Bucyrus Erie & IH Crawlers circa 1950s Part 1

Early American promotional film for IH Crawler Tractors & Bucyrus Erie Earth Moving Equipment.

[@Rahleyboy]

This footage sure brings back memories from the late 50's to early 60's. I recall seeing several IH TD models working throughout my hometown as a youngster. I love the background music and who can forget that distinctive narrator's voice heard in many other films of that era. Thanks for sharing the footage.

[@regsparkes6507]

I'm with you 'Rahleyboy', this is my era too,..as a much younger 'boy',..I have since operated a TD-18, which was an ex U S Navy unit. Started it's engine on gasoline, then when warmed up enough, switched over to run on diesel fuel. Yes that narrator's voice has rung in my ear's and today's great memories. I really like these movies. I could watch these for hours.

[@lindaplank5665]

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[@Sojourning_]

Thank You so much for the film. amazing, This is an awesome film, of course I was just a kid when this was taking place, I'm an old man now, but in my adult years, I did go to Lapaz Boliva, a road project, replaced a man who was killed while working there. late 1970, SJ Groves Sons and Company. most of these dozers were being replaced by cats, I still recall those dry pins and bushings, the rails rusting tight. Looking at this equipment is near like looking at toys compared too todays machinery . In truth, I rather work on this older Iron then the new big stuff. although those spring loaded ejector's on those early scrapers, I wanted nothing to do with. The Lord Be with you.

[@wmden1]

IH was a pretty popular dozer and they were strong. They started the diesel engine on gasoline and switched over to diesel. It had spark plugs, a small carburetor, and an extra intake manifold, and a magneto type distributor. They had an ingenius mechanism for isolating the diesel and gasoline systems from each other. That same mechanism also was set up to raise the compression, by decreasing the volume of the cylinder head part of the compression chambers, when it switched to diesel. I always thought it was super cool. I have an old, cable operated, around 1949, TD 14 that is not running now. It started really well, when it was running. I would like to get it running, again, but I am not physically able to climb around on it, or even run it any more. Getting old is tough, but it beats the alternative, I keep telling myself.

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

Really good to see these movies and remember what they looked like in action. I grew up with a hydraulicly bladed TD18 and winch control at the back for scraper haulage ~ so these moments are super great, thank you kindly.👊🔥⁉️

[@bctw9004]

Thank you for posting. Excellent historical video.

[@tdshaker]

Back in the 50's saftey regs were much less than today. Notice there is little operator protection from whipping tree limbs, no hard hats, no ROPS, no hearing protection or resperators. But the rough and tumble nature of these beasts and the guys who ran them were cool. After WW2 many guys were just glad to be alive.

[@dougkubash8673]

Really enjoyed the video!

[@Familyofdoglife]

Back when my grandpa talked about operators getting killed by rollovers and the importance of ROPS AND SEAT BELTS ON THE USE OF FARM EQUIPMENT

[@Rene-up1dl]

About time quads got roll bars.

[@tonyodempsey6755]

Falling branches and hung trees also killers without scrub canopy

[@corbman9049]

No GPS. Just a skilled operator.

[@ringbolt9]

awesome old footage

[@brandonhersey197]

wow nice video just got to say you got to have love the old and new equipment to really like this video

[@Antiquetractorsetc]

These are awesome. Having these in my collection would be so awesome. If you want to see equipment like this and more go to the Northeast Rockbusters shows or the Zagray Farm in Connecticut

[@334cityworker]

Back when you had to know how not to die.

[@SteamCrane]

The blades and lifts were made by Bucyrus-Erie.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

I had both td14 and a td18 still have the shop manual

[@mathman1923]

the narrator for this film was used in everyone's marketing films, i think. hope they got there environmental impact statement done before draining the swamp. :)

[@HorseMalone]

Good show

[@jerryhammack1318]

Yeah! Before rops hard hats . You used your head on how to get the job done safely.

[@Rene-up1dl]

No company health insurance yet.

[@logdog8920]

Oh Boy! Reclaiming a "SWAMP" with municipal garbage, junk, and questionable dirt. I bet the DNR is very satisfied and excited.

[@samhouston4326]

Sorry environmentalists but @ 02:35 you will see the dozer shoving used automotive battery casings into the swamp landfill.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Good catch... back when a dozer was a novelty and used for everything needing a push.

[@rexkramer4938]

My favorite part!!!!

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

That mighty bull dozer

[@bert26a]

Have you been able to find any videos from Bucyrus Erie themselves by chance?

[@memyselfandifarmer]

2:41, burying asbestos.

[@HubertofLiege]

YES! reclaim that swamp!

[@robertkegg2384]

No GPS just tenth rule and eye level

[@trplpwr1038]

ROPS not required

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

They thought back then most would be more careful.

[@kylekenan2321]

What's the truck at 3:31?

[@Antiquetractorsetc]

Kyle Kenan it’s a Studebaker. Probably a 2 ton.

[@Poorbrokentractors]

Hi Bert Sorry, Only IH

[@slomoe5409]

Same music they used in the old cartoons

[@cesaralemao6591]

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