Jpaydirt's Caterpillar 637 Scraper History

[@Jpaydirt]

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[@SuperAliceleo]

Jpaydirt Merry Christmas From The Land Down Under and Best Wishes For The New Year. CHEERS !!!

[@michaelbrown8545]

Merry Christmas Jeff.Cheers mate 🍻

[@mhoff5777]

Happy Holiday's. I like the videos. I am a retired finish scraper operator like yourself....

[@changsan7077]

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[@ssnydertrucking1121]

I have a brother in the dirt moving business who thinks you have to have equipment thats less than 5 years old to make money. I have sent him the link to your channel. Very nice equipment!!!!

[@G-Man-kc2nm]

That history lesson thought me..nothing came easy for you!....You’ve worked your ass off...Thanks for all you do for us...Merry Christmas and a Happy and profitable New Year.

[@chrisanderson9856]

Great info Jeff. My father ran scrapers and all heavy equipment for Carl Bolander & Sons out of Minnesota in the late 60's and 70's. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I loved this video! The history you have with these is amazing. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and yours and to all the other followers.

[@mytmousemalibu]

Jay, could you do more equipment overviews/stories like this? I really enjoy these kinds of videos! Thanks buddy, keep up the great work!

[@imdavid28]

Yes!

[@mattharte7334]

Really enjoyed this, thanks for posting, interesting to learn the history of these machines and how you came to own them. Please, please, post a similar film about your D9G, bet there's another great story here.

[@mhoff5777]

I operated the 631C and 637C scrapers for several years. These scrapers are nose heavy when turning, I found when turning empty, have the cushion hitch locked down and the bowl right on the ground, then turn fast and quick to line up with the cut. The 631C's are more nose heavy because no rear engine for weight.

[@j.b.maxwell8695]

Jeff that was a great history lesson on your scrapers, here in tassie years ago we converted the scrapers into underground dump trucks by removeing all the bowl area from the hitch back and fitted a dump body which carried upto 80t in some cases and they never even groaned with carrying it they became a real workhorse and very reliable when the mine closed down they transferred them to another and just wore them out by then underground dump and ejector trucks we appearing, so Jeff it also brought back memories to me as a cat fitter. ( the mine was Cleveland tin mine luina Tasmania) thank you Jeff

[@gm16v149]

J.B. Maxwell We used more or less the same thing at the Windarra nickel mine in the 1970s in Western Australia, they were a 631 scraper with a tipping rock body instead of a bowl. They were converted by Wigmores Caterpillar in Perth and were called a Wigtruck. I took some photos of them on this KZbin video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4mViZJji85oiJo

[@dozer1642]

Merry Christmas. Thanks for the posting.

[@DirtPerfect]

New to the channel my neighbor logger wade sent me your way but love seeing the old equipment in action !!!!! Great videos

[@justjim1027]

My old chap drove a 637 for 25 years back here in England. I loved them. He had me doing loads on them when I was very young. I could drive and operate one these better than most of the adults on site. That was a long time ago.

[@grandpajim329]

😊😊😊 LOVE the rundown,,, worked on a crew in Southern Minnesota in 1969, they had just purchased 2 (637) and AWESOME DIRT MOVERS back then..... They were retireing a😱 couple electric toggle control [I believe westinghouse machines] What beasts they were, especially when the switch shorted out and immediately 90 degree right turn ...... you damn well knew where the pan drop switch was!!!! 😳🥴😵 ALWAYS AWESOME VIDEOS 😍😍😍😍😍 HAPPY NEW YEAR 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@charlie5234]

Merry Christmas Jeff, that was a great history video. Keep up the good work.

[@canvids1]

Merry Christmas Jeff and thanks for the great stories on your scrapers.

[@mischef18]

Excellent video bro, my first scraper I ever saw was one that had push buttons for steering, this was back in the late 50s. First 2 engine ones were the 2 stroke Euclid's in the early 60s and still love that sound. Santa has been and left a T shirt again. Hey all the very best

[@keenankelley187]

The legend tells all. Jpay Dirt!! Merry Christmas

[@sterff89]

Great video! Nice to hear the history on the equipment and what it takes to keep them going. I’m sure they will last longer than a new model! Merry Christmas!!

[@larslarson5969]

Have a Great Christmas. Love your videos.

[@dplant8961]

Hi, Jpaydirt. Good video. Thanks for sharing some of the history - and some of the 'technical stuff' about your 637s. I have just located a 637D down around Los Angeles for the Santa Margarita Ranch for some projects that they have coming up on the ranch. Now bought and paid for, it should be arriving here on the ranch on December 27 or 28. I'm looking forward to that. BTW, don't wait too long to come down to one of the Best Of The West shows at the ranch on Memorial Day Weekend each year. Our mutual friend, the late Glen Ghilotti, was a HUGE contributor to all the shows that have been held here, the first in 2010 and then every year from 2015 onward. Merry Christmas to you and yours too, and thanks again for the video. Just my 0.02. You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

[@73DiamondReo]

love the history and going over all you've had to do to them. its amazing the abuse equipment can take. Just looking over all the old iron I've bought it makes you wonder what kind of life it had when you see some of the repairs. My latest machine is from the 40's and I'm sure its moved a lot of material in its lifetime.

[@calraines6931]

Merry Christmas to you and the family. Thanks for sharing some history of your iron. All best and a Merry Christmas to all you happy subscribers out there! Ya'll got good taste.

[@ctrials]

Awesome video! Love to see what else is laying dead or alive around the property! Thank you for the history lesson.

[@jimzivny1554]

Interesting history, thanks for sharing. Have a great holiday!

[@jonjohnson4144]

Thanks Jpay for the vid on the scrapers. I really enjoyed it.

[@jtupp23tupp43]

Love the video. You bought 2 and 3 from my grandpa. It's so awesome to see this.

[@rogermarshall8991]

I never knew where J.R. Simplot was, but I've worked on countless pieces of machinery for them out of a Seattle shop. All ways wondered why you called #3 filthy ??? I just figured it spilled more than it loaded. ....

[@stanpatterson5033]

Also has to do with having an open cab, no A/C, no doors, no protection from dust, bugs, or the elements. You are absolutely filthy after a shift of operating one of those things.

[@dhewitt2514]

Really great history there! Great video mate

[@greathodgy22]

I now know more about scrapers than I ever wanted to, thanks. I try to learn something new every day, I can now retire to my Lazyboy and have a nap !

[@jmwarden1]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Jeff and Family, love your videos.

[@DC-1]

Love them scrapers Mr Jeff!!!! Merry Christmas 🎄👍🇺🇸

[@barryhansen6854]

Wish you, the family,your worker and all your subscriber a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from NZ.

[@Farmer_1776]

Being sick has consisted of binge watching your channel. Thanks for the content, from one dirt guy to another dirt guy.

[@dennisholst4322]

Capacity of the new isn't much different

[@seantatham9960]

Christmas bonus video!!! Thanks!! Hope you and yours have a fantastic day! Merry Christmas!

[@DGruhot92]

I love my Cat scrapers. The one thing I miss from the 627B to the 627F is the hydraulic suspension seat. I also had a professor in college who ran a large contracting business, and he said if it isn’t green, then it isn’t a real scraper. So he gave us a hard time about that haha

[@wbball15]

Great job, Jeff. Merry Christmas

[@nicklamb879]

I’ve enjoyed your history videos on these scrapers and the D9

[@digthisnz1943]

Merry Christmas Jeff. It’s Christmas evening in New Zealand and what better way to end the day then watch a bit of paydirt! As you no operating machinery you no what to look for around machines and all of your gear is an absolute credit to you and your team. Thanks for the videos Jeff.

[@masterbower6083]

Man I love your 3 scrapers, they truly show what your channel is and Merry Christmas, hope you have a good one with your family.

[@danielfarmer7495]

Jeff when I first started watching your channel and saw your pans I thought what in the world does he do with those . Back in the 80,s the strip mine companies would use them to pull topsoil and put it back and sometimes to cut highways . I don't think I have seen more than a couple in running condition here in eastern Ohio since the mid 90,s . Just not much to do with them here . You guys seem to keep yours really busy . Cat equipment is very popular here but most of the scrapers were Terex . Thank you for the vids and have a Merry Christmas .

[@Uranium-vb2rc]

Alot of 637c in Vegas. Everyday there is a call for them for some parts

[@stephenwagar2663]

Can You Do This Same Kind Of Video On The D9 ??? Love It Marry Christmas Yall !!!

[@joeking0593]

so I am curious about the history on your d 9 someday when you get some time

[@souria25]

My dad was one of 2 people that can operate these back in the old country, I remember I used to sit inside with him when he was working on building the highway.:)

[@tituspullo1957]

Interesting video on your scrapers Jeff.Next you'll have to do one on the D9 and the 988.Don't forget the Wabco's.I enjoy listening to you talk about your iron.

[@tater_relocater]

Merry Christmas Jeff I’m liking the history pics and videos

[@hettinger1000]

I agree about the C model. That was the cheapest dirt we ever moved.

[@user-xi8uf2mz6e]

JH Russell Trucking company out of Billings Montana Hauled our D8K'S and 631 and 621 Scrapers they have a Terminal in Claysburg ,PA

[@iusetano]

I like history. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family Jeff.

[@tdi1505]

Great video it’s hard to beat the old cat thanks for bringing back memories happy Christmas and happy new year love your videos 👍

[@waynecompton7612]

Thank you for the info Jeff very interesting, Happy Holidays 😎👍🇬🇧.

[@briansworldandmechanic8437]

Pretty neat little bit of history! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

[@butchs6099]

I'm no heavy equipment operator but hauled some for 7 years on just 6 axles total. Once loaded for first time, by myself, and hauled two old 627 push-pulls back to back from a job site on a home made dolly trailer 237 miles each. They were junk, auctioned off to a small company and run them both on same permits in Ohio. It took me longer then most experienced guys by a half day and my dispatcher in central told me "rest assured we won't ask you again to dolly a scrapper." I told him no sweat off my ass! Just homemade dolly and junk scrappers that been sitting in a field with froze up brakes. No one was hurt or got killed. Damn I was mad.

[@Tm-gt8us]

Good job keeping them scrapers going. Keep that 9 going also.

[@super6954]

Thanks for the video. It's good to learn the history of the machines that are making the Legend of Jpaydirt, for future generations to talk about in your area or watch on youtube. Would love to see more like this on your other machines. Take care.

[@woodgeorge1]

When I was 20 I spent 1000s of hours in a push pull that took me back a few years love watching with them

[@vastylebbq5203]

How much fuel do you use for all three in a long day, Jeff? I guess that's why you bought that tanker. Not just for burning trees!

[@den220]

D9 history!

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Jeff, I am starting to see a lot of contractors going away from power units and going to bih ag tractors pulling 2 or 3 17 yd. Pans. Just wondering what your opinion was on that method. Thank you.

[@Jpaydirt]

It's because new scrapers are over one MILLION dollars, so the farm tractors are affordable, everytool has a purpose and those are good for jobs where high production is not required, I asked a guy selling this stuff the very same question you just posed at ConExpo and he said well how much is a new 637? I told him and he said well you can have one of these for 250k to which I said I can buy a ton of 37's for 250k and bury that JD LOL people don't understand that for very little money you can rebuild an old machine and it will run like it was new, I can't use farm tractors for what I do as they won't pick up rocks, I have a friend with 631E's and he had a couple of farm type scrapers, he said all they were good for was to do clean up as he had lasers on them, but again it depends on what your doing, every tool has a special purpose and momma said this special tool is supposed to keep this old stuff running LOL

[@sigarius1783]

@@Jpaydirt bettcha you slapped some jpaydirt stickers on the tractor scraper aswell eh?

[@garymcdonald6529]

Big job putting a floor in them (631D) we used to push with a 9H then they bought a 9L, they would come back to the shop with the floor pushed back to the ejector.

[@altheastortz8038]

I pushed these 631d with a d8k. Standard shift

[@garymcdonald6529]

althea stortz how many seconds to load them? We wanted 100 loads a day per machine and I think it was approximately 15-20 seconds to load them.

[@altheastortz8038]

gary mcdonald it about 45 seconds or a little more

[@garymcdonald6529]

althea stortz I only seen one 8k standard shift, the outfit I worked for somehow would get new cat tractors out of the states we would fabricate the rops, lights, engine guards, assemble the dozer, etc. It sat in our yard for the longest time. Lots of D6C and D6D LGP standard shift though.

[@altheastortz8038]

gary mcdonald the standard shift d8k was bought to hang pipe ith

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Merry Christmas and a happy new year thanks for sharing

[@lorenmorelli9249]

Perfect!! Sure reminds of the song "American Remains" by the Highwaymen...

[@Jpaydirt]

You were a DJ at one time, I'm amazed at how much Music you remember, and your from the sixties lol

[@oldshep2695]

AHH the paint idea is catching on. Wonder if hammerite does a CAT yellow..You could set the mrs painting the trailer, while shes on a break from the kitchen sink..Have a good time ALL.

[@ConstructionMachinesChannel]

Super video. Great job keeping those scrapers going. Would love to see a similar video on your D9.

[@j.b.maxwell8695]

Gm16v149, yes mate they were, we were rebuilding them back to new spec with a few mods but boy they were a real work horse not much would stop them, thank you the trip down memory lane you put up it was great. (631c later 631d’s ) some of those machines you shown were probably transferred from mine to mine as I’ve seen some of them here in tas.

[@don7406]

Call them what you want. I would call them money makers. I think yours look good compared to other 40 year old machines. Merry Christmas.

[@user-xi8uf2mz6e]

Dad has Operated Heavy Equipment for over 50 years

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

Appreciate the history man

[@rc3140]

Merry Christmas to all on the paydirtrosa🎄🎁🎁🎄from an actual Cartwright....no my names not Hoss or Little Joe hahahahaha. Thanks Jeff for all the fantastic shows. ☕️🥓🥓🍺cheers mate.

[@geedubb2005]

I remember those rates. I even had one that was floating. It was 2% over prime, another loan was 17%. That’s just the way it was, so we just had to make sure the yellow iron stayed busy. We survived it too. If people had to pay those rates today for equipment and vehicles, they’d drizzle down their britches leg, whine and bitch about it.

[@patsellars5658]

Great history Jeff, i wonder how many tons of dirt they have moved over their lifetime? quite a few! A company i used to drive dump and lowboy trucks for run a winch operated cat scraper box , an early 1960's model usually pull by an old D8. Have a good one. Stay safe. Pat. Scarborough UK.

[@williamgleaves1954]

Like a proud Pappa

[@pjexc5500]

Merry Christmas Jeff to you and your family

[@stevedoe1286]

Merry Christmas to you and your Family

[@southernfarmer8526]

What engines are in the front? I believe it was 637d’s we ran bout 15 years ago for Eutaw construction out of Aberdeen Ms. Always figured they were 3408’s cause they were slow getting going but would fly once you got em opened up! Thanks for the walk around!

[@Jpaydirt]

D343

[@clydeacor1911]

+Jpaydirt I can't remember but didn't the tractor on that 666 have a 3408 in it? that thing was a beast!

[@stanpatterson5033]

@ Clyde... best I can figure is that the triple-6 machines came OEM with v-8 D346T's up front, and inline D343T's in the back. Early ratings were 450hp and 335hp, but progressively increased until they reached 550hp and 400hp on final 666B's. My source for this info is----> --contractormag.co.nz/classic-machines/caterpillar-666/ --

[@Jpaydirt]

D346

[@sidcostello7532]

@@stanpatterson5033 you are correct

[@samschneider9524]

Old iron is hard to replace

[@ronniemctaggart8722]

Best scrapers ever built the c model 31s and 37s

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Great video Jeff! Thanks for sharing! Very interesting stuff scrapers are cool! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@captnjax911]

Merry Christmas Jeff.

[@briangardiner1015]

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Would a rubber block like their cushion dozer work for the plate in the front of the scraper? Also when you are hauling between the cut and fill do you only use the front engine and let the rear engine idle? Do you watch So Cal Earthmovers? I saw a scraper on there where they welded the rear hook on the stinger of a 651 so it could pull a twin engine scraper with it.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Rubber block would never hold up to the up-and-down abuse. It could probably withstand the crushing for a short while, but eventually even the crushing alone would begin to tear it apart. If you want an example of rubber blocks not being able to withstand up-and-down abuse for a long period of time, go look at the rubber blocks on the backs of freight trailers, and also the rubber blocks on freight docks on buildings. The motion of forklifts running in and out of trailers at loading docks causes a fair amount of up-and-down motion where the trailer experiences added weight and the whole back end tends to dive down, or during unloading, suddenly the weight of the forklift and skids being removed causes the trailer to ride up high until the airbag system bleeds off the excess pressure and returns to "normal height". That example of block abuse would be a light version of the up-and-down abuse that the stinger and pushblocks get subjected to on the front and back of these machines. That is why only steel and grease are used, because rubber just would not last. There is too much up-and-down motion, and while it's undesired movement, it's pretty much unavoidable due to the terrain and also the motion of the machines and the flexing that they do while filling their pans, lowering and lifting.

[@briangardiner1015]

@@stanpatterson5033 What do they use on Cushion Dozers?

[@stanpatterson5033]

Don't know, Brian. What do they use, and what kind of abuse do they see compared to what the stingers and push blocks experience? If the stinger of a scraper rides up suddenly, will the pushblade rise up with it, or will the pushblade stay exactly where the operator has set it? I'm not being sarcastic, just asking.

[@briangardiner1015]

@@stanpatterson5033 I think the top part of the cushion dozer blade has rubber blocks to absorb shock when it contacts the stinger on the scraper. But I don't think you could put one on the push plate on the front of a push pull.

[@richwielechowski5191]

Interesting to hear the history of the machines

[@vince6056]

These are my favorite machines. We call them pans. Not sure why

[@TheTheomax]

Jeff I subscribed about six months ago. I watch 4 or 5 channels regularly and they all of the how to variety. I like when the repair has a twist of lets modify and upgrade because there's always room for improvement. That's how I do it at work and on my vehicle's. Just like my G8 I bought about 2 1/2 years ago there was really nothing wrong with it. The list of items I've done to it now is longer then damn arm. What caught my attention with your channel was the Switch blade turbo video's I was like what is that?? I really like your video's and all the equipment you have is just TOoo cool. Scott Molohon I live in northern Va really close to MD and DC

[@jacobkemp1183]

Our two had push pull set up in NZ, a D9L up there backsides

[@FishFind3000]

14000 hrs when you got it. Damn. How many hrs do all your equipment have?

[@anthonygonzales908]

Cool story about your scrapers. While in Phoenix l ran a 621 for a couple of years. Simular to a 623 but used a V8 instead of a straight 6 and didn't have easy ride. A little rough but l was young and tough. It also had an 8 speed tranny. Didn't get on 623's till the last 15 years of my operating career.

[@dennisocallaghan1380]

Classy scraper still making money

[@skipman8yard]

Merry Christmas from good old England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎄👍😎

[@memyselfandifarmer]

I have a few. Nylint, buddy l and tonka. Merry Christmas.

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Amazing machines and looks great to see you and your family run them as well as you do. Thanks for history of the scraper. Just out of curiosity how much fuel does one hold? How often do you have to fuel one when doing jobs like what you have been showing?

[@zeeshan_engineering_services]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays

[@phillipbonner5215]

Thanks Jeff

[@mog5858]

good stuff love the info about the girls. keep up the good work merry Christmas

[@2searthworks421]

Love the videos! I appreciate all the time you put in to keep us entertained and I’m always learning new things from you. Keep the videos coming! If your ever up in Bozeman, MT let me know!

[@Jpaydirt]

Do you know Knox?

[@2searthworks421]

No who’s that? From Bozeman?

[@Digginok]

Very cool Jeff!!!

[@1portico]

Very cool scrapers. I've often wondered when watching other videos about scrapers why they paint white lines across the side of the rim and tires. Any idea?

[@Jpaydirt]

so the boss can see if they are spinning them, then fire them LOL

[@jifi-0178]

Luv the history lessons, teach. :-) Happy Holi-craze to you and your crew.

[@Gavin84w]

Thanks for the insight Jeff, square nose 631C IMO was the best scraper Cat ever made, no doubt the 37 is close to it too

[@rockingtbrand5450]

Those were one of my all-time favorites, hands-down!! They were just run and run! The D’s man. All I can say is I made a lot of money working on those lol.

[@burningdinosaurs]

Awesome story man! Thanks for sharing! Pretty interesting to think if those machines could talk. Merry Christmas!