I Bought a COLOSSAL Caterpillar D9 Dozer, DIRT CHEAP!!
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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All Three Permits?!?! Damn Big John following Most All the Rule’s Today
You Will repair the driveshaft of pto of autocar ??
I was worried when the D9 started right up and the disassembly of the blade went smoothly, that the whole character of a Diesel Creek video was going to be lost. All faith was restored with the failure of the starter on the Peterbuilt and the need for a bump start. SAVED!
Great Comment, LOL! It is not right unless something is going wrong.
The next thing you need to buy Matt is a pizza and beer restaurant to help pay all your friends for their help!!😊
I agree diesel creek buying something turn key. He is getting domesticated. We know he is going to make up for it shortly. But the starter failure kept my faith in him
Nailed it...
He definitely needs to make a few holes in the exhaust piping, looked very wrong with a piece of DC gear that only had smoke coming out of the end of the exhaust.
I used to run a D9 in winter at the municipal snow dump in Winnipeg, Manatoba Canada. It had a extended U blade for pushing snow that was collected from the city streets and parkinglots. At one time we used to push the snow onto the river and in the spring the run off melt would take it away. I would burn over 150 gallons of fuel in a 12 hour shift. No cab either! We would spin the fan blades so they would pull the air from front to back, and use canvas tarps to collect the heat from the engine to keep warm. If you were working this tractor hard, you could wear only a t-shirt in the seat at - 30. I'm 57 now and I did this when I was only 18. To this very day it was the most fun I ever had "at work".
You must have worked for munro?
Sounds like a good time once you get the homebrew heating going. I wasn't a fan of -10 on a giant freezer facility so I can't imagine I'd like -30 much better
You’d be lucky to survive in an open tractor seat at -30. Well done with the tarps.
If you really had fun ... it wasn't work! You were doing what you loved.
We had canvas heat houses on old farm tractors
They covered both sides fron the radiator back. They did a good job. Feet on the transmission case stayed warm.
Hi, My name is Matt and I'm a next-level hoarder. My motto as far as buying heavy equipment is, "sometimes you can't afford not to buy it!" That new addition to the family is awesome.
i think the standard response in the meeting is "hello matt"
Yeah but im also thinking Matt recieved a couple of bonks on the noggin and exhiled to the couch from the boss/book keeper. Lol but then again making a purchase like this where its not a complete hunka "you know whats" he might be able to get somewhere now if he wants to contract out.
I joined the US Army to be an equipment operator right after high school graduation in the 70's. My first assignment was with the 101'st Airborne Div. I was assigned a CAT D-5a that we sling loaded under CH-47 helicopters. It flew in 3 pieces, the blade, the tracks then the tractor. Upon landing at a DZ myself and 2 other soldiers would assemble it and I was off to dig tank ditches for the next few weeks. Best time of my life, 50 years later and I remember everything about that dozer and the time I spent in the seat. Over the years I operated many pieces of equipment but that D-5a was my favorite. What a life.
This relates how?
@@MrThisIsMeToo
WTF MAN HAVE SOME RESPECT. THE GUY OPERATED A BIG ASS DOZER ALSO AND WANTED TO TRLL
US ABOUT IT.
D9 is the biggest I’ve ever run but it’s an awesome feeling pushing that much dirt in front of you
thank you for your service ❤
I remember those well.
Thank you for your service sir.
@@dougkirby4709 I appreciate your gesture, it was an honor to have served.
Nice score Matt,
So... in 1969 and 70 I was a skinny little 140 lb soaking wet 14/15 year old farmer. Working for a hay company in Petaluma California. Mom would take me out to Freitas Road and drop me off. There was the massive vintage D9 just waiting for me right where I had stopped her the day before. I had to start the pony motor and wake up the beast with 18 ft disc and cyclone fence trailing to smooth for a new 400 acre crop of oat hay.
The beast had no muffler at all, just a straight pipe that I would cover with a bucket for the night. It was 1969 so zero ear protection...
"WHAT DID YOU SAY"
Okay wait, it's not over.
In 1972 George Lucas came to town and I was literally the only person hired right off the street/76 gas station to be in his little car movie "because of my awesome 55 chevy pickup" that turned out to be a huge car movie.
Frietas Road right along side of that patch of dirt was our local Petaluma drag strip and this is exactly where we raced the POS yellow 32 against the crusty 55 with tilt front end and 454 stuffed in.
So there you go...
"WHAT DID YOU SAY"
I liked that the Peterbilt pulled 120,000 plus pounds, total, with no strain, and accelerated almost like it was nothing. I envy you the dozer.
It should have - that D9's only 42 tonnes (93,000 lb)
@@markfiges999I got that. Notice the word total, 120,000 plus, equal Dozer, trailer and truck, conservatively. Even just 93,000 pounds is considerable weight.
I did, and all's cool here 😊@@wmden1
How much hp have that Peterbilt ?.
Looks to be ALL of it .
Wow, brought back memories. 40 years ago in my 20s on a road job, they stuck me on an old D8, cable blade, dragging a huge sheep's foot. Asked if I could "drive" it. I said "sure". It was running but I couldn't even get the blade to lift, much less move! Come to find out, just the pony motor "starter" was running! All the mechanics were standing laughing at me! Learned a lot on that first road job! Thanks!
My late son, Joey loved big trucks. He was missing from home at three years old, found sitting’ under a tree with his nappy and cheerios box watch in the big trucks excavating. Thank you for this video and the fond memory of an outstanding son. RIP Joey, this one would have thrilled you. 👍🙏🏼✝️🇺🇸
In the 1960's I was about 8yo, and watched as a D9 flattened a field for a new development. Every morning I'd be out there, eyes wide open watching this mechanical monster push dirt, and one day it stopped and the operator waved me over. He waved me up into the open cabin and I sat on the tool box for the 15 minute ride of a lifetime.
Matt’s shopping list:
- 1/2” steel plate
- extra bottle of C10 gas
- 0.45 wire
- ammunition
- bags of concrete
- cameras
Unfortunately It's not a Komatsu :(
It’s better then a Komatsu 😂
Needs to be a Komatsu d355
Granby vibes lmfaoooooo
That was my first thought.
This is one of the best productions so far, big props to Big John, Gino and Sam. I love the teamwork, little joke clips, bloopers, chats etc that makes this feel like I'm there with you guys. Professional TV documentary quality! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is EXACTLY what I need on this brisk Saturday morning! Love me some diesel creek videos!!
I believe that your particular D9H was one that my family bought new from Beckwith Machinery. We had strip mining and quarrying operations near Bentleyville, PA. I was working summers when it we picked it and 2 others up. If this is the same machine, I installed that cab. Great video.
Beckwith...there's a name I haven't heard in minute or two !
Always so cool when little bits of backstory like this show up
Any specific markings or thing to look at to potentially verify? Some specific home brew modification or something
When I was a kid and we were coming from Detroit to Cresson Pa to visit grandma and grandpa I always looked forward to driving past Beckwith on route 22 to see all the big machines in their lot.
Beckwith machinery sold more D9’s than anywhere in the country. All for Strip Mining. Nick and Jim. Great people.
Big shout out to Gino , Big John, and Sam, for all the hard work on both videos of Scrappy Industries, and Diesel Creek! Great buy, and great content😊
Matt, I’ve ran a lot of bulldozers but the D9H and D9G have always been my favorites. They’re so beautiful of a machine and I love hearing them grunt and seeing that black smoke pour out of the exhaust. They’re a real testament to the men who built America. Enjoy it while you have it and keep buying old iron!
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Hi there from Aussie. I spent a lot of hours on the D9 starting from an (E) when I was 15.
I have to say you should replace the inspection plates,access plate on your belly guards.It is an expensive job and a dirty to repair when a tree stump comes though those holes and smashes your sump.Speaking from experience .I enjoy your show ,retired now but I live through you . Have a great year,Smiley
Many thanks to Big John and all who helped move the D9. Great content Matt.
Hello, I am a man from Estonia, I was transferred from Estonia to Russia to join the army, I served in the railway forces at the test technical training ground in 1976 ... 1978. On the side of the army, US and Japanese bulldozer drivers were trained and then they were sent to Siberia for the construction of the BAM railway. I had never been so powerful in the free world before. saw the machines produced, I was 18 years old then and it left a great impression on me. We lived in a closed Russian country and the only window we had to Europe was Finnish television, in northern Estonia there were 3 Finnish TV channels visible with good antennas, now there is internet and through you tube I am familiar with life in the USA, I like watching your car repair videos, your cars are still good and the engine standard is 3.5 l, good luck to you!
What's BAM?
@@johnmitchell1614Baikal Amur Railway
@@johnmitchell1614 Hello! BAM is an abbreviation, the Baikal-Amur Railway, the Soviet Union started building it in the 1970s because of the cold relations with China, and then it would be possible to move troops quickly and also have better access to the great natural resources of Siberia. Civilians, military personnel and prisoners worked on its construction, all this took place with big slogans and red flags. But for its construction in such a harsh climate, Russia did not have powerful equipment, so trucks, excavators and bulldozers were bought from Japan, America and West Germany. Technology produced in the free world was still a very strong word in Russia in the 1970s when compared to what the Russians themselves produced.
@@johnmitchell1614 Hello! BAM is an abbreviation, the Baikal-Amur Railway, the Soviet Union started building it in the 1970s because of the cold relations with China, and then it would be possible to move troops quickly and also have better access to the great natural resources of Siberia. Civilians, military personnel and prisoners worked on its construction, all this took place with big slogans and red flags. But for its construction in such a harsh climate, Russia did not have powerful equipment, so trucks, excavators and bulldozers were bought from Japan, America and West Germany. Technology produced in the free world was still a very strong word in Russia in the 1970s when compared to what the Russians themselves produced.
Thanks Riho, now I am a bit more educated. Best regards.@@rihovaher
I ran a D9H Cat for years back in the eighties, she’s a pusher with lots of grunt, we used it in the Oilsands of Alberta Canada for pushing tailings sand and tar sands to bucket wheels. It was a very dependable dozer and good on fuel.
There is no better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning, than to watch Matt's & Sam's videos. And to see Matt acquire a machine that starts & runs--even better. Throw in some trucking, and I am all excited. Even at age 74, can't forget my several years of driving the company's 18-wheeler around the yard. Love the sounds in your videos. Keep up the GREAT work and keep your friends close.
In the late 1960s, I watched mesmerized by a Cat D9, taking down a row of 2 story brick homes that were in the right-of-way for I-95 just south of Baltimore. It would notch the front corners, then put the blade high on back wall and push. 20 minutes later, it was a rubble pile in the basement. Just raw grunt!
The D9 is a special beast. I had the privilege of riding one straight through several miles of Florida forest and swampland. Straight, because NOTHING stops it, or slows it down even a little. It's a strange experience when everything in front of you just falls away as you move irresistibly forward. It makes for a stunning sense of power and I've never experienced anything else quite like it. Owning one would be amazing.
That D9 is a beast alright!! Matt going to have fun playing with that monster!!!!!🎉😅
The D9 gives me kinda Killdozer vibes😅😂
Actually, large trees such as redwoods, sequoias etc... don't push over too easy
@@keithsilva6330 That's true, but there were no redwoods in Florida to challenge the mighty D9.
Do they sink in deeep mud?
Props to John for his camera work, it's great to have good friends with big toys
Enjoyed watching the move of the D9H, The first time I moved a D9 which was a G, for the company I worked for, I was in a 1976 Ford 8000 with a 318 Detroit, Yes it was slow, the last time I moved it I had graduated to a 99 KW with a pumped up 425 CAT, big difference.
Spent thousands of hours on a D9H! Those with the giant single shank ripper and U-blade are the best balanced tractors I have ever operated. From precision slope and grade work to building roads for mining they are still my favorites. Ran a lot of Cats and Komatsu. Last tractor I ran before getting out of the industry was a D11N. Started on D8H's with a pony motor......
Dad was a CAT mechanic from 1969-94 and this was the kind of equipment he absolutely loved.
So was I and it’s just part of you
True love of enjoyment
so was my Dad too, i loved getting dirty playing among the greasy bits
I make parts for Terex here in ireland, and until now, I never knew or asked what they were used for 😂 but it makes perfect sense now seeing that little terex crane, I make the drums the wires go onto
D9H is one of the very best dozers caterpillar ever made, as a site super in the mid 80's, I had a sub contractor working for me that we had rented him and his D9H (1975) which was recently re-habed (1980) and let me tell you---that was one awesome dozer!!! We were stripping topsoil and stock piling it at a city park---I calculated how much he moved in 8hrs---3500cy----not to shabby----you have purchased a great machine!!! Good Luck!!!
All of that diesel power helped shape and build America. Amazing the age on those machines and they still run and function. Cheers Matt from this old retired coot living the dream in chilly Tennessee.
Back in 1975 the D9H cost (in New Zealand) about the same as a Hughes 500 helicopter (NZ$ 250,000 I think the figure was). I had a brief play on one (belonging to Bill Butson Contractors and operated by Paul Schroder - aka the Bealey Ave Grey) during the construction of the Tekapo canal (in the South Island) and I couldn't believe how much power it had, even while idleing. Years later I saw the two Komatsu D575 superdozers working at the Stockton coal mine above Westport, and they kind of made the D9 look like a toy.
Wait, what channel is this??? Matt your stuff never "just runs" out the gate!
That (c)rusty heap in the background is much more your speed.
Love it! Keep it up!
Brings back memories. Long ago when I worked with my Dad we bought a new D9 w/ cushion pusher blade, 1998. We had 3 D8's, one setup as a pusher for 21 yard scrapers. Also had 3 Wabco C paddles for finish work. And a TD25 picked up cheap at auction. It was actually a pretty decent machine. But we got on a job here the D8 wasn't enough push. Wet, sand, mud! High undercarriage maintenance costs. I'm surprised you got the pins out so easily.
When I was a boy in the 1970s in the uk I got to ride in one as it bulldozed a forrestry road.The memory has never left me as the sheer power of the D9 just blew my mind.Amazing they are still going strong today testament to cat engineering.
My most favorite CAT dozers are D9G and H! Great you bought one.
I was a D-9 operator in the PA strip mines. That machine has lots of power and I moved a lot of earth with it. I then got to operate the D-10 also. The 10 is an AWESOME machine!!
Great video Matt. You got a screaming good deal. A big thank you to Sam, Gino & Big John for helping Matt out.
changed shot lower track rollers. mid 80's> on an early 60's D9.Heated rails but still had a dozen roller mount bolts snap.Tractor was cribbed up on ties. Torch cut out those broken carrier bolts laying on my back.Pick and clip the tap every hole including the bolts that came out. 22 years old at the time. did the job in the yard. 8 months later running a service truck in a 70 mile radiusof the home shop.knees are killing me now at70.
Matt, I've often wondered why it's so hard to find good friends anymore, and it looks like it's because you have them all! What a great bunch of like-minded guys. All that and a D9 that starts RIGHT now. Your luck with new heavy purchases has definitely changed for the better. Great video.
Matt sure gets to have all the fun Big shout to all his friends and enjoying all the truck And all involved thanks
Congratulations Matt !!! You are now the proud owner of one of the greatest large dozers ever manufactured.The legendary CAT D9H.She is truly a beauty. What an awesome piece of heavy equipment and construction history.Best of Luck with the new addition to your collection.
You did very well. Congratulations. I bought a 1957 D4 for $5000.00 in Australia some 10 years ago. They are a well constructed bit of machinery.
She’s a beaut Matt! And l Loved Seeing That Ford Pulling That Pete, Two of my favorite machines.👍
I once watched a D9 pushing snow in a parking lot where I was a ski bum at 18 years old... it was one of the most impressive things that I had ever seen, and a sight which kinda started my fascination with (really) big iron. I was once able to work with one and it was a mind blowing experience for my young self. Those suckers are HUGE!!!
This is so f'n cool that Matt has one! Amazing!!
Nice work loading her up.
Personaly, I would have taken 15min to knock off some of the bigger chunks of dirt from the tracks.
It's a nice gesture to respect other peoples equipment, and cleaning is good oportunity to make a visual inspection, look for damages, leaks and the like.
There is a lot of life left in her, congratulations on the purchase.
Not cleaning out tracks when transporting equipment is grounds for an unsecured load ticket.
That thing didn't even break a sweat pushing the dirt in that pile. What a beast! Enjoy it while you have it, and good luck on ripping up the rocks at the bottom of the hole at the Steam Show.... Don't break it!!
Whoever did the refresh of that engine deserves a raise. That ole girl starts SO good. Bravo 👏 👏
Sounds kinda fuel knocky at low rpms
@@Bluedino6996 That's Caterpillar. All the old ones sound like that, especially when they're cold. That's why they call them Claterpillars.
Just don’t use eather to start it never 😊
Every time Matt buys a new piece of machinery, it feels like Christmas morning for us viewers
😂😂😂😂😅😅😅🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ it is!!!! We do enjoy when he make one of those super great deals!!!!👍👍👍👍💯💯💯🤗😁🤗😁
It's a new present in form of video. It's Christmas, you know you're gonna get a present, but you never know what until you open it!
Pretty well said my friend!
Like a kid when they got their first Tonka Truck!!
As a retired truck driver,thumbs up to the hand driving that PETE a true professional and the D9 operator wasn't to bad either !!!
Really a true. Professional shifting with the jake no way a true professional doesn’t need to shift with the jake obviously he’s never had to rebuild a transmission because joe super trucker messed up shifting with a jake
@@CharlieWilliams-o1fShifting with the jake on will do no damage to the trans at all if you know how to shift...
Just don’t let the truck fall on its face when shifting with the jakes on and your tranny will be fine.
@@CharlieWilliams-o1f hate to tell you, but there's plenty of times you absolutely NEED the jakes to shift when hauling heavy, off-road, or on steep grades. If you know how to time it right and control the throttle you dont do anymore harm than normal driving.
JPAYDIRT i bet, would like that D9 in his yard
I couldn't do it Matt. No way. Once having it and working with it...I would get rid of other stuff and keep it. Wow..what a beauty!
Hi Matt, I´m a 60 year old german and I like it a lot to watch your videos every time . Congratulation for this beautiful 50 ton beast...you must have a lot of fun with it. It´s a shame I can´t even see it live in action. I´m already looking forward to the next video with this monster. And tell your friend, that his Peterbilt sounds absolute fantastic .... what a beauty . Many greetings from Germany...Andreas
“ buy one even though you don’t need one!” Thats my kinda guy, big iron, gotta love it, you buy because you can and because you want to, and because mother opportunity gifted you. In my book, best big iron transport you’ve done to date, thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it immensely.
Yes Matt, I would love to see more of this behemoth doing some ripping work and re-arranging the machines at the steam show playgrounds !
Thanks for all your great videos ! And taking the time to share with us!
What a great job you and all you buddies getting that gear dissembled, loaded up,unloaded . Awesome team. Can't get enough of your videos, makes me happy. It takes me back when I was young in the USAF operating everything with tracks and wheels, from cranes to clamshells and drag lines. Now I'm old and I still get to watch it being done right by a bunch of able bodied men, I'm grateful and blessed right down to my old work boots watching the commerody goin on. Thanks Matt
Thanks to all who helped Matt get the D9 to the show! Love the dozer! Thank you for sharing! Plus, it's the first time It started!!!! Thanks for sharing! 😊
you just watched an hour long video of someone picking up a dozer. Congrats do you feel like you did something"?
All it needs is a few panels welded on with emphasis on the radiator on and she’s ready for service.
It wasn't the radiator getting hit that cut things short, he got stuck in a basement and ran it hard to get out... Improve the cooling systems efficiency, plate it, and plan your route a bit more than the last guy who had balls... 😂
@@themmgamer1227 and do it in winter :)
That Colossus had me at the first signature Diesel Creek belt squeal! Nice score Matt and a big shout to your crew getting it up to the giant sandbox.
Hats off to you and your team of associates who help you on some of these videos. You guys are awesome!! 🏆👍
What amazes me is that the D9 did not tear up the ground when you did turn, 50 ton machine on a steel belts. Pretty strong vegetation you have over there...
Diesel Creek smashing it again in 2024!
Thanks for sharing the journey with us Matt.
Hey Matt, You have OVER DONE yourself with this GIANT WATCH FOB... It is One Fine looking machine to say the least. I love the way you filmed most of the take apart and put back together, as well as the transportation of it. You are mighty blessed with all your great friends that make these kinds of thing's happen. We all Love all of your videos so keep up the Great work and Keep'em coming. I can't wait to see this Jewel in action... God bless & Godspeed my Friend. 😃
Matt you do a terrific job showing how to repair and make equipment work. I always feel like a welcome neighbor watching over your shoulder. I am truly amazed at how much you are able to accomplish with your shop and equipment. I’ve learned a lot from watching you.
Those of us who have been here since the early days kinda knew that it was inevitable that a D9 would "rock up" at some point. Awesome team work guy's. It's so great watching a plan come together.
Many thanks for the really enjoyable video.
David in the UK.
With that many friends helping you be sure to include them in the vid credits. We know you don`t "NEED" a dozer that big - but with it your whole farm site would be cleared in a week and 20 huge tree piles to burn. Good think it was relatively cheap so it could stay at the steam show site. Pressure wash it and sell it to Clint after fixing the hood crack.
As a retired 43 year OTR driver from the northeast, and a wannabe toy collector like Matt, I was living vicariously through this video. Hooking up the tow rope to the Pete and hauling it off the Cat Scale brought back memories. Does the dude EVER shut off his jake? Been there, done that, woulda got a Cat hoodie if they only had one that fit me. Glad I don't have to relive the sub freezing temp to enjoy and appreciate the effort. I was just talking to someone from the Pittsburgh area and told them about your videos. They said that they would check it out. I'll waive the finders fee because I like you. Hell, I might even mosey down myself to visit one day. I might just show up when you least expect me. Be well and keep em comin'!
I'm glad I wasn't the only one judging his jake use 😂
I've heard jaking an unloaded engine isn't good for the engine. I have done this on a hire truck but I wouldn't do such with my truck.
What's OTR?
@@johnmitchell1614over the road
@@johnmitchell1614over the road
In Alaska, our family operation never had a cab on anything for the first 20 years😅 winter time, turn the fan back, wire up the canvas! And wash dirt out of your eyes at night, Loved it!
Amazing how the D-9 has grown. We had the only direct drive model of the D-9(18A 1032). We used farming in central Washington state. It weighed only 64000 lbs. . Built in 1956.
About the size of a d 7 g
Thank U, BIG JOHN~~~~~!!!!!!!! I'm Ye Ole Caterpillar Cowboy in Decatur, IL
Back in the early 60's I had the joy of driving a SXS D9 that had a 20' blade. It was leveling the spill banks in a strip mine near Dugger, IN. CAT was trying for a bigger machine while they were developing the D10. The operator sat on the right machine at an angle to the left machine. There were 64 wires on the rear that transmitted all the actions. It was a little light for the 20' blade. There was a tie rod from the front spindle on the left machine to rear final on the right machine. Quite a fine little unit.
“Caterpillar Cowboy” , love that! Also known as “Cat Skinner” around here!,
I love your videos so much. The sound of those Cat diesels is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. My grandfather had a dirt moving/excavation business and i cant tell you how many naps i took in the front seat of his Ford pickup listening to those Cats. Later on I ran his D6 and 951 track loader. I can smell and feel your videos brother. Keep up the great work on the videos.
Made me smile ... memories of my youth. Back in the day, farmed 3 Sections (irrigated no less) northwest of Amarillo, TX and a D9 wasn't a "Wish" but a necessity. 3 years laying Fallow, the ground prep was like attempting to disk Concrete. There's a good reason for the single, mid centered Ripper ... even with a D9, it's all she could pull sunk down to the shank. When you need a D9, there is no substitute ... trust me. Congrats Matt ... after the Steam Show, you'll probably get calls to "rent her out" ... hope so anyway.
Of course 🤣...I swear Matt gets to have all the fun.
Every one of those old Cat loaders and dozers had that signature belt squeal when they're shut off. And they all sound like they're about to grenade when they first start too. But they go forever. Love those old girls !!
18° and that D9 fired up with no complaints. Very, very nice. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
Back in the late 60s(?)my uncle bought one of the 1st D9Gs. He had a big company that built high ways, golf courses and the race track in Louden NH. Later he owned the biggest excavator east of the Mississippi. Used it during the "Big Dig" loading barges in one bucket
Love a D9 just a great machine.
The only really weak spot on those is the ripper. That one has been replaced several times it looks like.
Enjoy your new to you toy.
American has so much underutilized talent and resources. Super impressed with all the freedom you guys have at your finger tips.
The Yankum starter rope for the Peterbilt. A variation of the rope needed for your grader pony engine.
In 1972 i worked behind a michine just like this. It was in Cooper Peedy in New South Wales of Australia.
He would pull his hook through the ground. We would go behind looking for opal nodules. He would smear the tillings out with the blade, then scarify again with his hook.
That dozer could pull apart solid rock.
Love that sound of aD ozerstarting up its music to my ears
Love the sound of that Peterbilt working. I could listen to that all day, what a sweet tractor. Great video as per usual, Matt!
When I take the long way to work I drive on some fun country roads… most of the farms have sold and been developed into subdivisions and condo developments. Anywho last summer one of the last farms had a sign posted about a zoning change. A couple weeks later the earthmovers were there tearing up to make way for another subdivision of million dollar “McMansions”. One of the pieces of heavy equipment, a Cat D9H. Simply a beast!
Well bought Matt!
Cheers
Doc
Now I realize I need one of those too, thank you for informing me.
I'll park it between the house and the lake. Should not be a problem, I'll just tell my neighbors it's kinetic lawn art. Besides I think it has enough power that I can use it to launch the pontoon boat, so it's practical as well.
Love your enthusiasm for old equipment and stuff that you can make a dollar on. Be careful. Don’t get so excited you forget safety.
Matt, I must commend you for following the ground guide's direction so well. I spent several years in the U.S. Army in Germany as a mechanic in Mechanized Infantry (M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers and M578 Recovery Vehicles) in the late '80s and when we had to "railhead" our equipment to the field, that meant loading them onto train cars. As the operator, you always felt that you were going to run off the side of the train car, but you ignored that feeling and obeyed the hand and arm signals of your ground guide and after you dismounted, it always looked perfect despite the way it appeared from the driver's hatch. Often your vehicle's tracks were hanging over both sides of the flatcar several inches, but perfectly centered. Years later, after I'd gotten out of the Regular Army and became a Tennessee National Guardsman, I often had to load heavy construction equipment (Caterpiller D8, D7, and D6 dozers, 130G Road Graders, and 621B Earthmovers) and I have received complements more than once that the civilian contract truckers had rather load equipment with military personnel than civilians because we observed and obeyed the ground guides more strictly.
I ran a D9H like that one used it to rip shale in western Maryland was pushing stock up a ramp pile and went over the top down the other side pushing 70 yards ahead of me and had to be dug out .I was young and embarrassed 😳 definitely a learning experience
It's awfully nice of the folks over there responsible for the Steam Show to allow you to park her there for the winter. Very kind of them. I know you help out over there Matt so one hand is known to wash the other.. plus you have a couple pieces of equipment you exhibit there annually as well, so that probably helps too. Nice find.
Getting bigger and better every day Matt... nice looking machine
I know this video is about the D9, but gosh, that Ford LTL 9000 is beautiful.
Thanks to Big John for his great job video taping parts of this. Hats off to all he participated in this video
It's midnight here in Australia, can't sleep, TV is rubbish nowadays so don't watch that and I get this notification woohoo next hour is all set!
In germany the TV is also rubbish😂 on purpose
The U.K. makes it 3 lousy television, not turned the telly on for 5+ years, been subscribed to Matt for nearly that time 😀 great start to 2024 Matt and co.
The US invented rubbish television
Thanks for posting this vid. I've been a scale model builder since 1964, and had a job at a survey-engineering firm in the early '70 and worked around these beasts in the early 70's while I attended college. I have two 1:25th scale models of D8H's, with U-blades and single rippers. One will be built as a stock D-8H and the 2nd as a D-9H, thanks to you ! Again, many thanks.
The skill with which he navigated those narrow roads and turns was amazing. that could NOT have been easy .Well done.
Thanks Big John for supervising this great crew. Sams Ford sure sounds good from a distance.
Great video !!!
Nice dozer, ford LTL9000, and Pete !!!
Thanks for sharing ,
Always liked those LTL 9000,
I don't need a D9 either, but I wouldn't turn down a super bargain of one either. Congrats on having a dream you never knew you had come true!! It's great to have friends to help get that behemoth to where it needs to go!!
ONE COMENT HERE REMINDED ME OF THE D9 PUSH CATS..I RAN SCRAPERS A LOT & WOULD SWITCH WITH THE PUSH OPERATOR JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT..CUS HE'D JUST SIT THERE WAITING ON NEXT BUGGY..WHERE I COULD SEE LOTS TO DO WITH THAT SMALL BLADE( ONLY AS WIDE AS THE TRACKS WERE) THATS WHAT I DID..BACK SLOPEING SHOULDER SLOPEING...THE BOSS GOT PANICKY CUS HE NO LONGER COULD SEE HIS D9..HE CAME & WATCHED ME WORKING IT..SCOLDED ME A BIT..DONT LET THAT OTHER OPERATOR SEE YOU DOING THIS OR HE'LL THINK HE CAN DO IT & WE'LL HAVE A UPSIDE DOWN MACHINE..O.K.( I JUST TOLD THE PUSH OPERATOR TO NEVER EVER DO ANYTHING YOU SEE ME DOING OTHER THAN PUSHING SCRAPERS)
“Thats what I’m telling the wife.” 😂 Awesome. Pull starting the Peterbuilt should be a Ford commercial.
Yet another DC video that I'd have loved to be a part of. Out of all the channels I watch, this is, without a doubt, the coolest, most informative, not to mention real that there is. Awesome camera work and and grand editing. Cheers to Matt and crew. Awesome
I live in the Northern Territory, Australia. And in the rural area as we call it down under, a few of us locals know 2 farmers who own CAT dozerz. One is similar to yours, the other is a D11T
Matt, that is one sweet old D9H all I can say is you'll like it so good you'll hate to let it go. When you do go to play with some more you might want to.stop at NAPA and get you a case of grease tubes because it takes a lot to hit all the lube points for it. At least keep it for a while so we get to see it work some. Thanks John for the great video work on this project you did a very good job.
We used to use them in the late seventies to push open bowl scrapers to open up coal mines in central Queensland Australia. Good times.
I ran a D9 and D10 in the Coal mines when I was a younger man, Sure could use one on the farm for a month. Your going to need more room in the lay down yard before long. Great Video as usual. You never fail to please the need for old iron.
I could use one right now to adjust some dirt... I need to blade out several stumps then move dirt from over there to over here. Its about 5 foot grade difference. Which is a whole lot of dirt. It will end up being done by smaller machines. We have over 20 stumps that are 1 to 2 feet large and once they are gone along with the 2 sheds and get rid of the concrete which is a lot of it all over the place. Did a few holes out where we think there are trash piles and have someone come in and rip every thing with a ripper blade to make sure there is no more concrete and so on. Then we will readjust all of the dirt. I want to bring up the land at least a foot higher than the existing road. I am almost sure that my land is the highest in town at the moment. I do not know of an app that can give more details. I am going to get a survey done when winter is over and I am almost sure they can provide that detail on a map. I want a grid pattern data map and then measure a bunch of additional locations around me along the roads. Since I have to pay to have dirt moved anyways I want my new house to be higher than any other house. This means that in the event of a flood I should stay dry. We live not far from a river which has never flooded the area yet we do get a lot of rain, over 1 foot in a span of 5 days. That amount of rain does indeed make everything wet and can fill ditches pretty fast. The area where we plan to build seems to be higher than the rest yet its still quite hard to see any standing water with grass. I have walked it during major rain events and the other areas yet I want to make damn sure that its higher. I also want to grade all of it so that the water flows to the front ditch and then the driveway sheds all of that water in to my field.