Caterpillar D2

[@stewartalbert3523]

Sixty five years ago i was plowing with an Allis Chalmers H D -5 , the field was a half mile long . The steady clank-clank of the tracks put me to sleep, five furrows through the fence and ending at a big tree ! Lucky tractor had the blade on ! Never lived that one down !!!

[@craighearn747]

The Cat cutting the furrows really shows how robust these pieces of equipment are to farmers. This really rounds out the use and action of the equipment you work on.

[@joebarbjb6668]

Wow, the old 3 bottom leaves some gorgeous furrows. That’s a pleasure to watch. Thanks.

[@jeffbrandon9179]

Seeing the crawler plowing brings back memories on the farm. I grew up in eastern North Dakota where we used a TD-9 IH to pull a tandem hitch of two 4-14 inch John Deere plows. It did a great job and blew our 4010 JD out of the water. It could only pull a 5 bottom. A great video. Thanks for doing it.

[@karlwelin7932]

I grew up on a farm where we had a lot of rich low land that was nearly always muddy. From the time I was11 years old until high school graduation, I put over 1570 hours on out D2 pulling a 3 -16 Juhn Deere plow. That was from '61 ,- '68. Fun to watch this video!

[@TheGoodoftheLand]

Love that crawler!

[@jerryhammack1318]

Beautiful performance with the D2 love the sound! I miss roam plowing with the old D7s in Texas after we had cleared the land . Good times eating a lot of dust!

[@jerryhammack1318]

I wish more people would take the time to rebuild and use these fine machines the way our parents and grandparents worked the land! Great video with loads of memories ❤ 👌 Thank you!

[@KC2DZB]

Man, those IH plows sure make a pretty furrow.

[@Barnagh1]

Fantastic, the Cat was humming through the work, under no strain at all.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I am just now re-watching this and have a ton of questions??? 1. Do you disc after this to break up the soil? 2. Can the disc be larger than the 3 row bottom plow? 3. What did you end up planting? 4. Was an planting implement used? 5. What is the average speed of "work" compared to a wheeled tractor? I absolutely love watching you folks work!

[@pvahanen]

1. Yes. 2. All dimensions are suitable when you cross the plow and We recommend it! 3. Planters are always necessary. 4. Speed is always correlated to iron wear.

[@edkeniston4786]

You have to give the “old engineers” credit, when you can take a fleet of 80 plus year old equipment and do a full days work and have perfect results, they were light years ahead of their time. Keep living the good life!

[@patricksommerville463]

Love the sound of the tracks and the engine of a D2, it can’t get any better.

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

That was some serious ploughing! And all of them did so well, it was almost magical! The Iron Mistress was running beautifully! Well done to all of you! :-)

[@andrewviersen7418]

Mr.Curly Hat I have to say how much I appreciate you, and your channel because you are so classy! My favorite thing to do is sit by the fire on a cold Alberta winter evening and watch you put it together right, and my little son enjoys it with me . Tell Rick I love him too he just represents the other side of me, the one that struggles. But you guys are always real ! I hope all your dreams come true buddy!

[@steveschumacher5470]

started plowing with a 60 J.D. and 3-14 mounted plow when I was about 9 years old. Nothing better for a mans soul than plowing sod. Man I miss it, thanx for sharing, love your channel.

[@richardvandyke9578]

Finally someone that knows how to properly set the rolling coulters to get a clean furrow.

[@lancedaniels]

Nice to see this work getting done. Thanks for posting and sharing.

[@MichaelTJD60]

Nobody asked for such a satisfying video, but we got one anyway! That plow cuts through the sod like a hot knife through butter.

[@steveluepke9654]

Love the way that old 3 bottom turns over that sod and the sound of those tracks

[@seastacker8582]

Trifecta of beautiful equipment out there working, new and old!

[@donmacdonald7758]

Nice Little Genius 3 bottom, plowing deep and straight. The cat does a great job.

[@ericarinzechi6928]

Crawler plowing. Awesome 👏

[@jtrent3960]

That was the most satisfying thing I've saw in a long time, thanks! I agree with pat that rd6 would sound awesome pulling a plow

[@motorv8N]

Great machines. And rather mesmerizing to watch that earth turn over pretty as you please.

[@rodneywroten2994]

I worked for Ford dealership for 17 years in north Louisiana. I was a service tech. Had to give it up because Heart trouble. Man loved the old CAT. LOVE SEEING THEM FURROWS TURN OVER

[@HawksofOz]

watching the soil turn over is very cathartic, surprised you didn't have flocks of birds diving in for a worm feast, here in Oz that's a very common sight behind tractors in the fields.

[@donkinzer5718]

Ahhh! That bring back some memories. In the mid-60s in Indiana as a young teen I spent a lot of hours in the seat of a John Deere B pulling a two bottom plow.

[@miguelamaya6246]

AWESOME to see farmers doing their work... Thank you for posting your video...

[@ronaldkearn3322]

That was so awesome! That little Caterpillar D2 pulling that 3 bottom plow. I have the same plow, I pull it with my John Deere model A. Very impressive video. Loved to see Senior with the H plowing. Very Good and thanks. :-)

[@curthazlett595]

Nice our D2 has done lots of field work in its early days my Grampa bought it new to seed on a wet spring and we still have it

[@rdaw33]

Love hearing that D2 chugging away, reminds me of as a little kid I rode on the tool box on the right side of the seat (D4 but same sound)!!!!

[@paulwomack5866]

Really looked like everyone had fun - and 3 good tractors made light work of 4 acres.

[@patamos7019]

Would have loved to have heard the RD-6 pulling a set of plows.

[@fosterchild420420]

Probably doesn't have a big enough plow to make it work.

[@npalen]

I agree. Dad had an RD6 during those years also that had been acquired by his Dad back in 1936. It was never shut off pulling a 5x16 and 2x16 behind it from midnight Sunday night until midnight the following Saturday night. Later years saw it pulling only the 5x16 as it was getting tired. Sure enjoy your videos, Squatch253!

[@paulwomack5866]

Your wish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnaWiZ1vqq9jpas

[@jamesdahlman85]

@@paulwomack5866 that's not an rd6. They were 3 cylinder.

[@RickBork]

This was fun I spend a lot of hours in the field when you get a little help makes things go a whole lot faster thanks to Squatch253 and Squatch Senior.

[@evankibbe590]

I think squatches description of you .is funny . 😊👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@RickBork]

@@evankibbe590 Can't say that he's wrong 🤣🍻👍

[@evankibbe590]

@@RickBork no . But it was still funny .

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

"Not exactly PG rated"; we still love ya man!

[@tpniefer]

@@RickBork I don't understand what Squatch was talking about. I went to your channel and watched the culti-mulcher. I didn't hear or see anything different than my ordinary day. lol

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Great job Guys, it is amazing you use the same terms as we do (Did) in the U.K. "The Headlands" and "Rounds" My Dad tought me to plough (Plow) and he was quite strict and every furrow had to be dead straight or else I was in trouble, all in the days before Tractor GPS systems

[@stxrynn]

Dad told me a crooked furrow was better as you could get more seed in the ground for a given length. I finally learned not to use the cow for a reference. She moved more than I did. Out in west Texas, there are few trees so references were fence posts and phone poles...

[@waynep343]

That was great. Brought back memories of mom running the twenty pulling a 8 disc and my sister and I behind mom with giant aluminum salt shakers like they still use for french frys. Shaking out seed . Mo. And my brother had pulled out 20 acres of sage brush to do this using a antique hand forged logging chain behind the twenty. It rained and the field turned green. The next day it was all gone. Deer and jack rabbits ate it all. The following February 1969 we had 18" of snow on the ground. Followed by a pineapple Express that night. Almost 2 feet of rain in 12 hours. It was a continuous cloud burst. The rain was coming down so hard it was coming up thru the floorboards of our cabin. Mom went out in it and was digging a diagonal trench to divert the water coming off the hill side when lightning hit the pole behind her. At that same time. Deputy chet Larson was on a seebee td3 trying to rescue some stranded teen campers. Flash flood swamped them as they were crossing sespe creek the next valley over.

[@tomrichter244]

Two thoughts. 1. It is amazing to me how little different the engine sounds before and after he engages the plow at the end of the row. 2. The frame of the plow looks so lightweight to me, considering the power applied to pull it

[@1crazynordlander]

You did pretty good for hay ground. I am not sure if you had alfalfa in that but if you did in our heavy clay ground you would have to hitch two tractors together to be able to pull a plow. Enjoyed the video. I do appreciate that your channel is G rated.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Seems she is rolling the dirt beautifully. Nice job, Squatch! Wish we had the same amount of rain here... I'm not that far south of you, but the storms just haven't tracked through our area. Today we had a good bit, so hopefully that greens things up a bit.

[@bigskyguy1611]

Very cool. Love seeing that old iron working. Wish I had soil like that. My land is all rock and those rocks like to breed more rock!

[@npalen]

We pulled a 3-16 Deere with our D2 over hundreds if not thousands of acres back in the 40's and 50's. It was the narrow gauge with narrow shoes and ran the right track down in the furrow. I'm not sure why Dad did it that way but I suspect because it was the first tractor us kids ran growing up. The track would follow the furrow with very little if any steering correction. The downside was uneven wear on the track rails due to always running at an angle so would not track straight "down the road".

[@frritter8253]

Super video Toby, brings back fond memories of hours plowing. Thanks for taking us along!

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

As a youth growing up and working on a farm I can remember plowing late into the night (2-3 am) with a plow that had 5 or 6 18" bottoms to get the fields done before winter. I remember pulling back on the throttle as I came to the end then pulling up the front of the plow and timing pulling up the back of the plow to make the bottoms come out of the ground as close to the same point as possible. Then stomping on the break to make the quick turn in time to keep the tractor or plow from going into the fence. Then making a sharp turn to get back into the furrow going the opposite way and again timing the dropping of the front and then rear of the plow and once it was down pushing the throttle up to full. Over and over and over again until I had dreams (or nightmares) about it. With that trip 3-bottom plow you can't get that nice even edge to the end of the row as all 3 bottoms drop at the same time and you end up with the triangle at each end. At the end of the plowing season, while those moldboards were still nice and shinny, we would wash then down, dry them off, and spray paint them to keep the rust away. No professional spray job required, just get it on there. Streaks and runs were no problem. ;^D Interesting seeing a caterpillar pulling ONLY 3 bottoms. I have images in my mind of cats pulling 14 bottom plows. (ganged 7s) Though I do think that the plow on your cat was the plow with the cleanest cut and best looking turn over. Good job on the setup. Why didn't you just over seed or grain drill the field rather than plowing it all up?

[@KStewart-th4sk]

What kind of plow is that where you say "pulling up the front of the plow and timing pulling up the back of the plow"? Is that a hydraulically operated plow? Having trouble picturing how that works. You say it was a 5 or 6 bottom. Would like to see one up close, how the moldboards are mounted to the frame, etc. that you can vary----- i assume you were doing the same thing when dropping the plow. Anyone else familiar with this?

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

@@KStewart-th4sk : Definitely hydraulically controlled. The front of the plow was hooked to the lower arms of the 3-point hitch and the back wheel, which did run in the furrow left by the last bottom, was raised/lowered with a one way hydraulic cylinder. I would turn the tractor into the furrow and as the back wheel of the tractor also fell in to the furrow the 3-point hitch would be lowered to put the first bottom into the ground. Then I would gradually lower the back of the plow (this happens fairly quickly) in such a way as to get each following bottom to enter the ground at approximately the same point as where the first bottom went into the ground. Once all 5 or 6 bottoms were in the ground I shoved the throttle to full and off I'd go for another half mile. Then back again and again and again. On a 3-point mounted plow you don't have a "hitching point" on a drawbar. Instead, you measure the cut of the first bottom then loosen some very heavy bolts and slide the front of the plow one way or the other in the 3-point hitch frame. Then you adjust the swing of the plow to get the following bottoms to cut the correct width. Loosening those bolts in the hitch attachment isn't easy, their BIG, you need a big breaker bar to do it. However, once the adjustment is done the plow will follow correctly behind any tractor with a 3-point hitch with the tires set up for the same width crop row.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

@@KStewart-th4sk : If you want to see the kind of setup I'm talking about go to this video and at 12:50 an IH 1066 comes by that is very much the setup we had. Which means it was a 5 bottom plow we had, not a 6. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3bPiot8rNF6n6c Unfortunately they don't show the plows turning around at the end.

[@somethingabouttractors241]

I just love watching you work those machines!

[@michellehoefer5922]

Thank you for the video.Never have seen a crawler plowing before.Didn't seem to bog down at all.

[@azenginerd9498]

Grew up on a 1954 D4. Very familiar sounds. It will be interesting to see what you plant. When reseeding a hay field we often mixed in a cover crop of oat hay the first season.

[@keithwarkentin]

Boy I enjoyed watching the old iron employed again keep em running my friend

[@robertinscoe2379]

Looked like a fun day playing in the dirt.

[@scottbourdon5423]

What a beautiful job that setup did . Awsome to watch

[@richardmiseljr2413]

Plow rolls the dirt real nice.

[@donplautz9788]

Love that little crawler 🚜

[@farmer_nk]

Them IH plows are cutting pretty sweet furrows

[@hiscifi2986]

That was better ploughing than I have seen at some ploughing matches, where they stop every 5 yards to adjust something..

[@JDK73772]

Love seeing old equipment working

[@secretsix6]

i remember when i was a young lad out for day with my dad we were watching one of them cats ploughing up the side of a mountain it was like it was glued to side of the hill

[@bobpaterson1845]

Beautiful well cut well turned furrows 💪 and straight not as easy as u wud think with a track layer 👍👍

[@dieselmann34]

I love the crawler plowing. And I was laughing at the whole inmate uniform comedy. That’s how I felt while I was at freightliner. And I think that’s how a lot of people feel at most dealerships. Keep up the great videos. I’m betting the iron mistress, does great in a wet field. Because of the whole track pressure per pound versus tire width per pound.

[@fuzzwack1]

Got the TOYS out!! Lots of fun! Luvin it!

[@retireddriver16]

Yep you need a bigger plow behind that D2 when my dad had his D2 he plowed with a Masse Harris 4. 14 with a 2 14 David Bradley trip plow behind it

[@Murphyslawfarm]

Very cool plowing with tracks 😎👌

[@RickBork]

Murphy buddy 👍🍻🤣

[@evankibbe590]

Squatch that's a funny description of Rick Bork. . I thought it looked like your plowing was much smoother than the rest . You could definitely see the difference. 😊👍👍🍵🍵

[@shaneholst6940]

Looks like you guys had a good time doing a little plowing! Thanks for sharing Toby!👍

[@kevinbennett6395]

I plowed with my D2 . I pulled 5 bottom 14 inch in 4 gear and she didn't even know she had a load behind it. But i did have to keep feathering the left steering clutch to keep it straight

[@grantjohnston5817]

The Master of the Mistress ...cuttin some nice rows!

[@thomasmarion3209]

Wow that looks like so much fun 👍👍 reminds me of the plow days in Wisconsin 😃 man you all knocked that out quick 👍👍

[@HyckoryStyckWorks]

Man that 3 bottom rolls a beautiful furrow. I've never ran a pull behind plow, only 3 point hitches. But that 4 bottom of your buddy's needs some coulters bad.

[@richwielechowski5191]

Looks like that crawler could handle one more bottom.

[@bwilkinson6901]

Forget hay, think foodplot. Everybody needs a personal little honeyhole.

[@bschmitt6300]

Turning land at its finest. D2 sounded great tracks and engine .

[@hfdzl]

Great video! Just like being with you. The only thing missing is the smell of diesel exhaust and fresh tilled earth.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

That 3 bottom is a sweet little plow. The H did great!

[@powderriver2424]

As I was watching you really start to think what is was like to be one man a mule/horse and one plow, because just knowing how technology eased the the task of farming you still need to work, however the amount of work accomplished in a day is remarkable.

[@roberttaylor6918]

Love the ploughing video ,think dad was doin best work we done boys

[@garyfeltus9801]

Love the sound of the cat at work. cool video plowing the field.

[@mandolinman2006]

Dang it, Squatch. I just was getting over the urges to spend money I don't really have to buy a D2 and trip line plow, and here you go posting a video with both! That said, cool video! Now, I'll off to see if any of these are for sale in my area relatively cheap

[@case4006]

That is some award winning plowing good job

[@VintageFarm1086]

That was pretty cool watching the D2 plow. It don't take long to plow that field with the three of you.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

Another great video! I'm interested in seeing the different steps in preparing a field for farming. Thanks

[@karljacobson1575]

My Dad had a plow exactly like that one, only 16 in. Lays. First thing I operated as a 12 year old kid pulled by a Masse y Harris 44....wish I could find a plow like that......

[@didgitt1]

Hope that ground isn't like the clay we have in some areas of north central PA, being wet and packy you'd have one heck of a time trying to drag it into a semblance of a seed bed.

[@kblackav8or]

Makes me at times regret selling my D47U and wish I had a little D2 like this that I can move around with my pickup. My 15000lb machine I have now needs a liner O ring or head gasket and isn't easy to move.

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

My old boss started his business with a D2. Also had a IH brush breaker plow on it.

[@themalewhale59]

I enjoyed that a lot more than I should have!

[@TheGoodguy68]

That old iron did a better job than the new iron by the looks of it. Had that field been subsoil ripped? My grandpa would rip his fields every 5 years and it made a huge difference.

[@brycewiborg8095]

Must be different soil. In the southern end of the state if we plow wet it's necessary to allow winter to mellow the ground. otherwise it drys hard. Since we can scratch the show season thanks for the entertainment.

[@woodhonky3890]

Plowing wet can ruin the tilth.

[@hitandmissfits171]

AMAZING video sir. I wish i was with you guys plowing with my H!! looks like a great time.

[@rogerallen6644]

I wondered of you would have the D2 pulling the plow with the M down for the count! Enjoyed seeing the work being done!

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

That plow rolls a beautiful furrow ❤

[@frankcurley]

Now that is what I would say qualifies as competitive quality furrows in a plowing match...

[@bobcrone6151]

Just given ‘er! Pretty work boys!

[@digitalshackonthelane]

Nothing beats the chortle of the Iron Mistress!

[@huckstirred7112]

I am surprised that little tractor could pull a 3 bottom plow .How did it disk ? seemed like it would be clods from being so wet , if you could wait till next year to plant you could wait till it gets a foot tall or so high to put more green in the ground . . But the green you put in the ground will do wonders .

[@huckstirred7112]

@@squatch253 damn sounds like a case for alfalfa . My friend has a 500 acre farm and the dirt is literally blue and pink ! It is bentonite clay and is full of large rock and will barely grow grass . So I understand .Thanks for replying love your vids thanks for posting

[@Arnthorg]

look at that D2 speeding along

[@charlesward8196]

The sound track should be Stan Roger’s “Field Behind the Plow.” “Watch the field behind the turn to straight dark rows...”

[@tonyhester9262]

That’s some excellent plowing.

[@357bullfrog2]

If I had one of those that I could pull a bush hog with it would be as close to the perfect set up as I could get here on my place

[@Buck1954]

Bork's plow doesn't seem to turn over as pretty a row as Squatch's. Also looks like his plow is tearing the ground instead of slicing. I suppose it doesn't really matter; it's plowed. It's just seeing the jagged edge in front of the Cat and seeing the clean slice behind it as a comparison. So the 4 bottom doesn't have a cutting wheel? Not sure what it's called. It's been 45 years since I did tractor work.

[@Buck1954]

I just realized I didn't proof read my comment. Glad you understood anyway. I prefer the clean cut

[@colin8532]

Maybe its because i'm not a farmer, but these videos fascinate the heck out of me

[@farmall51]

Excellent plowing 👍