My first excavator job was on a John Deere 690b in the early 70s.. but after I got my new 1976 Cat 225 Long Stick & Boom on Wide Pads that was it.. I'm still running the same machine 48 years later..🥃😎👌
Good day from Ontario Canada Interesting looking tractor. Looks like W-6 fuel tank, fenders & rear end I looke up tractor data 206 cu in engine What is tractor like that worth? Ths
In the days when Caterpillar knew how to build a proper dozer, I'm 71 yrs now grew up with these cats and earlier models, basic, simple and reliable, none of all this electronic CRAP on them like machines of today.
I agree. I think the newer stuff they are more focused on operator comfort and looks as opposed to building reliable simple machines that get the job done.
I see it's had a lot of modifications, it should be a front mount hydraulic, but it's been changed to a side mount, still has the twin air cleaners and the big rams, oh and it has spin on fuel filters and those were not around in 61,
@@ScenicDriveProductions sorry, it was not ment in any mean way. She is a beauty and thank god a well taken care of Equipment. Thanks for sharing, sir.
@ScenicDriveProductions so this individual setup is probably extremely well maintained and handled and highly unlikely to go wrong, but its still an extremely hot and high-pressure tank driving a sharp blade at a high rpm, that stuff has lead to some horror stories, and is fkn scary.
@@folsomforge6232 I would say back in the day without all the modern safety requirements there would have been plenty of bad accidents. It's always in the back of my mind that if the water runs out a traction engine is effectively a bomb.
So I saw the for sale sign, but not the price. How much, and where at? I'd make it road legal, simply because I'd be making it into an RV. Yeah it would take work, but what good thing doesn't?
@@ScenicDriveProductions yup. It would be an awesome RV. Those are becoming hard to find. I just hope whoever got it doesn't destroy it. The two rear axles got me interested because that means it can hold and haul more weight. There was an RV conversion for the Kodiak, and I had been thinking of trying to find one of those where the cab was smashed or similar, and make the RV section work with the old school cab. Maybe someone will see this and try it. Then I can hear what would have to be altered to fit.
Keith Hay homes ran a fleet of these towing house removal trailers. They shifted an ex Railways house onto our farm in 1967. This one is still LH drive where as Keith Hay homes truck were all RH drive.
I'm guessing this is still left hand drive as it was ex US Navy used in Christchurch for the Antarctica supply base. It would be cool to see one of these towing a house trailer.
McBreen Jenkins ( large Northland earthmoving company) operated these pre excavators days. Used to come onto our farm and clean out the drains in the late fifties/ early sixties. Thanks for the video
I only seen my first dragline a couple of years ago. There's still a few around the country working mostly to clear out rivers and canals from time to time.
It's likely as this one was pointed out to me as a Japanese David Brown which is what I thought it was until I looked into it. They were sold through David Brown dealers hence the color scheme. I read that they were also painted blue and sold through some Ford dealers in America.
I think that was it's original purpose. I read it was made for a farm in maybe the 1960s that wanted a more powerful tractor. It was a great tractor to watch.
I owned one years ago It was a 1980 model only without four- wheel drive. Made by Komatsu and powered by a three-cylinder Nissan diesel. Great tractor.
@@ScenicDriveProductions Yes there is a tag on it saying Komatsu International Tokiyo Japan at least there was on mine. I used it for mowing with a 72 inch Woods belly mower.
Začal se vyrábět po roce 1961. Tento chladič není originál, patří tam klasický automobilového typu ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1y9pB2k8GLM.htmlsi=ZYvTuq-TA907Q2gQ
Tidy looking tractor. Parents had one on the farm from about 1970 to 1985. While they were on holidays one winter the neighbour volunteered to feed out hay. She decided that it needed fuel so she filled it up with petrol. It stopped up in the paddock. They just drained the they tank, filled it up with fresh diesel and bled it. Away it went . Had a reputation as a very well engineered tractor although hydraulic’s left a bit to be desired
The fella who owns this I think has quite a collection of David Brown Tractors and they are all like new. I imagine mixing up the fuel was a common mistake back in the day. I naturally assume a tractor is diesel until I'm told otherwise or smell the fuel.
@@ScenicDriveProductions In 1973 all David Brown tractors een Were commissioned by Case to be sold in these colours under the name David Brown Case In 1971, Case was not yet a partner with David Brown.
I'd say this one will have been painted at some stage. Looks like it used to be yellow in places. The binder is certainly an antique I couldn't find the make but I'd guess Massey Harris.
Yes I remember your earlier comment I think they were likely using shovels before these came along. I'm told they were popular around council yards as well. Interesting machine how it drives in reverse.
That is not a "plow attachment" it is a cultivator used to weed row crops like corn and soy beans. I spent many hours on one just like that and developed strong arms from lifting it out of the ground at the end of every row and resetting it in the ground at the start of the next. There was a power lift available but Dad would not get it because it was pretty dangerous as you had to stay clear of the levers during the powered operation.
