LeTourneau D Caryall Rescue - This is the perfect match for my Caterpillar RD4 

Thank you for tuning in and watching sir.

Hey buddy! It should look like new once it’s blasted and painted, thanks for checking it out. Now get off the interweb and get out and fix something ;) (stole your line there)

@@ironman3406 LOL!! 🤣 Oh I bet it will look great!

Hey there sir, cable scrapers in general are hard to find here. Big ones and little ones alike, to many farmers over the years have bought them and converted them to hydraulic. When I found this D it was pretty much ad immediate deal. The same guy also had 2 M's a B, and 2 F's that were still cable. One of my good friends took an M and the B. The B is really old, early 30's, and very uncommon to see LeTouneau stuff up here of that vintage. I really have to get working on my RD4 now. Need to find some parts for my PCU too, but there will absolutely be more videos about this pair. Thanks for watching!

Hope you’ll be able to get it set up and working again one day, they are lots of fun. Thanks for watching

@@ironman3406 Things are not in the cards for that. That is best left to someone else. I have a LS that I use behind my 2U. It works well in tight areas. If I ever find a 20 ply 21,00-24, I'd like to get my #80 can working again. Cats with cans may be slow, kinda, but can load, move, place, compact, and grade all with just one person.

@@davidsellars646 you got that right - have you seen the video of our 2U hooked to a Vickers onions pan?

@@ironman3406 Just watched that video. It operates much like a LeTourneau. Someone commented that a #80 would be quite a load for a 2u. The first series of 80's were designed for the 2u. At the time, the 2u was the biggest thing Cat made as the D9 was still on the drawing board. Cat also had a cable ripper designed for the 2u. This was at the time when Cat and LeTourneau were splitting the sheets. I'm sure that your grand dad has more years on a can than I do but I'd like to suggest that as you get ready to load that you lift the apron 4-6 inches. As you start loading, throw the lever over to freespool and let the apron ride on the dirt and regulate the cut. As you finish the cut, lift the bowl and the apron will close all the way. Remember that about one-third of the load is on the apron. The first grader that I ran was a Wabco with a 6-71. Noisy but worked well.

They will make a sweet pair indeed, thanks for watching as always Ed.

Hi Ed.🤚

@@Fatamus hey Dan 👍 looks like Nathan is finding everything you need 🤔

@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin yeah, he is going to get all the good stuff before I can get back down there. Nate and Squatch357 😉 are trying to corner the market.

Thanks Dan!! You might need a tractor bigger than a D6 to pull a No. 80 scraper around. Thanks for watching

@@ironman3406 well poo I thought 🤔 that might be the case but I'll take a closer look at the dozer .... Its across a field off in the distance so it's hard to really see it from the road. I assume it is a D6. I don't want the wife with me when i go look at it.🤫shhhh

Thanks for watching Andrew, it’s a pretty rough old trailer it need some TLC when you get close to it.

@@ironman3406 one of my mates says "good from far but far from good", which describes most of my fleet!

Thanks for watching Shane

Hey buddy - if it was used, it was lightly used it’s pretty straight and true. TC-12 would be big it’s only a 4 yard scraper lol, thus the RD4 and cause it has the proper PCU on it. Thanks for watching pal!

@@ironman3406 I’m just trying to find an excuse for you to have a TC-12, because they’re REALLY COOL crawlers!!! Even if it is way too big for the pan.

I appreciate you sharing the story Terry, thanks for watching

I believe I know where that was. There was a (I'm pretty sure) a LeTourneau dealer on 56th Street, just north of Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. I grew up on 48th Street and went to King High, at 56th and Sligh Avenue, and would walk near that dealer on the way to school. At about 17-18 years old, I thought it would be cool to be a bulldozer operator and tried to get a summer job there. Nope. "Not hiring, kid." About a half-mile south of there, at 56th and Harney Road, is the Tampa Area Electrical JATC where I ended up serving a 5-year apprenticeship. It really is a small world.

@@imdeplorable2241 Dick LeTourneau worked as a welder at Rozier Machinery along with myself and many others. This was the 78-80 years that I was there. He was a top notch welder and I learned a lot from him. I helped Charlie Lane set up the machine shop there. I loved the Cat family but the 88 mile round trip from South St. Petersburg got old and expensive. Family issues also played a part in my leaving. It was a tough decision. Cheers Terry

Thanks for watching - I’ll be sure to let dad know!

It sure it, thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching Bryce

Hey there Marc, it came way sooner than we planned, no one was prepared or ready. Fortunately it’s melted off and soaked into the ground giving some nice moisture conditions to close up roads before it freezes. It comes for us al eventually, thanks for watching!! I’ve got a good washboard rant video coming up you might appreciate and enjoy stay tuned.

Glad you enjoyed

Thanks IronmanSr lol

Thanks for taking the time to watch

What size of Allis? Thanks for watching

@@ironman3406 hd21-a

Thanks for watching Evan

Thanks for watching Scrotie!! Appreciate you stopping by

Yah I think ford bought versatile out years back, so it’s basically the same thing only blue.

@@ironman3406 I thought so. A wrecking yard I used to work in back in the day had the exact same machine that was a Versatile.

Basically the same thing yes, this is just after Ford bought Versatile out. Thanks for watching