Will It Start?! HUGE Cat 983B That's Been Sitting For Years!!

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[@lesliewood4069]

Who needs Hollywood this is the real thing 👍👍👍

[@mariannehiltunen953]

Well she’s a beast. Be safe. Cribbing will come in handy when ya get bucket up high enough to access starter

[@Caje-zf8md]

With a chassis the same size of a D8, the 983 is an impressive piece of equipment. It was the largest crawler loader ever until Komatsu introduced their D155S with a 6-yd bucket. I hope after all that snow melts up there that you guys will take another stab at it in the springtime and get it running.

[@upstategearheads]

I'm hoping so too! Gonna have to figure out a way to raise the loader to change that starter I'm thinking

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

​@@upstategearheadseasy enough to do. Try to get a hold of another machine to lift the bucket to the top while holding the lift lever in the cab. Than make a boom safety stop out of some heavy angle line and I bolts

[@briangarland9883]

Used to work on one like that for years...loved it!

[@lesliewood4069]

Thank you for your education conversation 👍👍

[@bo0k]

no part 2?

[@8osWeReTheBest]

You guys don't have enough volts. You need 24 with alot of amps to turn that beast over.

[@lesliewood4069]

Thank you very much good Americans made🙏🙏🙏

[@davejefferys8320]

Looks like you might have a seal out between trans and final drive to have that much oil flow out of final

[@5337kb]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Those final drives only take enough oil to cover about 1/4 of the bull gear, if it pukes like that it's a tell tale sign that the final drive axle seal is blown

[@Hackbarthja]

Wow that’s a monster!

[@tjm7275]

Funny never seen your channel but I love old iron… and I live next to poughkeepsie

[@stevencaughlin2900]

Looks like you drive as fast as your father.

[@marioamedeoradicione3934]

Fate vedere più video non sono riusciti a materla a moto ferma da tanti anni grande pala bell video vi saluto

[@Joe.M]

So, did you ever get it running?

[@user-db2lj8eh9m]

Did you check your ground at the shut off switches

[@marioamedeoradicione3934]

Mi piace il video mi appassionato del pale CAT

[@Apollo1van]

I want one had JD 755s and a 855 GOT A TD 20 E

[@joshjones3408]

I seen a school teacher in Nashville TN start a n14 Cummins an it went oh did it go he throws a bag of shop rags over the turbo there gone ..when that happened he panicked an jumped up on it an seat down on the intake tube....it worked but the ambulance driver said he had the world's biggest heky on his ass..

[@jayjones6904]

Final drive fill from side

[@Mehlamma_Maoh.]

194 Cream St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, EE. UU. Saludos amigos!!

[@rustywrench2119]

18:30 right pinion seal is out of it. Keep running it

[@michaelanthony3816]

Replace the whole starter you cannot field rebulid the starter or selonoid get the number off starter and call cat or napa they are available

[@upstategearheads]

I'm not sure that we can remove the starter with the loader arms in the way. We're still trying to figure out how to raise the loader to access the starter

[@ClaytonHartin]

Parts are hard to come by FYI.

[@natedarsie2192]

So what ever happened to the loader ?

[@jayjones6904]

Check from side

[@user-ow1rt9hs9v]

So that mufflers rotted out do you know how long it's been sitting there because if the stack never had a cover on it and the mph is all rotted out you'll have stuff on top of the piston plus water and that will stop it from turning over I heard you say you couldn't turn the fan to turn the motor and the muffler is all rusted out that's what I say it is water has got down and rust on top of the pistons pistons pull the head off and hopefully that's all it is easy to Freedom up Queen all the s*** away from the distance Scottish you can get put a bit of oil or diesel in each piston and try a couple of starts should free up and then you clean the bowls write out and hopefully that will solve it and I don't know where I'm right but I have struck that before that's all it was so I hope that helps you are I would love to see it running so that helps you put your mind at rest was when you said that stack was all rusted out you couldn't turn on engine over backflip I've had that done I managed to get them running and I'm excited as user to get that old girl running so thank you I hope that works I love to see you started so thank you for your video I just love the normal machines Ray formula land down under Australia thank you❤❤❤❤🎉😊

[@rustywrench2119]

Get two 4D batteries for that old girl, preheat the s$:@ out of it and fire it up. She’ll start and put a smile on your face to boot!

[@vicferrari9380]

Shouldn't it have 8D battery's. With the way the voltage dropped when cranking I'd say there way to small.

[@elainecessna929]

Why worry about finals? You planning to drive it home? Get it running

[@michaelanthony3816]

Be x sure to cover exhust. 12 v batt dead is 10.5 24 v qs 20 you may have a dead cell in 1 or 2 batteries

[@jjseibert]

The only Cat track loader I haven't been able to operate, 931-941-941b-955s-977s- 943-953-963-973

[@mariannehiltunen953]

Going back for another try?

[@upstategearheads]

Hopefully, but I think our next angle of attack would be to replace the starter. Unfortunately to do that though I think we'll have to raise the loader somehow to access the side of the engine better. That may require a pretty massive excavator or crane though

[@johnmcdermott8523]

@@upstategearheads extra voltage might help.

[@scottmcquarrie7295]

​@@upstategearheadsa decent size lull should be able to lift the bucket up.

[@jameslindley924]

Itll not be 40 galls of HYDRAULIC for the Transmission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@upstategearheads]

Yeah, I made a mistake in saying that

[@ZMillett]

You rascals.

[@kennethzakaib607]

I am sorry, even though you sound like a down to earth guy! (NO arrogance) I will give you respect for driving four hours? to try to get a bulldozer/loader Cat going? First off you get the date of manufacture, model serial number, engine serial number off the motor plate? and access or borrow , or buy a used shop manual for this machine! Caterpillar has a manual for every machine ever built by them! You should have also went to the trouble of hiring a competant bulldozer mechanic as well! very heavy booster cables, and two proper batteries fully charged! Also a ammeter clamp style to read the current draw when cranking! that would tell you the health of the starter! Also it was well worth a proper heavy equipment mechanic with good tools and experience to be with you!! also a man with the experience to look at the undercarriage and know??? what shape it is in! That way you will know if the machine can handle your contemplated job? without breaking down on you! Also know? how much it would cost to transport that machine from A to B ? big bucks I am sure! heavy machinery is NO JOKE FOR SURE! I WILL GRANT YOU CREDIT FOR BEING CALM! BUT IT IS AWFULLY A LONG WAY TO DRIVE ?? ON A LICK? AND A PRAYER? ALSO , IT IS EASY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE CLUELESS TO SAY THIS AND THAT! THEY MAY BE VERY WELL INTENTIONED! BUT YOU, HAVE GOT TO BE THE ADULT IN THE ROOM! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACE? WHEN YOU GET A QUOTE FOR A TRANSPORT COMPANY SPECIALISING IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT MOVING? TO LOAD, AND TRANSPORT THAT BULL? EVEN IF IT IS RUNNING FINE! AND MOVE IT SAY 20 MILES? BIG, BIG MONEY! FLAGS ON THE DOZER BLADE? PERMITS? WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ? WHERE IS IT GOING? THE ROUTE? ( THE WHOLE NINE YARDS) AND WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE COSTS OF REPAIRING A MACHINE THAT SIZE? GOOD LUCK YOUNG MAN! [e-mail]

[@barrygrant2907]

Couldn't stick with the herky-jerky camera work.

[@jonathanfisher7017]

For Pete sake, set up the camera on a tripod or whatever, spinning around with a camera is a great way NOT to get more viewers.

[@upstategearheads]

It was on a tripod for a lot of it, but thanks

[@tomrizzo1554]

Are you kidding me you guys gave up???

[@lesliewood4069]

Their is nothing jike good American made in the 60 70 80

[@UKDrew]

Will It Start?! NO

[@timmydrake9125]

Whenever you talk about how long the trip is. Both ways. Rolling out at day break tells me you really don’t want to be there Sorry guys that’s a turn off for me

[@jjseibert]

It's a D7 frame with a loader bucket

[@greg3wilson768]

I think the chassis is based on D8 parts

[@jjseibert]

The fan guard is still complete. That's amazing in itself. Ran a brand new 941b for 5-51/2 months and the fan shed a blade and half the guard went with it