Komatsu D20A Rescue Sitting For Years

[@TheSoloAsylum]

The blade is 7' 6", it's 40hp, and it is a super good machine for gravel drives and clearing trails. I had one for years.

[@KevinJohnson-fx6wq]

Nice job. Reminded me of when I worked for a contractor who told me, back in the mid '80's, to take his mid '60's cab over flatbed to go pick up a backhoe he was leasing. I was not a happy camper driving this very overloaded truck. Found out later it wasn't even registered for the wt. of the truck. Most of the trip was highway and luckily no cops seen and was able to keep at least 40 mph on the hills, but made it. Another time a guy in a smaller roll back came to pick up my brother-in-law's fork truck. I'd say a normal small factory one. He used his for moving big rolls of carpet around. Anyway, when the guy drove the fork lift onto his roll back it bottomed out the suspension. I was a bit surprised and also realized how much those counter weights weigh. Thanks for sharing.

[@buckeyejim2989]

That left rear had almost 3ton on it. Wow. Prob enough to bend rear spindle. Good job JW.😀😀😎

[@russdavis1960]

The perspective of the 'hole' became pretty clear when you were climbing out of it. Good job and good build.

[@simonsummers9194]

Simon from the UK here... I love these kind of videos. Johnathan does it with so much skill , can't wait to hear this start

[@resoman8219]

You keep me up late with your vids. I CANT IMAGINE recovering anything this heavy.

[@mistermechanic2257]

Awesome save! You were smart to duck when pulling, I "lost" a logging chain in our hayfield 20 years ago pulling a stuck tractor out. It "flew" and I have never found it.

[@taderdigger4115]

I had one hit me pulled by a dozer, it almost cut me in half. I’ll never be the same, lost one lung in the mess.

[@artkaboom]

Whew! that was awesome even a year later. really enjoyed watching, thanks!

[@ervingoertzen7233]

I got to say , you built one strong wrecker , awesome to watch

[@oruwatching]

I see old stuff all the time and have wondered if they can be brought back. I have also wondered what kind of knowledge, skill and tools you would have to have to do it. Congrats!

[@stevehagen6913]

Your capabilities never cease to amaze me. Great job!

[@kbtruck65blair64]

Great job Jonathan, you never cease to amaze.

[@BlueRidgeJ79]

Get you an old moving blanket, or even an old coat, and throw over part of that cable when you're winching. It'll absorb some of the energy if it snaps and drop it to the ground.

[@had2galsinthebooth]

You never cease to amaze. I bet Graden is gonna love it when you fix it up for his 15th birthday present! ;)

[@ZippoVarga]

I've got to hand it to you Jonathan. You're an artist in many respects. Plucking this from what would have eventually become it's grave sight was no easy task. Well Done! Cheers my Friend! Zip~

[@alexdarte2]

Well done

[@S.D.P.]

*site

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Awesome demonstration of the mechanical advantage of a simple pulley.

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Can't wait to hear it fire up. A lot of this stuff is way over priced in my area. People think these old Komatsu Dozers are rare and actually Komatsu flooded the market when these were shipped over.

[@fixit4182]

I thought the cable was going to letgo and hit ME in the face. Not used to watching a pull from that angel. Pretty cool, thanks

[@andywilkinson3792]

All good and loaded that's the happy bit. It's the start of the job is the weres that's the times u keep your fingers crossed until u get it on the lorry and on flat ground when you get to that bit u can start breathing again. So all good and well. Nice to c your boy with you to get it cos you both no wich way each other works makes work a bit easier. Nice to c it running now. From Andy in UK

[@michelebeck4311]

Andy wilkinson the fact u called his truck a lorry already tells anybody with more than two brain cells your english.

[@andywilkinson3792]

Well I call are 4x4s trucks. I did uesd to drive roll back lorry's years ago it's amazing how u can ues them for different things.

[@jlletaw1954]

That's 1 hardworking truck there

[@richardcline1337]

Hard to beat an International!

[@garyjustliving3963]

jonathan w I fix one them last year, they good little dozer but they have dry steering clutch and about always they are stuck, but a fixer like you will repair it easy, be a peace of cake for you, hope you best on it.

[@jolo105]

Awesome!! wish I had a dozer. Can’t wait to see it in action. U could see how knarly it was when u were walking around. Cheers JW

[@aleblanc3547]

It's hard to tell what kind of shape this one is in and whether or not it'll run. Thanks, JW!!

[@barneyeckert9702]

Wow! That was a heavy drag, glad you doubled the cable, when you first started moving the truck i thought for sure you would have tires rubbing.nice job!

[@mjmcomputers]

nice job loading it, can't wait to hear it run.

[@quiltinggrammy9813]

Must say you get some interesting hauls...stay safe. 👍

[@johnnybsbasketcaseprojects3835]

That was a lot more impressive than some will realize

[@bradwoodward2638]

I rescued a 66 Allis Chalmers HD3 Dozer from an old ski resort a few months ago. lucked out with it being fairly mechanically sound. Wasn't fun to get up on my tilt bed! lol

[@captnsquid8151]

The tracks on the D20 look good and tight. Not sagging like some old stuff does.

[@pugman205]

Johnathon, you could do with getting back there to grab what I assume is a series 2 or series 3 Land Rover from the undergrowth. To a collector or restorer that's worth a few pennies over in the U.S. Because of the 25 year rule, many people have to import older non modified ones for use over there. Imported and upgraded ones can fetch upto $130k

[@OldIronRC]

Looks like a cool old dozer.

[@MRrwmac]

You built a really strong truck! That is one heck of a beast! Well done! Very nicely done rescue Jonathan! Good to see you being cautious of the cable and chain. However, you should make your cameraman get the heck out of harms way also. He was right up on it and could have gotten sliced in half. Please instruct him. Show him a video or two of a cable/chain snapping and I think he will stay a lot further back - haha! Guess you forgot your rubber matt to put over the cable this time.

[@andyshaffer9951]

your truck is definantly feeling that one!!!

[@poordecisionsgarage9834]

Blocking is a pain but it does make it go a lot smoother and less dodgy.

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Leaning to the left and then you had to turn right going up a hill but you took it gingerly and made. Nice job.

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Nice little bulldozer there. Looks like it needs quite a bit of work and the Land Rover in the background looks interesting too.

[@MervinGriff]

my 2 Komatsu D20A's only weigh 7800 pounds each so that winch was not at capacity. great vid

[@bitlittle457]

Cool wise choice on the snatch block no need in breaking a cable

[@paulwalker427]

Expertly recovered buddy,

[@jasonbarton766]

nice ol machine!!! good rescue, and loading technique! great vid!!

[@chuckhaynes6458]

I'm generally not a fan of foreign equipment. However, I know this dozer and it's a pretty good one. I had a 1968 Michigan backhoe with that same curved exhaust pipe. It stayed dry even in heavy snow storms. You mentioned Allis-Chalmers crawlers. I had a great WW2 vintage HD-7 with a 3-71 Detroit. I wouldn't know what to do with a new machine......

[@leejimbo]

cant wait to see you start it up , very cool

[@gordonmcmillan883]

Land Rover? That would have to be worth having in the US

[@Rock-Forehead]

Some pucker-factor on that pickup!

[@outcastprojects6733]

That is one nice looking dozer,I mean the elcar is cool,But it dont push trees down!

[@nodak81]

12:29 -- I thought that was a totally different dozer for a split second. The blue paint jumped right out at me and I didn't even notice it on the other side.

[@cp1cy688]

If you post a video of you trying to start the Komatsu ,it’ll be cool

[@Mercmad]

Just what every land owner needs,a baby dozer to "do stuff" . :-)

[@suewyke2845]

Well it is going to home and if any one can get it back running it will be Johnboy because he does some awesome work and by the way Johnboy had good team work.

[@buzzbuzzard9469]

That was tough.....Great Job!

[@daddynutz024]

Nice job Looking forward to seeing more

[@grandprismatic]

Well done Jonathan she’ll do awesome things around you’re property and Jordan’s

[@markbauman1411]

I've always wanted a small dozer. I have to wait a while now tho. Plan on moving in a couple years and I don't want to have to move it

[@gosportjamie]

I never expected to see a Series Land Rover sitting in the undergrowth on the side of a field in the US...

[@michelebeck4311]

gosportjamie what series?

[@michelebeck4311]

U sir are correct

[@gosportjamie]

+Michele beck I think it's a Series 3...

[@TUMBLINJEST]

exactly what I saw, poor old landie just sitting there.. pull that out next Johnathan buddie.. love your info vids over here in the UK.... Its not often you see honest men trying to make a $ or two these days..

[@charlesfitton9677]

exactly what I was going to say...

[@dannmarceau]

Everyone needs a dozer. Cool stuff!

[@cmans79tr7]

Interesting and exciting vid- can he turn it? will he snap the cable? Can he duck low enough to miss the cable if'n it snaps? Will the blade dig too deep? Will it tip over? Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

[@cmans79tr7]

Also forgot to mention, nice camera work too.

[@marklarue5083]

amazing....always a great job

[@BarnyardEngineering]

When all else fails... Brute force and a little finesse.

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Holy cow. Thought you were gonna tip over. lol

[@kensherwood4866]

Good job skilled job getting it out of that dip. Is that an old brown Land Rover in the bottom corner as you drove out?

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

I can't believe you were able to do that.

[@btpearce]

Thats a good test of the truck ...

[@darrinsmith3148]

No way in hell i would have abused my roll back like that. You can't charge enough for the risk you take.

[@dalesworld1308]

You need a low boy trailer for situations like that.

[@cableandchain]

i have same winch 3/8 line snapped to easy im running 7/16 and it will pull 14000 lbs single line no problem havent snapped it yet

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Saving another one

[@johnapel2856]

What?!? No safety glasses? 😉 Interesting. Once you started to move off loaded, I could see how the truck wallowed around and how big a hole you were in. Was that a Land Rover in the background as you were going up the hill? Thanks.

[@ce7618]

Good afternoon Jonathan I was wondering do you sell trucks over seas. I'm in UK been watching your video's.. would like to buy one 66 Chevrolet would make my day. All the best stay safe bulldozer look like a dodgy pickup

[@johndeerefarmer5993]

Man really smart decision to duck

[@MirceaD28]

What is the procedure to rescue a vehicle? I mean you can't just go and get it even if it's abandoned for x amount of time.

[@MS-qb4vs]

Nice work

[@srchastain859]

Do you still have this Komatsu, Jonathan? I might be interested in it if you do. Thanks.

[@mchl8]

A little bit of prep work would have made it a lil easier. Mayb n mayb not but it would have been a try. If you had opened the valves take a 20 ton bottle jack n raise the blade it would have lifted. You may jave wanted to chain to secure the blade in the raised position for transport.

[@jonathanw4942]

My time schedule don't allow for much prep time

[@StevesAutoNtrucks]

Jon.. was waiting to see you unload it, seems to me that would be more of a task than loading it. cool video though

[@actorzone856]

trouble is if cost of repair $20000 plus then only worth $10000 when you sell it.

[@mrme2483]

that a landrover in the hedge ahead of your truck?

[@Shane-Singleton]

Looks like you built a pretty darn stout roll back! Winching up a car that will roll is one thing but winching up something with tracks that won't roll is an entirely different monster. The amount of static friction you have to overcome is HUGE. How far did you dig the rollback bed into the ground when you were pulling that thing up? Looks like she just edged in and got underneath it.

[@stickyfingers2413]

7.27 does the cameraman know he will lose his head if the cable snaps?

[@donvoll2580]

Good day I was thinking too, if cable or anything broke it would come flying. Did you ever have something break. So for heavy work,don't get new Ford pickup, with aluminum beds.. Thanks

[@richardcline1337]

If that cable did break ol' Jonathan would probably get a quick shave and definitely new pants!

[@randypurtteman1183]

Don't you wish you had welded "D" rings in next to the winch now? Still, all in all since you were dragging dead weight, great job for that roll back. Doubt if a "commercial" one would have done it.

[@ziggassedup]

That was quite a mission...I've seen the result of a broken cable and it's not pretty.

[@offgriddlifestyle2544]

cold start next video . heck yea 😀👍

[@jimsonbrown9768]

Snatch block?

[@jimzivny1554]

Nice recovery, dragging 9,000lbs on uneven ground could have turned out bad.

[@merlemorrison482]

are you planning to keep this - or flip it?

[@TheConradChannel]

What tractor is that, the one used to straighten the dozer?

[@birdman4505]

Can't wate to see if it runs I bet it will

[@robertbradford2734]

All your home build stuff is Stout!!!

[@richardmead9225]

I looked at your dozer and thought it looks like a Hough...found out why, IH/Hough sold out to Dresser whom sold out to Komatsu.

[@lolatmyage]

Sketchy! :D

[@rgs4x]

Gloves Jonathan!

[@harrytaylor6854]

nice

[@jamesbergeron8356]

Would of been a good job for the 4X4 wrecker! Ha ha ha.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👍👏

[@davidhamilton7628]

that was a little tence

[@christopherl5755]

I do enjoy the videos but damn would you invest in a better camera? Lol

[@XXXoutlawXXX01]

That cable will cut u in half son

[@jimcarter4929]

Good under carige that where the money goess fast.

[@douro20]

The blue tractor was made in South Korea.

[@XXXoutlawXXX01]

Thank you for doubling up thought i was gonna watch a decapitation