Homemade dozer. Dozer on supersdperry 

This dozer was built several years ago. I would have never put it on RU-vid but somehow someone from somewhere posted a video and attacked me saying it was a struck that I was claiming I had built. In an effort to defend myself I put this video up. This was built as a toy. It still has issues as everything built this fashion will have. I have been dealing with them as I can. If you notice the three cylinder yanmar turned into a 4 cylinder kubota. The 3 cylinder had a leaking injector pump I couldn’t get the crush washers and I thought it had locked up while I was running it, so I put the 4 cylinder in it. Turns out the hydraulic tank I had built had a little metal ball in it from welding and the hydraulic pump ate it locking it up. Wasn’t the motor but I had already switched it. I put a filter in front of the pump but that makes everything work about half the speed it should. Also I have to run this big motor at an idle which slows it to almost a snails pace. The pump is 20 gallons per minute at 3600 rpm. I’m running it at about 900 rpms. Radiator is for a Honda Civic car which isn’t big enough after a while the motor slowly creeps up and gets hot. Most parts came from surpluscenter.com New plan is to remove the filter before the hydraulic pump. Remove the kubota and put a 20 horsepower Perkins diesel in it. Put a 1 to 1 gear box and run 2 hydraulic pumps, a pump for each drive motor. Pull off the final drives and change the gearing make it slightly faster. It’s all metal so I can cut and weld and it doesn’t matter. It’s just metal. You just remove what you don’t want and weld what you do want.

people like you, are what this world needs more of, people who can build anything they set their mind to

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful project video! Not sure how many folks can or will understand the amount of effort, time and thought went into making something like this. WOW!

Super cool Stacy! Not only the machine works great, but you also gave it a nice and neat shape. Doing both at the same time is not easy. You are a master fabricator! Thanks!

That machine is AWESOME! Great video! Thanks for putting it together to share with the world!

You sir are a mechanical genius! Thank you for taking the time to share this incredible build. I was captivated for the entire 20 minutes length of the video. (My attention span with most RU-vid videos is only a couple of minutes. ) It is amazing that you designed this dozer as you built it. All I can say is WOW!

This is one of the most interesting homemade builds I have ever seen. Hats off to you sir. Keep up the cool videos.

Nicely built!! Everybody can sit behind there keyboards and tell you everything you did wrong. They should try building one! I love it! I would keep my yard tore up!!

Very nice! I've had three Strucks over the years. One belt drive and two 4 speeds. The belt drive was back in the mid 70's when you bought a kit and put it together (including a ton of 1/4-20 grouser/track bolts) The belt drive went straight and actually was far more usable than the later models which used a differential and constant steering correction. Always wanted to build a hydraulic one from scratch though. You did a great job and it looks to be far more rugged than a struck!

Most won't have a clue how much time and cost of just the materials is involved in something like this. Kudos to you for tackling it and making it work.

Great job on the craftsmanship. That little one cylinder engine wasn't enough power. You dropped in the three and then a four cylinder diesel, and now you've got the power to move that dirt. Excellent project.

If you built this off the top of your head I am more than impressed, and even with blue prints, you are one very handy guy with lots of ability to see it and build it

Wow , this is so cool As an equipment operator all my life , it's the coolest thing you could possibly build. Thank you for sharing the video & info on the build Absolutely love it

Loved the time and effort fullfilling this job! :-)

That bigger engine had done the trick..Always remember Tim on Home Improvements..MORE POWER!!! I did 12 years on CATs working on the Motorways here in UK back in the 60s/70s Happy days

One of the best home-built projects I have seen on YT. Great job!

Amazing American creativity! great work and thank you for showing us.

Awesome Doser. you mention you are not Engineer but you are far batter than any engineer. Salute your great work. 👍👍👍

A lot of work, best done for the self satisfaction, not the end result. My Dad had an excavation company. I grew up in it. Ran my first dozer @ 15. Ran Dad's company for awhile. Cat gave me 3 days of training & a tour of their facilities in Ill. Dad had 4 dozers, two D8s, a D9 & a TD25 plus all the support equipment including scrapers, front end loaders & a dredge. Interesting business. That was a long time ago. Often wished I had stayed in it. I'm at the end of my life now, so wishing doesn't do any good. Always do what you enjoy.

Really great job man 👍 I thought I recognized that sound I got a little Kubota 3-cylinder, diesel beautiful sound 👍

That is so cool. You did an amazing job building that. I love it!

Very nice! And the articulation you built into the blade was a super job!

The electric linear actuator for revving is a touch of professionalism!! Fantastic.

Brilliant effort. I once built my son a kind of tracked go cart with lawn mower engine and metal factory conveyor tracking..Loads of problems to start but It was worth it to see him chugging round the common on it. Alas it was discarded back in 1984

Well I love building things and I will say I am majorly impressed with this. Around here would make a good parade toy as well.

Sweet ! That new power plant and grawlers really helped! Just enclose the cab and add heat and it’s ready to plow snow!

sweet dude. really nice job!! well done.

I love it! very ambitious build, killer execution!

Considering most people can't build a sandwich, that's one of the neatest things I've seen built on YT? thanks for sharing.

i would never have believed that a person could build that in there own shop i thought you had to have a factory lots of heavy equipment you don't see in this shop like a custom steel fabrication overhead crane etc

Very nice home made dozer. Looks like you know how to build one. Alot less $$$$$ than a real one. If your just using it around your home it works.

Amazing build! It goes to whow, if at first you don't succeed, just add more power!

that is amazing! Especially with that 2nd power plant.

It is a good thing that you did not paint it Caterpillar yellow otherwise they might go after you for patent infringement. Brilliant, good job.

It sure is cool that you designed and built this all yourself. When I saw the thumbnail I too thought it was a struck. I’ve read your replies below and will echo some of the things said without being critical, just maybe to help someone else that is gonna try to tackle a similar build. There are a few designs inherent to bulldozers that might not be so obvious- First is the pivot point for the blade push arms. They should extend under the machine or along the side of the tracks to about the center of your track frames. This allows a more constant blade angle throughout the arc of travel and it keeps the tracks planted for better traction. Second is the blade angle. The blade shouldn’t be laid back. It should be nearly vertical. I applaud you for having the tenacity to finish this little dozer, you did a great job.

Dude! That's incredible that you made that. I love it.

Just spotted this old video and don't know if you will see it or not. A real fine job of addressing several little details. The electric over hydraulic fuel system/throttle system might be better with a dial cable and push release button in center to come to idle. Could feather the power to the tracks a little easier but then you have thought of that too as nothing I can think of that you wouldn't already know... for all I know, you wore it out having fun on it. Be a nice little unit for confined spaces

Nice dozer you built there, can’t say anything that not already been said but, Thanks for sharing!!

Beautiful dozer you've created! You say you're not an engineer. That's good because engineers don't care about component accessibility after the beast is assemble. They often create maintenance and repair nightmares. You could teach Caterpillar a thing or two. Well done!

Wow awesome job. I can see why you had to repower it. A little gutless at first. Great job!!!

Fantastic job! You are an incredibly talented and creative man. What an inspiration. Many thanks for sharing with us.

Awesome! If i owned that...there would never be a blade a grass in my yard again!lol!

Having been a bulldozer mechanic for almost sixty years I would just like to make a constructive comment, if you ever build another one or modify this one your blade arms should be attached to the track frames about half way along. It gives you better control with the blade and better pushing power because the arms at a lower level and are not inclined to let the blade dig in and takes the stress away from the superstructure. A great job. Regards Bob W

Nice dozer the motor upgrade really did it!!

How sweet is that! That must be a joy to operate, my hat is off to you sir, you need a bigger blade now with the power it's got. Great video and great little dozer.

If I didn't see it I wouldn't have believed it. GREAT JOB. I wish I had the materials to build my own....LOL

From scratch to reality, that was awesome. That Yanmar diesel did the trick for power.

the talent and knowledge some folks poses is cool to see

Very impressed with how much it would push considering it is on smooth grousers.

go brother, with support and such skills you can scale this to a commercial production of many units.

Great job, awesome machine!

nice build it for sure was upgraded with that yanmar!

This is the coolest machine I have ever seen. Well done sir. I bow in the presence of a Master

Beautiful job, amazing what you can accomplish when you don't sit on the couch watching TV

that is one fine machine i would love to have one but as old daddy use to say wish in one hand and you know other an wait for the fill up ha ha love it great work

Dude this is so cool . I was disappointed with the first engine ... But the little diesel made it real . A Mini Dozer for sure pushing some serious dirt for it's size . Great job .

Very impressive indeed. Well done!

Poor little gasoline engine wasn't happy, almost died a few times! I'd love to see your machine shop, those drive-wheels were not factory. You are a top-notch welder Stacy, you have the stack-of-dimes thing all wrapped up. Great machine!

That's awesome I always thought about doing something like that with a quad or maybe build something of my own that's pretty awesome

People are quick to judge..I can tell you are an extrordinary metal fabricator with superior work ethics.

That project definately looks very expensive.That guy was obviously an expert engineering mechanic with lots of expierience. Heck....he's probably building a spaceship in his barn.

Seems like it needs a bigger motor as if boggs down pretty quickly, but still a badass build. Turbo-diesel that puppy!

Very cool, Didn't take you long to know you needed more power, lol. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys, great project, well done.

Great little dozer!

I can't imagine how many hours went into that build, nice machine for the garden.

Absolutely beautiful build

Nice job. Have a good one.

You came good second attempt , well done . I live in UK & would love one of these for my business it would be good with a backhoe on

I'm building one myself, using a 65 hp 4 cyl gas chevette engine, trany and rearend with 3'5:1 chain reduction finals. If you are interested in seeing photos, let me know. Nice job!

That’s cool . I also work on roads nice job on the dozer

This is a work of art! I really like the diamond plate!

very nice build and great craftsmanship

That thing was cool to begin with but now its awesome and must be much more fun with the 2nd motor in it. Maybe a lil bigger blade?

Great video and a sweet machine. Looks like it’s bogging down a bit in the sod. Maybe a bigger motor or hydraulic pump would help

Superb work !

Damn good job love it the only way to go build your own and know it from top to bottom bulldoze away 💪👍💯

That was an awesome build. You are very skilled in many disciplines. Thank you for sharing.

I wish there was more step by step footage that is so awesome

this thing is amazing!

Wow that is really cool to able to build something like that. My hats off to you.

I'll give you the Bull Terror award for this.

Awesome job - you have good hands, Sir. Note that ads pop up because the video has a tune playing in the background. Erase the sound on that little bit, & their copyright claim on your video goes away. Great job. Thanks for sharing

Awesome build

What an amazing job you did be proud

Problems or not - it’s amazing! Hats off to you. Sure wish I had the skills............

That is absolutely brilliant! Well done.

Absolutely awesome ! Genius !

Very nice, interesting project. Now Caterpillar and Komatsu will be on their toes with this new kid on the block. Lol. I was thinking that first engine was underpower until you changed over to the diesel unit. A dozer does need some grunt (power and torque) for pulling and pushing material.

wow!!! You are talented!!!

Nice job! Fun project.

Super cool, I wish I had one

I think it awesome good job I have always loved little dozers !!

Buddy! That is super cool man! Super impressed man!

That is cool as hell!!

Amazing work super model..bulldozer explained..hope your well have super day !

Great job....I don't know anything about angles etc, but it looks like it does a decent job for as lightweight as it is....good luck!

WOW NICE BUILD GUY I NEED TO BUILD ONE

First off, I would’ve located the track control valves down on the foot boards, so that you have one foot for each side, as well as mount your controls for your blade on each side of the seat. One control for up and down on one hand, and ur tilt and angle on the other hand. Also I would have located the mount brackets for the blade assembly farther back on the frame. Overall though, very good craftsmanship and creativity, quite impressive for a little toy.

You are absolutely above and beyond handy!