Best Excavator Ever Made!! So Many Memories Brought Back!

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[@TsunauticusIV]

My favorite excavator memories were in a Deere excavator with my dad. We ran a Deere 992 D-LC for a few weekends together and to my surprise he let me begin to run it myself. It was the best feeling ever. Being able to master that bad boy he gained confidence in me. I was 8 years old at the time and he let me run a D8 by myself only a few weeks later. It was the old school 8 with the two clutch release handles up in front of you. I was so young, but big for an 8 year old because I’m 6’5” now, but I had to stand in front of the seat and use both hands to pull the clutch release out. 😂 was a bit tricky but I got good enough to carry a decent grade with it pretty quickly. My dad was awesome. RIP pops. 🙏

[@peteschiavoni]

Great job Brandon!! Wet tracks. Wet wood. Wet trailer. That’s some sphincter puckering heavy equipment moving right there!!

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Thank you!

[@garymessina1609]

She's an oldie but a goodie great video thanks Brandon and Zack and Dad

[@boe4448]

What a cool machine and the fall day was beautiful. 👍👍😊😊

[@brecktaylor6133]

Spent many, many hours on one in the 80’s. Best sounding engine ever!

[@timrainwater3969]

Great looking & running piece of history. I’m sure the memories came flooding back. Some of my favorite content of yours are the VHS videos of your dad on the B. Thanks for sharing!👍💛🖤

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Yes it is I just wish we knew if the hours were correct if they are and the hour meter hasn't started over it's got under 3,500 original hours on it and the more I look at it I'm thinking that very well could be true!...them are my favorite videos also!....thank you!

[@marlondeere3039R]

I ran a 690A for a week that a farmer I worked for bought. Best time of my whole life! Its just been 44years ago😊

[@kevinmcnabb168]

We had a 690 D . Those sounds bring back a lot of memories!!

[@michaelisrude]

Has the optional dirt pile leveler on the back also

[@brittblanton8342]

Great video Brandon, Zach, and Dad. Hey Brandon quick question what about the saw mill you bought are you going to doing any work on it this winter?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Thank you!....well that's a great question I've been thinking about that since my plans fell through on the new house and shop construction due to bank policies which has been resolved with a bank thats willing to do things the way I want to it is now to late in the year to start construction especially with talk of snow already tommrow evening so with that being said the plan was to have the house up sealed up and my shop up and at least concrete in it by now and then I was going to throw together a quick sawmill shed and get the sawmill at least put in there and bring it in the shop in the spring and start the process of some safety upgrades then have it up and running the summer of 2024 as of right now the main components are be stored in side in the dry and hopefully I can spend next winter in my new shop getting it ready....but as we all know things can change and things can happen alot sooner so we will see what happens!....trust me I want it up and running more than anyone!!

[@brittblanton8342]

@@dirtgrainsteel Thanks for the info Brandon 👍

[@midengineZ06]

I have to ADMIT That's a VERY NICE looking excavator coming from a CAT guy

[@maddog2771]

Wow right hand cab that must be weird to run

[@dirtgrainsteel]

I don't notice it lo the Gradall is the same way lol

[@73DiamondReo]

Runs pretty good.

[@seancombs499]

When I first met ya guys ya was running ur ole Deere got to load some sand with it back at the start of the pond boy how that has changed over many yrs and looks great

[@dcw1540]

What makes one track go faster then the other?thanks😊

[@dirtgrainsteel]

I haven't fully diagnosed it yet most 2 of the most common reasons are #1 the rotary manifold is bypassing so oil on that port for that track motor or #2 that side track motor is bypassing oil and is weak but I'm pretty sure the problem is in the rotary manifold both are fairly easy fixes

[@yenerm114]

Looks so weird w the boom on the opposite side 👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@dirtgrainsteel]

When you run it it don't feel any different lol

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing is it just me or does it sound like the engine was surging when you were driving it to the trailer

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Well I'm surprised we even made it off the trailer we got it to Zacs I took the truck home he walked out back and he text me and said it ran out of fuel I was thinking that cut it pretty close I did take 5 gallons with just in case though....some of that surging is just camera sound also....thank you!

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Whos house did u take it to? Thoughts it was yours?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

My buddy Zac bought this one I'm still waiting on the one I want but I might end up with this one if the other falls through I have free range of this one if I want to use it for stuff

[@BestArc-offical]

dear friend, do we have chance to work together , hope your reply❤

[@garymurt9112]

You probably ain't gonna be able to shit right for a week after loading and unloading that narrow tracked excavator.

[@AuctionIndiana]

👍

[@rudycarlson8245]

What year is this from? the 80s?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

I'm guessing this one is probably a 79 or 80 I'm going to take the serial number to deere and see if I can get some history on it they made them from like 77 to 84....83 to 84 were all pilot controls

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@dirtgrainsteel it sounds like it’s a great running machine

[@michaelisrude]

690B

[@user-os2el5zw1l]

Willing to bet no cotton left in the seat

[@DeereFan110]

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