Streetcar
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As a kid, I had a neighbor that had a ww2 surplus dozer. He tried to operate it as cable,but converted it to hydraulic.
Anybody Remember Back When?
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turnkey4099
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We would park it on a slope if we had to shut it down for awhile and start by coasting.
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Steeper slopesif you had iron wheels.
NOpe, crawler type, coasted quite easily.
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you could start the pony motor and run and jump in your truck while the rattlesnakes crawled out of the machines.
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SOB :shocked: I would have pipe of sort handy all the times when operatering.
you could start the pony motor and run and jump in your truck while the rattlesnakes crawled out of the machines.
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SOB :shocked: I would have pipe of sort handy all the times when operatering.
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WVBill
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Ron - My Father in Law would have remembered equipment like that. He enlisted in the Navy in 1948. Spent his career in the Seabees and retired as a Master Chief Equipment Operator (E-9) in 1972. He passed away last year.
Ortimber
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I was fortunate in that my dad was willing to let me operate any of our farm or machine shop equipment at an early age.
We had several old dozers back then, including an early D4, D6, and two D8s. All had pony motors, and two had cable blades. When I was 12, I got to help build a pond with the D6 cable blade dozer. I pushed the dirt up, dad did the fine grading with a little JD 350. That was one of my favorite memories running equipment.
We also had an International TD 15 that you would start on gas and then flip it over to diesel.
We had several old dozers back then, including an early D4, D6, and two D8s. All had pony motors, and two had cable blades. When I was 12, I got to help build a pond with the D6 cable blade dozer. I pushed the dirt up, dad did the fine grading with a little JD 350. That was one of my favorite memories running equipment.
We also had an International TD 15 that you would start on gas and then flip it over to diesel.
bunyip
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We had a combine harvester that started on petrol and switched to kerosene, was a very cheap fuel in the late 50's, this was in the UK, I think it was a MF.
QRTRHRS
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I worked for a small company that had a D2, a D6 and a supposedly 977 loader, all with pony motors. Trust me, touching one of the plug wires on those magneto fired pony motors will light you up and often as not have you falling off the track. That old D6 needed to have the clutch greased every day before startup. Great stuff putting your arm down into that grease pit. Skip or forget it one time and you would be tearing it apart to repair it.
We dug and loaded a lot of fill with that old "977". It was rough on the tracks so I learned a lot about track repairs anyway. The boss picked up a couple of cable shovels for cheap with if I recall 3 cyl Detroit's that screamed. He had this old guy that ran those beasts pretty well and actually made a lot of money. Kind of like Tony and his gold dredge's.
Then there was the Case backhoe with five sticks instead of the two that we know on today's equipment.
We dug and loaded a lot of fill with that old "977". It was rough on the tracks so I learned a lot about track repairs anyway. The boss picked up a couple of cable shovels for cheap with if I recall 3 cyl Detroit's that screamed. He had this old guy that ran those beasts pretty well and actually made a lot of money. Kind of like Tony and his gold dredge's.
Then there was the Case backhoe with five sticks instead of the two that we know on today's equipment.
Ken
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Tractor Seabee. Had a Uncle that was Seabee entered the group around '38 then WW11 said had to clear the harbor of mines an other trash so the marines could land and fight on the islands. and build airports so the Army (before Air Force) could land there fighters and transport planes. Helped clear the land for the Alaskan highway to be built.
He talked about the dozers if not left running all the time were pushed into the pits for fill material since could not start.
My service time'54 to '57 was rebuilding and working on the Cat 13,000 engines for 100 K.W generators for the military
Cat engines with pony motors were common on the generators and dozers as well air compressors .
The generators with the international engines that started with gas then switched to diesel were a problem if not switched to gas then allowed to drain the gas from carberator. on cold starting almost impossible to start. if engine had to be used .try on gas then if not starting switch to diesel and drop 1/2 cup of gas into air intake. it clattered and quickly picked the diesel to smoke and chatter but was running.
As a kid in Colo to start the water pump engine deep well first with blow torch heat a brass rod until almost red then crank the engine .gas poured on cloth and pushed into air intake for choke usually would run when warm idle engine and slip the 12'wide belt onto the pully being careful fingers or clothing wasn't in area to be grabbed with the belt.
The John Deere G.P. tractor starting was open the pet cocks on each cylinder turn flywheel to make sure the off side fired cylinder 1st and spin the flywheel shut the pet cocks then switch to tractor fuel or kerosene.
If ever in the Midland Odessa area of Texas go the oil/gas field museum it is worth the trip. and engine #1 #3 donate by El Paso Gas worth looking at.
also lot of old tractors.
ken
He talked about the dozers if not left running all the time were pushed into the pits for fill material since could not start.
My service time'54 to '57 was rebuilding and working on the Cat 13,000 engines for 100 K.W generators for the military
Cat engines with pony motors were common on the generators and dozers as well air compressors .
The generators with the international engines that started with gas then switched to diesel were a problem if not switched to gas then allowed to drain the gas from carberator. on cold starting almost impossible to start. if engine had to be used .try on gas then if not starting switch to diesel and drop 1/2 cup of gas into air intake. it clattered and quickly picked the diesel to smoke and chatter but was running.
As a kid in Colo to start the water pump engine deep well first with blow torch heat a brass rod until almost red then crank the engine .gas poured on cloth and pushed into air intake for choke usually would run when warm idle engine and slip the 12'wide belt onto the pully being careful fingers or clothing wasn't in area to be grabbed with the belt.
The John Deere G.P. tractor starting was open the pet cocks on each cylinder turn flywheel to make sure the off side fired cylinder 1st and spin the flywheel shut the pet cocks then switch to tractor fuel or kerosene.
If ever in the Midland Odessa area of Texas go the oil/gas field museum it is worth the trip. and engine #1 #3 donate by El Paso Gas worth looking at.
also lot of old tractors.
ken