My Father bought a brand-new Caterpillar 955H in 1963 to be used on high altitude Hydro Electric Dam projects in Switzerland. The first was a Traxcavator 977 in 1957. H is US-Built | B Belgium | G France
@@petrhoward Actually this is exactly how they sound. Unique I think as well. Not sure why however, but they are different in sound than say a 3408 Cat.
When I was a young boy I watched a mechanic beat out a tilt cylinder pin. I used to tag along with my dad as he was the superintendent. When it came free it went right through the door of his brand new service truck door. I was probably 12 and I think they had hydraulic pressure to it. The reason it was so imprinted is I had never heard the language that came out of his mouth. 😂 Came from Diesel Creek.
No doubt although I’m a Mack man at heart that V8 doesn’t sound as good to my ears as the 6’s different strokes and all that right. A 300 plus or a 350 4 Valve’s make some damn good noises too. Hell, I love em all, 400 big cams and 3406’s especially. Like you said, any big diesel pulling is pure music 🐾✌️🇺🇸
My Dad operated Both of these units. Back then he also transported his own equipment, a 73 Mack, often bringing it home between jobs. Got memories and pictures of us sitting in the seat with Dad..still have his canvas umbrella we made to help keep the Sun off him during the day. I also drive and operate ..nothing like these old girls...Great video ..smiled the whole thing..esp. when you fired em up..
Can't wait to see more from both machines, and Matt's as well. Newer machines are nice and midern, and have all the bells and whistles, but the older stuff was made really well and are work horses. Started following you due to Matt! Looking for more. Love the 977 myself.
Can I make a suggestion as a former heavy hauler take a piece of heavy vinyl tarp Make yourself a bonnet out of it to where it has a drawstring and put it over the exhaust pipe no matter if you only go 5 mi down the road that turbo when the wind is hitting it is turning without oil and it will take out the bearings and the seals people that I was leased to guys wouldn't do it and they get to the dealer and they fire up the engine and the turbo would make this god-awful sound and it was because the wind hitting the turbo you know they're going down the exhaust pipe constantly spending that turbo without oil and they would end up having to put a new turbo on very costly mistake just a thought I love your channel I look forward to the videos when they come out and I would absolutely if you were closer by I would commute just to sit there and listen to that engine I love that turbo running and those pipes what a sweet sound
Good to see with your own channel, I have seen you many time with Matt, I enjoy watching old equipment saved and brought back to life, I worked in a scrap yard for few year, and hauled scrap, and do realize some things just beyond saving, strip them of any good parts, if any and then recycle the rest. great video.
Maybe Scrappy and Diesel Creek can do a total tear down of Matt's lost cause. Make a video of a total disassembly of Matt's track loader / backhoe and show what's worth selling for parts and what goes into the scrap bin.
I love the super liner. Makes me think of seeing JR Collin’s “Killer Mack” pulling truck as a kid. That truck had a few thousand thousand horsepower but still has the same bark as your truck with both idling around.
These videos remind me of hanging around with my uncle as a kid. Those guys would be helping each other without anybody talking about how much they were going to get paid. Somebody wife would show up with some Fallstaft beer, Vess sodas and food. Most of them had gone to high school and or Vietnam 🇻🇳 together. The guys who were military only called each other by their last name. That’s why I’m a veteran and like working on stuff. Also I like watching videos of guys working on stuff
I'm here from Diesel Creek. Subscribed with notification bell. That Mack with the Low Boy is Bad a**! Thanks for the hard work and dedication brother. I am enjoying this, now I'm off to binge watch all your stuff 😊
When I was a kid I worked for a road construction co. My boss did farm work as well. He had all D8's and some cable scrapers - and some D21 and 31B turnapulls. One 46A, one 36A and some older D8's. the 46A was our 'king rat' and the skinner thought he was king S***! LOL. IIRC the 46A was the first 'Power Shift' D8. I don't know if that meant hydro-static or what. A friend's dad, in the same small town had a business that did only farm work. All D7's and cable pull scrapers. I was on a GSA bid list and noticed a 3T D7 at a DNR auction only 20 miles from home. I told the owner of the D7's about it. He got it for a $1500 bid - That was a long time ago. But that machine ran for many years with zero repairs - the pads and rails and sprockets were like new. It was the best cat in his 'fleet'. I got a pretty nice reward for that.
You and matt are in a league all ur own,those guys willing to move heavy haulers around got brass tea bags and got to hand it to them fellas keeping roads flat and smooth for running them huge loads year in and out.for putting life n limb in harms way also keeps america growing.snookie pa.
When I started work in ‘71, I loved to watch the D8s and 9s pushing the 637 and Ts24 scrapers on the motorway projects we had going on in the UK. This brings back good memories…. ❤️
Those two look like they date from around 1975 or so. They were both built in East Peoria building LL and I was a tractor test driver and inspector back then. When the put the dozier arms and blade assembly on they used spline drive air motors and then we would check the torque with six foot torque wrenches. Those pony motor starters could become a problem if the Bendix gets stuck when the diesel fires up. All of a sudden that little two cylinder gas engine is turning about 6000 RPM.
I had the pleasure of being employed with Caterpillar in the Glasgow Plant here in Tannochside, Scotland...and we built BOTH of these Models.. D8H and 977K along with the D6C in the early 70's. I was only 19 years of age, and it was the first Factory i had ever worked in, It was great seeing many of the parts being machined from raw materials to the finished component and assembled, painted and shipped across to Europe, Africa, Arab countries and Australia. And believe it or not, the local company who hauled them to the Docks had two Mack Trucks one long nosed and the other Flat faced model..I loved working there for 14 years until Caterpillar closed the Plant in late 1987..so it was good to see these old machines again, thanks for the Video.
New sub here, I've been following Matt for years. So glad you're part of the RU-vid team. Your truck sounds great, your work ethic and Matt's are twins. You have a great smile and (to me, anyway) your voice sounds like "Let's dig 18! You've got it all covered. Enjoyed this video a bunch. Stay well, stay safe!
Really good to see you guys working together !! On most of Matt's videos he's doing 3-4 men jobs by himself ? But we've seen you come to his rescue !! so it's nice to see him help you !! I'm guessing it's not that lopsided ? All we see is what's on video. Great to see collaboration
you know I wondered what Matt did in his free time besides getting laundry ready for his wifey. lol It is good to have friends to help when you need them.
Nice work Sam. I'm sure Lou is smiling in delight from where ever he is at, watching you work on the old Cat iron! Nice looking tractors. I remember working on my D8's and "being grossly optimistic" myself as I tried to disassemble certain parts and make repairs. Looks like you guys are having fun!! Stay safe.👍👍
👍👍👍👍👍👌Great video loved the video and the documentation on what it takes to save old iron ….very good looking stuff and great team work!!!camera work and editing spot on thanks!
"The cavalry is here!" In my imagination: Matt leaves the car, takes a deeeeeeeeep breath and says: "I love the smell of rotten diesel in the morning!" Here too from the one and only Matt, he said so often that we have to take a look that I would have felt guilty when I dont... so I hope its ok that I take a seat after I pushed this button! 😂😅
For future reference , if you can get the pony motor going and spin the diesel , even if it won't start , it should be able to pull those cylinders in .
Love these old construction machines! Always have been fascinated by bulldozers in particular ever since I was a kid and saw the film vanishing point when the car hit the dozers at the end! I also remember bugging my parents for a Tonka dozer after that!
Thank you for showing the hard work of taking of front blade of Cat-D-8 😊 there is so many into roading those beasts to different locations. I love the backhoe attachment on the old girl towed behind pickup 🛻. I also spyed a old Case 580CK When hitching up the Mack to lowboy. 😊 I cut my teeth on that type of backhoe as a new operator. Thats what I learned on Now in 2023 I own my own 1978 Dynahoe 190. My play toy, and having something from Bucyrus Erie history that sadly is gone, with Cat buying them from shareholders. I do have my investments in Cat equipment though 😊❤😊
