We Bought The Biggest Bulldozer We Could Find || MASSIVE CAT D8
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Published 2022-06-19
We're a husband and wife team who bought 20 acres of bare off-grid land in Northern Idaho. Follow along as we turn a pole barn into our dream shop with an upstairs apartment!
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All Comments (21)
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We had some doubts about investing our savings into this thing, but after reading all of your amazing comments I think we made the right call. This is going to be a fun summer! 🔥
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A warning and advise if you ever plan or get the idea of moving snow with it. Never use sideways it on a hill with snow. The metal tracks act just like a sled that won’t stop until it hits some thing.
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I just retired from East Peoria Caterpillar where your dozer was built and had a hand in building and/or machining parts for more than a couple. I hope the winch works, because other than another dozer, it's the only thing that's going to pull you out if you get stuck!
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I sold out the operations side of my logging company in 2018. I sold 180 pieces of equipment through Ritchie Brothers. The one and only piece of equipment that I wish I had kept was oldest one: a 1977 D8K. They were so buttery smooth, easy to work on (other than the final drives) had ludicrous pushing power (no issues pushing my 180,000plus loaded trucks up hills), and would start in minus 40 simply by glow plugging it.
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Respect to you and the previous owner… you for not giving up on something that big and the prev.owner for taking time out to teach you
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Great purchase! Two things my dad mentioned and I’ve learned running dozers my whole life. Our old d7 if you press the clutches in will free wheel and can take off down a hill. Also, on rock, if the tracks start to slide, drop the blade and try and hook a tree. It kept us from going off a cliff once. Rocks and metal tracks can get tricky. Start slow and get proficient. You’ll be fast even if you’re slow if you’re working correctly.
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Holy cow. You guys don’t mess around. This is why I enjoy your channel: No Boundaries For Your Imaginations. Can’t? Not in your vocabulary. I’m in! 🍿🥤
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When you go to start it, idle the starting engine for a few minutes first. While turning the diesel over with compression lever in the start position, build up oil pressure for a time, then move lever to the run position, keep the diesel throttle lever in the shut-off position, then when engine has turned over on compression for several minutes depending on temp, then open the throttle lever to start the diesel engine. Idle starting engine and turn off the gas valve to stop starting engine.
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Ya'll are seriously taking Do It Yourself to a whole new level. So glad you're bringing us all along for the ride, this is so cool!
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The smile on Riley's face says it all. The guy can really play in the dirt now!
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a very responsible seller giving Riley training and making sure how to drive it. safety first always.
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When you tighten the track, pull it forward about twenty feet straight, stop and back up to get the slack on top of the idler and rollers. Old D-8 weighs actually about 48,000 but they are good old machines. Learn to steer it with the blade loading, not the clutches. If you start popping steering clutches under load, you will damage it fast.
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Great show! You guys are really fun to watch. I retired from 50+ years of contracting and you are the real deal.
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If no one has told you yet, learn to watch and maintain the tension on your tracks. Especially on an older machine working around very large Rock it can be easy for them to come off. "throw" a track once and you'll never want to again. That being said, I totally envy you. Let everyone know how much fuel you use in a day. I have an idea but others will freak out. Best of luck and I hope to see you try that thing Courtney you'll look good up there.
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Chuck has been saying all week that he can hardly wait to see you start the dozer. Boy is he going to be surprised by your new purchase! Love it! ❤️
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You might want to tighten the tracks a bit. It's real easy to do. On top of the roller frame there should be an access door (4 or so inch square), there is a grease fitting under it, and just a few pumps is all u need. Have fun!
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By the way, my experience with pony motors is run the pony absolutely the least amount of time possible. Parts are unbelievably high and hard to come by. My advice if the pony goes down is direct electric start. There are conversion kits for that.
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My Dad was a dozer operator for decades. I got to ride on. D-10 with him when he was building some sewage ponds for a housing development. Coolest thing any 4th grader could experience.
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That Caterpillar brings back so many memories. When we lived in Oregon, my dad owned and operated several. So many memories - coming down a mountain road in 10 feet of snow and freezing as there was no cab. Pushing down trees, getting it stuck in a bog up to the top of the tracks. That one has a very nice blade on the front. Looking forward to watching your work.
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ALERT!! My Dad worked around Diesel smoke his whole working life and ended up with crystalized lung disease and on oxygen the last few years of his life. There are small particles in diesel smoke that get trapped in the lungs and the body encapsulates it causing scarring and lungs that work poorly. The reason I'm telling you this is so you can take precautions and avoid this terrible condition. I really enjoy your life story. Blessings.
