Caterpillar D2

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[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Wow! Looks like someone tried cooking some crazy concoction out of that drawbar!😆 great job on the nice well kept drawbar! She’s definitely gonna do some great pulling from it!😎👍can’t wait to see her driving already!

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

That draw bar for the beer can crawler was sadly abused. What a mess. The pulley drive is looking to be in real good shape, aside from a good cleaning. Cool!!!

[@urbanwillis2212]

Glad to know there are real men in the world that has a slugging wrench and knows what it is good for even if it only hangs on his tool wall...

[@craighearn747]

Really enjoy it when an expert, from a field I really didn’t know much about, shares his knowledge and expertise. You present the history of these vehicles in a real enjoyable format and let us share some of your passion. Thank.

[@jefffoggymountainworkshop5021]

I inherited tools from my grandad, who worked on heavy AC construction machines. I now know what that special spanned is for!!! Been in my top box for years and I did not know where that tool would be used. Great video!!

[@npalen]

I guess you know, Toby, that belt drive pulley will need to be hooked up with something at any show the D2 goes to! Threshing machine, saw mill, corn sheller, giant fan...??? We used ours to power the ensilage chopper/blower to throw the silage up into a 40' height silo back in the '50's. It was a nice load load for it and very economical to run. Always took a couple tries to get the belt lined up when setting up and had to twist the belt half a turn to get running the right direction. . Wish that I would have had all the D2 knowledge back than that I've picked up from your vids 60+ years later now. Nice work as always!

[@humancattoy7767]

This is an outstanding day. And you were right. The more that guy drank, the better his equipment looked. Going back to the beercan D3400 teardown.

[@rawbsworld6604]

@@dlange89 seems to me I recall him traveling to retrieve a block off a truck brought in for him for 1113 , 🤷‍♂️ was beer can unsuitable for use ?

[@rawbsworld6604]

@@dlange89 your reply under squatch253 I read it wrong sounded like you were saying beer can became the 1113 block. 🤦 .. sorry

[@philipgrubbs9757]

Love that old school adjustable wrench you used in conjunction with the puller. Love the videos squatch came here from Kyle Christ

[@clydeschwartz2167]

Awesome video the poor old beer can engine D2 got worked to death and then beat to death and then welded back together and the same thing over again welding rods and empty beer cans are cheaper than parts lol. It's amazing how much contrast between the 2 machines over the beer can engine one and 5j1113 was definitely a rebuilbable it's looking nice now

[@paulsilva3346]

2:41 AHAA.! Busted, you're mild mannered Clark Kent in fact. Place the 55lbs draw bar up and hold it up with One Hand, while you place the washers, and nuts.!.! Video Proof.! LOL...

[@paulsilva3346]

@@squatch253 Lol, ahhh ok stick to The Story... I know what happened...

[@weirddeere]

@@squatch253 I thought that's what you did and I've done it myself, but it always makes me nervous, I keep thinking all it would take is a little bump to bounce it free, and I'd end up with a drawbar in my face

[@StubProductions]

I’m impressed you lifted that drawbar like that! That thing looks heavy!! Feats of strength!!! 😄

[@dosman01302]

Hey man I just started watching your Vids, I see that stuff run every ear at the Brownsville steam and engine show, you teach so much man I appreciate you! I know so much more about those old machines than trying to talk to those guys. Thank you!

[@joeromanak8797]

Take that old drawbar to the Cat swap meet. We know you’re a great engineer and mechanic but trying to sell that particular used part will test your ability as a salesman. I love the camo on the repop parts. Another great video. 🥸👍👀✅

[@PacificNorthwestHillbilly]

That was some quality welding on that drawbar. Done with a stick welder running off a car battery no doubt. Those poor old forestry machines.

[@peterorrs6359]

Even with your self confessed OCD Squatch😉, you really make these dismantling and rebuilding videos extremely watchable. your knowledge and camera angles, time consuming as they must be, are well worth the effort. Thanks and Cheers

[@stephenstrohacker7863]

That explains my leg. I apparently was a logger at some point. Before it was amputated and 6 months after the initial break the leg was malformed in 4 directions. Sheared the screws off on the top half of the "joint." This resulted in me walking on a 1" shorter leg as the break slid past each other. Foot rotated outwards. Heal was 1.5" farther to the rear than should be. And the ankle was so far to the left that I could sight down the inside of my leg with weight applied that I had a 2" gap beyond the outside of the ankle joint. And my "SWINDLING" Dr said it was all normal. SMH!

[@challengerhitchman]

The draw bar hacking reminds me of an arm the was added to tractors pulling off set discs. With a normal off set disc you always turn left but if you want to turn right there was a chain or cable attached from an arm on the left of the drawbar to pull the disc closed allowing a right turn. My dad still has these arms for a Ten and D4.

[@npalen]

That's interesting as I recall Dad at one time using of piece of an old moldboard plow frame (ewe shaped) laid horizontal and pinned to the drawbar of our CAT Rd6. I was very young at the time so didn't understand its purpose. So wondering if it was to perform as you describe. We did pull oneway disc plows back in those days and I know it was very difficult if not impossible to make a short right turn. (without the apparatus you mention)

[@clydebalcom3679]

I think the beer can D2's drawbar is beyond jacked up.

[@1crazynordlander]

Thanks for sharing! At 13:31 your pile of metal looks like yard art that came from 1313 Mockingbird Lane...

[@edwardkosol8891]

You gotta love a guy who fixes his D2 with cold snacks. I wonder if he put beer in the rad?

[@JAMESMANHUNT9]

Hmmmm I can imagine being pulled over by a cop while driving a d2 with a radiator full of beer

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

About the old drawbar: Murphy once said that It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. It doesnt fully apply here but we have to admit these simpletons were quite crafty.

[@jeffreyplum5259]

I think the beer can drawbar shows the different between Craftsmanship, your specialty and CrapsmanShip, the specialty of the Beer can machines torturer. Once you get the crawler done, we shall be waiting for you to fix some flat belt stuff for it to drive.. Or are going back to overhead belts in the new shop? a little shed at the end of the shop and a shaft thru the wall. As a stationary power unit ,that engine could run for years. I am glad to see her coming together She be needed to a a grrader into the shop.

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great work, like the tale about beer can , keep tracking along 👍

[@stephensaasen8589]

My first guess on that drawbar for the Beer Can D2 was it was used for logging. I'll go further to guess they were wrapping chains around stumps, setting up a bunch of slack, putting her in high gear and whammying those stumps out with the momentum and weight of the tractor.

[@jazzerbyte]

I've seen a number of farm tractor drawbars with extreme egg shaping and wearing thin, but nothing like the beer can drawbar! Do you have a belt-driven machine to exercise the pulley drive?

[@terrycannon570]

This has to be a compliment to the power the old Beer Can Cat must have had. Just think of how much force the drivetrain must have endured to do this much damage. Clutch,gears,sprockets etc. Could have been a TIMEX !

[@owen33333]

Lots of "hold my beer" moments welding on the old draw bar!

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting

[@MichaelTJD60]

Neat to see the carnage from the "beer can D2" making yet another appearance several years later. My brain hurts just trying to think of what the operators were doing with that tractor to destroy it the way they did.

[@b.abrackus6403]

About 25 years ago I used to help a guy on his "Farm" who treated all his equipment like (Beer can D2)...it was a dangerous place to work..as he had no Respect for anyone or anything!

[@greenmirror5555]

well good news for me I'm pretty certain my drawbar is in better shape than that of beer can! ...It's amazing every show I go out to look and find mine in worse shape than most anything you are working with!

[@mikewednesday8541]

Another good one!!👍🏼 I’m excited to see what’s going on the order end of that belt pulley? Threshing machine, sawmill, any clues yet??

[@paulg3336]

5:30 That "old bolt" was there for the same reason the cut out in the swing plate was made. They obviously attached something to it.

[@ZigZagMarquis]

Recommendation to the group: Every time the "beer can D2" is mentioned in any of Squatch's videos, the audience needs to chug a beverage of their choice! 🤣

[@HillbillySailor]

The Beer Van D-2: the gift that keeps on giving....

[@johnbarham7718]

You always make the installing of heavy bits with one arm look very easy.

[@Mighty-Quinn]

The Beer Can D2 is a national treasure

[@davidpierce3386]

I cant imagine the torque or load put on the drawbar to get that twist. The D3400 engine in low gear must have the torque and force to drag rocks into pebbles.

[@danhunik7949]

That beer can D2 draw bar looks like something my father in law would have owned and "repaired" many times.

[@theshadow4292]

Thank you for the update. BTW: I don't remember you showing that deformed, mutilated, and much over welded drawbar when you dismantled the Beer Can Crawler.

[@theshadow4292]

@@squatch253 Very good reason, thank you for responding. Scott

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Tractor drawbars - keep stretchin' em keep fixin' em! :) The pulley gearbox is in excellent condition - still the hobbing marks on the teeth as you say!

[@lukestrasser]

The ability for a sub 40 hp machine to mangle metal of that size is truly astonishing. Really quite impressive. If the Hyatt bearings are obsolete, what is a guy to do if he finds one that isn’t serviceable? Are there replacement options of similar dimensions available? Finally, since the fold over locks are full round and could presumably be used on any of the 6 flats of the nuts, could one be reused and simply folded again on a different flat position? If so, one might say they have at least 5 folds left in them!!!

[@johnblecker4206]

Very cool antique to rebuild and use again so enjoy it.

[@The1nsane1]

At least the operators of the beer can engine were consistent, they seem to have the touch of Errol Flynn.

[@rickyjessome4359]

Awesome video squatch253! Could it be possible that when the beer can d2 was working in the woods. That it may have had its load to flip over and cause the draw bar to twist like that? Nevertheless it was rode hard and put away wet! Cheer Squatch

[@MichaelTJD60]

@@squatch253 I'm thinking it was used in the woods as well - might explain why they used beer cans for bearings and slapped the engine back together in such a rushed and improper manner.

[@kylechrist]

The drawbar on 5U4177 is the worse one I've ever seen as far as wesr goes, the beercan crawler was just straight abuse

[@wdputman556]

Thanks Toby.

[@anderssandahl6057]

I can only say thanks for all the fine videos you give us all veiewers. /Anders

[@TestECull]

Truth be told I would not have taken anything apart beyond the inspection covers on that belt pulley assembly once I saw that the gears were still good. Not even sure I would have bothered cleaning the thing out. It looked fine, there wasn't any slop in anything, no obvious wear problems, slam it back together and press it back into use I say.

[@TestECull]

@Walter Mattson Ye I'm more of the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' kinda guy. I would have probably just put a fresh change of 80w90 in there and let it ride.

[@SuperMAZ007]

I think the belt pully is very close (internal components wise) to the one that was used on the MTZ 500 series. They made these for a long time but only on a limited scale since the machinery that was belt driven was slowly going extinct after 1970. I think the KD-35 Crawler has a similar setup(can check later from the book). The major difference is 6 spline shaft vs 8 spline shaft. All soviet internal use tractors have 8 spline shafts, export machines 6 spline shafts. My guess on how bad the Beer can D2 drawbar got was just the simple fact it was a heavy log hauler and thats why it's that messed up and cut and beaten.

[@jamesdiehl8690]

That's kinda funny; beer can, draw, and lagers! Lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@LeewardStudios]

With all due respect to Rainman Ray, re-using fold over locks damages my soul. Really appreciate the series. Thanks for showing us this classic gem.

[@petejones2578]

If the old beer can D2 could imagine the stories it would tell. Most probably completely un believable but it's got the scars to prove them more true than not.

[@ronfrance4041]

Don’t know to much on the history of dozers but why have they gone away from using leaf springs on the front? Are they solid mounted now or is there any suspension?

[@bobpaterson1845]

Drawbar looks in good condition compared to the beer can one 🙄☹️that belt pulley came apart and really easily always a sign usually in reasonable condition 👍 roll on the next installment and 👌

[@donporter3855]

Nice Diamond horseshoe and tool company wrench! Does yours have the hammer head on the back of it also?

[@tractorstrainsandthings555]

Squatch I have watched all your videos and seen you replacing seals question is how do you cross seals and on your fold over locks how do you go about fabricating them. On the seals years ago (showing my age lol) we had cross over manuals do you measure id and od of the item that uses the seal. On the locks I know how to work metal but would like your input on how.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

I was thinking it may not have many hours in it. I wonder how much the PTO actually was used. Examination will tell. Waiting for the next installment!

[@andrewklahold2880]

I just gotten a new hyatt. Bearing for a cat 29 double drum winch looks just like the one you pulled out of that unit

[@brianlittle3452]

The “Beer Can Cat” welder(s) went to the “bigger the blob - the better the job” welding school.

[@robertatkin7733]

WOW! I didn't know Squatch owned an air impact ! LOL!1

[@andrewviersen7418]

I'm fairly confident that there was a time when old loggers convinced themselves that if you had a welder year wrench set became obsolete 😄

[@jimciancio9005]

Mr. Squatch, why were these leather belt drive pulleys made of stacked paper rather than say just a iron pulley like a standard hit and miss engine used to power things like a saw mill? I don't understand why Cat chose to go this route, am I missing something here???

[@danieledwards1081]

How were those fold over locks though? 👌 at least 2 or 3 more folds in them 😉🤣

[@jotoole6170]

Hey Squatch great video what kind of puller was that you used

[@rawbsworld6604]

🤗👍 .. 🤔 advantage of ag crawler? Speed in less than desirable conditions 🤷‍♂️

[@davidalsum7713]

Didn't see drawbar design like that before, JD similar size pins for ag tractors but different lock mechanism

[@snydedon9636]

Twisted, bent & broken. Good name for a band.

[@seniorelectrician6831]

well it would lead me to think that they added a winch, derrick or some other apparatus that they had on hand and it had a lower bracket or brace for that area.

[@jodydoakes8754]

I grew up on a farm in the 1950's and early 60's. The farm was located between Moline and Peoria, IL---homes of Deere and Cat, respectively. I never saw a tracked crawler doing farm work. Where did they use these for farm work and what would be the advantage? Seems like lots of unnecessary moving parts to wear out. I have really enjoyed this series.

[@eaglewi]

I have seen them use the challenger tractors in that area for spring plowing

[@markgroth4380]

Mostly in very hilly parts of the country, Washington and California used them for field work.

[@dougjones9493]

A floor jack works wonders to hold thing up while you install fasteners

[@PilotK]

I’m curious how accurate the manuals are with respect to production equipment. In my line of work repairing equipment it is fairly common to find a manual that doesn’t have or has something not accurate to the product I’m working on. Typically an upgrade or rolling change that was undocumented until you try to order a part. How accurate are the manuals when you tear into a old piece like the D2? Do you find many discrepancies? I don’t recall you ever saying much about that.

[@Biochemechanic]

What were the advantages of using one of these for field work vs a wheeled tractor? The complexity and longevity of the track stuff seems like a big negative for field work. Soil compaction is better or worse? I speculate that draw is higher than what was available from the wheeled tractors? Always wondered, I don’t recall ever seeing one doing field work in my lifetime or old ones hanging around the farmsteads in the woods. Grew up in the red river valley, maybe they did not need them for working the pool table smooth land?

[@jeffreyplum5259]

Cat traction was a big thing before 4-wheel drive was common. Unfortunately, the operator of this tractor plowed with it like using a wheeled tractor. He did not know to keep both tracks on the unplowed ground. That sort of offset plowing would seem unnatural to someone used to wheeled tractors. Working with both tracks on unbroken ground would have reduced the wear ans stress from canting the machine like a wheeled tractor.. PTO or not, I still don't see that tractor mowing hay. It would be nice for brush hogging. Those wide tracks would do half the work..

[@npalen]

@@jeffreyplum5259 We did use our D2 for mowing alfalfa with a semi mounted sickle mower back in the 50's alongside a Ford 8N with a New Idea trailing mower. The track grousers didn't seem to bother the alfalfa much, probably actually added some aeration. :)

[@PRRGG1]

Do you find that sometimes filming stuff creates problems in the repair process? For example, in your mind there is a linear logical way to facilitate something BUT goes against how you would need to shoot the sequence on film? I find this frustrating when filming content.

[@PRRGG1]

@@squatch253 OMG I feel the pain! I recently turned some custom pens on my other channel (kzbin.info/www/bejne/joKmqKxnj6uMkLM) for my favorite hockey announcers and found just shifting shots to prevent the viewer from getting bored was time consuming. Sometimes you even have to BUILD a custom mount just to obtain a shot then find it doesn't work in editing. The only reason I shot the pen content was so they could see yes, these really were hand made pens but put WAY more into it than just making a pen. I did a loose story board for shots, but then found in editing some shots looked like jump cuts because they just weren't diffrent enough. What makes matters worse is when some cameras (gopro) decide to "color correct" themselves while shooting scene and you only find out at editing. I've had to do automation transitions for color balance just to salvage a scene. It does help that I've been a radio/TV broadcaster for 34 years. Audio and video tape might be gone but the production issues ALLWAYS seem to remain. You ever experiment with the flexible LED strip light tape you can cut? I found it works very well with a short piece double side taped to my gopro housing. Love your created content Toby as I really know what it takes to pull it off. Oh, FYI, if you remember we spoke that my brother was a RR conductor. If you thought the rails sucked before, it's even worse now. Many of the Cab routes were omitted so you have to drive your personal car to wherever yard you get assigned. Then, no locker, so you gotta keep your stuff in the car!

[@PRRGG1]

@@squatch253 sounds about right, shack with a bathroom and no lockers and who knows what place you end up. The bomber trains are the worst I am told. So much "efficiency automation" trying to make decisions for the engineer and conductor on RPMs and braking in the name of fuel management that they forgot those are live loads with a mind of their own. Imagine a 3 mile string of dead blow hammers filled with gasoline, spooky stuff! Have a great Easter and looking forward to a "syrup" update from your dad.

[@billmeriwether9179]

The beercan D2....ah, the good old days.

[@kevinbelcher8490]

Can you please show us how to do the proper break in procedure for a catapiller D2?

[@aserta]

Looking at beer can's draw bar ... what's left of it, i';m betting that the notch cut, and that bolt, are part of a rudimentary 3 point hitch. I've sen that type of "ingenuity" before.

[@peterfallert4994]

Another informative and historic video. Where can I obtain one of those cool, simple, undercarriage tools?

[@junior1138]

Ah, the ole limb ripper! Those belts scare me!

[@timeinbu7909]

Hyett SP? Bearings are still available , at least for J. D. tractors.

[@timeinbu7909]

Yes I suppose they do , so does J. D. LOL

[@johnmartin2079]

I.I'm down with the snap-on wratchet hammer, I own enough of the stuff .

[@Michael-he7xn]

Another bearing race with a locating hole drilled in it. A Hyatt bearing this time. Must’ve had tough drill bits back in the day. Wonders…

[@michaelscriffiano9267]

Thank you

[@stuartstephens]

Seems like those limiting pins could fall out and get lost pretty easily...maybe use a bit of safety wire to hold them in place?

[@rogerallen6644]

What rod did you use to resurface the pin holes?

[@shakes7333]

Gotta love field repairs .All it has to do is work lol

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Considering the beer can, I'm surprised the drawbar and swing plate even exist!

[@Recommended_by_Fred]

So.. how close is that pulley going to be to the 20 inch track pads? Might have a time getting a belt on there. Still looks cool!

[@acewrench]

I’m not sure what the purpose of that Hyatt(sp?) Bearing was or how it worked. I’m scratching my head. Cool looking, though.

[@freeradical431]

What did you use to line bore the pin holes? Mag drill?

[@joeystork57]

How hard is this to put a winch on this D2? That would be sweet! Enjoy your channel!! Stay safe!

[@jakobrebeki]

could I please ask what speed is the PTO? Is it 540RPM or is it a 1000RPM. Loving the build, thanks for posting....

[@geraldschrader8511]

In today's video (4/18/2022) Squatch said in the comments section that it is 540 RPM.

[@jakobrebeki]

@@geraldschrader8511 thankyou sir, i missed that....

[@billtheunjust]

Is the wear shoe for the drawbar a softer metal than the plate it rides on? I'm just wondering why Cat made a wear plate for the drawbar but there isn't a wear surface for the bar it rides on. Or is the entire bar viewed at a wear component?

[@jbj27406]

That beer can tractor and draw bar and everything else involved with it seems more like slide rule engineering descending to sheer frontier desperation engineering more so than intended abuse. Just like when Humphrey Bogart was forced to forge and weld a homemade blade onto the propeller on The African Queen, making do with nothing more than riverside materials. It more appears that poverty or frontier like conditions forced the owner to do whatever he could to extract every last bit of work out of the machine with virtually no means to do it other than force of will.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

@@squatch253 I learn a lot from this channel. The sheer quantity of history around these machines is incredible.

[@scottfabel7492]

When you retire from Ford, you should do this as a business with all your knowledge and experience in the Cats.

[@ImpHalla66]

Git'er Dun Logging Draw Bar

[@daddi275]

They could not make something that simple today. They would have to add at least 200 feet of wiring with the myriad of safeties and switches.

[@Sandy_Loam-088]

Good content. 👍

[@wagon9082]

Good video

[@colin8532]

I'm surprised, I expected to see a way to adjust the pinion depth with shims or something.

[@lwilton]

What keeps the drawbar limiters from just bouncing out and getting lost?