Caterpillar D2 Pulling Old Tree Stumps

Used the 1950 Caterpillar D2 #5U7066 to remove a few old stumps from the yard.

[@andrewwilson8317]

I could listen to that lovely D2 purring away all day. Brings back happy memories of a long hot summer running one.

[@robertestep2094]

Andrew Wilson

[@humancattoy7767]

The Iron Mistress sounds amazing. She's got a good operator to keep her happy.

[@AD4MRick]

I was a forest ranger in Florida back in the seventies and pulled a fire plow with a D-4. I really liked that tractor. Great video. Thanks for the memories. R

[@jackwagon2380]

If I owned that I would be doing nothing but finding excuses to rip shit out of the ground

[@davidbulik6532]

funnyyyyyyyyyy

[@yoimalex]

Years ago I did this kinda work with a dozer. Same basic setup. I did however shorten the cain up considerably so that when pulling it had a tendency to pull the tracks deeper providing higher traction. Looks great with the old D2

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome Job! That Hook is fantastic! The only thing that would make this job easier is a helper who could reposition the hook so you could stay on the D2... Thanks for sharing! 😃👍

[@harveymiller8582]

ScoutCrafte

[@wendellwong4621]

ScoutCrafter all write good job. Cool

[@bobm7275]

A little help from our friends, after you're married it seems no one is ever around.

[@M70ACARRY]

ScoutCrafter or a bigger dozer

[@johnkoopman1433]

Trouble is that when you get your helper, she wants to run the dozer and you're the one stuck reposition the hook all the time. LOL

[@leegenix]

My first heavy equipment experience was on a D2 just like the one on the video. I learned how to start it with the Pony motor too. It was an old machine and not maintained well. It was when I worked for a cheap water district in California. The pumps and the motors were so old, they should have been on display in museums.

[@brianscott3021]

I find the sound of any old Diesel engine satisfying Much more than new ones

[@mr.lambfries3236]

I have always been amazed that something that starts the size of a penny can grow so strong that giant machines struggle to remove it from the ground.

[@srdavis37]

that root hook was a great idea. Well done.

[@olspanner]

Having done a lot of stump pulling with my vintage Fordson E27N tractor here in OZ, I know how difficult that task can be at times. However it is so much fun and i enjoyed the video for the memories it brought back . Thanks for sharing , just wish i could join in again .

[@donaldwallace7934]

That hook works great! Never seen it done like that before.

[@richardwilliams6208]

Dad had a D2 on our farm. Learned to operate it at 10 years old. Good times. Learned to not get near the spark plug on the starting engine - had a wicked spark.

[@robertborchert932]

It's always fun to watch the workhorse Cat D2 start and go to work! Nice use of the pony engine too!

[@bobdollar8746]

You have just got to love "Big Boy Toys". Great video. Thanks for posting.

[@jmwarden1]

Nice restoration on the D2 Cat

[@quercus4730]

Never knew cat made a D-2 great little workhorse. Good video, Thanks.

[@1crazynordlander]

The Iron Mistress, Ha Ha. Great video. That hook must have some tempering.

[@kdw75]

I used to have a D4 #7U that I picked up from the Army Corps of Engineers. It was a 1952 model that was in fantastic shape, but I sold it. I regret it now, as it was a lot of fun to play with. It had a ROPS and winch on the back. They had a metal plackard on the side with all the specs. Said it was 16,??? pounds. I just loved the sound of that diesel, and it had lots of torque for a non-turbo engine.

[@terrykyte1845]

beautiful little machine

[@MrZipperhead16]

I grew up with an old D2, 5U9553. Sold to a man downstate after my father died who refurbed it. The old man would love that it's still working every day.

[@brucebello9892]

Love your D2, the first crawler I was ever on was a D2 in 1961

[@exilfromsanity]

That's a very nice little Cat and it does a great job on those roots. I'm jealous!

[@steveducell2158]

I use to run my dads Case 310 dozer. I like the way you operate yours. Steady and methodical..............and I never heard one gear change "grind" ;-)

[@tjturn1378]

That's how a startup should be done on a D2... Nice work

[@schneiderexc3557]

Nice looking D2

[@1941pearl]

Your 1950 Caterpillar D2 is looking real good!

[@Xynudu]

Great looking D2 and restore job. Handy little crawler. We had an earlier petrol one at work but no blade on it. Cheers Rob

[@jayphillips4058]

Great old Cat - thanks for the vid!

[@TheLittlered1961]

Thank you for the great video. Miss the old cats with the pony motor. My dad had one in the 60's. Have yet to figure out what it was. Think it was a D-4. The kicker is that it had a cast iron grill. Have many fond memories of riding on it with him.

[@wildefox1478]

Just stumbled upon your channel and subbed, some great content you have and I love that old Cat D2!

[@lardo1985MN]

NICE OLD D2! That Hook comes in handy. Good ole CAT!

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Nice d2 man! Love that series cat! Good job too!

[@williamdawson3353]

That D2 sure looks like fun!

[@NCF8710]

Just like that! Love the sound of that old diesel!

[@johnwells7931]

great video thanks for sharing ! I hope you get a good headache rack installed on the back of that dozer soon !

[@SgtBerryhill]

That tractor is awesome!!! I never knew, but should have assumed, that Cat ever built a D-2.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Great video, Squatch! Imagine the size of the musky you could reel in with that hook! :-D

[@kblackav8or]

Pony sure runs nice. Wish mine ran that well. You need a hook tender to run that hook for you. Out west we use "a blade brush" to push out the roots around the sides on stumps too big to just push out. I do like the hook though.

[@CaptainEverythingHumorandMore]

Stuff like this is why I would work for free. Love it. Thanks

[@jollyroger3160]

Cool little dozer brother, i enjoyed watching it action. ✌🏻

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing buddy

[@jayhiz3514]

I've never seen stumps come out that quick before.. lol holly cow! Thanks agin

[@karlwelin7932]

Growing up on a farm with a lot of creek bottom farm land, by the time I graduated from high school, I put over 1600 hours on a D2.

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Toby, your having too much fun!!!

[@kevinclark8268]

Dang I would have been more crippled up than I already am getting on and off that Dozer 100 times repositioning that hook! I think I would have just bumped it with that blade about 10 times to pop them out. I'm worn out just watching you! Lol

[@exercisemyrights]

Kevin Clark zactly. didnt wanna scuff the mistress.. but..she is a beaut

[@SKC640]

Ain't that the truth ever see how to sit on an older allis Chalmers(like a 50s model wd)?. I know a couple of old farmers and that's all they used poor old guys could barely walk before they passed, but they would never own a different brand lmao!!

[@AVB2]

Back in 1965 we used a D 9 to pull stumps. It had absolutely no problem pulling ANY stump!

[@dundonrl]

Ben Jones you didn't have big enough stumps then..😁

[@maximumhardcore4362]

robert winton only in reverse

[@stevenspaziani9159]

I love you're bulldozer and that hook is totally awesome, I may have to devise one myself.

[@scottc977]

Looks like a fun Saturday

[@Pushyhog]

Oh my!!! Fun machine , beautiful noise, helpful around the place. Thanks. Hook works best, then ya dont get stuck with chain in wood.

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

That's a cool sticker on your D2. After watching your video I need to get a root hook

[@edwardgarea7650]

There is nothing like the sound of a Cat D-2 at work. The greatest small tractor ever built. Caterpillar’s mistake was stopping production on it and the other smaller tractors in the late ‘50s to concentrate on the bigger machines to be used in the mining industry.

[@atomicshark9466]

Wow ! Great video!

[@blowndome]

Beautiful machinery

[@daleslover2771]

Excellent video.

[@ivanboz15]

What an absolute beast 👍

[@mog5858]

keep up the good work.

[@VicsYard]

Gotta love that old Iron!!!!

[@thyslop1737]

that D2 what a righteous tool

[@michaeldougfir9807]

I have no suggestions; I have no corrections. Thanks for the video. I just enjoyed watching. Thanks.

[@---cr8nw]

Holy cow! There ARE still civilized people! Who knew?

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Just glad you didn't get tapped in the back of the head with that chain. I have a pal that came in a snap of getting killed that way trying to move a 245 with a shot engine. A 980 was behind, then a 7-F, a 6-D and then my pal pulling on a lifting ring on the 6 with a 320. The ring popped off and ended up in the cab with him, chain and all. Broke leg in 2 places plus ribs. Not good but he lived. I just root them out. Get paid by the hour. Sharp little tractor!

[@dukwcapt]

Love that D2!

[@CTSCAPER]

I need one of those!

[@semco72057]

That Caterpillar did that job and made it look too easy. That is what I wished to have had 20 years ago to clean up some land around my place.

[@VW5767]

Cool video.. tell me about the D2 starting process. I see you started a smaller engine to get the diesel going.

[@tonymessner5371]

Where did you get the hook? That sure beats digging humongous holes with a straight blade and trying to push them out.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It is alot more fun pushing them over with a D6!

[@WillBravoNotEvil]

The point is to accomplish within parameters. If you're gonna cheat, c4 or dynamite is much cheaper and WAY better for vlogging than a bigger Cat.

[@BennysUnhinged]

Also imagine how cool it would of been driving this sort of stuff for a job when it was first invented. Bet everyone wanted a machinery job back in the day haha

[@onceANexile]

Nice little d2

[@mikeschoeffter7420]

Damn, Id love to spend a day at your place.!

[@markstengel7680]

An oldie but good🚜👍

[@2020jd]

Good stuff! I love watching old iron work. Can you do more videos on those old power unit engines? Do they run at all?

[@jackrabbit8703]

If that hook were made nowadays it would bend strait on the first pull. The old stuff was meant to last.

[@dundonrl]

Jackrabbit depends on what it's made out of, and the heat treatment.

[@KandiKlover]

Rexford L Exactly, it's harder to get quality these days but a modern steel hook will be way better than this one

[@shortthrow50]

Jackrabbit lmao. Today’s hooks are 10 times stronger you idiot

[@peteb2]

More likely it'd snap in half, the section shackled to the wire rope come wipp'n 'n wizzin right past your head....

[@vincehennigan3036]

Made in the USA. Not China. Every farmer should have an old Cat D2 around. They seldom break down and they work better than most new tractors.

[@danvannice3241]

I pull stuff with a chain and my TD6 all the time, you obviously know what you’re doing; great video. Hook is a great idea.

[@bill45colt]

the rut hook???

[@TheRebelOne.]

The quality of your vt 📹was superb🎬. Your D2 is absolutely stunning and it runs and starts as smooth as a Swiss watch. An absolute credit to you. 👍

[@goldrecordsvideos]

Great video - do you think the D2 would be ideal for clearing a large lot of large tree stumps? Or would something larger be better? Thanks!

[@scottpecora371]

Had one thought when you were along side that log. I wonder if you had a piece of log that you ran the chain over then down to the stump so now you change the direction of pull upwards and the log rolls along acting almost like a lever . An if the log was oblong instead of round all the better, like a compound bow?

[@english-ash7486]

That is one nifty little dozer.

[@TheGoodguy68]

Try boring a hole into the backside top of the stump and running the hook over the top and tip placed in the hole. The added leverage will be a big help.

[@nnaatz1]

cool...that hook must be made out of good steel

[@brainsironically]

This video makes me want to go plant some trees so I can pull em out in a couple decades!

[@ToniMattTony]

Man does that thing have power!!!!!!!!!!

[@LCHLLO2008]

Wow that thing has loads of pull a.not sure about the hook .i would think a choked chain or strop wrapped near the top would do it and save keep resetting the hook a.any way great vid thanks for posting .lovely machine.

[@j.l2648]

I'm hooked!

[@susanparadis285]

nice d2 did you restore it look good

[@javedsahibzada4069]

Enjoyed thanks

[@kblackav8or]

I think I found a hook close to that size. A wrecker hook if you get one of the bigger ones should work about like this.

[@richardpersoage8504]

Always loved the D2. What kind of trailer will carry it? What kind of truck do you have for hauling it?

[@nasty906]

I don't no why I like so much, but i do Thank You

[@garyjonson1872]

4:05 leave the tree taller. wrap a chain near the top. we do it all the time where i work.

[@brucebaxter6923]

Have you tried wrapping the chain around the stump low down with the hook engaged?

[@waterbottle9354]

That was sooo cool plz do another video

[@danblack2368]

That is so cool. What part of the country is this?

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Good job Squatch 253

[@TungstenCarbideTempe]

2:54 lol that would make a great character in “Cars” movie.

[@shawnjerome8599]

Love that dozer

[@rbhe357]

Where does one find a hook like this? I have a handful of 6"-8" diameter stumps that were cut too low to get a good hold onto. Also have some root balls from old brush. Really don't feel like digging all the way underneath them.

[@MrSparkywest]

Just curious why you didn't push them out. I also have a D2 5U-17582. Not as clean as yours, it's still a farm tractor. I push trees out with the blade. Mostly sweet cherry trees (Bings, Vans, and Rainier's). The trees that give me the most trouble are around 60-100 years old with a deep, large root structure. Thanks for sharing your video, I enjoyed it.

[@dumper87]

Ahh, the sweet sound of the pony motor.