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The 3408 in my 1980 KW has done around 80,000 hours, still going strong! Careful maintenance, proper startup and shutdown procedure, bearing rolls at correct intervals, SOS oil sampling are the keys to long life, plus Caterpillar’s legendary quality of build.
You still run over the road in USA? I got tickets for small black smoke in NYS. California no old pre teir 4 engine can run. 3408 awesome motor. We fixed up V8 mack Superliner . And have one Detroit two stroke 671 GMC still working . Not one around anymore here
@@MitzvosGolem1 bummer for your emissions. Here in Alaska you’ll see anything from new to old and no smoke to if that boy lets off the clutch she’s just bellowing.
@@MitzvosGolem1 poor Californians. Even here in Germany emission standards aren’t as strict as over there. Only in certain heavily polluted areas Euro 4 is mandated.
I watched this 3 years ago when I left highschool and knew this is what I wanted to do. Now after graduating tech school and completing an apprenticeship at another equipment dealership I start at NC Machinery next week.
A lot of old CAT machines,still doing tasks they were built to do 40-50 years ago. Almost,expect an older piece of equipment,on site.Just goes to show how well engineered,they are.
How are you I hope you are fine... Please I want a website to know the year of manufacture from the chassis number or any written evidence for example... Please help me
my dad had a 1936 Cat 22 that he found outside of a coal mine in Idaho in the 1990s. he restored that thing completely, even down to every single bolt. from what he has told me, it idled at about 100rpm flawlessly, but that was 25 years ago. last I heard, it was in a private museum down in Colorado Springs
Hard to get a long history like that boiled down to 8 minuets, but you managed to do it. Would have liked to have delved deeper into some of those machines especially some of the older ones, but that will have to be another video, maybe add " Card " links to some of those other machines, if they have there own videos. Happy Birthday , Caterpillar.
Watch it! I had a similar age D4 too. White gunk blocks the water passages of the pony engine in old D4's. The first symptom is the diesel taking longer to start due to not getting all the pony heat. Then the pony gets ruined due to lack of cooling. Pony engines should start easy - if it doesn't, probably points need adjustment, or carby needs cleaning.
My dad had a 1943 D2 he used in his orange groves in Riverside, CA. The local dealer was Johnson Tractor (Caterpillar). I've been fascinated by these machines all my life. I 💕 Caterpillar machines!
This channel should have about 10 million subscribers, kinda a shame that more people are not interested in one of the companies that built America. Great channel and Thank you.
I remember reading up on some kind of big company that has a cat dozer with over 100k hours on it . And it's still in use to this day I believe. Really impressive
It’s insane to me to look at and think the first bulldozer looks damn near identical as one you can buy today, but look how different cars have gotten, shows how perfectly the bulldozer was designed way back when..
Them god damn D10s nowadays can almost move mountains! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us with Caterpillar, especially since they have such a rich history!
I like working on their over the road diesels better than most of the others, even Cummins. They are easier to service I think. And 3208 is an awesome v8
I operate cat haul trucks mostly the 777D its all around my favorite truck its older but they are just beasts and the 3408 powering it is a monster i make the joke saying im gunna put one in my little D6 at work to and id out push a D10
I found an old cat 20 in this abandoned junkyard by my house I’m planing on fixing it bc it has most of its parts but I think it was a later molded probably 1933-44
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I went to CAT for Parts and they handed me part made in China... I switched to Komatsu Japan now.. No thanks CAT. Also your DPF Regen and having to call dealer service for $1000 to reset DPF ...No thanks
How are you I hope you are fine... Please I want a website to know the year of manufacture from the chassis number or any written evidence for example... Please help me
Thank you for your interest! Your Cat dealer can help you with technical questions and other machine information. You can find a location near you on our website www.cat.com/en_US/support/dealer-locator.html?. - Isa
Now if only they could only carry that innovation forward instead of slapping Cat stickers on substandard equipment. Like Cat branded cell phones, horribly unreliable trucks from International, Mitsubishi/Perkins engines made in China, etc. It would be nice to see Caterpillar build itself back up to a pinnacle of American engineering and manufacturing.
if you guys ever go back to farm equipment be sure to make it better than John deer and let the people who buy the stuff repair it with your parts instead of having a service only thing.
Caterpillar used to be good. Nowadays you have no gun signs on your doors, which is just stupidity, and you cant even get a price when you go in the place. Gotta call a rep, which doesnt even return calls, then even after that, your prices are through the roof anyhow.
Working around D9 Dozers for most of my working life I was amazed every day at what that machine can do, strong, powerful and beautiful lol My wife never did understand my Love for these machines
