Showing how to start up and run a D10R. *note: I checked the hydraulic oil level on the opposite side of the machine before I started recording. It's a sight glass on the tank beside the right door (from cab view).
Man this is a cool vid, I'm a carrer trucker but in my next life I'll be a heavy equipment operator. Mad love to you boys that do it on a daily, stay safe and professional out there, big kids like me are watching.
started my early machine operating life in the central queensland coal industry on the old " differential steer " catipillar D8N's and D9L's over 20 years ago, catipillar equipment is just getting better and better. finished my career on the the then new D9R and new D9T, excellent tractors to operate. world of difference to the old D9G's and D9H's of my dad's time in the coal industry. " ain't nothing like a catipillar motor "
Yeah, thanks for all the info. My own Cat 3408 has done over 5,000,000 kms or about 70,000 hours in 80 tonne road trains, which is quite heavy work, and it's on it's 3rd in-chassis rebuild. Never been out the frame and the crank & block are still in tolerance. Cat make good machines & engines.
nice vedeo mate i driving before a CAT D9K and escavator CAT 245B i would like again working and use this equipment best regards from norway take care of this KING OF HEAVY TOY!!
@THUND3R63 It was one of my vehicles yes. Needed something for when it was too cold or wet to ride the gixxer. Now I have a work truck and a Jeep. (and the bike)
The D9Ts have the C18 now, and the D10Ts have the C27. I haven't seen any Ts with engine problems yet. For the most part all the dozers I have seen (even in heavy use conditions) usually hour out before you have an engine malfunction. Of course once you start racking up high hours then you need to do some routine engine work, which usually just ends up being pull the engine and rebuild while its out, or swap.
@dozebud no problems, you didn't know. It wasn't fully warmed up yet but it ran for a couple min to get all the fluids circulating before shutting it back down and starting the video.
The steering toogles on the left hand would be the cluctch/brake combo, the deaccelerator is exactly like an accelerator except reversed (you have to let it out to get more fuel). The reason being is that you spend a lot more time at full throttle.
@King441 Nope, there was no boot requirement for operators as the only time they would be out of the machine is when it is parked. Mechanics were the only people that did any sort of lifting that would pose a foot hazard.
@FUCKINROCKIT There is one on each side, if it's in dual mode as the one side goes up the other will go down. Now in single mode you can keep one side at the same level (say toe of slope) and change the other side to vary the slope.
@MrMrtiki Should of tried to convince them to invest in a reversible fan. You can get ones that run on a timer and switch directions automatically at pre-set intervals so it blows the debris back out.
@arbitor55555able Actually it's not, the quick fill coupler for the diesel tank is. If you look closely you will see a hose running to a box with a round silver connector. The service truck has a quick coupler on the diesel gun they pop on there rather then having to haul a 3" hose full of fuel up the tracks and across the side of the dozer.
A good operator..starts his cold start pre check..with a walk around...check hoses..undercarriage etc.Check all fluid levels... engine pre start oil level..then when running pre check running level..air filter indicator..fire extinguisher indicator...cleans track frame daily ... cleans all observation glass points..checks all alarms. Then he does his plant running check after start up......via gauge indicator read out information ......similar to 747 pre start check up...lol
@disgustapated the dozer spends the majority of its time at full throttle when working so rather than having to hold the pedal all day you just set it wide open. Having a decelerator still allows the operator to slow down while working near objects or to control track spin.
WHEN I WORKED FOR MANIX IN 1964 WEST OF JASPER ALBERTA CANADA..CALIF JOE WAS THE " PUSH" IT WAS A ROCK JOB..I'D NEVER EVER BEEN ON ROCK..JUST MUD & DIRT EXPERIENCE & TAUGHT NOT TO GO FAST WITH THOSE MACHINES... WELL ! HEREI WAS ON A D8 POWER TILT "U"BLADE & NOT EVEN A DRAW BAR ON THE REAR...PLUS THE TRACK PAD GROUSERS WERE ALL WORN OFF...AND I AM BEING CAREFULL & CAUTIOUS WITH THIS MACHINE & AS I AM MOVEING ALONG A LITTLE MAN APEARS UP THERE WITH ME..HES STRONG CAUSE I IS A BIG GUY..HE THROWS ME OUT OF THAT SINGLE BUCKET SEAT ONTO THE HOT HYD TANK...& GESIN MY SEAT PULLS THE THOTLE WIDE OPEN & SHIFTS TO 3RD GEAR..LIFTS THE BLADE UP OFF THE GROUND..HE'D YELLED AT METO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT HES DOING..CUS HE AINT HERE TO BABY ME...BUT I AM TOO BUSY ATTEMPTING TO KEEP MYSELF FROM GETTING TOTALLY BURNT ON THAT DARNED HYD TANK TO SEE WHAT THE HECK THIS IDIOT IS DOING & WHO THE "F" IS HE ANYWAY ? HE'D SPRED ONE OR 2 END DUMP LOADS & YELLED AT ME NOW YOU SEEN HOW TO DO IT...DO IT..& DONT EVER LET ME SEE YOU DECELERATE OR SHIFT DOWN..I WILL FIRE YOU ON THE SPOT..I JUSTVTORE A HORRIBLE VERBAL STRIP RIGHT OFF OF HIM..AFTER I SHUT THE MACHINE OFF & I TOLD HIM I DONT KNOW WHO THE "F" YOU THINK YOU ARE..BUT YOU JUST BURNT MY BODY BAD ON THATHOT HYD TANK..IF YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN I'LL BEAT YOU INTO THE GROUND.. NOW"F"OFF....BUT GEUSE WHAT..NEXT COUPLES OF END DUMP LOADS..HE WAS BACKONTO MY MACHINE ..BUT THIS TIME I DIDNT MOVE & I ATTEPTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BUT HE GOT A HOLD OF THAT LEVER BEFORE I DID..BOY WAS HE EVER SCREAMING INTO MY EAR..I COULDNT GET UP OUT OF THE SEAT..HE KNEW HIS STUFF..I THOUGHTI SHOWED YOU WHAT TO DO..YOU DIDNT HEAR WHAT I TOLD YOU EITHER SO WE ARE EVEN...WHAT ARE YOU REFERING TO..YOU BURNT ME..HOW THE "F" AM I TO LEARN ANYTHING FROM A MANIAC ?? NOW GET UR HAND OFF OFTHAT THROTLE LEVER..& WE FOUGHT OVER CONTROL OF IT..FINALLY HE ALOWED ME TO KILL THE ENGINE..HE SAID I SHOULD FIRE YOU RIGHT HERE FOR FIGHTING UR SUPER INTENDANT...I SAID I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB WHEN I GOT THIS ONE..SOI CAN GO BACK TOLOOKING AGAIN..THERES 6 OTHER CO'S CLOSE BY..HE KRPT ME IN THAT SEAT..HE SAID YOU JUST CAME FROM A DIRT JOB..RIGHT ? YES..WELL NOW UR ON ROCK & IF YOU WORK OUT HERE..YOU' LLBE ON ROCK TO END OF THIS JOB..EVERY OPERATOR THERE WAS SURE I WAS BEING FIRERED...BUT HE RELENTED & TAUGHT ME..I ENDED UP RUNNING EVERY PUECE OF EQUIPMENT THEY HAD ON THAT JOB..BE CAUSE HE FIRED LOTS OF OPERATORS..SO I JUMPED IN..THEY WERE ONLY 8 HR SHIFTS...I LEARNED LOTS THERE..THE MECHANICS LIKED ME..FOREMANS TOO...I LEARNED REAL QUICK LIKE...FUN FUN FUN.... I WAS 21 AT THAT TIME... CATAPILAR I FOUND OUT WAS A LOT TOUGHER MACHINE THAN SOME OWNERS THOUGHT THEY COULD BE...ROCK IS HARD & TOUGH & ROUGH...AND RUNNING A ENG WIDE OPEN ALL THE TIME IN 3RD GEAR NO LESS..THEY NEVER QUIT..EXCEPT THE GOVENER WOULD FLY APART SND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE..MECHANIC CAME & TOLD ME..SHUT THE FULE OFF ! I ALLREADY DID IT WONT QUIT...AT THE TANK !! OH ! RIGHT ! I FINALLY FOUND WHERE THAT THING WAS AT & SCREWED IT TIGHT AND IT QUIT RUNNING OH THANK GOD I SAID...HE SAID HIS NAME WAS NOT GOD...RIGHT ! HE FIXEDVTHE GOVENER RIGHT ON THAT MACHINE..THEN OPEN THE TANK SHUT OFF AND WAIT FOR FULEVTO FLOW THERE THEN HE HOOKED THAT LINEUP AND I STARTED THE ENGINE VIA" ELECTRIC START".. GOD BLESS...TURNED OUT THAT THE PAD GROUSERS WERE WORN BUT STILL HAD LOTS OF TRACTION..I ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT THEM..HE SAIDTHAT I HADTHE BEST TRACKS OF ALLBTHE MACHINES ON THIS JOB..WHY YOU SAY THAT ? THOSE ARE "ROCK" PADS..( THE GROUSERS WERE 'S' SHAPED & WAY WAY WIDER THAN THE STRAIGHT GROUSERS WERE...THAT MACHINE COULD & DID WALK ON BARE ROUNDROCK & NEVER SLID SIDEWAYS..IT WAS WAY AWESOME...IT WAS A REAL GOOD CAMP & JOB FOR ME....I CUGHT THE TAIL END OF THAT JOB...I'D SIGNED UP TO GO TO AUSTRAILIA FOR BUILDING A RAILROAD ACROSS THAT COUNTRY..BUT THEY CHANGED GOVT DOWN THERE & HALTED THAT JOB.. WOE WAS ME..
Can you tell us what engines you got in your machines when you do a vid e.g. 3508, 3412 etc. Llike your vids, they are very interesting. Last dozer I operated was a D9G when it was new (very long time ago!)
Kinda risky leaving that Neon there, somebody might accidently use it as a wheel chock. But otherwise, thanks for showing us around the cab. In Western Australia, you name the mineral, somebody is digging it out of the ground here. Yet most miners and their contractors are too cheap to train anyone. I have operator tickets for a skid steer loader, a backhoe, a front end loader and an excavator, but because I have "no experience" they don't want to know me
Hey Mechknight73 I noticed you posted that comment 5 years ago Im curious how you got on...did you get a crank on a machine?. Im an operator based in Qld and went through the same when I was starting out 20 years ago.
Just wondering on this R do you have to Lock out the Cat to Reverse the fan ,The 10 N model i was running I had to sucked bigtime -Time sensitve stop pushing wood chips feeding a reclaim so when you`d blow the rad out with the fan and side guards on engine in winter to remove ice build up always had to stop & lock out , sure would have been nice to be able to reverse it while backing up for a new push -I see the steering is different too 10 N has T handle tip steering.
I guess that means the C18 replaced the 3408 because they are the same size (18 liter). So does the C18 have a good reputation for reliability? And what about the 3400s (3408, 3412)?
@dozebud Before you start running your fat mouth maybe you should consider that the dozer was already idling for a few minutes before it was shut off and the video started. There's plenty of oil "up top". Thanks for watching!
These are`nt to far from the new 10 N keys on the dash does this have the flouresent lights those are nice ,sucks that you have to lock out to blow the rad out with fan at least the one I was running did on a chip mill feeding 2 reclaims did it for 2 yrs with the older 9 n OMG what a differance no more levers this one has the 2 track brakes ours had a twist lever forward & backwards LOVE them .
Heh Mike so much for mr cat mechanic =p But I guess maybe Dexters doesn't run quickfills? If you look closely there is a square box with a round silver quick fill for diesel so the service guy doesn't have to haul his hose up to the cab. This one was worn out and leaked every time he connected/disconnect. That's where the leak is coming from. Good eyes none less! (Hey when you coming boarding anyways? Isaac is back on the 12th and I don't work weekends).
@vantagetes they had 4 cat mechanics working on it they changed the clutch checked wiring sat in the shop for a week NO way would not go so I came into the shop for service on the 9N and I asked if I could try it later they said giver while they worked on the 9 I pulled out and locked out to fill my time sheet I tried the fan when the whole world went by me they come running out what did you do I told them just locked it out well Thank the boss I got a nice pay check after that find .
i go to a vocational scool for heavy equipment hjoping to pursue this after high school the larget pice of equipment we have is a 510c dresser thatsit no mining equipment still fun but it would be cool to operate that
Personally i can answer it doesnt pay much better than an average 9-5 and basically have an timer show you how training wise and just have to have experience and most guys will hire
I get anywhere between 35-43 depending on the job and you just need to not be a dumbass you probably won't start on a dozer but can get into it if you show interest and Initiative
@vantagetes hmm fair enough then, different countries, different rules on site i guess, i just assumed like our workplaces, you have to have em on at all times, no matter who you are or what your doing, but each to thier own
