I cannot understand why this channel does not have one million subscribers. I am not a mechanic, engineer, or machinist, and I will never drive or own this kind of equipment, but I never miss an episode. Watching you work, listening to how you explain things, seeing what you accomplish from week to week is great entertainment. Your enthusiasm and skill gives me real joy. Thanks, Toby.
@@sleeper98 I'm in the same boat, but I have you beat I've watched 99% of Squatch' s videos. Unless there might be more than I've missed, he uses more than a few pieces of equipment that my family's farm used,, 60 years ago. A HUGH WONDERFULL Memory Lane walk... each episode for me.
Gentlemen I agree with each of you. I use the videos in my senior engines class and they have all enjoyed the process. It took them 44 minutes to install 1 Farmall M piston- I was going nuts waiting on the side- but in the end it was done- Right correct and proper. Now we need to convince the Squatchmister to work on the narrow RD6.!!!!!
I’ve watched every 1113 episode most of them multiple times I just recently bought a 3j so I’m sure I’ll be watching some of them again. I really appreciate this series.
A lot good work for warn links! Have an AC H3. Obsolete links. Welded them all (68 halves) per side with 4140 round bar and 7018 stick rod. Challenging with a pacemaker! Was able to get new pins too size and bushings near size. A little inside tooling. Turned out nice. About 100 hours welding! Very nice work and great videos!
Congratulations! That's a huge milestone. I hope we can all appreciate how much work went into those tracks, and you are still not quite done. BTW, great editing, as always.
If these hobbies were cheap everyone would have one! 🤣but at the end of the day, the things I've experienced and the people I've met and become friends with are still worth the investment!!
This series is probably the most detailed video documentation of building a D2, at the end you could make a list of parts you missed, maintenance and running etc.
I am curious, what are the actual exterior diameters on the track pins, and the interior dimensions on the track links to produce the press fit of 26 tons? Is the pin 0.001 over? 0.0005 over? How much does the link have to stretch to accommodate the pin? I know you were being careful placing the washer for the final push, but, OH! MY! Could that give you pinch! I am glad that you “wanted it this bad,” and even more grateful that you brought us along on the journey. It really makes me want to do a pilgrimage to the first show next year when 5J1113 does her debut. You say that “accomplishment is my drug.” That is literally true. When you pull off a coup, get that perfect fit, have that D3400 hitting on all 4, you get a dopamine hit to the pleasure center of the brain, an evolutionary tweak that drives us to bigger and better things for ourselves and our society. Gambling, drugs, sugary foods, and other “risky” behaviors deliver the SAME dopamine “hits” to the pleasure center, but “accomplishment” doesn’t have the downsides, unless you consider your bank account!
@@squatch253 Thanks SO much for the response, it really helps understand the process. I wonder how often track links crack as the pins and bushings are being pressed in.
Awesome this video really showcases your addiction for yellow iron lol and cosmoline and I'm grateful to have been privileged enough to witness J1113 comeing to your shop and getting checked cleaned conserved and reconstructed and refitted with select parts and for the most part kept nearly every bit original with help from granddad's D2 and the Beercan engine among many other period correct parts seeing it getting all the while one step closer to all together has been a treat and well I'm still hanging on to the Hope's of X231 makes a comeback. But thanks again Squatch for keeping it going.
I said to my partner what a great achievement this build has been and the capitulation on film to be archived for ever. I have watched every episode even if some went over my head. Well done and thanks
Amazing attention to detail as always. Having read you're reply below Toby I am certainly a nut & bolt restoration guy and not a "will it run?" viewer. There's a red "viewed" line under every episode of #5J1113 on my timeline. No other UA-cam channel has that except you. Thankyou!
Seems like the most expensive part of rebuilding a crawler is the tracks. Using your guide to get a 4u back to life. I really enjoy the special tools you make Excellent series. Keep up the awesome work
Hi Toby, one of the many outstanding attributes you have is the ability to imagine the required tooling. I think that is the really demanding bit. If it can be imagined it can probably be built. Cat was not making one offs, they could not just tweak tool designs, they could simply design a new even better version. You have to try and get it right more or less first time. It's harder.
Squatch, you are a gifted teacher whether you know it or not. I’ve never worked on a Cat dozer (I spend a fair bit of time in a 930 G loader) but I have taken quite a few of the things I have learned on this channel on other maintenance projects. Well worth the time spent watching you.
Wow. That’s a master class in initiative right there. Some serious tedium to overcome to get that done. Not to mention all the special-purpose tools. Now I know where they start the apprentices in the repair shops. Great and inspiring work as always.
I can't believe how far it's come from that first video all those years ago. And you picked up a lot of subscribers along the way. Who would've thought that a ragged old parts tractor could've changed your life forever lol.
My grandad bought a new d2 and I just inherited it. It was just used to pull a bailer up hill and compress silage. It’s been in a barn its whole life. Paint is still beautiful, tracks sprockets the same. I wish someone like you would own it and give it a good home.
I've followed every episode of this build. This is and has been awesome to watch. Seeing you go through every nut and bolt of the entire machine and also explaining in detail what to look for, what to do about what you find, and where the lines are in many cases between what is good, what can be made to work(and how), and what has to be replaced. Even the sharing of specs and part numbers for seals, bearings, etc. This goes beyond just the build, this is you and how you work and your willingness to share information and advice. I also followed along with X231 and it is the same way, but that beast is a whole different animal and one that seems to like to argue about every step. A pleasure to watch as always.
I appreciate the last minute or so especially. I think it's important for us (i.e., your audience) to have a sense of how much all this really costs. Your video calculating how much money -- and the the dollar value of the time and skill involved -- went into the Super M restoration was really interesting, and I hope you do something similar with 5J1113. And that brings me to another thought I've had for a while: I look forward to the day that you call it good with this project. I appreciate with the Super M that you didn't keep tinkering with it endlessly...there was an end-point to the series. I hope it goes like that with 5J1113...and then on to the next project. The grader? The "X" prototype tractor that you started a couple of years ago? (Personal opinion: hopefully not.) ANYways...yes, I can see that this is an obsession for you, and I'm glad you're sharing it (and making money from doing so) with the UA-cam-o-sphere. I also enjoy Senior's videos...hope you give him a decent tip for all his effort! lol
Lots of hard work there Squatch but it will all be worth it in the end. It's never cheap doing a complete rebuild like you done with 5j1113. But the end result is a one off machine that you built to the way you wanted it. What more could a guy ask for. Thanks for the video Squatch. We all appreciate the effort you put in for your videos. Cheers.
Your work is absolutely fascinating for anyone whose ever been a mechanic. I find your episodes relaxing to watch. I hope one day as you get older and you're close to retiring from working on dozers you find someone at the right age to pass on your knowledge and possibly the tools and equipment you've gathered and made. Your knowledge should never just fade away Sir.
What an effort it was to get to the finish line on that project. A huge congratulations to you for doing all that. The D2 is going to look cool with those wide tracks!
I'm so excited that we are getting so close to do e I can't wait to see what 1113 looks like with 20" track pads I have a vision in my head and hope it's even better then my vision!
You are part machine I think. The press is a very impressive piece of workmanship. Engineering, designing, fabricating, welding, machining, assembling you did it all!!! Maybe you can make some $$$ with it somehow? Great show!!! The Best part for me is your garage. Organized, well stocked and talk about clean!! Great show!!
The time and effort put into your track tool is out of this world, but it sure did the job as intended. Congratulations on a job to be proud of. Thanks for the video. These are the videos that I really like.
The biggest thanks . looking into doing a Td5 nothing available . Looks like I will be making pins and bushings .it's a smaller chain . I don't know why we do this to ourselves ! Thanks from down under
While the job may have been long, the video is not. Well done, detail, explanations and it could not be any shorter and convey what is needed. I had some hard jobs when I was younger, that track work matches the worst one (trying to dig holes into a Glacial Moraine for posts and bumpers in a campground that was so bad we had to use a backhoe to dig in a post, put rockes around the post and then carefully rock the post upright and then adjust the post with rocks till we were solid enough to dump rocks and gravel into the pit with a 5 gallon bucket over the post).
WOW🤩🤩🤩 no doubt you want these wide tracks really bad😎😎 💪💪 Super happy for you. I could really feel trough the screen how proud you are at this moment. Congratulation with a lot of work and investment completed. You are a good inspiration for to all of us who have plans for a project. Just crack down the hours of hard work. Good wishes from Oslo Norway. Can’t wait for the next video to see the wide tracks completed on the D2. 👍
WELL DONE! A man has to have a vision. Most of us do but very few are able to follow thru with it. This D2 will look awsome with the wide tracks and the cab on it. I bet You´ll be the star of every tractor show with that. Unobtanium? Not for Sqatch...
What you see here is a man who loves his work. He has put his experience and considerable intelligence to fixing things. More people should watch this for he is a natural teacher. But the trend here now is to be spoonfed by tv and have no mechanical skills.
When you were placing that flat washer to run it in, I thought to myself " that would make a First-Class blood blister if you're not paying attention"!
2:50 - BECAUSE YOU ASKED You need 3 drills side by side. keep the bits in the chuck and just go down the line. Will save a lot of time instead of unchucking/rechucking each bit 3 times a track times how many tracks. It's stupid but really it gives you hours back.
@@squatch253 Right on! I managed to get 3 drills through various sales etc so when I need I can line them up and dont bother with changing. The little things...
Why not put the washer behind the front die (pin end?) to make it lead? That would save you a step. I’ve enjoyed every episode and really appreciate your extra effort to share this build. Thanks Squatch!
Why is it so important to have the track pad mounting surface so clean? And when do you join the ends of the track to make a full circle? I assume you use the track press for that? Why didn't you join the ends together now as part of this process?
I'm Replacing Chains on a 400 G John Deere now . Cutting out and Rebuilding Front Idler upper Pads . I'll send you some pictures . Bro ! Keep Digging Brother 👍 ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Other channels I watch include tank rebuilding. There is film footage of J Walter Christie and his prototype tank doing 30 plus miles an hour with track chains and links that date from the period the D2 was in service. The idea of tracks much like your items flailing around at car road speeds is quite frankly, mind boggling. People like the Caterpillar engineers must have seen that footage. I wonder what they thought. Sure,an Abrams tank is the result of decades of patient engineers getting one detail at a time just so. But the idea of a Liberty aircraft engine getting tracks to move at unheard of speeds,with weight and materials strength just like yours. Wow,just wow. When a motorcycle drive chain lets go,bad things happen. Tracks are a whole league different. And the wear levels increase dramatically at speed.
Amazing work Squatch... your thoroughness and attention to even the smallest of details is nothing short of astounding. I'm still waiting and hoping a bit of you rubs off on Rick Bork, but I'm not optimistic...lol
I love the patina on that D2 also great job on all the different camera angles watching that gauge jump up to 25+ tons was awesome I uploaded a video on a 1977 D4D today if you want to waste a half hour of your life check that out it needs a lot of help lol
I think the die that you are having to put a washer on needs counterbored to allow for pin clearance. The pin protrudes from the chain link. Thanks for videos.
The old saying " Patience is a virtue" must've been coined by a caterpillar track assembler! PS, What year did you win the Powerball again? HAHA. Your enginuity, and dedication is awe-inspiring. Us old guys who were young kids when we got to actually sit on and drive a REAL TONKA TOY have some fond memories. Thanks again 👍 for sharing
Well !! we had a commercial track press in our maintenance shop for our twelve machines, it needed a lot more tweaking at each link to get it just right. Aside from all of the work you did making the thing, you could make a tidy sum hiring yourself out to other enthusiasts or, shame on me for saying this, hire out your press. Our shop made quite a bit of money doing track chains for other people, still very much cheaper than buying a new chain if you could find one for the older machines. Well Done You.
you talk a bit about the difference between the Long-haul of your projects vs the will it run videos. Here's the thing: your Individual videos are bite-size compared to say, Diesel Creek, at 25 mins this is one of your longer ones. This week's DC is a *shorter* one at 45 mins, and I've seen Mustie1 put ones out that are over 1h30m. You're engaging a different kind of patience: Project Patience, vs Instantaneous Patience. (now that sure sounds like a contradiction!) There is most definitely a place for both formats, and I for one really appreciate the depth of documentation you've put out on 5J1113's bottom-to-top restoration, even the reconstruction of the bumper and bellypan from 'drawings', and subsequent artful distressing to match the patina of the the tractor
24:00 Don't smoke or drink either...frees up funds for other more productive vices. Be nice when life circumstances stop eating those up. Got alot of project plans too...all vehicular.
I cannot understand why this channel does not have one million subscribers. I am not a mechanic, engineer, or machinist, and I will never drive or own this kind of equipment, but I never miss an episode. Watching you work, listening to how you explain things, seeing what you accomplish from week to week is great entertainment. Your enthusiasm and skill gives me real joy. Thanks, Toby.
@@squatch253 I must be that guy, because I've been here for every one of these 1113 vids
@@sleeper98 I'm in the same boat, but I have you beat I've watched 99% of Squatch' s videos. Unless there might be more than I've missed, he uses more than a few pieces of equipment that my family's farm used,, 60 years ago. A HUGH WONDERFULL Memory Lane walk... each episode for me.
@@sleeper98 Me too...Cold starts and rattle can restorations are not my cup of Tea.....It's Squatch253 for me!
Gentlemen I agree with each of you. I use the videos in my senior engines class and they have all enjoyed the process. It took them 44 minutes to install 1 Farmall M piston- I was going nuts waiting on the side- but in the end it was done- Right correct and proper. Now we need to convince the Squatchmister to work on the narrow RD6.!!!!!
@@grumpyshopteacher25 I AGREE WITH YOU ON That, Teach.!
Folks if you can the membership is more than worth it. I did sawdust for 52 years but the process is what I enjoy. Plus you get outside vids.
I agree, haven’t regretted it once!
If I could afford it I would I miss being a member
I’ve watched every 1113 episode most of them multiple times I just recently bought a 3j so I’m sure I’ll be watching some of them again. I really appreciate this series.
A lot good work for warn links! Have an AC H3. Obsolete links. Welded them all (68 halves) per side with 4140 round bar and 7018 stick rod. Challenging with a pacemaker! Was able to get new pins too size and bushings near size. A little inside tooling. Turned out nice. About 100 hours welding! Very nice work and great videos!
Congratulations! That's a huge milestone. I hope we can all appreciate how much work went into those tracks, and you are still not quite done. BTW, great editing, as always.
If these hobbies were cheap everyone would have one! 🤣but at the end of the day, the things I've experienced and the people I've met and become friends with are still worth the investment!!
Lot of expense, time, and effort but those 20” pads are going to be well worth it. Well done! Thanks for taking us along on the journey.
This series is probably the most detailed video documentation of building a D2, at the end you could make a list of parts you missed, maintenance and running etc.
I am curious, what are the actual exterior diameters on the track pins, and the interior dimensions on the track links to produce the press fit of 26 tons? Is the pin 0.001 over? 0.0005 over? How much does the link have to stretch to accommodate the pin? I know you were being careful placing the washer for the final push, but, OH! MY! Could that give you pinch! I am glad that you “wanted it this bad,” and even more grateful that you brought us along on the journey. It really makes me want to do a pilgrimage to the first show next year when 5J1113 does her debut.
You say that “accomplishment is my drug.” That is literally true. When you pull off a coup, get that perfect fit, have that D3400 hitting on all 4, you get a dopamine hit to the pleasure center of the brain, an evolutionary tweak that drives us to bigger and better things for ourselves and our society.
Gambling, drugs, sugary foods, and other “risky” behaviors deliver the SAME dopamine “hits” to the pleasure center, but “accomplishment” doesn’t have the downsides, unless you consider your bank account!
@@squatch253 Thanks SO much for the response, it really helps understand the process. I wonder how often track links crack as the pins and bushings are being pressed in.
The undercarriage is the most expensive part of a crawler I’m doing my Deere 450 now and I’ve got 14 grand in now and I’m doing all the work myself
Awesome this video really showcases your addiction for yellow iron lol and cosmoline and I'm grateful to have been privileged enough to witness J1113 comeing to your shop and getting checked cleaned conserved and reconstructed and refitted with select parts and for the most part kept nearly every bit original with help from granddad's D2 and the Beercan engine among many other period correct parts seeing it getting all the while one step closer to all together has been a treat and well I'm still hanging on to the Hope's of X231 makes a comeback. But thanks again Squatch for keeping it going.
We are thrilled for you Squatch. It must feel great to be finished with all that track press work!
I said to my partner what a great achievement this build has been and the capitulation on film to be archived for ever.
I have watched every episode even if some went over my head.
Well done and thanks
Your genius, frugality, resourcefulness and dedication far outweigh the expenses...in the big scheme of #5J1113
Great job bud! I think I know where you got your ingenuity and perseverance from too!
Senior! I say thanks Senior, Squatch does you proud! 😀😃🙂🙃😊
Amazing attention to detail as always. Having read you're reply below Toby I am certainly a nut & bolt restoration guy and not a "will it run?" viewer. There's a red "viewed" line under every episode of #5J1113 on my timeline. No other UA-cam channel has that except you. Thankyou!
Seems like the most expensive part of rebuilding a crawler is the tracks.
Using your guide to get a 4u back to life.
I really enjoy the special tools you make
Excellent series.
Keep up the awesome work
Hi Toby, one of the many outstanding attributes you have is the ability to imagine the required tooling. I think that is the really demanding bit. If it can be imagined it can probably be built. Cat was not making one offs, they could not just tweak tool designs, they could simply design a new even better version. You have to try and get it right more or less first time. It's harder.
Squatch, you are a gifted teacher whether you know it or not. I’ve never worked on a Cat dozer (I spend a fair bit of time in a 930 G loader) but I have taken quite a few of the things I have learned on this channel on other maintenance projects. Well worth the time spent watching you.
Wow. That’s a master class in initiative right there. Some serious tedium to overcome to get that done. Not to mention all the special-purpose tools. Now I know where they start the apprentices in the repair shops. Great and inspiring work as always.
I can't believe how far it's come from that first video all those years ago. And you picked up a lot of subscribers along the way. Who would've thought that a ragged old parts tractor could've changed your life forever lol.
very good job !!! I like your mechanical press !!!! Alban
My grandad bought a new d2 and I just inherited it. It was just used to pull a bailer up hill and compress silage. It’s been in a barn its whole life. Paint is still beautiful, tracks sprockets the same. I wish someone like you would own it and give it a good home.
I've followed every episode of this build. This is and has been awesome to watch. Seeing you go through every nut and bolt of the entire machine and also explaining in detail what to look for, what to do about what you find, and where the lines are in many cases between what is good, what can be made to work(and how), and what has to be replaced. Even the sharing of specs and part numbers for seals, bearings, etc. This goes beyond just the build, this is you and how you work and your willingness to share information and advice. I also followed along with X231 and it is the same way, but that beast is a whole different animal and one that seems to like to argue about every step. A pleasure to watch as always.
awesome job at getting the track chains put together there is lots of baby steps to get to the final product but it is all worth it in the end. 👍👍👍👍
This is why I love supporting your channel. So many lessons to take away from this! My "mental" tool kit is so much better because of it.
I appreciate the last minute or so especially. I think it's important for us (i.e., your audience) to have a sense of how much all this really costs. Your video calculating how much money -- and the the dollar value of the time and skill involved -- went into the Super M restoration was really interesting, and I hope you do something similar with 5J1113. And that brings me to another thought I've had for a while: I look forward to the day that you call it good with this project. I appreciate with the Super M that you didn't keep tinkering with it endlessly...there was an end-point to the series. I hope it goes like that with 5J1113...and then on to the next project. The grader? The "X" prototype tractor that you started a couple of years ago? (Personal opinion: hopefully not.) ANYways...yes, I can see that this is an obsession for you, and I'm glad you're sharing it (and making money from doing so) with the UA-cam-o-sphere. I also enjoy Senior's videos...hope you give him a decent tip for all his effort! lol
Lots of hard work there Squatch but it will all be worth it in the end. It's never cheap doing a complete rebuild like you done with 5j1113. But the end result is a one off machine that you built to the way you wanted it. What more could a guy ask for. Thanks for the video Squatch. We all appreciate the effort you put in for your videos. Cheers.
All that planning and design for the track press paid off!
Looking forward to see it roll on twenties, but really looking forward to the cab installation and the work needed to make it fit. Great job.
Your work is absolutely fascinating for anyone whose ever been a mechanic.
I find your episodes relaxing to watch.
I hope one day as you get older and you're close to retiring from working on dozers you find someone at the right age to pass on your knowledge and possibly the tools and equipment you've gathered and made.
Your knowledge should never just fade away Sir.
I appreciate the time that you take to make the jigs and tools that you make so processes will be consistent and repeatable.
Just keep clawing and a scratching you’re almost there, fantastic project!!
That must be so satisfying to finish this step. Awesome work!
What an effort it was to get to the finish line on that project. A huge congratulations to you for doing all that. The D2 is going to look cool with those wide tracks!
You Sir have earned my sincere respect and admiration for your hard work and dedication, thank you for everything
I'm so excited that we are getting so close to do e I can't wait to see what 1113 looks like with 20" track pads I have a vision in my head and hope it's even better then my vision!
Again I can’t help but wonder about what the Cat plant the churned these out in the 30’s looked and sounded like.
Daily victories, weekly, victories, and sometime yearly victories!!
Hard work, and much, much patience eventually pays off.
GG Squatch!!!
You are part machine I think. The press is a very impressive piece of workmanship. Engineering, designing, fabricating, welding, machining, assembling you did it all!!! Maybe you can make some $$$ with it somehow? Great show!!! The Best part for me is your garage. Organized, well stocked and talk about clean!! Great show!!
A huge Milestone! A job well done !! And it goes to show what you can do when you want something bad enough.
All the money and time well worth it. Being able to do it your self is priceless. Can't be said enough how nice of work you do
The time and effort put into your track tool is out of this world, but it sure did the job as intended. Congratulations on a job to be proud of. Thanks for the video. These are the videos that I really like.
The biggest thanks . looking into doing a Td5 nothing available . Looks like I will be making pins and bushings .it's a smaller chain . I don't know why we do this to ourselves ! Thanks from down under
That was really cool to watch. I have never seen a pin turn on a set of chains!
I love the way your brain fires man! Huge congratulations, and thanks for taking us on the ride👍👍👍
This is a tedious job but I imagine having perfected the process make it go pretty quick. Can't wait ti see it with those wide pads.
Well done! It was a long journey to this part. You should feel really good about your accomplishment!
While the job may have been long, the video is not. Well done, detail, explanations and it could not be any shorter and convey what is needed. I had some hard jobs when I was younger, that track work matches the worst one (trying to dig holes into a Glacial Moraine for posts and bumpers in a campground that was so bad we had to use a backhoe to dig in a post, put rockes around the post and then carefully rock the post upright and then adjust the post with rocks till we were solid enough to dump rocks and gravel into the pit with a 5 gallon bucket over the post).
WOW🤩🤩🤩 no doubt you want these wide tracks really bad😎😎 💪💪 Super happy for you. I could really feel trough the screen how proud you are at this moment. Congratulation with a lot of work and investment completed. You are a good inspiration for to all of us who have plans for a project. Just crack down the hours of hard work. Good wishes from Oslo Norway. Can’t wait for the next video to see the wide tracks completed on the D2. 👍
I will be interested to see these refreshed chains compared side by side with the ones on 1113 now. The difference in length
A lot of engineering is knowing how to make the tooling required. Nice job Sasquatch.
That's what I like about UA-cam, stuff I would never do gets done by someone else. Very interesting.
You have done a nice job on what you have accomplished.🎉
I’ve watched several of your excellent videos. I had heard of worn pins and bushings. Now I know what they are talking about. Impressive channel.
The things you build and the craftsman shipof it you will have it for ever. I know you will be doing tracks agrin down the road. Great video.
WELL DONE! A man has to have a vision. Most of us do but very few are able to follow thru with it. This D2 will look awsome with the wide tracks and the cab on it.
I bet You´ll be the star of every tractor show with that. Unobtanium? Not for Sqatch...
What you see here is a man who loves his work. He has put his experience and considerable intelligence to fixing things. More people should watch this for he is a natural teacher. But the trend here now is to be spoonfed by tv and have no mechanical skills.
When you were placing that flat washer to run it in, I thought to myself " that would make a First-Class blood blister if you're not paying attention"!
2:50 - BECAUSE YOU ASKED You need 3 drills side by side. keep the bits in the chuck and just go down the line. Will save a lot of time instead of unchucking/rechucking each bit 3 times a track times how many tracks. It's stupid but really it gives you hours back.
@@squatch253 Yes! Saved so much time when needing to assembly line stuff.
@@squatch253 Right on! I managed to get 3 drills through various sales etc so when I need I can line them up and dont bother with changing. The little things...
great accomplishment! all the hard work will be totally worth it when you get them fitted on and go for a drive.
Why not put the washer behind the front die (pin end?) to make it lead? That would save you a step. I’ve enjoyed every episode and really appreciate your extra effort to share this build. Thanks Squatch!
Why is it so important to have the track pad mounting surface so clean? And when do you join the ends of the track to make a full circle? I assume you use the track press for that? Why didn't you join the ends together now as part of this process?
I'm Replacing Chains on a 400 G John Deere now . Cutting out and Rebuilding Front Idler upper Pads . I'll send you some pictures . Bro ! Keep Digging Brother 👍 ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Nice, job 253 you do really good work. It’s always a inspiring video every time you’re on.
Other channels I watch include tank rebuilding. There is film footage of J Walter Christie and his prototype tank doing 30 plus miles an hour with track chains and links that date from the period the D2 was in service. The idea of tracks much like your items flailing around at car road speeds is quite frankly, mind boggling. People like the Caterpillar engineers must have seen that footage. I wonder what they thought. Sure,an Abrams tank is the result of decades of patient engineers getting one detail at a time just so.
But the idea of a Liberty aircraft engine getting tracks to move at unheard of speeds,with weight and materials strength just like yours. Wow,just wow.
When a motorcycle drive chain lets go,bad things happen. Tracks are a whole league different. And the wear levels increase dramatically at speed.
Well worth the membership. 👍
What a lot of work but WOW its going to look and work great!! Excellent job as usual!! Stay safe!!
them wide tracks are gonna be real good in mud and snow and slop, a former employer had them on all machines called "low ground pressure"
I must have missed something why not sandblast to clean up?
This is top rate stuff! Thank you very much. Please continue and take care.
Good on ya Squatch. I get it. Lots of us get it. At the end of the day, if you're smiling and happy, who can say that isn't exactly right?
Amazing work Squatch... your thoroughness and attention to even the smallest of details is nothing short of astounding. I'm still waiting and hoping a bit of you rubs off on Rick Bork, but I'm not optimistic...lol
fantastic work,also like the way you describe what you do thank you!
Hey Squatch, great video !!
I just about forgot what I did to become a member of the channel & did a quick review.
Thanks, John
Congrats Squatch! Thanks for the videos. I look forward to them. Thanks again.
I love the patina on that D2 also great job on all the different camera angles watching that gauge jump up to 25+ tons was awesome I uploaded a video on a 1977 D4D today if you want to waste a half hour of your life check that out it needs a lot of help lol
great work as usual squatch - your vision is really coming together now
A nice job there, you're making a hard job easy!
I think the die that you are having to put a washer on needs counterbored to allow for pin clearance. The pin protrudes from the chain link. Thanks for videos.
@@squatch253 Oh I see the counter bore now. Strange how adding washer helps it out
Work smart is smart.
The old saying " Patience is a virtue" must've been coined by a caterpillar track assembler! PS, What year did you win the Powerball again? HAHA. Your enginuity, and dedication is awe-inspiring. Us old guys who were young kids when we got to actually sit on and drive a REAL TONKA TOY have some fond memories. Thanks again 👍 for sharing
Yammer all you want. That’s what makes us come back.
Well !! we had a commercial track press in our maintenance shop for our twelve machines, it needed a lot more tweaking at each link to get it just right. Aside from all of the work you did making the thing, you could make a tidy sum hiring yourself out to other enthusiasts or, shame on me for saying this, hire out your press. Our shop made quite a bit of money doing track chains for other people, still very much cheaper than buying a new chain if you could find one for the older machines. Well Done You.
It has been many years ago, 9wad at Cashman Equipment, in Sparks, Nevada, and saw them turning pins and bushings on D10 tracks.
All I can say is "Sweet!" Keep in the great work.
GOOD WORK--------------------I ENJOYED THIS---------------------THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
That crawler is going to be awesome with the bigger tracks.
Great job... You worked hard on this!!!
Preparation time saves loads of work time
Hi Squatch. I can just see me forgetting to put that spacer in ........
Great video! And great process! Thanks
You have that down to a science Toby. Excellent fabrication.
I'm thrilled, you're thrilled, and I'm thrilled that you're thrilled! Awesome show!
Like a big robotic snake! Great job thank you for sharing.
For the money you spent you have gained some useful tools and equipment but most importantly knowledge!
Congratulations
In a big Cat shop, one might guess that a lot of track work is given to the cubs.
My Hats Of To Ya...Top shelf.
Just respect👍🏼
you talk a bit about the difference between the Long-haul of your projects vs the will it run videos. Here's the thing: your Individual videos are bite-size compared to say, Diesel Creek, at 25 mins this is one of your longer ones. This week's DC is a *shorter* one at 45 mins, and I've seen Mustie1 put ones out that are over 1h30m. You're engaging a different kind of patience: Project Patience, vs Instantaneous Patience. (now that sure sounds like a contradiction!) There is most definitely a place for both formats, and I for one really appreciate the depth of documentation you've put out on 5J1113's bottom-to-top restoration, even the reconstruction of the bumper and bellypan from 'drawings', and subsequent artful distressing to match the patina of the the tractor
24:00 Don't smoke or drink either...frees up funds for other more productive vices. Be nice when life circumstances stop eating those up. Got alot of project plans too...all vehicular.
I'd put a handle on that washer before I close the tool on my fingertip , but to each his own
Flipping amazing! 💕 Sooo cool!