Buy a old D9H they said ,she looks fair for her age they said ,you know old CATS like the back of your hand they said ,it’ll be a good backup for Kill Dozer they said ,it’ll be fun they said .Ever notice all the bastards that tell you this are never around when you start working on it ,Cheers from down under.
@miltary museum I was thinking a similar thought when I heard the sound and the whine of the Filthy Whore. No other machinery but an old cat has that sound.
By God you is one tough old bird. You climb around on that iron like a young man. I would have not thought the 980 would have picked up the D9 blade with the arms hanging out like that. That was cool as hell. Looked like you about crashed and burned (fell off) of the D9H last video, once was enough ... we don't really need a sequel to your intro. The sun is out 12+ hours a day and the snow is melting. We still have 3 - 3.5 feet of snow pack in the yard. I found some old snowshoes and walked out to the 955's, I found 50 gallons of fuel but it looked too old and yellowed to use. gurrrr
Great video Jeff really enjoy watching you work on your equipment. One thing that stands out you've definitely have the tool's to get the job done. Looking forward to the next video on the D9 stay safe Jeff.
As much as you've taken off of it, it's overall size doesn't seem to be any less. In fact, to my eye, it seems to grow. I can understand the desire to expand the shop. Having one or two "long term project" bays would make winter work a whole lot more comfortable. A pit on one, and a rolling gantry over both would be sweet.
A bit like eating an elephant, a bit at a time. It is great to see a piece of good old gear getting the love it deserves, you will have a handy machine when you are finished Jeff. Be easy to be intimidated by the enormity of the whole thing. Do you have any idea how many hours it has done? Jeff
I love the mechanical stuff. Can't get enough. And I hope the owner of the airstrip sends an update. When you undo a bolt or a nut, do you do what I do and lose half of them because I didn't put them in one place and label them?
blade to blade or in this situation blade to bucket is is always a safe way to shift a blade as the blade is the heavy bit , the arms are heavy duty but nowhere near as heavy as the blade. i enjoyed this as its been years since I've seen this done.
remember...........generous lashings of anti-seize on all those bolts when they go back together.......Amen. At least Jpaydirt wont need a gym membership to maintain his athletic physique ;)
