64 years old TD14 dozer still pulling the Giant logs. Unbelievable......

[Blue hood]

That dozer should last forever if the horometer just shows 319 hours (?)
That kind of crawler I'm looking for to clear my land.

 

[TerryR]

That gas to diesel lever must pull the valve to increase compression, turn off gas and open diesel fuel flow. Cool.

I don't remember how it worked on our TD-18, but on the TD-40 you moved a lever to open the valves to the auxiliary chambers that reduces compression (and contained the spark plugs), turned off the diesel fuel injector pump, and allowed the intake to feed through the carburetor (don't remember how that part worked).

There was a timer that automatically released all that after it ran for a while. You could set the timer to run longer for cold weather. As I recall, that timer was part of the fuel injector pump, which was a good-sized chunk of complicated steel parts. We had a special jig on the workbench to hold them when they needed rebuilding. We had four TD-40s, and they were old when we had them in the 1950's.

 

[jkk04]

You say you will be burning the trees? No one uses firewood where you live, or no one with portable log mill? Here out west you have a lot of good money laying there. Great video. They sure don't make good products like that anymore.

In my area, there are many hardwoods like valley oak, live oak and almond trees available for the firewood.
Also, there are better trees like Douglas fir, cedar, and redwood trees available for portable log mill in Northern California.
No one is interested in the digger pine tree (very soft) for firewood nor log mill.
I wish someone could use it.
It is free

 

[Hay Dude]

In my area, there are many hardwoods like valley oak, live oak and almond trees available for the firewood.
Also, there are better trees like Douglas fir, cedar, and redwood trees available for portable log mill in Northern California.
No one is interested in the digger pine tree (very soft) for firewood nor log mill.
I wish someone could use it.
It is free

I wish I had a neighbor like you. Definitely have lots of dozer work. Especially if its a free dozer

 

[jkk04]

That dozer should last forever if the horometer just shows 319 hours (?)
That kind of crawler I'm looking for to clear my land.

Correction.
The hour meter has been changed in 3500 hours (it wasn't working at the time)
319 hours meaning I have operated that much hour since I acquired it. (15 years)

 

[jkk04]

I wish I had a neighbor like you. Definitely have lots of dozer work. Especially if its a free dozer

Correction.
No free dozer usage. but for pine trees.

(In my area, there are many hardwoods like valley oak, live oak and almond trees available for the firewood.
Also, there are better trees like Douglas fir, cedar, and redwood trees available for portable log mill in Northern California.
No one is interested in the digger pine tree (very soft) for firewood nor log mill.
I wish someone could use it.
It is free )

 

[BravoXray]

Correction.
The hour meter has been changed in 3500 hours (it wasn't working at the time)
319 hours meaning I have operated that much hour since I acquired it. (15 years)

If taken care of, that engine will probably go at least 10K hours.

 

[Thomas]

Video
Nice to see yesterday iron still working,

 

[Hay Dude]

A guy down the road from me has an older International diesel backhoe. Said he loves it. 4x2, but it does have a cab.

 

[Tinhack]

Can't see the video but it's good to hear about old iron still earning it's keep.

I've had to park my 1956 JD 420C until I can get around to some maintenance. I've been using it for the past 10-12 years to maintain my dirt driveway. I sure miss it but I parked it so I can still use the boom to unload my fuel barrels and raise the brush hog for maintenance. It was set up as a pipe layer with a small dozer blade and cable boom.

After I get new steering clutches and do some work on the under carriage, I'll for sure get her a new dress. I think I'll build a limb riser and safety cage too. She'll be good for more dancing after that.