Most of us would have called our Cat dealer and they would have sent a service person who would still be looking for where to plug in their diagnostic cable. Jeff you're a fosil with a wealth of knowledge.
If ya want someone to go out there and fk ya might as well call me lmao. Theyre hit or miss and it ain't cheap either. Its always better to know your own equipment and do repairs yourself (unless it needs specialized equipment or something ya don't have)
CAT charged me $1000 just to come plug in Diagnostic and read codes on my 2016 320 for DPF clogged 3500 hours $4500 for new DPF and a harness on engine was bad $7000 total.. The Service Tech never went to CAT school either and was a young kid working off his laptop being directed by service manager ! Machine sat two weeks dead .ECM defuels motor. They could not get it running I DID! I found out I could loosen DPF from exhaust manifold and engine would start to move out of fkg hole so I could keep job going. Old CAT were the best. Not anymore like Deere greedy and you can't repair your own machine. I have CAT ET but it won't do what dealer can do.. I went to dealer for a part and they handed me a part labeled "made in China"... I almost threw it through their window! I hear this alot from guys with newer teir 4 machines we have to use on government jobs ... Nice channel. Thanks
Would love to work with your crew, Jeff. I operated heavy equipment as a young man and it got into my blood, never able to shake it. I love the smell of diesel fuel and diesel exhaust, not to mention turning wrenches and saving $ fixing it myself. Stay safe out there brother, you and the whole Anderson gang!
G'day Jeff, P1 and P2 adjust your speed and direction clutch modulation. Your auto shift points usualy have more influence on the shift harsheness, governor feed pressure should be around 90 to 94 psi this pressure will change both your downshift and upshift points so set it first before setting your upshift points. No one has ever updated that trans, 35 years ago those steel tubes to that small manifold you removed were changed to plastic with an inbuilt screen. 🍻
Baughman had a surgical nurse sister he came back from basic asked the sister what's the piece doing on dash. Oh she said that red light keeps coming on it was the low engine oil light
Ya know Jeff, I obviously I don’t have any money in this game (job).., but I am sitting here watching this video, drinking a cold beer…, and now steam is rolling out of my ears…, after hearing $65 to over night a part.., and then to hear the local parts person pulls/sends “thee” wrong part…, I get it.., people make mistakes.., but man..! Ok, sorry for my rant. I finished my beer, I am now switching over to “whisky”… Thank you for the mid-week video, you have a better day tomorrow…, “Jeff wins”
I understand now Geoff why you like the old Cat gear,built to last and easy to fault find and to repair if need be.Great video as usual,just ending our spring and entering in to summer,if it bloody stops raining lol.
…you are a most remarkable Operator, with a great temperament and attitude to your work, machines and challenges - super watching and sharing in your videos on UT! • Thank you kindly…quite a trip along the way. (As a young guy in ZA’s Zululand (way back!) battelling with ‘broken and breaking stuff’ gave me massive exposure to this FOI - so immense respect for what you do, how you go about it and turning half the problems you face into ‘joys of discovery’ merely with a magnificent mind and heart set, patience, serious commitment and very evident passion for your chosen task). Great going Jpaydirt! Thank you kindly, once more… 👊
I watched the vid you did on driving push pull and found it very interesting, there is a lot going on for sure. Also watching you at the controls of the dozer is good footage. There is always plenty of action at the controls and good to see a good operator making it look easy. Jeff.
From my understanding the go-pros are designed to have air moving over them to dissipate heat. The case itself is a heatsink. The tabs on the bottom should be metal. Some have had success with using a metal mount to help with heat dissipation. Turning of stabilization and reducing resolution and fps will also help reduce heat created. Results may vary depending on which camera model one has.
G'day Jeff,, The design of the selector mech in the CAT scraper is pretty impressive , ,dealing with all the torque n power over so many years ,,,, The proof is in the pudding . Jeff wins again...! Respect
my CAT dealer bored that rear hitch hole crooked and the pin is tapered and fits into a tapered bushing in that ear, so it breaks everything all to hell, they also bored the upper H link holes so crooked the thrust washers wont go in
Ive talked to workshop managers of big open cut coal mines, here in Australia, and they say that all the new gear ( CAT included) is a continuous battle with the electronics breaking down.........
@@Jpaydirt it seems to be getting worse........John Deere are pushing 'electric' tractors and combines now. Of course, as with the electric car situation, nobody even knows where all the electricity will come from, or if anyone will know how to service/trouble shoot them. Imagine a lithium battery fire, in the middle of a ripened wheat crop in the middle of summer! Unless this nonsense is countered, we will all be stuck with useless junk with no way out of a big mess.
I love to see you hooking up in three, we were not allowed do that when I worked at a big company because if we hit something hard we would pull the floors right out of the scrapers . Did a job my self in Glenwood Colorado we used a D 10 N and 631 s and we tore up a couple of floors on a 200 ft cut on the side of a mountain with random 4- 6 boulders had a D 9 R pushing rocks around the 800,000 yard job 😂you guys got good potato dirt material you guys can load fast for sure . Keep up the good videos Jeff
usually what happens is the weld that connects the top of the frog to the floor wears off and then theres no support for the frog and out it comes, cats metal is not very good, I use a half inch AR 400 top and a three eight's bottom and a A514 (T1) frog, CAT uses 90 thou tensile strength steel and only a 3/8 top and it doesn't take long to wear down the top and the weld until there's not much strength left
Once upon a time I bet that you didn't need to next day that dagnamit. But oh no lets not keep anything on the shelf, I can't imagine that you are the only fella running 637's in all of that area.
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again jay, you gotta get yourself one of those Milwaukee ratchets, mine has hella torque and it just makes taking all those little damn bolts and nuts apart so much easier. And it’ll save your knuckles too! Doh! 😂
Amazing contents right here! Glad I have found your channel! May I repost all videos under your channel name on another website called Ganjing World? Full credits and sources are inclusive, for sure. Thanks!
Being a plumber comes in handy 🤣 when you get a job on heavy equipment.Pour in some Draino and dry gas hit with a hammer 🔨 and start it up and flush then connect the parts and get back to work man..!
Suppose it depends what you want to do We use tractor scrapers for paddock work Cat scrapers are just too small and low powered for the job If we want a building pad put in we'll still call the co tractors like Jeff The skills required to level it all out is a bit beyond us Along with some new roads Well build 90% of it but like most things the last 10% is most of the actual skill
just a few but only backhoes and a trackhoe, I think their smart enough to know the big stuff is out of their price range and they see they can't fix it either, cost per acre and how fast I can get it done is a major factor here
Jay, they use to make a brand of paper towels called Job Squad! I use to use them when we were building my Jeeps. They were great, l could get a lot of use out of one towel. I never see them any more. Why do you call your scraper a dirty whore? Is it because you have had a lot of problems with it? I’d be very interested to find why you call her that!
Well at least your not on your back working above yourself and your hands go numb big guy much sympathy for your problem Just looking at the bright side big guy Stay safe!
Most of us would have called our Cat dealer and they would have sent a service person who would still be looking for where to plug in their diagnostic cable. Jeff you're a fosil with a wealth of knowledge.
are you sure?
If ya want someone to go out there and fk ya might as well call me lmao. Theyre hit or miss and it ain't cheap either. Its always better to know your own equipment and do repairs yourself (unless it needs specialized equipment or something ya don't have)
Some guys just disconnect the trans hold and the diff lock it eliminated the differences of of operators saves money
Using that diff lock at the wrong time can be costly
Did someone hit low while downshifting preparing to load
I always enjoy seeing the insides of your equipment and learning how they work.
It's good to learn on other people's broken machines , sucks when your own stuff breaks 👍
CAT charged me $1000 just to come plug in Diagnostic and read codes on my 2016 320 for DPF clogged 3500 hours
$4500 for new DPF and a harness on engine was bad $7000 total..
The Service Tech never went to CAT school either and was a young kid working off his laptop being directed by service manager !
Machine sat two weeks dead .ECM defuels motor. They could not get it running I DID!
I found out I could loosen DPF from exhaust manifold and engine would start to move out of fkg hole so I could keep job going.
Old CAT were the best.
Not anymore like Deere greedy and you can't repair your own machine.
I have CAT ET but it won't do what dealer can do..
I went to dealer for a part and they handed me a part labeled "made in China"...
I almost threw it through their window!
I hear this alot from guys with newer teir 4 machines we have to use on government jobs ...
Nice channel.
Thanks
The 8 speed whine! that noise is embedded in my head Jeff....when there were 70 + scrapers at the airport job down here it was heaven!!
Their had to be at least one fat gal lover in that crew
Would love to work with your crew, Jeff. I operated heavy equipment as a young man and it got into my blood, never able to shake it. I love the smell of diesel fuel and diesel exhaust, not to mention turning wrenches and saving $ fixing it myself. Stay safe out there brother, you and the whole Anderson gang!
G'day Jeff, P1 and P2 adjust your speed and direction clutch modulation. Your auto shift points usualy have more influence on the shift harsheness, governor feed pressure should be around 90 to 94 psi this pressure will change both your downshift and upshift points so set it first before setting your upshift points. No one has ever updated that trans, 35 years ago those steel tubes to that small manifold you removed were changed to plastic with an inbuilt screen. 🍻
The initial pressure is to high on this one, it's about 10 psi more than the others
The old 3 speed scraper trans would flop back and forth on a scraper the 8 speed didn't I think operator thinking
Matt is like the head Surgical Nurse, handing Dr. Paydirt the proper tools for the exploratory Transmission surgery. Another Great Video.
Baughman had a surgical nurse sister he came back from basic asked the sister what's the piece doing on dash. Oh she said that red light keeps coming on it was the low engine oil light
Ya know Jeff,
I obviously I don’t have any money in this game (job).., but I am sitting here watching this video, drinking a cold beer…, and now steam is rolling out of my ears…, after hearing $65 to over night a part.., and then to hear the local parts person pulls/sends “thee” wrong part…,
I get it.., people make mistakes.., but man..!
Ok, sorry for my rant.
I finished my beer, I am now switching over to “whisky”…
Thank you for the mid-week video, you have a better day tomorrow…, “Jeff wins”
I understand now Geoff why you like the old Cat gear,built to last and easy to fault find and to repair if need be.Great video as usual,just ending our spring and entering in to summer,if it bloody stops raining lol.
Jay is a damn good mechanic. He can troubleshoot them damn things quick.
One company I worked for disconnected the trans hold and diff lock pedals never had a problems after
…you are a most remarkable Operator, with a great temperament and attitude to your work, machines and challenges - super watching and sharing in your videos on UT!
• Thank you kindly…quite a trip along the way. (As a young guy in ZA’s Zululand (way back!) battelling with ‘broken and breaking stuff’ gave me massive exposure to this FOI - so immense respect for what you do, how you go about it and turning half the problems you face into ‘joys of discovery’ merely with a magnificent mind and heart set, patience, serious commitment and very evident passion for your chosen task).
Great going Jpaydirt!
Thank you kindly, once more…
👊
You can paint white the go pro case,so it doesn't overheat anymore.
Tip. Moving blankets are cheap. Placing one out directly under where you are working can save digging in the dirt for dropped screws.
Love watching those big cats doing their thing
Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada you have great videos thanks for sharing 😊
Good to see the lizards out getting a bit of run. I guess old mate in the parts shop now only humms after being given a tune up.
I watched the vid you did on driving push pull and found it very interesting, there is a lot going on for sure. Also watching you at the controls of the dozer is good footage. There is always plenty of action at the controls and good to see a good operator making it look easy. Jeff.
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad to here Caterpillar parts pullers can’t read up there either. I thought I was the only one that had to make 3 trips to get one order right
From my understanding the go-pros are designed to have air moving over them to dissipate heat. The case itself is a heatsink. The tabs on the bottom should be metal. Some have had success with using a metal mount to help with heat dissipation. Turning of stabilization and reducing resolution and fps will also help reduce heat created. Results may vary depending on which camera model one has.
I know how it feels when transmission breaks…😅 love your videos
G'day Jeff,,
The design of the selector mech in the CAT scraper is pretty impressive ,
,dealing with all the torque n power over so many years ,,,,
The proof is in the pudding .
Jeff wins again...!
Respect
I know these are your worst days
But breakdowns make the best videos, sorry not sorry, thanks for filming it all
Zep ultra wipes. By far the best shop towels made. Keep up the good work.
2:01 looks like the weld is broken on that pivot pin. Glad it was a basic fix!
my CAT dealer bored that rear hitch hole crooked and the pin is tapered and fits into a tapered bushing in that ear, so it breaks everything all to hell, they also bored the upper H link holes so crooked the thrust washers wont go in
@@Jpaydirt I know a guy that can fix that kind of stuff but shipping might be a challenge. Maybe some viewers making a trip east could haul it. 🙂
Great video Jeff alway enjoy watching you troubleshoot and fix your equipment. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Jeff.
Thanks 👍
Look at the sky God loves this
Another great video bro, water ya can't live with or without it. Safe travels guys
Glad you got her going.
Ive talked to workshop managers of big open cut coal mines, here in Australia, and they say that all the new gear ( CAT included) is a continuous battle with the electronics breaking down.........
I hear the same complaint
@@Jpaydirt it seems to be getting worse........John Deere are pushing 'electric' tractors and combines now. Of course, as with the electric car situation, nobody even knows where all the electricity will come from, or if anyone will know how to service/trouble shoot them. Imagine a lithium battery fire, in the middle of a ripened wheat crop in the middle of summer! Unless this nonsense is countered, we will all be stuck with useless junk with no way out of a big mess.
I love to see you hooking up in three, we were not allowed do that when I worked at a big company because if we hit something hard we would pull the floors right out of the scrapers . Did a job my self in Glenwood Colorado we used a D 10 N and 631 s and we tore up a couple of floors on a 200 ft cut on the side of a mountain with random 4- 6 boulders had a D 9 R pushing rocks around the 800,000 yard job 😂you guys got good potato dirt material you guys can load fast for sure . Keep up the good videos Jeff
usually what happens is the weld that connects the top of the frog to the floor wears off and then theres no support for the frog and out it comes, cats metal is not very good, I use a half inch AR 400 top and a three eight's bottom and a A514 (T1) frog, CAT uses 90 thou tensile strength steel and only a 3/8 top and it doesn't take long to wear down the top and the weld until there's not much strength left
I love the way that CAT colour code the O rings, it makes life better. ( I did spell colour correctly) !
Jeff what does a brand new Cat scraper cost equivalent size to you equipment. Great video
1.2 mill
Those 8 speed are tough diff lock air pressure control is money user
Jeez Jeff your like a Catologist for heavy iron. Doctor Jeff
Once upon a time I bet that you didn't need to next day that dagnamit. But oh no lets not keep anything on the shelf, I can't imagine that you are the only fella running 637's in all of that area.
light coat of rtv on one side engine oil on the other side of the gasket then it can be reused
I be damned if i can find that part # 2 5 5 blabla , I can see 255 ohshit but not 2 5 5 BLABLA
I spy a Wabco at 5:45 in the upper right corner! 🧐
Some filters and injectors needed
Great job Guys!! Love them Scrapers!!!
What is the intro about? i only see it on a few videos on this channel. I love it.
It's the theme from the old TV show Bonanza
@@Jpaydirt oh okay! How come it’s in some videos and not all?
@@buckskinlady @Tessa Lance I have many intros so I use others sometimes
@@Jpaydirt oh okay so for no special occasion that makes sense.
Jeff when you are running three scrapers how many gallons of fuel an hour are you burning what every it is it most hurt
each one will go thru 150 gallons in a 8 hour shift, pretty decent on fuel compared to the new stuff that burns fuel in the exhaust filter
Heya Mr Anderson good to see you again
Never ran a scraper but my neighbor used to and says he loved it.
What’s a new scraper cost ? 😊
1.2/1.5
You are a great wrench.
Thanks for sharing Jeff. 👍
You bet
YOU CAN'T BEAT AN AWESOME 'COLONIAL' !!!
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again jay, you gotta get yourself one of those Milwaukee ratchets, mine has hella torque and it just makes taking all those little damn bolts and nuts apart so much easier. And it’ll save your knuckles too! Doh! 😂
Ya hate to see a good O-ring go bad.
Oop c. Maybe some of that Lucas high mileage additive? 😂 That sucks man. Hopefully it won't be supremely expensive. Hope the best for ya man. ✌️
I just googled "being one with a machine", and in the results, a picture of ol' J Paydirt popped up!
Some body did their little toe tap at the wrong time
$1 says ya'll wave at the screen every time the intro shows the hard scraper bump wave.
Every time I hear that intro I keep hoping to hear Jeff singing again lol
Diesel engines, rubber tyres, tracks and lotsa work. They're good when they're going but a real batch when they're broken. Good luck for an easy fix.
Like your video Jeff and son .
I don't have to tell you, but old is not good, it is great!
"Take ALL the bolts out"?!?! What kind of witchcraft is that, Jeff?
Dr Paydirt to the rescue 😉😁😅🤣.
Then a big Jeff wins ending.💯💯
You can beat that. 😄😄😃
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it till those push buttons get little dirt then see what happens
Amazing contents right here! Glad I have found your channel! May I repost all videos under your channel name on another website called Ganjing World? Full credits and sources are inclusive, for sure. Thanks!
Go ahead!
Being a plumber comes in handy 🤣 when you get a job on heavy equipment.Pour in some Draino and dry gas hit with a hammer 🔨 and start it up and flush then connect the parts and get back to work man..!
They were older 37s like these
I can only imagine the 10s of thousands of dollars you save by fixing this stuff yourselves.
The future was supposed to make things easier,boy,we’re they wrong!
I wanna take training course how i can do this do you have any contact number
Jeff wins again!
#oldironrules #oldguysrule it’s a shame some of these young operators will never hear the sound of a real Diesel engine. New stuff is all garbage.
Looks good 👍
Thirty seconds in and I’ve got my money on Jeff for the win
Oh that aint no scraper!! Its not covered in oil and grease. Lol. Ive never seen a dry hitch ever!!!!! Damn it. Never!!!!!!!! Lol
all of our farmers are buying their own scrapers and think $300/hr is too much money, are you running into any of that jeff
Suppose it depends what you want to do
We use tractor scrapers for paddock work
Cat scrapers are just too small and low powered for the job
If we want a building pad put in we'll still call the co tractors like Jeff
The skills required to level it all out is a bit beyond us
Along with some new roads
Well build 90% of it but like most things the last 10% is most of the actual skill
just a few but only backhoes and a trackhoe, I think their smart enough to know the big stuff is out of their price range and they see they can't fix it either, cost per acre and how fast I can get it done is a major factor here
I take it you found the dropped part
Nice!!!!!!
Hey watch this !
Jay, they use to make a brand of paper towels called Job Squad! I use to use them when we were building my Jeeps. They were great, l could get a lot of use out of one towel. I never see them any more.
Why do you call your scraper a dirty whore? Is it because you have had a lot of problems with it? I’d be very interested to find why you call her that!
Gat a f model scraper
Nice background music
Well at least your not on your back working above yourself and your hands go numb big guy much sympathy for your problem
Just looking at the bright side big guy
Stay safe!