Caterpillar D2

[@clydebalcom3679]

The milestones of replacing the cardboard cover is probably the best indicator of how much you have accomplished. It's a simple thing.

[@kylechrist]

I really like that you said to cut the stud, makes me not feel so bad about having to cut mine to get them off from the RD-4, thanks Toby!

[@evankibbe590]

Fasteners can be replaced!!!!!😊👍👍👍🌎🌞

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Kyle Enjoying your videos!

[@kylechrist]

@@dans_Learning_Curve thanks Dan

[@johnquinn3899]

When you started pulling the ammo can from the bottom shelf, I’m thinking “Toby has spring wire, of the exact diameter that’s in the oil cup, to make a new spring”. It’s great to have a backup!!

[@belyear]

I thought -in complete error - that he was going to replace the whole cup. Then I immediately remembered what and who I was watching.

[@darylullman7083]

I thought he would have, in the yellow wrapper, coated in cosmoline, a NOS Caterpillar oil cup cap spring.

[@michaelanthony3816]

@@darylullman7083 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!aaaaa!aa!!aaaaaa!!

[@michaelseymour3534]

He opens the ammo box and springs into action.

[@pauledmundson8132]

"We'll do what any normal rational person would do..." I also instantly thought Toby would pull out some NOS Caterpillar spring wire in an envelope covered in Cosmoline and quickly fabricate a spring winding tool to wind a new spring!

[@scottgm321]

It’s getting exciting. Blows my mind that you have touched every nut, bolt and part of that engine/tractor. Insane amount of detail and work.

[@rolandmohler2695]

Loved the happy look of "I did it " when you were done with the oiler cup. It was like I saved that piece of history. That is the passion that makes you great at this.

[@rdaw33]

Only crazy people would take the time to fix that old oil cup...........PLEASE DON'T EVER CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....Love your detail work!!!!

[@danielbutler578]

Did you just refer to a Barbara Mandrell song?

[@robertmccully2792]

A man with a hobby is a happy man.

[@sinnfulnature]

Satisfying to see it going together.

[@acewrench]

The excitement builds! (literally and figuratively)

[@arthurpage3175]

You are barking mad and we love you for it!

[@DanTyson]

The joy you exude is contagious. I'm not a tractor man, I play with old motorcycles but the enthusiasm for detail is the same. Most entertaining, thank you.

[@booterone1]

I like where he instantly knew where to get into the stash of backup parts.

[@hawksights]

Always good to have sane people around :D

[@humancattoy7767]

That oil cup is a beautiful detail that screams "Love Me!" The pony motor installation was Epic.

[@markmckinley5989]

This video hit the spot today. Somehow those old machines are relaxing, even if I am not the one pulling the wrenches.

[@brandonoswald2392]

The snapping sound of that oil cap closing is so satisfying.

[@deanehill9730]

Such a novelty having that original Oiler for the starter gear and having a replacement spring was no surprise. Thanks for the video.

[@dieselsforlife3847]

Like how you took the lock washers and nuts off the valve cover then go all the way around the engine just to put them back on the valve cover. Made me chuckle a bit lol.

[@dieselsforlife3847]

Lol it happens to the best of us! Great videos by the way! Thanks for doing what you do!

[@rolanddansereau6947]

Somehow I just knew that oilcup was not going on there without a spring. Your attention to details is an inspiration for other to attempt to follow. Those little details make this a joy to watch and learn. Pay attention to what squatch says and you will always learn something.

[@glennstasse5698]

I was starting to like the patina on that cardboard!

[@shaneharrison4775]

Beautiful and nice save on the pinion drive oil cup even if it's only there for historic value it's right and proper to the unit very excited seeing it come together and no sir you can never have enough corks on hand I've learned when repairing an old JI Case Dozer if you want those holes to survive corks are the way to go. And they work well for Old Farmalls too

[@kevinoscarson2941]

Ha. Tight is 6.4 up/down pipe replacement. Squatch would not know about that………..cab on!

[@wagon9082]

You have been making excellent progress since you left the Ford dealership. I hope you have been enjoying this new chapter of your life as much as we are.

[@jwjco]

@@squatch253 Who owns that Ford dealership now ?

[@Patriot1776]

I'm not a 'member', how long ago did that happen?

[@wagon9082]

I highly recommend becoming a member

[@woodhonky3890]

I always put flat washers on a shaft before the cotter-pin if there's any chance the shaft and/or piece rotating on the shaft can wear on the cotter-pin. I've seen a lot of them almost worn through in those cases. At any rate, there's no doubt you are going to have the best cat D 2 of that vintage on planet Earth!

[@josephwarner8349]

I enjoyed the rant about chasing threads! Makes a lot of sense!

[@terrycannon2061]

Cody you are my kind of people. Love that you saved the Gits oiler.

[@digitalrailroader]

3:02 and straight into the Squatch Antique Caterpillar Parts Department we go! We all kind of figured that you had some oil cups squirreled away that you could harvest a good spring from!

[@MrWayneJohn1]

When you were initially showing the oil cup, I thought you had made a trip to a head shop. 😆

[@markbehr88]

Looking good Squatch.

[@edkeniston4786]

You need to relaxe, we’re all here to learn from you. If you say we’re not ready, then we’re not ready! You do a good job teaching. Just go as you see fit. It will roar to life when everything is in place.

[@ericcorse]

She is getting closer by the day.

[@Dudleymiddleton]

The world's best one handed mechanic! Good progress so far thank you for sharing.

[@susanhester331]

Toby’s ammo cans of spare parts for the win! Some people might think you are slightly irrational!

[@jakobrebeki]

I have followed this build from back when you were looking for a replacement block. subbed in on the spot. followed the channel and have enjoyed it since. thanks for that....

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great work , so in-depth, ,your like the Sir David Attenborough of restoration a pleasure to watch.

[@junior1138]

NGL, I’m twitching. Keen to see the carb setup. I imagine it will be as simple as it is robust.

[@elricm13]

Great hardware discussion! Agreed. It is fantastic that you call out all the part numbers! 👍.

[@markwilson9760]

Another piece done. Love watching it come back together

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man great job Squatch! You never cease to amaze us with your technical knowledge! And that new old stock stash! Wow! You have treasure goodie’s there my friend! It can save you time and money!👌😎👍looking forward for the next video! Things are starting to come together I see!

[@Musclecarera69]

Been here since you drug her on to the trailer. Absolutely amazing restoration, love the patina, can wait to see her move under her own power. Would be awesome to see her drive off the trailer she was drug up on at the start of this journey.

[@jazzerbyte]

I enjoyed the one-handed trick shot to attach the throttle linkage!

[@joehovanec1985]

Another very good informative video. It is very good of you to share this detailed information with us.

[@JovinRepairs]

As a technician/mechanic, I chuckled when you said we could say a few bad words for you...and then the video edited past the second nut on the right side of the starting engine after it fell off twice on you. I was thinking yep, there it is, he had to tell it how he felt about it's refusal to cooperate.

[@donbullock8790]

Hello Squatch; You are a wonder. Thank you for a great video. I'm looking forward to the next in your series.

[@jeandrew308]

That's a pretty neat detail about the oil cup. My 3J still has its oil cup too.

[@billv1410]

Excellent as always. I would put some cold bluing on the new brass petcocks, will give them patina for an old look. Thanks

[@l0jack]

A 9/16 and 5/8 inch wrench are your best friends when working on a D2!

[@jbj27406]

Please put one drop of oil on that oil cup spring. Thank you.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Just when I thought I was all caught up! Hahaha! I guess I should have known with that teaser video yesterday. Then you go and end this video with "we got a ways to go". Smashing my little heart! Haha. Anyhow - great video and tips on chasing holes/studs/etc. That's definitely a habit I picked up from you and I will tell you - it has made my life WAY easier!

[@matthewspears8234]

Thank you sir for another great video. I always look forward to seeing the next one!

[@DohosanV]

I'm so happy it is finally starting to look like a tractor again, it has been a long journey and well worth the wait.

[@corpnut2906]

i second that to bad the spigots Toby wanted to use didnt work they looked cool

[@michaelscriffiano9267]

Only you to have that spring....lol. thanks as always.

[@craigward9104]

love the videos and the attention to detail.

[@jockmchaggis6797]

Been watching this series since you drug that beast home, hearing it fire after all of this work is going to be epic.. even if it is still a while away yet

[@NuffMan_]

I would fill the oilcup with cork etc so that nobody would accidently add oil to it. Personally when i have assembled old machinery, i have used copper paste made for brake lubrication on all threads, pins and bolts for lubrication and corrosion protection.. i just figured out that if it works inside a drumbrake for long time it should also be fine for stuff like that. I also use it to protect eletrical connections on exposed connections or ones prone to oxidation like in boat trailer lights etc.. and atleast for 2 years i've done it there has not been problems so far

[@kennethroberts563]

your videos are very entertaining and enjoyable keep making them if you can, iv;e learned a lot by just watching them

[@paulpochan9631]

......that water jacket seal WOULDN'T DARE to not seat properly..... although MY eye twitched a little when you used that putty knife to adjust it.....

[@fbh31118]

Definitely looking good. Should be flawless.

[@mikemilburn7823]

You sir have more patience than I have ever thought possible...and I mean that as a compliment :-), your attention to detail is amazing. I was figuring that you'd have a spring when you went to the toy chest.......Mike

[@marks8068]

Perfect timing! Late lunchbreak with a new Squatch upload makes me forget the shitty weather outside for a while

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

I definitely see why you Chase the threads especially in that application,those studs are a little unhandy to get to...Great Video

[@youseetime]

Hi, in relation to that oiler, well done. We OCDers have got to stick together!

[@juztyn00]

just happy to see some of the subassemblies being put together.

[@deweydodo6691]

Good thing your organized with spare parts . Some of us are not .

[@billrey8221]

I agree about the oil cap, and I too, am laughing. What's the saying "Been there, done that." Great stuff!

[@colin8532]

You've waited a long time to see that starting engine installed on there. How long did you stand there and admire it once the camera was off? Lol. Nice work, as always sir :)

[@raincoast9010]

Wow, it's lookin' good! Love the arrow on the flywheel.

[@paszkors]

I can't wait to hear this thing fire-up !

[@Thecowboy1950]

Awesome job as we watch it come together

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Such a great milestone passed. Went together like a Swiss watch. Just so happy you decided against paint. Leaving the original patina and decades of stories that the wear spots tell is a connection to the past and its heritage. New old stock as it were. I restore old vintage guitars as a hobby and the temptation to sand, prime and paint always creeps up in my mind. NO! Leave it be. Clean it, repair it but don’t change what it is. That dent caused by a drunk girl tripping over it at a gig 30 years ago must stay! 👍

[@bobaroo58]

What a milestone!

[@rickyjessome4359]

Awesome video squatch253! It's really starting to look like a machine again.

[@clydeschwartz2167]

Excellent video

[@techbilly2342]

You and that oil cup are hilarious!

[@bitsnpieces11]

For the stuck on nut at first: That's where a nut splitter/cracker is invaluable. Of course you lose the nut unless you are able to restore it, but, you can run a new nut in acid bath to take off the plating and leave it out to rust a bit.

[@fowletm1992]

You wouldn't get a spitter on them

[@bitsnpieces11]

@@fowletm1992 Using the Splitter would be after you get the nut and bolt out.

[@darploin5071]

I'll give you some good words you're doing an excellent job and these are excellent videos

[@robertbyers4260]

My grandfather used to say when my grandmother was around his swearword was, hockey, butt, pee, darn,! This swear word didn't get him in trouble with grandma.

[@DanielCoffey67]

New cardboard on the workbench? That deserves a celebration!

[@matthew4457]

Another GREAT video!! thanks Squatch!

[@mobetta3998]

There have been times I've thought I was the only "any rational person" who does that sort of thing. Good to know there's at least two of us.

[@paulsilva3346]

5:01 What no Thread Sealant on the oil cup assembly.? Perhaps I'm rushing to conclusion here.? Seems like a good water leak opportunity... A pinnacle Day, Mounting the Pony Motor.! 15:20 Dirty cardboard you did R&R the roller wheels on that sacred multiply paper.? And Congratulations on your achievements..!

[@colin8532]

No need, it'll never be used and just goes into the flywheel cavity by the looks of it

[@OldtimeIronman]

Gits oilers are still in business and still being made, McMaster has them.

[@johnlanham9057]

15:20 I’m a big fan of cardboard for that very reason 👍🏻👍🏻

[@evankibbe590]

Nice !! Bummer on the spicket 🌎🌞👍👍👍👍👍

[@michaelwest4325]

I am that person who swears from the moment I cannot find the 10mm socket through dropping the nut to the ache in my hands after its done. So I mumbled a few chose colorful metaphors for you.

[@mikebaldwin9972]

It’s the SMALL thing’s that make your Day,ain’t it Sir 😊

[@BigRig965]

Love it love it love it.

[@Jameson4327]

You are a character! OCD ? One step closer to a running motor.

[@darploin5071]

What's amazing is you can still find those gaskets from Caterpillar for a machine that was built before my father was born And by the way I'm 51 years of age

[@phillipgodwin6639]

You can go ahead and say "Bork it" and we will know.

[@davidpierce3386]

Aaaah, you connot buy the spring for the cup McMaster-Carr? There will be no calendar for 2023 for Sasquatch now. Oh no no no no, let's go to the stock pile.

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Squatch, I’m gutted that you didn’t make a new spring!🤨 And I thought you might “patina” the new brass air vent valve it’s way too shiny 😎 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CarCatCol2023]

Wow air tools and fancy editing!...lol Great job as always

[@time1800]

Seemed perfectly Catrational to me.

[@bcbloc02]

At 14:30 I think the pause was contemplating if a sin had just been committed. lol

[@1crazynordlander]

My dad would always tell me to stick a "cork" in it. Wow! at 17:27 you had so much finger tightening momentum that at 17:28 the bolts were still turning! You are like the Six Million Dollar Man...maybe you are too young to remember Steve Austin.

[@paulg3336]

"Add oil to the oil cup every 10 hours - to keep the oil cup from corroding."

[@davidhardin7835]

Sounds like you worked on a lot of those 6.0

[@mikewednesday8541]

Moving forward 👍🏼

[@MrJjhemi]

I like original but it sure would be nice to be painted to go all the way to preserve it for time sake. You can put a restore tag on it with your name you earned it.

[@oblioi]

cant wait to hear them run together :o)