be out, up to 15%, in comparison to actual hours worked, more so if the engine is idled a lot. Make sure you always lower the bucket to the ground upon leaving the seat, and never work under a raised bucket that is not securely propped. Fabricate a proper steel prop to fit over the hydraulic lift cylinder shaft, and have it secured in place. You keep the prop bolted to the back of the bucket. I cut my teeth on cable-control crawlers at 16 in 1965, and now I'm 71, and still working on them! I've owned up to 55 earthmovers at the one time, some over 100 tonnes in weight. I just picked up a Cat 931B traxcavator that has been abandoned and abused, some people should never be allowed to own good machines. You got a good one there, at least Red had the foresight to store the 955 under good cover. Most unloved tractors end up stored out in the open and suffer accordingly.
Ron Nash Ron it’s so nice to here from some one who knows what they are talking ..when I was about 14 my local farmer taught how to start a D4 and one thing I remember was the rope start donkey engine (bastard) when cold the other was to count the fan blades whilst engaging engine clutch until a bluer then release clutch ....Now 75 this one brought happy memories....to this old Brit ..👍
I don’t know how many women watch these videos you put out but I got sucked in when you were renovating your new work shop. Been watching since. I hop around and watch end to end. I’m always fascinated with what I don’t fully understand mechanically. Your tenacity is what fuels my viewership. Bravo. I’m just a sometime hobby restorer or as I like to put it fixer upper. What you do is truly inspiring. 👏
My uncle raised me, after my dad suddenly passed away, at my age of 7 in the late sixties and early seventies. He was a developer and had lots of equipment, but my fondest memories are of going to the job sites with him, and watching how he could work that monstrous 955K Cat, and make it do exactly what he wanted it to do. This video just brought those sweet memories flooding back, along with the tears of joy in seeing one fire up once again. Thank you for sharing.
I feel truly honored by your comment my friend! I'm glad it bring back such great memories! Thank you for sharing that and for joining me on this journey as I put thid OLD Cat BACK to work! Lots more to come!
You are right that right side peddle the right side steering brake, also you nailed it on the ratchet, that is the parking brake. You have just made my day... seeing this old 955 brought back to life has given me a lot of memories and good feelings. Thank you!!!
Great job. Being an old Cat mechanic I really enjoyed watching you resurrect Big Red. Just FYI the correct sequence to start the diesel engine using the petrol starter is to engage the pinion with the diesel engine throttle right off and the diesel engine decompression lever activated. Let it spin for a while, bleed the fuel system if necessary, get oil pressure and fuel pressure right up the flick over the decompression lever and let it turn over for a bit, still without any throttle. Then slowly give it some diesel engine throttle; if it's warmed up properly the diesel engine should "catch" almost immediately. Cheers. Looking forward to the next installment of you getting this beast ready for work again. Well done.
Thank you John! That's pretty close to what i'm doing other than the way you say to use the decompression lever, i'm haven't done it that way... I'll give that a try next time I fire it up! I'm no trained mechanic AT ALL...I only know ENOUGH to be DANGEROUS, but MAN am I DANGEROUS! I truly appreciate the start up sequence my friend! I've had to figure out how this old beast works as I go! I still need to get a manual & any other books I can find on it because there is VERY little about this old machine online! Thanks again, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@@SalvageWorkshop there's still a bunch of guys around that used those machines. I'm sure you can get a lot of good tips from them. I had mine for a farm I had. Lotta younger guys thought I was crazy to buy it. My reply was I'm not in a race, and it's cheap power.
Just stumbled on the video, was immediately sucked in, like watching a metal surgeon operate!. My pediatric group,still has a 1957 refrigerator in our office and it still works just fine! It does this old farts soul a world of good to see these thing resurrected from my youth.
Preface: Not long awake (07:30 #UK & not had my cuppa yet). I wanna thank you for my 1st ear to ear smile & happy laugh of the day. Old Red would be proud 💙
Crazy to think that with all the huge equipment we have now days, that the interstate system and many of our dams and bridges were built with this at the time, state fo the art equipment. Really cool to see it brought back to life.
Making the gasket on the fuel connection,spray adhesive on part place the gasket material on ,take a ball pen hammer and tap around the outside of part, and all the holes on it, and it makes a perfect gasket and it's already adhesived on 1 side, and will hold gasket on when you reinstall part ,I'm an old human and made alot of gaskets over the years ,this seemed the best way to making gaskets,at least for me.
Excited for you. I can tell you are very excited. If I owned it, I would now have to disassemble sections at a time and clean prime and repaint it to like new. It is just how I do things... Thumbs Up!
Good job! When I was a little boy, I just looked, looked, and looked at the cat working until someone called me for dinner. I can feel your excitement and joyfulness. Thanks.
Ok that was exciting. When she fired up and ran I was whoopin' n hollerin' right with ya bud! It sounded awesome. Caterpillar Lives Matter! The old beast is alive! Good job!
Hi, it is so nice to see someone making a gasket instead of running to the auto-parts store for a new one. I am seventy years old now and in my younger days I was in the Navy, we had to make parts and gaskets on board as you could not go to the shops when you were two hundred and fifty yards below and three months into a six month mission, we had to make do or mend with anything we had and there was no room for gaskets you just had gasket material and you made your own.
Its an adventure! I am soo happy that you are taking us along with you. Information is power, share the power. It’s makes us all stronger! Thank you... 👍🍻
Thanks for this. This piece of equipment came out the year I was born. My Grandfather spent his entire life on equipment like this ... "Earth Moving Business". He was born in 1901 ... same year the famous picture of "Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang" was taken in my home town of Fort Worth, Texas. My "Paw-Paw" ran a Steam Drag Line digging on the Panama Canal ... pics of him standing in a bucket the size of a Condo in one single scoop ! Somehow, I know he and "Red" would have been fast friends ... so thanks for the cherished memory. I know he most probably ran this type of equipment ... so few choices back then ... and so many hours sitting on his lap as he ran this kind of Equipment brings back such fond snap shots of him and I ... a reminder to remember today, for it fades to memories later on down the line. God Bless.
I operated my 1965 955H for six hours this weekend. I was cutting trails through some pulp wood. It is a good idea to wear some hearing protection when running these monsters, they are designed to run at full throttle and they snort at a few dB. Keep up the great work!
Hi its gramma again from fl. Again on the edge of my rocker, so very pleased that you would take the time ,money and effort to restore Old Red.Thanks again for an awesome viedo,I'll be on the porch waiting for more.👍♥️🙏
Watching Your videos, brings back memories of my old Allis Chalmers AC-4...Same size, but was a dozer...I did not have a pony motor, but I had to get the starter rewound, after trying to start it for weeks...I thought the batteries were not big enough....I also had to change steering clutches to make it turn correctly.....Those Old Diesels never die!!...Good Luck!!!
The first thing that I would do is install a filter to the outlet of the fuel tank tap that you cleaned out, there is a lot of shit in that tank and once the machine is moving around the fuel line and pump is going to clog up again. Greetings from Australia
Hi SW, hope you are keeping well. Old Red LIVES!! Super job getting Red running, sounds awesome. Loads of stuff on google about the 955. Give it a clean, coat of wax and let the character shine through. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎🐶🦴🦼🏍
Man oh man....you brought a smile to my face and a tear of joy to my eyes....you are truly blessed with patience, an analytical mind, and a heartfelt joy in putting life right back into every project. With regard to the hour meter, most of them for diesel tractors do have a tenth indicator at the far right and it’s usually highlighted in red. I am really looking forward to seeing "Old Red" do some fancy work in the "shakedown". Take it easy and stay healthy, brother.
One time i left the cap off to my backhoe after fueling it night before very tired as soon as i got into my place crashed woke up went to start the machine ran for about 10 min died could not figure it out. Drained the tank a slug over night dropped into the tank and onto the bottom. I wish they made a screen for the old equipment for filling up. In Alaska it gets so cold in dead horse 1 gallon of gas to 55 gallons of fuel. Nice to have an air compressor to flush. Nice little project you have i have an old american 1940s crawler crane i need to work on so many other projects.
So if that is 1/10 of an hour it would only take 6 mins to move from 0 to 1 or 1 to 2. Should be easy enough to see that after you’ve run it a few times. Amazing job man! I wish I could take my vacation time from work and come to you and be your repair wingman! That sounds like my best vacation idea ever!
You can be proud The old Maschine rund well and it Sounds very amazing loud with a Huge growl. No the silend Motors of today Power and Sound that is what needed Thanks for the Video All the best and greetings Yours Frank
What a lovely video. Nicely filmed and good commentary, calm and efficient work and an engine awoken and turning out to be the sweetest runner. Love it!
Man your emotion is genuine. There is nothing like putting in some serious mechanical effort & forensics and she fires up after some TLC. You skipped thru bleeding the injectors. Can't wait to see her in your woods clearing trails.
Diesel Running Sweet !! Dad ran 955H Power shift during 60's, an new 955K Late 60's and new 955L's 70's and another New 955L 1982 !- Great Machines and did some Graft and gor abused but took it !!
Nicki wrote: "My dad had a D4 on the farm with a starting engine that had to be started via rope wound around that pulley in the footwell. Memories.' ...... You may not have noticed it, but this 955 also had a pulley down under the hood with the steering levers. It was back-up in case the starting engine wouldn't start.
That drain pan is TOAST !! Through the whole video I kept thinking this is what happens to me !! When fixing things sometimes one thing leads to another for sure . I was so stoked to hear the diesel start up it ran really smooth !! This is when they made things to be repaired !! Great video can't wait for more !! I want to see those hydraulics work !! Love the passion you have to bring back to life old equipment and tools !! Its a real throttle up to see something run that hasn't in year or fix something that's broken !! 🍻🔧
Lol... one thing leads to another is an understatement! Good thing I have another entire radiator sitting right next to it! I guess we'll see what's really bad once I tear into it! I do love bring back old tools & machines, & I'm truly glad your along for the ride!
There's nothing like walking behind a tractor that's plowing dirt and smelling the diesel and dirt, used to do it as a kid. Good luck with the radiator.
As a retired heavy equipment operator, this machine brings back memories. In the 70s I ran an old cat 955 quite a bit. Open cab and backwards bucket controls. What an old shit box it was!!
They will last a very long time if properly maintained unfortunately most old ones are not because their occasional use makes good maintenance an expensive proposition vis a vis the income they produce. Still, when you are semi retired and doing the maintenance yourself you can usually keep up.
I am impressed. It is so much more difficult to do a job like that miles from your base , there is always a tool or something that you did not bring ! 😀🇬🇧
LOL... I don't think I can stress how VERY true what you just said really is! I've had to think HARD each night before I head home about what I need to bring from the shop for the next day and then make a list so I don't forget... that goes for both both tools and materials, but so far it's been a fun journey& I appreciate you joining me on it!
probably the best maintenance since cat stopped working on it, well done, my brother used to drive one of these road building in the UK, late 50's when I was boy at school, he up graded to 977H late 60's, but I do remember watching the same jobs being done then, im 69 now,
I bought an old 60's allis and chalmers grader that sat in the bush for 20 years and brought it home. drained the fuel tank, changed some fuel filters, changed some u joints. And it runs and operates!
Just love watching a guy with the enthusiasm and the skills to resurrect an old beast like this. Most guys wouldn't waste their time but it's not about the time spent or the $100 or so dollars to get this relic firing again it's about wondering if you can and the achievement in hearing it running and then finally working it
You know that machine was loved. If it wasn’t it never would’ve been parked in the barn. Usually old bulldozers get left outside in the elements with intent on repairing them then they get too far gone to repair. Nice work btw
As a kid, Dad had 2 traxcavators with cable hoist loaders. A D2, and a D4 Best day of my young life first time I got drive the D2-age 11 By 12 I could start either with the rope start pony motors Gollleee I enjoyed watching this
I have just found your channel and may i say thank god you clean the parts and fix parts a pleasure to watch , keep up the good work saving theses beautiful machines .
@@zigmiester while the carburetors are "known" to have issues, there is a more common problem. When you operate a pony start machine, movement and vibration make the gasoline slosh in the carb. In turn it makes the float dance and a perfectly good carb will let gasoine through. Eventually letting a lot of it through. Running the pony till it's emptied the bowl keeps it from happening.
I grew up with an old 1940's version. The engine blew when I was 10. Its been sitting in a field since. Now there is a tree growing up through the front blade. One of my fondest memories is sitting up on the cat with my dad pushing down trees and making paths through the fields.
@@SalvageWorkshop - Since you are relying on gravity to feed the fuel to the pump, you should go with something that has very little restriction. www.amazon.com/WIX-Filters-Complete-Line-Filter/dp/B002IAX5BG
@@SalvageWorkshop keep looking. I worked on one's much older that had factory filters in/on the pump ... well, the book said they did, I don't remember exactly where. One was a WWII period D7, the other a 9U series D6. Other than a periodic check for water, I didn't mess with them, as most of our problems were with the pony's.
Part of your coolant leak looks to be on the housing for the lower radiator hose. You can buy an inexpensive cooling system pressure test kit. Put your system under 10 psi, you really don't need any more than that. This will help find leaks and help verify the repair.
I'm only two videos in. Can't wait to see the rest! I hope you put a little premix in that pony motor? I never really got the concept of a track loader. They always seemed to me like they would be slow and clumsy at bucket work. Maybe in the right environment, they might work great?
glad you got red going get a owners man there is 5 grease zerk right behind you,re feet grease them relegiously also wheh starting try hydraulics they have vane pump takes more rpm to set vanes if they don,t pump could burn up pump they are still a good old tractor little short on power but they were tops in there day i have5 ofthem
@@SalvageWorkshop i don,t remember which ones go to steering clutch release brgs but trace them and don,t overgrease the excess will get on steering clutchs no no two drain holes in bottomn of steering clutch compartment need to be open unless in mud or water
The radiator probably leaked before and they just ran it on water and drained the block every time. I'd rather just have a block drained like this anyway for long term storage rather than have nasty old antifreeze coolant sitting for decade after decade.
My D4 has the same plug sometimes there is a petcock so it can be readily drained. If cooling with water it must be drained along with radiator in freezing temps or block will freeze and break. I think the missing piece for the brake should be some sort of strap with notches on it for brake lock to engage. When starting engines which have been idle for a long time I prime engine oil system with external oil pump before turning and crack drain plugs on oil pan , trans, final drives, hydraulic reservoir etc. if possible to drain of any possible water. Also always crank diesel with compression off until oil pressure builds before engaging compression and shut off pony buy turning gas off so carb is dry. You may have known all this but thought I’d still mention it, have fun!
Well done i have one the same model right brake has the hand brake, your missing most of the bars and locking clamp can send copy of page from workshop manual.
I have enjoyed this video enormously. Before you run the hydraulic test, make sure you take the track pad from between the lift cylinder and lift arm or the right side of the machine. You still have an enormous amount work ahead of you; for example, you will have to pull the right roller frame in order to replace the sprocket rim. When you pull the roller frame, it is likely you will find broken bolts, or that you will break some; that used to happen to us all the time.
Old red runs, great! And all of the bees are gassed out by now! :-D Man, what a beast of a machine, sound healthy by revving it up, like it! Thx for showing! :-D
On that Hour Meter , when you fire it up and run it for 1 hour and 30 mins , check the numbers again and it should be at 3204/5 on the meter . Besides 32,031 hours is 3 years and 7 months ...so ? Has a Trax been running for 3.7 years way back in the day it was being run ? Good work though , amazing keeping track of all that equipment...
Can't be sure mate but I my gut feeling is that given the amount of crap in the fuel delivery lines that old diesel has been run for a damn site longer than thirty two hundred hours. Could be wrong though.
@@a0cdhd could be a few years of sitting in the heat and cold with gelled up diesel . I cant see it running for an accumulated 32,000 hours in total ? My uncle did have a pickup truck with almost 600,000 miles on it though ..
With thick gasket material like that you don't need to trace and cut, just tap the edges with a small ballpean and the edge of the part will cut the gasket. At the very least it will give you a perfect outline to finish cutting.
Lots of work, I admire your patient and deliberate attitude towards it. You should be careful with brake cleaner.....highly toxic. Well worth 10 bucks for a hundred nytril gloves.
You did well. That old Cat is a 1956 model 955C, it has the more modern, oil master clutch, and electric start on the pony, which is a lot better than the previous rope start!
Always start with cleaning out fuel systems on old machines, before you even try to start them. Fuel tanks fill up with water (from condensation), lint from rags, dust and debris, and dirt and rust in fuel from drums.
Get rid of that ether, it only fractures piston rings. Good engines don't need it. If it needs ether to start, the engine is shot, or will be very soon.
Keep your fuel tanks full, fill up as soon as you finish work, this prevents condensation from building up in the tanks.
The "hidden compartment" toolbox is not out-of-the-ordinary, a lot of tractors have tool compartments under the seat.
The hour meter only reads hours, not hours and tenths. If an hourmeter reads tenths, the RHS numbers are a different color.
The meter is more correctly known in Cat parlance as the "service meter", because it measures crankshaft rotations, not actual hours, and the numbers are for servicing periods.
It is designed to approximate hours at rated full load RPM, but the "hours" vary according to how the engine is working, whether it's lugging regularly or running at no-load full RPM all day.
The service meter can be out, up to 15%, in comparison to actual hours worked, more so if the engine is idled a lot.
Make sure you always lower the bucket to the ground upon leaving the seat, and never work under a raised bucket that is not securely propped.
Fabricate a proper steel prop to fit over the hydraulic lift cylinder shaft, and have it secured in place. You keep the prop bolted to the back of the bucket.
I cut my teeth on cable-control crawlers at 16 in 1965, and now I'm 71, and still working on them! I've owned up to 55 earthmovers at the one time, some over 100 tonnes in weight.
I just picked up a Cat 931B traxcavator that has been abandoned and abused, some people should never be allowed to own good machines.
You got a good one there, at least Red had the foresight to store the 955 under good cover. Most unloved tractors end up stored out in the open and suffer accordingly.
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Ron Nash Ron it’s so nice to here from some one who knows what they are talking ..when I was about 14 my local farmer taught how to start a D4 and one thing I remember was the rope start donkey engine (bastard) when cold the other was to count the fan blades whilst engaging engine clutch until a bluer then release clutch ....Now 75 this one brought happy memories....to this old Brit ..👍
Pulling and rewinding the rope when the pony motor was finicky was no fun.
@@localcrew Yes, the one and the same!
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I don’t know how many women watch these videos you put out but I got sucked in when you were renovating your new work shop. Been watching since. I hop around and watch end to end. I’m always fascinated with what I don’t fully understand mechanically. Your tenacity is what fuels my viewership. Bravo. I’m just a sometime hobby restorer or as I like to put it fixer upper. What you do is truly inspiring. 👏
My uncle raised me, after my dad suddenly passed away, at my age of 7 in the late sixties and early seventies. He was a developer and had lots of equipment, but my fondest memories are of going to the job sites with him, and watching how he could work that monstrous 955K Cat, and make it do exactly what he wanted it to do. This video just brought those sweet memories flooding back, along with the tears of joy in seeing one fire up once again. Thank you for sharing.
I feel truly honored by your comment my friend! I'm glad it bring back such great memories! Thank you for sharing that and for joining me on this journey as I put thid OLD Cat BACK to work! Lots more to come!
You are right that right side peddle the right side steering brake, also you nailed it on the ratchet, that is the parking brake. You have just made my day... seeing this old 955 brought back to life has given me a lot of memories and good feelings. Thank you!!!
Great job. Being an old Cat mechanic I really enjoyed watching you resurrect Big Red. Just FYI the correct sequence to start the diesel engine using the petrol starter is to engage the pinion with the diesel engine throttle right off and the diesel engine decompression lever activated. Let it spin for a while, bleed the fuel system if necessary, get oil pressure and fuel pressure right up the flick over the decompression lever and let it turn over for a bit, still without any throttle. Then slowly give it some diesel engine throttle; if it's warmed up properly the diesel engine should "catch" almost immediately. Cheers. Looking forward to the next installment of you getting this beast ready for work again. Well done.
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That is the way it should be done.
Exactly!
Thank you John! That's pretty close to what i'm doing other than the way you say to use the decompression lever, i'm haven't done it that way... I'll give that a try next time I fire it up! I'm no trained mechanic AT ALL...I only know ENOUGH to be DANGEROUS, but MAN am I DANGEROUS! I truly appreciate the start up sequence my friend! I've had to figure out how this old beast works as I go! I still need to get a manual & any other books I can find on it because there is VERY little about this old machine online! Thanks again, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
My boss has 2 of these.
@@SalvageWorkshop there's still a bunch of guys around that used those machines. I'm sure you can get a lot of good tips from them. I had mine for a farm I had. Lotta younger guys thought I was crazy to buy it. My reply was I'm not in a race, and it's cheap power.
Just stumbled on the video, was immediately sucked in, like watching a metal surgeon operate!. My pediatric group,still has a 1957 refrigerator in our office and it still works just fine! It does this old farts soul a world of good to see these thing resurrected from my youth.
Preface: Not long awake (07:30 #UK & not had my cuppa yet).
I wanna thank you for my 1st ear to ear smile & happy laugh of the day.
Old Red would be proud 💙
I'm truly glad you enjoyed it! Lot's more to come!
I just love the fact that you had on the correct style of hard hat for operation sequence.
Crazy to think that with all the huge equipment we have now days, that the interstate system and many of our dams and bridges were built with this at the time, state fo the art equipment. Really cool to see it brought back to life.
Thanks for posting and sharing. What a great reward for your patient and conscientous efforts!
Making the gasket on the fuel connection,spray adhesive on part place the gasket material on ,take a ball pen hammer and tap around the outside of part, and all the holes on it, and it makes a perfect gasket and it's already adhesived on 1 side, and will hold gasket on when you reinstall part ,I'm an old human and made alot of gaskets over the years ,this seemed the best way to making gaskets,at least for me.
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Ain't nothing finer than an old CAT sound, I used to load clay and rock out many years ago with a 955 traxcavator ....Long Live Ol Red
Excited for you. I can tell you are very excited. If I owned it, I would now have to disassemble sections at a time and clean prime and repaint it to like new. It is just how I do things... Thumbs Up!
Good job! When I was a little boy, I just looked, looked, and looked at the cat working until someone called me for dinner. I can feel your excitement and joyfulness. Thanks.
Ok that was exciting. When she fired up and ran I was whoopin' n hollerin' right with ya bud! It sounded awesome.
Caterpillar Lives Matter!
The old beast is alive! Good job!
Hi, it is so nice to see someone making a gasket instead of running to the auto-parts store for a new one. I am seventy years old now and in my younger days I was in the Navy, we had to make parts and gaskets on board as you could not go to the shops when you were two hundred and fifty yards below and three months into a six month mission, we had to make do or mend with anything we had and there was no room for gaskets you just had gasket material and you made your own.
Yep you were really STOKED when the diesel fired up. Stuff made back in the day was made to work on and last. You just proved that. Great job 👍👍
I'm one year older than Old Red and I was STOKED! In the late 60's my dad rented a dozer much like that and I got to spend a few hours pushing dirt.
Absolutely right
The old metal hard hat, long sleeve shirt and suspenders were a nice touch.
Its an adventure!
I am soo happy that you are taking us along with you.
Information is power, share the power. It’s makes us all stronger!
Thank you... 👍🍻
it's always good to see the old machinery being rescued and put back into working condition
Doesn’t matter what brand or color old machines are, hearing them start and smoke for the first time is the best
AMEN to that Will! I couldn't agree more!
Salvage Workshop even thought I can never get over the sound of a 2 cilinder John Deere
@@willdudley3332 yes I'm 12 and I love driving my grandpa's 2 john deere bs one is a 41 and one if a 51 he willed them to me!
Banshee Boy that’s very cool, my grandpa gave me a ‘44 LA to restore.
Sweet he also has a farmall cub a aliss Chalmers wd and a john deere 140
At 17.34 that was a great move !! Very through, nicely done!!!
I'm truly glad to be here for part 2 of this! I'm very interested in seeing this CAT get rolling, I think it's a really cool project.
Thanks for this. This piece of equipment came out the year I was born. My Grandfather spent his entire life on equipment like this ... "Earth Moving Business". He was born in 1901 ... same year the famous picture of "Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang" was taken in my home town of Fort Worth, Texas. My "Paw-Paw" ran a Steam Drag Line digging on the Panama Canal ... pics of him standing in a bucket the size of a Condo in one single scoop ! Somehow, I know he and "Red" would have been fast friends ... so thanks for the cherished memory. I know he most probably ran this type of equipment ... so few choices back then ... and so many hours sitting on his lap as he ran this kind of Equipment brings back such fond snap shots of him and I ... a reminder to remember today, for it fades to memories later on down the line. God Bless.
I operated my 1965 955H for six hours this weekend. I was cutting trails through some pulp wood. It is a good idea to wear some hearing protection when running these monsters, they are designed to run at full throttle and they snort at a few dB. Keep up the great work!
Yeah! The beast lives! Long live Old Red!! So much fun watching the pure joy in your face! Can’t wait for the next video. This has been so much fun!
Hi its gramma again from fl.
Again on the edge of my rocker, so very pleased that you would take the time ,money and effort to restore Old Red.Thanks again for an awesome viedo,I'll be on the porch waiting for more.👍♥️🙏
Nice one granny love your enthusiasm 👍😘😘😘
Watching Your videos, brings back memories of my old Allis Chalmers AC-4...Same size, but was a dozer...I did not have a pony motor, but I had to get the starter rewound, after trying to start it for weeks...I thought the batteries were not big enough....I also had to change steering clutches to make it turn correctly.....Those Old Diesels never die!!...Good Luck!!!
Would enjoy seeing this fine machine all painted and looking like new again.
Love it love it love it you deserve to hear that engine run good job starting this old machine up in honor of Red
Bro you hung in there and reserected the beast such a proud moment I am glad you posted it. American ingenuity at its finest...
Damn Right my man...American PRIDE...LONG LIVE OLD RED!.....and WHITE AND BLUE!
Well done mate, I'm a plant engineer from Scotland and there's no other joy than getting an old engine running again
The first thing that I would do is install a filter to the outlet of the fuel tank tap that you cleaned out, there is a lot of shit in that tank and once the machine is moving around the fuel line and pump is going to clog up again. Greetings from Australia
yeap. it will be stop again fast, remove tanque give a pressure wash first.
Yes! Have to have a fuel filter
I ran a 955 Cat for a couple of years in the late 70's. Cool workhorse.
UA-cam gold, better than any cliff hanger on Netflix. Well done young man.
Hi SW, hope you are keeping well. Old Red LIVES!! Super job getting Red running, sounds awesome. Loads of stuff on google about the 955. Give it a clean, coat of wax and let the character shine through. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎🐶🦴🦼🏍
Man oh man....you brought a smile to my face and a tear of joy to my eyes....you are truly blessed with patience, an analytical mind, and a heartfelt joy in putting life right back into every project. With regard to the hour meter, most of them for diesel tractors do have a tenth indicator at the far right and it’s usually highlighted in red. I am really looking forward to seeing "Old Red" do some fancy work in the "shakedown". Take it easy and stay healthy, brother.
A great felling of satisfaction when things go well. May you have many hours of work from such an old machine.
One time i left the cap off to my backhoe after fueling it night before very tired as soon as i got into my place crashed woke up went to start the machine ran for about 10 min died could not figure it out. Drained the tank a slug over night dropped into the tank and onto the bottom. I wish they made a screen for the old equipment for filling up. In Alaska it gets so cold in dead horse 1 gallon of gas to 55 gallons of fuel. Nice to have an air compressor to flush. Nice little project you have i have an old american 1940s crawler crane i need to work on so many other projects.
Man I love the sound of a big diesel cold start. I've got a detroit 60 in my rig and I love hearing it pop and cough on a cold morning.
So if that is 1/10 of an hour it would only take 6 mins to move from 0 to 1 or 1 to 2. Should be easy enough to see that after you’ve run it a few times. Amazing job man! I wish I could take my vacation time from work and come to you and be your repair wingman! That sounds like my best vacation idea ever!
It's very unlikely that it's tens
that was awesome. Big kudos to you dude! .......great work and effort. Thanks for sharing. Love to see those old machines come back to life.
You can be proud
The old Maschine rund well and it Sounds very amazing loud with a Huge growl.
No the silend Motors of today
Power and Sound that is what needed
Thanks for the Video
All the best and greetings
Yours Frank
What a lovely video. Nicely filmed and good commentary, calm and efficient work and an engine awoken and turning out to be the sweetest runner. Love it!
You're doing a great job. Hat's off to the fella who taught you to do a great and thorough job, and taught you a great work ethic.
Man your emotion is genuine. There is nothing like putting in some serious mechanical effort & forensics and she fires up after some TLC. You skipped thru bleeding the injectors. Can't wait to see her in your woods clearing trails.
I love that there's a little nibble above the door to make room for the stack. Great video, man.
Truely awsome, Was so great to see Old Red rolling again.
Diesel Running Sweet !!
Dad ran 955H Power shift during 60's, an new 955K Late 60's and new 955L's 70's and another New 955L 1982 !- Great Machines and did some Graft and gor abused but took it !!
My dad had a D4 on the farm with a starting engine that had to be started via rope wound around that pulley in the footwell. Memories.
My boss has two d2's and a 3 complete with rope for the pony.
We had an old 1940's D4 that could be either electrically or pull started. Naturally we made sure there was always a good battery available!
Nicki wrote: "My dad had a D4 on the farm with a starting engine that had to be started via rope wound around that pulley in the footwell. Memories.' ...... You may not have noticed it, but this 955 also had a pulley down under the hood with the steering levers. It was back-up in case the starting engine wouldn't start.
Man, when I was a young lad I youst to help a guy start his D4 that had a pony motor, what a thrill !
That drain pan is TOAST !! Through the whole video I kept thinking this is what happens to me !! When fixing things sometimes one thing leads to another for sure . I was so stoked to hear the diesel start up it ran really smooth !! This is when they made things to be repaired !! Great video can't wait for more !! I want to see those hydraulics work !! Love the passion you have to bring back to life old equipment and tools !! Its a real throttle up to see something run that hasn't in year or fix something that's broken !! 🍻🔧
Lol... one thing leads to another is an understatement! Good thing I have another entire radiator sitting right next to it! I guess we'll see what's really bad once I tear into it! I do love bring back old tools & machines, & I'm truly glad your along for the ride!
There's nothing like walking behind a tractor that's plowing dirt and smelling the diesel and dirt,
used to do it as a kid. Good luck with the radiator.
As a retired heavy equipment operator, this machine brings back memories. In the 70s I ran an old cat 955 quite a bit. Open cab and backwards bucket controls. What an old shit box it was!!
When things were made to last indefinitely and planned obsolescence was not even considered...
Absolutely...When GOOD WAS GOOD !
They will last a very long time if properly maintained unfortunately most old ones are not because their occasional use makes good maintenance an expensive proposition vis a vis the income they produce. Still, when you are semi retired and doing the maintenance yourself you can usually keep up.
new cats (like 90%) are crap, this is the real Cat spirit. things that last forever are a bad business. ......
I work for a Cat dealer and it's an art to start these old guys without beating up everything else.
I am impressed. It is so much more difficult to do a job like that miles from your base , there is always a tool or something that you did not bring ! 😀🇬🇧
LOL... I don't think I can stress how VERY true what you just said really is! I've had to think HARD each night before I head home about what I need to bring from the shop for the next day and then make a list so I don't forget... that goes for both both tools and materials, but so far it's been a fun journey& I appreciate you joining me on it!
probably the best maintenance since cat stopped working on it, well done, my brother used to drive one of these road building in the UK, late 50's when I was boy at school, he up graded to 977H late 60's, but I do remember watching the same jobs being done then, im 69 now,
Those old Cats...you just can’t kill ‘em.
I bought an old 60's allis and chalmers grader that sat in the bush for 20 years and brought it home. drained the fuel tank, changed some fuel filters, changed some u joints. And it runs and operates!
Awesome job getting it going!
Just love watching a guy with the enthusiasm and the skills to resurrect an old beast like this. Most guys wouldn't waste their time but it's not about the time spent or the $100 or so dollars to get this relic firing again it's about wondering if you can and the achievement in hearing it running and then finally working it
You know that machine was loved. If it wasn’t it never would’ve been parked in the barn. Usually old bulldozers get left outside in the elements with intent on repairing them then they get too far gone to repair. Nice work btw
The moment this beast starts roaring is unique! I'm glad you share your excitement! Feel it even through the net!!! Great job!
Cool to see it run. Congratulations, you did a nice job getting it running.
Those are the things that do good the internet.
Very impresive work.
Congratulations.
I was excited to see this come up! Thanks! You do great work! Loved your excitement when you got that pony motor up and running in the last video.
Congrats to you and Ole Red. It's awesome to see you diagnosing each piece of the machine to get it running.
I remember fueling it, greasing it. My dad and the owner would laugh at me for washing 3 of them. Trying to keep them clean! I got $50.00 month
As a kid, Dad had 2 traxcavators with cable hoist loaders. A D2, and a D4
Best day of my young life first time I got drive the D2-age 11
By 12 I could start either with the rope start pony motors
Gollleee I enjoyed watching this
Crimping is much better than soldering the electrical connectors. The solder will get fatigued over time with the vibration from the engine.
Good thing I did both!
good for that old machine it found you ! you love her she will love you back. will be watching. thank you,,, excellent job.
I have just found your channel and may i say thank god you clean the parts and fix parts a pleasure to watch , keep up the good work saving theses beautiful machines .
When the diesel motor starts use the fuel shut off to run the pony motor out of fuel or it will run into the sump and dilute the oil.
Won't normally when it heats up evaporate the fuel? I suppose if you start it warm that would cause issuess
@@wildman510 The carb is notorius for sticking and will flood the pony out so you let it runout. The fuel will dilute the oil in the pony motor.
Squatch253 has a great explanation of how to start old cats!
@@icefishdaily Yuppers! Including letting the pony turn the diesel over till its got oil pressure before giving it fuel to start.
@@zigmiester while the carburetors are "known" to have issues, there is a more common problem. When you operate a pony start machine, movement and vibration make the gasoline slosh in the carb. In turn it makes the float dance and a perfectly good carb will let gasoine through. Eventually letting a lot of it through. Running the pony till it's emptied the bowl keeps it from happening.
I grew up with an old 1940's version. The engine blew when I was 10. Its been sitting in a field since. Now there is a tree growing up through the front blade. One of my fondest memories is sitting up on the cat with my dad pushing down trees and making paths through the fields.
Without a fuel filter, it's a miracle that diesel injection pump still runs, you should put an in-line fuel filter ASAP.
I agree a fuel Filter setup is DEFINITELY something I want to add!
@@SalvageWorkshop - Since you are relying on gravity to feed the fuel to the pump, you should go with something that has very little restriction. www.amazon.com/WIX-Filters-Complete-Line-Filter/dp/B002IAX5BG
@@SalvageWorkshop keep looking. I worked on one's much older that had factory filters in/on the pump ... well, the book said they did, I don't remember exactly where. One was a WWII period D7, the other a 9U series D6. Other than a periodic check for water, I didn't mess with them, as most of our problems were with the pony's.
A testament to well built machines too. Still reliable now
Props, dude! Looking forward to the next videos!
Man this was a GREAT post vid...brought a tear to my eye...AMERICA AT ITS FINEST!...LONG LIVE AMERICAN INGENUITY AND SPIRIT!
Part of your coolant leak looks to be on the housing for the lower radiator hose. You can buy an inexpensive cooling system pressure test kit. Put your system under 10 psi, you really don't need any more than that. This will help find leaks and help verify the repair.
Awesome suggestion... I think I have one of those kits (never used it), but thank you! I'll dig it out and put it to work this week!
@@SalvageWorkshop I've been a diesel mechanic for over 25 years, if you have any questions feel free to ask.
I'm only two videos in. Can't wait to see the rest! I hope you put a little premix in that pony motor? I never really got the concept of a track loader. They always seemed to me like they would be slow and clumsy at bucket work. Maybe in the right environment, they might work great?
Great job! Love the custom notch in the barn doorway to clear the stack and hard hat
Noticed That!!...haha...
glad you got red going get a owners man there is 5 grease zerk right behind you,re feet grease them relegiously also wheh starting try hydraulics they have vane pump takes more rpm to set vanes if they don,t pump could burn up pump they are still a good old tractor little short on power but they were tops in there day i have5 ofthem
I need to replace at least 2 of the grease tubes on for those zerks, but I plan to keep it well lubricated!
@@SalvageWorkshop i don,t remember which ones go to steering clutch release brgs but trace them and don,t overgrease the excess will get on steering clutchs no no two drain holes in bottomn of steering clutch compartment need to be open unless in mud or water
I couldn't help but cheer along with you when old red started!
Yes that is the block drain.
The radiator probably leaked before and they just ran it on water and drained the block every time. I'd rather just have a block drained like this anyway for long term storage rather than have nasty old antifreeze coolant sitting for decade after decade.
That's what I thought, but wasn't sure... It's not a spot for another water temp is it? Someone else mentioned that might be what the hole was for.
My D4 has the same plug sometimes there is a petcock so it can be readily drained. If cooling with water it must be drained along with radiator in freezing temps or block will freeze and break. I think the missing piece for the brake should be some sort of strap with notches on it for brake lock to engage. When starting engines which have been idle for a long time I prime engine oil system with external oil pump before turning and crack drain plugs on oil pan , trans, final drives, hydraulic reservoir etc. if possible to drain of any possible water. Also always crank diesel with compression off until oil pressure builds before engaging compression and shut off pony buy turning gas off so carb is dry. You may have known all this but thought I’d still mention it, have fun!
I am not very mechanical but I love to watch you work through the steps to drive it out. Can’t wait to se the rest of this.
Well done i have one the same model right brake has the hand brake, your missing most of the bars and locking clamp can send copy of page from workshop manual.
I have enjoyed this video enormously. Before you run the hydraulic test, make sure you take the track pad from between the lift cylinder and lift arm or the right side of the machine. You still have an enormous amount work ahead of you; for example, you will have to pull the right roller frame in order to replace the sprocket rim. When you pull the roller frame, it is likely you will find broken bolts, or that you will break some; that used to happen to us all the time.
Once that diesel started I bet you didn't have any trouble with bees lol.
Old red runs, great!
And all of the bees are gassed out by now!
:-D
Man, what a beast of a machine, sound healthy by revving it up, like it!
Thx for showing!
:-D
On that Hour Meter , when you fire it up and run it for 1 hour and 30 mins , check the numbers again and it should be at 3204/5 on the meter . Besides 32,031 hours is 3 years and 7 months ...so ? Has a Trax been running for 3.7 years way back in the day it was being run ? Good work though , amazing keeping track of all that equipment...
Can't be sure mate but I my gut feeling is that given the amount of crap in the fuel delivery lines that old diesel has been run for a damn site longer than thirty two hundred hours. Could be wrong though.
@@a0cdhd could be a few years of sitting in the heat and cold with gelled up diesel . I cant see it running for an accumulated 32,000 hours in total ? My uncle did have a pickup truck with almost 600,000 miles on it though ..
That machine loves you.
Because of the love you put into repairing it.
WOOHOO 🙌 the Diesel engine is running 🤣 I was as excited as you Buddy 😆 Loved every minute of this your had worked well done 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴
With thick gasket material like that you don't need to trace and cut, just tap the edges with a small ballpean and the edge of the part will cut the gasket. At the very least it will give you a perfect outline to finish cutting.
Thought the same but he might not have had a ball-peen hammer with him
@@tomp5377 Old Navy trick.
@@Dave-in-MD Maybe where we hotrodders got it
@@tomp5377 Or the other way around. I learned it on my first ship back in 1988.
Hey, Old Red. Great to see ya.
He purrs like a CAT.
Top tier video capture. Someone really made effort to get the lighting, angles of view, minimal shadows. Very Well Done.
Lots of work, I admire your patient and deliberate attitude towards it. You should be careful with brake cleaner.....highly toxic. Well worth 10 bucks for a hundred nytril gloves.
Nice Job saving that cool old dozer, Thanks.
The brake on the right isn't an emergency brake. I believe it's a positrack that stops the right treads for sharper turns
Jeff Showers you are correct in that both pedals one for the left track and the other for the right
Fantastic. It gives me goose bumps to see this old piece of equipment getting closer to full operation. Congrats.
Man you have put in the hours on this monster. You must REALLY want this piece of equipment.
Brilliant! You have every right to be excited.
We definitely need a part 3 bro👍👍good job ,shout out all the way from BELIZE 🇧🇿💯🔥💯