D5 Dozer undercarriage

[@johnraynor5095]

78yr old mechanic. I made myself a set of lineup pins from longer fine thread bolts, ground flats on them for easy removal, to screw into master links that made it so easy to install the pads, especially on the D9, and D10. Then all you had to do is drop the pad on, and start your other bolts, without crossthreading.

[@mikec6831]

Definitely like the mechanical work, thanks for taking us along.

[@alanschwier4045]

Greg, really enjoyed your video… most interesting on how you repair these machines and the explanations behind the process… take care my friend…

[@wrstew1272]

Iffn I remember correctly, in 1970 on a 2U track, aBMFH and and a Victor Hot Wrench were the method of splitting a track. Shop made gigantic wrench to loosen the track tension nut (4 + inches? It’s been a while) and 8’ of 2” pipe. We welded the rollers to build back to size. Labor @ $2.00 hr. and rod was cheaper than rebuilds or Cat new. Never ran in high gear to lessen wear on undercarriage. Far different era. Easier to service and get back into service. Your crane and battery impact are what were still futuristic dreams in my area. Great stuff you are doing.

[@mikek3951]

Clean unit. 1 thing I hate is a customer calling and says I’m dropping something off I need it asap and they show up and it’s beyond dirty. Not even 4 months ago working on a D11 it took almost 5 hours to clean it. It was like they dipped it in mud let it dry and dipped it again.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

That would be irritating, grade A class 1 irritating. And I’m being polite

[@jakejohnson1240]

At 200$ an hour, you can bring me the dirtiest machine out there. Labor is labor. Haha.

[@mikek3951]

@@jakejohnson1240 I used to think that. But I try to keep customers happy and getting jobs done. Spending half a day cleaning isn’t my job. Bad enough when I get a call and they say. My guys tried fixing it.

[@mikek3951]

@@dirtfarmer7472 amen. I try to keep people happy. Jobs done on time. The funny thing about the D11. I went to that job. They have crews who clean equipment and service them. Oil etc. they could of easily had there guys clean it up so I could get it fixed quicker. Just gets me so pissed

[@R.A.G81]

🤣. В России всё то же самое!!!)))

[@wormkillerdan6486]

Really enjoy your videos! Someone pissed away a good paying undercarriage restore! Great job! Have fun, be safe!

[@kaydog2008]

A jack of many trades. Not just a welder. ----> Reminds me of all the jobs I do out on the BIG MISS. 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@thomas4844]

Always fun to clean up someone else’s disaster. I’ve been there. Nice job Greg. As always.

[@darrenblattner2508]

Sure is nice having the crane and the proper tools. I've never changed rollers on a dozer before but excavators are the same thing, we had blocks and pry bars, not much fun in a gravel pit. Keep smilin

[@jeffsimonar7161]

They all have a master link,that one just happen to have an alligator link👍🏼

[@2xKTfc]

The big ol' wrench strapped to the crane is the setup all OEM factory techs wish they could get away playing with 😂 That cylinder head was on there good, I almost saw my coffee again when you said "Wanna try it by hand?" :D

[@patricelangevin9162]

Very Nice video Greg! Pro tips you should always remove paint from the roller flat surface if not the paint will flake off over time and the bolt will have to be retorque.

[@jiml9971]

And here I was thinking you were only a welder. You did a great job. I would have too say. Your an all around guy. Great work sir

[@BoldUniverse]

Personally, I love the mechanical stuff, especially if it's mixed in with a bit of welding. Like you have to tear something down mechanically, fix the problem with a welder, and put it all back together. Keep up the good work! :)

[@johnraynor5095]

78yr old mechanic. Worked in a hyd shop once. Great to have a cylinder bench for those cylinder rebuilds.

[@guygfm4243]

Yes I do enjoy what you are showing, done well and with skill. Thanks for sharing from uk

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

One of the first pieces I bought was a small Broderson IC80 carry deck crane. It has a 30' reach and a 10' jib that folds and stows on the side of the arm. That comes in really handy. It cuts the weight capacity down, but for small parts it's perfect. I should have just got a service truck with the built in crane like yours, but having a separate unit has some advantages too.

[@jarrodvsinclair]

dude..... watching you put that track back on the D5 🤯🤯🤯 make a huge difference when you know what your doing and have the right tools

[@jimlong527]

Nice the explanation was great for us to understand what goes on to replace tracks.

[@cg8469]

Man that cylinder teardown is some dangerous stuff in the field, I hate getting stuck with jobs like that. Well done, glad to hear you telling him not to get his fingers near it, that stuff goes south quick.

[@sackvilleweldingservices]

Great job and video young man. I have never worked on any dozers or such like so it's interesting to see how it done properly.

[@jamesriordan3494]

Love the sketchy nut buster - “field expedient “ !

[@abuubaydullah1]

This was awesome to watch i'm happy that i found you i am slowly working my way though your video's thank you for posting your days at work .

[@augienajera642]

Always Bad A..!!!! Crew working together is pretty awesome too!!!!

[@glenngosline1710]

You are a master at your work.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

You certainly get the pick of the jobs that can go south pretty quick, Bottom Roller Bolts and undoing Ram Caps to replace seals, however you Guys it is all in a days work. good job. It is interesting to see you Guys doing this type of work. If you take a look at "Farmcraft101" latest video he has just made a home made Track Pin Press

[@jimmystuckey1412]

Those old rollors make awesome pipe gate hindges

[@joehirschegger7723]

This is such an awesome channel...glad I found it.

[@alanclark639]

Aw come on guys! Boastful video here - first you were bragging about yer 36" Rigid tool and then yer extension going an extra ten feet! I'm speechless. Excuse my humour. Over here in U.K. we have similar pipe wrenches "Stilsons" - long out of patent if there ever was a Mr Stilson so various patterns on the theme - all of them are a very good way of amputating a finger if you're not careful - still possible with your Rigid - more difficult but I bet someone's managed it! I see Zeth over at ZK Mastertech proudly using his SnapOn PWZ4 Plier wrench (I used to have a German look alike until someone thought he'd look after it for me) if you can get it on a nut - something's gonna give. I used to help out serviceman on Big Kitties when you were still a gleam in yer ol'man's eyes. Look forward to more mechanicals.

[@SgtGoogleDad]

So the other guys did the easy stuff ie the gravy work and left you all the hard stuff that takes up a bunch of time. Nice to see that you just acknowledged the work to be done and didn't BGC about it and just got it handled. Good work ethic and great skill displayed.

[@lovejcdc]

That was a cool video man, I do enjoy these kind of videos. Great job

[@glenngosline3303]

Great job. You do not have the 100 ton press lol. Looks like you have almost everything. Maybe sometime we can see a tour of your truck and shop. Again great work.

[@tommyk1073]

That was a really good video..that crane is like having another set of very strong hands.

[@LanceMcGrew]

Whatever you charged was half enough. Wears me out just watching work like this. Hell of a commercial for Ridgid Pipe Wrenches and whatever brand that vise is.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Just subscribed and gave a thumbs up👍 Great video. Feel bad for you guys having to do all the serious hard work on that machine. Everything is so heavy and physical. I’d be wore out by the end of the day trying to do the work you guys do😓 I hope you guys get paid well for all the hard work 👍😐

[@Biokemist-o3k]

So you do mobile welding/fabrication as well as service calls and heavy repairs. You are one busy man. When do you get time to sleep?

[@OFW]

I don’t get much.

[@rms2365]

I see it’s raining, so you throw in a small dozer undercarriage rebuild in case of rain delay for your dirt work customers. Impressive, help stays busy.

[@williamthomas9463]

I know, because you said but, it never ceases to amaze me that someone will start a project like that without first pressure washing it! WHY🤷🏻‍♂️?

[@OFW]

Right! That would be my very first thought.

[@williamthomas9463]

Absolutely!

[@jeffreykrout3034]

So cool You are a true craftsman !

[@johnzadinya2181]

Nice job man. I just add a little tip that might help somone. If your machine does not have a master link, you technically dont need to drive any pins out ever. If you need to remove the track, loosen all the tension and lift nachine thrn slide track off the idler then sproket. Basically what would hapoen if you threw a track during operation. Those pin drivers are extremely expensive and money you'll never make back. Only downside to my way is, unless you have another machine its too heavy but most guys who do this work have another machine at least.

[@localcrew]

Love the yellow iron. Just subscribed!

[@ypaulbrown]

Great stuff Greg....cheers, Paul in Florida

[@rawiriwhare7405]

Coming from a forestry background it is amazing the practical skills that are deployed in making things come back together. 11/10 guys.

[@joemonroe3811]

My friend you do very good work you and your team you guys are very good thank you for the video this is Joe from Ohio have a good one

[@rudyrivera7426]

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing! 👌👍

[@chrissonnenschein6634]

I needed that “turn the wrench with a strap to crane” idea awhile back... even had access to several running tractors at the time too... tried darn near everything at once and only barely freed the nut... duly noted. 😊 In our favor, at the time, we wouldn’t have had straps at hand - and with compressor at max with a 6’ bar on same pipe wrench I doubt we would have risked chain?

[@darrintraywick8042]

I put a pipe vice on my truck just for rebuilding rams and it works great for holding them while braking the gland nut

[@zeke1eod]

Nicely done, helps to have a crane, and not be in a mud pit doing that! Stay safe and God bless

[@Nothingmore71]

Guy wears the baggiest britches I’ve ever seen in my life lol

[@machinemoverman4614]

When you get that dozer all done, let me know and I’ll swing by and pick it up! Lol just kidding

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing,i learn a lot, great job 👍👍👍👍

[@waiakalulu2472]

A lot of guys trip, but I soak the thing in Tri-Flow the night before if time permits. It's costly, but for me, it's Tri-Flow all the way to avoid broken bolts and stuff.

[@jacobuszwanenburg1629]

Nice job well done Just retired from 40 plus years CAT Tiny Little thing eh d5 Lift the track rollers with one hand lol like a toy .. Do it on D11 then one of these lol We’ve broken vice jaws clamping cylinder barrel ends to remove nuts. Use a bucket from a 988 loader pushing on the wrench lol feild jobs can get interesting

[@OFW]

I have done them on a D10. Whatever it takes in the field!

[@joedoakes8307]

"Pay ME now , OR pay me later" !

[@danielpullum1907]

It would appear the "other company" picked off the low hanging fruit and left you with the rest1! LOL Nice to see you paint the bare metal.. What did your truck set you back, $298 and a 2 boxes of Mars bars???? That is a nice rig. I had a friend who ran a service truck for Fabick Tractor out of Marion, IL. but I don't remember what he told me the tools and the truck was way up there. I've seen at least five ways to hook tracks together. All seem work for the people doing it.

[@sargentslaughter3509]

Great job, I've had to do similar work on a Hitachi excavator a few years ago.

[@heavymachinery2843]

Love it heavy equipment repair and welding 👍👍

[@malcolmyarnold6172]

Thanks guys for sharing I enjoyed it keep up the good work

[@cisuris]

I enjoyed that mechanical work, good to mix it in and see it all.

[@maidenlord6663]

Those D fives are some powerful little bastards I love them

[@billcovert3473]

Thanks for tour!

[@charlietanner6211]

great job i used to do this kind of work yrs ago gotta have lifting equipt makes the job go easy

[@donsmith9081]

Nothing beats making stacks, playing with toys!

[@jasonwilber673]

Best advice I was EVER given as an apprentice by my mentor. " NEVER put your finger anyplace you wouldn't put your dick!!!!!!!" Wisdom from a mechanic with 9.5 fingers!

[@terryperrott8567]

It's nice not to weld in that liquid stuff that falls from the sky, change of pace. Another quality job.

[@HVACQualityAssurance]

FYI, HD did *NOT* copyright their sound, they *TRIED* to copyright their sound, but it was rejected at SCOTUS.

[@mariodelgado9729]

Great content, keep them coming!

[@Asomesauc]

Great video thank you for sharing

[@Darryl603]

Nice job taking advantage of gravity!

[@scotthultin7769]

1.1K+👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing

[@mindquad772]

"yeah we might chase some threads"... 5 mins later 13:40 absolutely sending it lol

[@Jameson4327]

They should have called you the first time.

[@ypaulbrown]

hey Greg...my friend who worked for CAT back in the early 90's said the core values on those rollers for a D9 was 900 buck each......wow..... that sound right???

[@OFW]

I don’t know but I don’t doubt it!

[@donsmith9081]

Nice day to be working under a roof. Good job brother.

[@buddynewman8949]

As always, good work. Tough job you have.

[@NOpainNOgainJUSTdoIT]

ALLLLLVIN lol... do they rebuild the old rollers or just scrap them?

[@armandhammer9617]

Ahh you denied us cracking that cylinder all the way open and the rebuild

[@mnblkjh6757]

Great video 🇺🇸👍🙂

[@fjjunker8388]

Is it the first time you do this work?

[@brianguest561]

the other question is how much breakaway torque does the 1" aircat have that thing is bad great video as always

[@OFW]

I’m not sure but it’s a beast.

[@HoodWeldingandFabrication]

Is that a multimatic 220 that you use for your light mig work?

[@OFW]

Yes

[@davidk6498]

3 points of contact on a pipe wrench keeps it from oval shaping on something real tight

[@wilsonlaidlaw]

If H-D have copyrighted the sound of their engines, a 45º Vee Twin, how does that work with the 121 X-Wedge S&S 56º Vee Twin on my Morgan Three Wheeler. Am I supposed to pay royalties to H-D every time I start it up?

[@HorsleyLandy88]

that is a strong wrench

[@bonniedobkin6948]

Great vidja 👌😎💯%🏴‍☠️👍🏻

[@brianguest561]

so I assume some of the parts the customer already had but ballpark parts and labor how much does a overhaul like that cost, ballpark

[@OFW]

I’m not sure on the parts. I know they were aftermarket so should have been a little cheaper than OEM Cat. I charge everything by the hour.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

@@OFW Good hourly is good, the customer gets to pay for the problems they caused. Thank you Sir

[@aintskairtolskol9520]

your too nice mate, let me say it for you, you walked into someone else that couldnt handle the jobs bullshit , been there several times , even had one job that , that was my job , cleaning bullshit up hahahah

[@dirtfarmer7472]

??? Is CAT a new spelling for heavy & expensive ???

[@steveminer5293]

Tucker needs a dose of those happy pills! 😅 I'm sure I should know the answer to this question, Clint, but what relationship is Hunter to you?

[@flyhigh8060]

Hate too see the bill on that!

[@aaronmoore5552]

How’d you get that broken bolt out of the track frame on the other side? Just removed a sheared bolt from a master link and that bastard finally came out after die grinding it out.

[@OFW]

Drilled it out with the mag drill and taped the hole.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

Do you do mufflers and oil change too ? :)

[@tomking5822]

You do nice work guys

[@marcosmota1094]

Sooo....you *do* know of Squatch253! That was some back breaking work. The track press that he built is at (watch) = LNu7tycNdgI?t=338...That one is stationary, for reclaiming old Cat tracks, but you can steal component ideas for making a portable one.

[@miguelw2491]

So how many one ton service trucks did you work out of before going to the Daddy of em all? Have you done a walk around video on the big rig?

[@OFW]

I’m going to do a video about how I got started and all the trucks I had. Started in a 2500. A rig tour is coming.

[@miguelw2491]

@@OFW It is beyond fascinating to listen and watch not only a Master Craftsman of Heavy Equipment but also a Master Craftsman of Welding and Fabrication. So, the upcoming video(s) of how you got started too where you are today, may become an Academy award winner! You got my utmost respect! 👊🏽

[@OFW]

@@miguelw2491 thank you!

[@jackdawg4579]

cheer's an interesting video.

[@mars6433]

Now I don't feel so bad about changing strings on my guitar with a Floyd.

[@frfrpr]

Enjoyed the video. Note: Harley-Davidson copywrote their sound to keep Japan from making a better Harley. Not kidding. The Japanese don't mess around.

[@luuk341]

21:48 sorry Zach. Harley TRIED to copyright that sound, but they failed

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Harley-Davidson has engaged in legal battles over sound trademark rights, attempting to trademark the distinctive “potato-potato-potato” sound of their motorcycles. However, this case was dropped in 2000 after years of litigation. Side note, I have had people stand beside my parked Road King waiting on me to come start it just so they could listen to the sound.