Dads Restored 1937 RD-7 Caterpillar Crawler Tractor | Dad Takes It For A Drive

[@farmerphil]

Nice restoration, we had one back in the 1970s at a scrap yard and gravel pit I worked at. Used it to pull equipment around and take to the job sites to move whatever needed to be moved. We saved quite a bit of old machines we brought back and only scraped what was total junk. The scrap part of the business was his way of getting equipment for his collection. The pony motor and engine sound good. Hope to see more of your collection.

[@Bcroft39]

Great job at restoring the old girl. She looks and runs great.

[@keithclark486]

At 1'st I thought it was a silent movie until I heard the wind blowing.

[@clinthowe7629]

I had a D6 about the same year, it was a D6 not an RD6. It was a 2H model it had a beegee aftermarket hydraulic system, dead hydraulics, the clutch had to be engaged for it to work. It was a 3cylinder diesel, had really good pushing power for such an old cat.

[@tckiser]

COOL!!! Nothing like old Cat iron!!

[@malcolmmarzo2461]

Great. Thank you!

[@dougkubash8673]

Looks good and sounds good!

[@grandprismatic]

Nice restoration, have a Merry Xmas!

[@cristianobarbosa8513]

Nossa que Relíquia, Brasil

[@johnedwards1685]

Sir, what an absolutely wonderful machine. A museum piece that lives and runs. It sounds glorious, a tribute to your Father and those iron men that built it in 1937 and built it to last.

[@shirtshine73blitz]

I'd really like to see a rundown of the controls.

[@paradiseroad6405]

...master clutch lever...transmission shift lever...forward and reverse lever...left hand steering clutch lever...right hand steering clutch lever...left brake pedal...right brake pedal...throttle lever...click link for control video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYW7mmqled94qNU

[@jasongillies40]

Were these old CATs always slow starters? Seems like once fuel was applied it still took quite a bit of cranking. I've played with lots of antiques but never one of these. Just curious is all.

[@paradiseroad6405]

...lots of iron to warm up before they got to compression ignition temperature...

[@Vance_Nickerson]

Supposed to let it turn over under compression without fuel as long as needed to heat things up and then give it some fuel and it'll fire right up. From the looks of him holding the pinion clutch lever they need adjustments made to them for it all to operate correctly. But hey it's a hobby show Caterpillar. Got one myself.

[@EL300B]

@@Vance_Nickerson You're right but no one has the patience to wait that long.

[@stefanoancona7642]

I'M INGECTION FULL SPECIALLY IN LIBIA NE HO RIPARATI TANTISSIMI DAL D2 AL D9 GRANDI TRATTORI

[@stevewarner8880]

I had a 9G series D7. 1939 I think it was.

[@cristianobarbosa8513]

Ainda era a cabo não tinha a força hidráulica não ,

[@ahmedakermi4275]

caterbilar grand maisan

[@EL300B]

Have a pair of Diesel fifties which are basically RD-7's,one wide gauge and one narrow gauge.

[@stillwater62]

I love the old Caterpillar dozers. Thanks for sharing this video, I thought I had seen all of the Cat dozer videos but some how I missed this one.

[@RealKotoVasya]

You may watch videos about Soviet copies of Caterpillar. Search for S80, S100 and T100 tractors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXHepd8e6aIr6M

[@RealKotoVasya]

And how it starting with pony motor, similar sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKHOfZt6lpKdp7M

[@EL300B]

@@RealKotoVasya Always wondered if the russians built those with permission from Caterpillar?

[@RealKotoVasya]

@@EL300B , I think that Soviet engineers did not create with "permission", but with "inspiration of" :-)

[@orgcoast]

I had a RD6 for a while. Not nearly as nice as yours. It had been abused. I bought it just for the experience. It finally seized and that was that. I had neither the tools or knowledge to fix it. A collector bought it from me. These are very serious machines but what fun to drive.

[@canuckyank82]

Just great. Outstanding restoration and a fantastic ride to go with it.

[@Jean-vz8co]

En 1989 j'ai vu des bulldozers russes neufs qui étaient la copie parfaite de ceux-là!!!!.... il faut le faire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................................

[@richardm1631]

It nice to see those older caterpillar being restore and taking care of

[@oregonone132]

Pleasure watching this. I've got a nice 1947 with cable blade 8 ft by 4ft. cable wintch in back thant I have not used for 30 years. Ran great with a rebuild engine back in 1976. less than 700 hrs on it. Maybe some day.

[@Hansenstephenc]

Would love to see it pull something. I had 2 RD-6 60" gauge tractors. They were pretty efficient, my Dad rigged up some linkage to make the steering clutches a little easier to pull.

[@marshallman1au]

Well done "Dad" .... !!! LOVE your Cats .... :)

[@joseburgos3872]

Marshall Man palas cargadoras furucawuas

[@ЯковКокорин-ц4р]

Вот откуда появился сталинец с-65

[@wi11y1960]

You have a great father! Now he needs a Sixty with crowbar start. Grin

[@afberglund2764]

No trees, no grass? Very arid.

[@robertmintz63]

Reminds me of starting my grandfathers old Fordson major tractor, model T Ford had to use a de-compressor and set the T Ford coil so it did not kick back & break your arm as you cranked it.

[@homebrewer7]

I had to clear a 9 acre patch of ground with a 1939 Cat D-8. Allot of very large trees and allot of large rock plus removing a large farm house.

[@dansengines2594]

Gosh, you sure did nice work. I would love to have that RD-7!

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Obviously never read the operator's manual.

[@EL300B]

Never knew anyone who started those old PC engines doing it by the manual.

[@WHJeffB]

Gorgeous restoration, dad should be proud and you should be proud of dad! Wish I had the time, money and expertise to do this sort of thing...

[@rclc93]

Great job! Can you get my 60s era Lionel going too?

[@larsv1377]

All your missing is the Joad family to push off the land! That's just what I think off when I see super old cat crawler tractors. Nice unit!!

[@Jayhsia1215]

It Terrance from Thomas and friends

[@nicholasrangel7099]

Yep that’s me!

[@zygmuntbaszkiewicz1320]

super

[@funfarmingantics4298]

Thank you, He has restored a few more since I recorded that video. They are all so much fun. Thanks for watching =)

[@skookumchukroadster6733]

Fun Farming Antics where is this filmed?

[@irenetavares5828]

Zygmunt Błaszkiewicz

[@gregorycalzada5264]

very nice

[@СветСолнца-н4в]

А что со звуком

[@samanli-tw3id]

Great tractor, does it burn gasoline or diesel?

[@funfarmingantics4298]

HI, It burns both, the pony motor burns gas and the main power motor burns diesel. Thanks for watching

[@samanli-tw3id]

+Fun Farming Antics What's a pony motor?

[@Agislife1960]

The pony motor is what you hear when he hand cranks at the beginning, its a small gasoline engine that starts the main diesel engine, they didn't have batteries and electric starters back then.

[@robertwhite7894]

+John Q Flyer well they did but they did not have powerful and small anough starters

[@patrickmcleod111]

When fuel costs are high, I just run my D-7 on the pony motor, leaving the main engine off. That's how they broke ground for the Alcan highway in WW2, running only the pony motors, because fuel was in short supply... Lol

[@mwilliamshs]

Oh good grief

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

BS