Built for the Navy and shipped to Newport RI torpedo factory March 1940. heres another vintage Caterpillar refurb i just finished up. • Pony start , Hot Rod L...
Right out of HS in the mid 70's I got a job working with a small time construction company that had 2 of those old late 50's Cat D8's, same engine/pony motor arrangement. They were pretty cool. Those dozers were the old cable operated blades before hydraulics got popularized.
Really like to see this old machine run. Made in the days of make it last for as long as possible. Something that just does not happen today. Nice machine too. Keep on running this great machine fella too.
That's a great piece of history. I've watched this a dozen times. Being a mechanic and working on many old machines I can appreciate the simplicity and reliability. I'm curious though of the power output of the generator & also fuel consumption. Keep up the good work . Thanks
Built back in the days when CAT was 100 per cent USA made. Excellent quality and long life were the story back then. Now, sadly, so many products are made in China and assembled in Mexico. And now quality and durability are not so good on many products.
Al Tinfoil even if it was fully built in the USA it wouldn't matter today even China can build great things but it's the intention. Today most things are focused on it features but they are throw away as the features become obsolete in a few years
I haven’t seen a comment about the pony motor exhaust. If like other Cats, and it appears so, the pony motor exhaust goes into a jacket around the intake manifold. This helps warm incoming air for easier starting.
A beautiful masterpiece generator,,,,very cleanm,the paint perfect,,,,stainless steel exhaust stack,,,slow engine ,i think 750 rpm,,,no more,,,uff,,he will run a lot of years if has a correct maintenance. Nice Video Wrenchguy.
At 0:55 you have your hand on the throttle. Follow the rod back down to the governor, the locking nut for the yoke is loose. It should be lightly nipped up ! BUT before you do that, take the link rod off and straighten it ! Not only will it look better, it'll affect performance / adjustment !
thanks 4 ur comments, maybe u got time to see this video of it completely done with graphics, also shown is a information placard. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jaUunkwRP6U.html thanks again.
I would have liked to have seen the exhaust stack on start up, but what a lovely example of Caterpillar power. Speaking of power, what is the KVA rating on the generator , In fact all the specs. would be nice to know. Wonderful engineering here.
see this vid of it completely done, it has a information placard. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jaUunkwRP6U.html and this machine i finished last fall. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-97ek-6gsQt4.html
What do you use this GEN set for? just a hobby or do you actually use it for the electricity it generates? either way it’s very cool,,, The idol we hear it running at,,,is that it’s working RPMs or does it have to rev up any for load?
Collector of vintage equipment, saving, refurbing and getting it running. Then sometimes getting it to engine/tractor shows. In that vid its idling which is like 600rpm. For electric it needs 900 rpm, see the grinder vid for it running at 900, it doesn't sound that much diff. That big machine i can't really load it down to get it really barking. Its a heavy toy.
thanks 4 ur comments, maybe u got time to see this vid of it completely done, it has a information placard. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jaUunkwRP6U.html thanks again.
the pony motor Is gasoline powered I have started one of these 100's of times it was powering a Marian crane that operated for year's 125 hp @ 925rpm and at idle you could have a conversation beside it great old engine
you gotta see the 2016 start up video for the information placard. thanks for watching. heres 2016 video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jaUunkwRP6U.html&t
that's absolutely untrue every cat engine is made to the specifications of the customer I work at the Caterpillar plant in Seguin Tx and make C15's c9's c18 and C 13 and some engine are not painted at all
