D8 8R Full Pull Nieuw Vennep 2023

[@Klystron33]

Very interesting and impressing indeed! 😃👍 Too bad the sound of that Cat was spoiled by the crappy music!

[@railroad9000]

Very annoying!

[@kalvinlabuik3366]

Yes I agree cut the crappy music let the Cat sing

[@markwicks2428]

Couldn’t agree more but that seems to be the trend now.

[@threynolds2]

There are people who aren't big fans of pulling who got dragged to the pull by big fans. The music is to keep them entertained.

[@markwicks2428]

@@threynolds2 well we obviously have different opinions on what is entertaining.

[@hobsonbeeman7529]

That D8 took the pull in stride, barely an exhaust plume till there at the end, a hell of a work cat!!

[@JohnH20111]

that exhaust plume is because the Cat Diesel was starting to build up power

[@oldfarmer9004]

That old gal didn’t even start to smoke until she was about two thirds the way down the track. Probably could drag it all the way around and back to the start!👍

[@teamidris]

Those two track pins were determined not to free up :o)

[@fastst1]

Damn, you're not kidding

[@maggs131]

Must have been sitting a very long time

[@teamidris]

@@maggs131 a long time and be good track pins. As in, I’ve seen tracks so worn that rust could never fill the gaps :D

[@abeonthehill166]

The Dozer has power and huge traction……..impressive !

[@utha2665]

And that's just a little dozer, hook up a D11 and it could probably pull half a dozen, lol.

[@johnharbaugh9471]

Slow and steady is the course of the day.......full pull !!

[@dubmcbride5952]

Couldn’t hear the cat for the background music.

[@RevDogg]

That old machine gave no f^cks. She's been taken care of, obviously, but none of these will last forever, esp not the ones left to rot in the corner of some field. Props to whomever fount this unit and restored it to the point where it can still show us what it was all about, today.

[@bbcala9719]

Effortlessly, Good ol reliable power. Machines of the past will run forever. That is a time when America took pride in our equipment

[@shaunolinger964]

Torque and traction.... all this black smoke belching screamin demon stuff is fun, but NOTHING can beat torque and traction.

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

Gearing and weight in this situation. If the cat had twice as much power it could have gone twice the pace ( half as slow).

[@ashleycnoble3280]

Cant beat old cats. Love them!

[@franktechmaniac7488]

Did you ever see a KWM Leopard 2 doing this?

[@coryboettcher9702]

The only time I’ve ever seen a big cat get close to maxing out power when pulling was a d8 2u ripping an uprooted 130ft Douglas fir out of a gully. The rootball stuffed into the bank and the cats winch had so much power it not only ripped the tree through the side of the bank but started to lift the trees top back up off the ground from the force. The motor lugged down to a few hundred rpm but never stalled, possibly one of the most unique sounds one could hear. Awesome video!!!!

[@johnbarnes1508]

When you are operating an antique cat you are also getting a workout because they have no hydraulic assist on the steering clutches or turning brakes or the flywheel clutch.

[@dancouger3677]

I’d have given about anything to have seen that I watched a 983 or 977 traxcavator SNAP a cable while trying to pull a tree stump - back when I was in grade school

[@patrickgullotta4938]

seen cat d6 power out ripping at my place just stopped dead he had to ri that area twice to get the depth.

[@panzerdan9351]

We used to farm with a 3T D7 and a 14A D8 in the 70's. I will never forget that sound.

[@seetheforest]

He had to stop at the state line... 😮

[@uropygid]

Coast.

[@GatvolFourie]

Awesome . Simply amazing the power a D8 can put on the ground . Used to watch them work for hours when i was a kid .

[@1953beetle]

Sounds like you had an exciting childhood.

[@jamesrogers9185]

Didn't even break a sweat!

[@dondavidson3440]

At an antique tractor pull I watched a #60 Caterpillar pull the sled out of the gate with the judge running after him waving his flag. Operaror never looked back! LOL

[@cslloyd1]

That chain is a lethal weapon

[@raygale4198]

And it didn't look all that heavy either, add a couple of hinged shackles and yep an accident waiting to happen

[@nicobrunner7696]

There is nothing ti do: a Cat is a Cat 💪👍

[@wmden1]

They must have done this for the kids in the audience, to break the monotony. We know that big of a Cat dozer is going to pull that. It would probably pull twice that weight.

[@toddcooper2563]

The ol' CAT never even broke a sweat!

[@______-id5ud]

Kept going and going and going. Like a cat does

[@SPUDWRENCH]

I cannot imagine the stresses on the pulling chain and tractor gearbox. My gosh!

[@uropygid]

My thought also. I wonder if a tow chain has ever failed at these events?

[@paullucas3]

She’s settling in track deep too!

[@johnmcgarvie4061]

That D8 just confirmed that older is better. What age is it. I am guessing at least 70 yrs. young!

[@NBSV1]

As if a modern D8 wouldn’t pull it just as easy. Heck, with a modern one the operator would be chilling in an air conditioned cab sipping coffee and playing on their phone while pulling.

[@timkis64]

imagine that, a dozer can outpull a truck.NOBODY could've predicted it.

[@micronicman]

Not fast, not new, and not stopping!

[@dondavidson3440]

Hey, just watched this again! The Cat is definitely an old timer with the main drive clutch being a hand clutch!

[@Counselor77]

He's like "Hold My Beer"........A little while later...... Well, do ya want me to keep goin'?

[@joemelituoso3383]

You want him to tow your little toy sled to the next competition too?

[@markarrowsmith6928]

Big up for the chain😂

[@bmwtravel1100]

yeah, I wouldnt stand near the front of that sled. I've seen a railroad engine snap the chain we kept on the switch engine. Better safe than sorry.

[@johnbarnes1508]

This was the second series d8 that cat produced. Remember the top rpm of that engine was around 900 . Nothing sounds better.

[@gumballer133]

I had a 9G as my first dozer ever. Same thing, low rpm engine. Maybe 1100-1200rpm I think.

[@easygoing2479]

For that old Cat, that was a walk in the park .

[@raystarky3896]

GREAT PULL! probably could have ran a ripper tooth behind it as well! Great job!

[@uropygid]

It could maybe have pulled several sleds.

[@HrLBolle]

@@uropygid don't know the proper name for construction site vehicle but: it the one that scrapes the soil into a bunker to be dumped afterwards, comes self-propelled and as a drawn unit

[@429thunderjet2]

Turnapull

[@christopherharris6145]

One thing's for sure. That was the slowest full-pull I've ever seen.

[@threynolds2]

Look for the Case150 pull video. (It's a replica of a 1904 Case steam tractor.)

[@uropygid]

The good ol' tortoise and hare story.

[@robhardingham6770]

Good filming, but I would pretty pissed off if I was at that event- all those vehicle driving past when someone is pulling a sledge, bloody music thumping so you can't hear the engine's talking! Grrhhh

[@utha2665]

IKR, that music was awful.

[@utha2665]

​@@1-Wheel-DriveActually, depending on regions, either sled or sledge can be used. But if we want to be pedantic, a sledge is typically larger than a sled for pulling larger loads over snow or rough terrain, whereas a sled is usually smaller. These terms can also be used interchangeably too, however.

[@robhardingham6770]

@@utha2665 Thanks for that clarification. I was going to thank the poster for suitably educating me :)

[@ArnoldJagt]

Agreed. Half the fun of a Tractor Pull is the sound.

[@jdsmith556]

I work on these, the newer ones may be more fuel efficient, but are way more problematic. There’s a reason the US military uses 1970’s era D7’s. They aren’t really working until they start black stacking, they are completely mechanical and almost impervious to EMP attacks. That’s how you know it’s producing power. The new ones, if they start black stacking the engine is on the verge of GONE, and I’ve seen new cats turned into a $1 million dollar paper weight with a lightning strike.

[@baginatora]

That dozer be at the finish line like: “So, when do we start the real pulling?”

[@woolyhighlander7280]

I've owned 3 D8H's there's nothing Finer !

[@parkerwhite8289]

The wonders of traction!

[@sandy5548]

It’s a cat what did you expect

[@jefferykeeper9034]

Indeed

[@evilgenius97]

that should be their slogan

[@Carla-tz7qw]

It's on tracks. What did you think?

[@mabelsantiago5374]

Oliva

[@DXT61]

2:25 dude in the back might have had a bad day if that chain or another part decided to give.

[@jefflambert2421]

Wait a minute, let me idle it up

[@anthonymartin9672]

The guy riding the sled cracked me up. Just standing there without a care in the world.

[@user-gd7vp6wv7r]

I drove a D8 highdrive Cat and by accident left the Ripper down on the backend, it tore up the concrete a metre thick and the motor never dropped a rev and just kept ripping!! It wasnt until some mechanics started waving frantically that i realised something was wrong!!! Lol. 200 metres of total destruction!!! Lol.

[@bobbydazzler6990]

No, you didn't. What a stupid thing to lie about. "Meter-thick concrete" 🤡

[@JRotten]

That old D8 didnt give a damn about that little trailer back there.

[@4x4RescueThunderBay]

God I hope the music stops

[@RedClover1987]

Well done CAT

[@mikezilligen1814]

That thing it’s even workin

[@stephenblack8804]

Look up the Case 150 pull video, it’s awesome!

[@richardgilbery1731]

Turn off the music

[@davigorb]

If we are all done with this for today, I'll just take it home like this, no need to adjust the wheels

[@HrLBolle]

"just doin ma duty sir" the cat probably

[@peteacher52]

Bloody 'ell! The organisers certainly assume that the attending public love listening to groups of howler monkeys at intense volume!

[@markchodroff250]

She’s not fast but she keeps on going!

[@bogiewheelman71]

Cat full pull. Music 😝

[@Almoekd1971]

The music ruined it. I wanted to listen to the D8.

[@erickearnes9644]

I agree with you, the music was terrible 👎!! When I was younger I used to work on them, get a cut and I would bleed Cat Yellow 🙀🤠! Always loved them ❤️💓👍🤠 I

[@walterfoster5682]

Is that the same sled they use for the mower pulls, looks lime it to me😅

[@Tatertot_Tommy]

That ole tractor never even went to work during that pull!

[@lanceolot22]

If that chain had snapped, it would have probably killed that dude on the front of the sled! Not to smart.

[@HiPockets]

Cat Diesel Power! Pull that sled to Cucamonga if you ask it to!

[@HustleMuscleGhias]

If it could pull that it could probably pull my mother-in-law.

[@rogerkonrade599]

If they put new shoes on that old baby it would really pull !

[@warleygomes9611]

Aí tem força bruta

[@perrybabin8427]

Did any other truck/tractor pull the exact same load as far?

[@glennvengroff7235]

Nothing like a D8

[@xmo552]

I was built for this. What? I do this every day in my sleep.

[@boatlover2296]

That’s what that machine was made for

[@davidsignor7931]

I wonder who shaves the tracks

[@joeromanak8797]

Is anyone surprised by the result? If so, you need to get out more. 🤠

[@martinjeffery3590]

Shame they all thought to drive up and down while the pull was going on

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Oh those Dutch!

[@gordoncorey8023]

Add front idlers

[@user-fe5bs1up4y]

Какой год выпуска модели?

[@georgmihatsch6545]

Die Katze zieht den Schlitten überallhin!!!😂

[@user-kt1lw7pi8d]

Should have kept going all the way home

[@Geoff_G]

What year is this D8 from?

[@brownwrench]

No sweat

[@toodjackson4438]

I'm wondering how much weight they had in that sled

[@lunam7249]

60000 pounds is typical = 30 usa tons

[@paulwomack5866]

@@lunam7249 And a Cat RD8 weighs around 50,000

[@lunam7249]

@@paulwomack5866 do you know that absolute pull stall force of a cat rd8?? i was told around 4 to 1 wieght so around 200000 pounds?? in hard soil

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

No computers it will run forever!

[@gliderider7077]

3 days later, fulllllllll pullllllll

[@robertskelton2576]

That guy standing looking at the chain must have a death wish.

[@gRosh08]

CAT D8 for GOAT? Okay, WHY not...

[@notme8121]

That was almost as much fun as watching grass grow but it was tied with watching paint dry

[@michaelmcdonald3057]

Mien Gott, di es su incredilby aciting, I helk mien bret but pasd oot befur michine mak et to ende!

[@gordoncorey8023]

How much whait

[@alangoede2073]

American power

[@adcengineer3090]

All In a days work for the CAT ... what's the next job ? 😅

[@jimclements3190]

Are we there yet?,,,no Ar we there yet?,,,,,,and so on😅

[@deere7227]

Timed out

[@fruitfarmfords8243]

He could have pulled it all the way home.

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

I'd pull the sled home and put the prize in my front yard.

[@stereolababy]

the music at that place wtf

[@user-ok1eu4tn7l]

Traction force,horsepower,torque converter and a tracked vehicle that’s probably over 60 years old…….what did you expect.

[@JohnH20111]

what do you expect?! a bulldozer with ‘Dead Tracks’ is going to just drag that sled like it’s nothing

[@tommymoto83]

It's like watching paint dry...😅

[@hugh-iu7vo]

Go caterpillar go

[@triple6758]

Just go ahead and take the sled on home with you.

[@jean-marieamerandve6047]

Dommage la musique Un engin à chenilles rien de plus puissant et accrocheur Normal ! 900 tours/minute seulement

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

How much tractive effort do you want? Yes.