Antique CAT D4-7U Snow Plowing and Pulling a Ford

More snow. Using the CAT to get things cleaned up and pulling the Ford out, which was threating to fall off the bank.
It's a 1951 D4-7U with 5.7L 4-cyl diesel. Gas pony motor with electric start. With the shoes on the blade it does an excellent job of moving the snow. There's never too much snow for my D4.
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[@korhing1066]

Love this Old Iron But i Must Know ! What is going on With 4 Hydraulic Lines going Over the Tracks ?

[@Smoking-Diesel]

Thank you :) It's an aftermarket blade setup that was already on it when I got it. It's actually capable of being used as an angle blade, which would be pretty ridiculous on that little machine. The location and angle of the hydraulics gives a lot less leverage than what would have been supplied by Cat, as I understand it, but it's what I got. The lines were a mess when I got it. They actually dangled on the tracks. I put on all new lines (after breaking one...), and tidied them up as best I could with my meager skills at the time. There's enough clearance that the tracks never touch them.

[@bobbythegardner2302]

Wow! Looks like tough living.

[@Smoking-Diesel]

Hard but good!

[@todd-dow]

Looks cold!

[@Smoking-Diesel]

Yeah, no heater in the CAT. Lol