A visit with Scotty and the mighty D-9

[professor]

Scotty and his dad restored this cat over a 3 year period. It is the nicest one in the country or one of the nicest. Parts were obtained from all over the world. the tracks were sent to Canada for rebuild (one of the few things sent out). The blade is 10 tons and over- my-head high, lifted by cables from a drive in the back. Complete machine is 110,000#. Made in 1956.

Here is a picture of the rear drive wheel, the perimiter sprocket was cut off and new welded on ( the boys made a fixture to keep it aligned) made of cast steel. Can you see the welds? super nice job.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1054.jpg

This is a shot of the front wheels, they built up the worn diameters with 5 boxes of weld rod!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1055.jpg

The engine is a sweetheart, fired right up, coming down in rpm, the turbo whine is quit pronounced. I am not sure of the hp, it is started with a "Pony motor" so there are two exhaust pipes thru the hood.

Scotty wanted you to see a shot of the oil pressure gauge at idle:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1049.jpg


The view over the hood:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1056.jpg

The view from the ground: (the darkness at the front was caused by a throttle induced plume of diesel exhaust)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1044.jpg

This is my buddy's "Toy", his desire is that it will end up, years from now in a place where people can see old machinery like the locomotives of yesteryear are now viewed.

Here is Scotty with his pet rooster, Yes, "Pet", he explains if you treat animals kindly and gently, that even roosters can be nice pets. The neighborhood kids come over to see it in the evening when it is out.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/professor8/Dadspictures1057.jpg


Finally, it could very well be that this exact machine is the one a guy named Mike stupidly took for a ride one night, with his friends hanging all over it, 45 years ago. One of the dumbest things I have ever done.

[chipmaker]

I think "BIG" tracked machines are tops. Biggest I ever seen was what we had in the army in vietnam, which IIRC were International TD-14's. They had them all plated with more steel and enclosed cabs and some super heavy duty roll over bars system, not from the fear of them rolling over but to keep trees from falling on them and doing any real damages. They used to line up 3 or 4 of them about 200 or more feet apart, and connect big old boat anchor chains between them all. Those boat anchor chains had links you could crawl through, huge just like the dozers were, then they would start off in a row, dragging that chain between them all pulling over trees and stuff to clearout the jungle. They usually had one or two of them that were not attached to the chain to take care of any heavy duty stuff the linked ones could not manuver to get easily.....It was amazing at the mess and the area they would knock down in a day. They called them Rome Plows...

[JoeJ]

professor,

I got to steal one of your pics to post over at MBN (http://www.machinebuilders.net/) !!!! I'm pretty sure it may trip the trigger of "The King of Obsolete"

The King of Obsolete (http://www.kingofobsolete.ca/)

That is one very nice job!!

[professor]

Great doings Joe, I will try to show Scott that site ( he doesn't have a 'puter). To me, it is astounding what these guys up north are doing. I pray the King has victory over his enemies!

Mike

[dirtybernie]

the king is one slick guy! mike what exactly did you do? i like hearing stupidity stories as i have many to tell. :fing20:

[King of Obsolete]

thansk guys, i'm here and posting. also joej has posted the d9 on machine builders network and i linked it to 2 other sites.

thansk

[alan627b]

Hi Folks, just found this board today. Since the topic is D9's, want to see some D9 pics? Found this D9D in Lincoln, Nebraska a few weekends ago. Front mount CCU and still pony started. Enjoy!
Thanks to the King Of Obsolete for showing methe way here!
Alan Hynes alan627b

[alan627b]

More D9's anyone?

[professor]

Bernie, we ( us contry kids) had a track ( a long straight run we used to go down with the field cars) but there was a bumpy area down at the end and it needed to be smoothed out. There was a crew doing some work for the town and we would watch them start the cat. We got the idea to "Borrow" it to make a little adjustment to the track.
In testing, on an overgrown area of field, I found it was very hard to make a level cut. We either were going DOWN or UP with blade action. Of course, it was pich dark- except for the lights on the D-9 and the blade was so far away down past the tracks, you could hardly see it's engagement anyway.
Couldn't even knock the pesky tree over that was close to the end of the track- climbed right up it!
The scariest thing was I told the kids we were going to see how fast it would go, and they were hanging all over it with the tracks flying past us.
We parked it right back where it was. And we never came back to see the operators, we heard how the guys in the ginmill at the corner saw the lights and heard the commotion. And of course, told the workers.
I sure was glad my dad went down the road to a different tavern too!

Mike

Mike

[Jeremy Williams]

Hi, I am looking for an old D9. The older the better, and the cheaper the better. Can be worn out, just want one for a toy. Might be willing to trade a RD-8 for one, or partial trade. I would like the tractor to be near SD. My email is ihcengineman@yahoo.com Thanks, Jeremy

[glenn27]

Looking back @ that old 'posts' of 627b, that D-9 with the extra plates welded on the blade was probebly used as a "pusher" for a 627 pan-correct??
And u got another pic with d-9 with an old pull-pan....Way cool! Most of our 'old' operators here @ work are gone now-not many guys around know how to run a cable-lift dozer.....I had forgotten about the little pony-motor for starting, too..... :fing20:
Old construction stuff still brings good $$$$ :fing32:

[King of Obsolete]

wow eh!!! talk about reliving an old thread.

thansk
KoO
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[glenn27]

Hello--King!! Glad to see you up and about!!

[alan627b]

Still Looking for one?
http://www.gordyflemingequipment.com/bulldozers.htm

[rustyoldjunk]

awsome thread,and a long one.(time)