#LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION FOR D2 DOZER PLUS#

Then engage the clutch and watching the diesel roll. Engage starter pinion gear lever - the short one. When it starts, let it warm up, and with clutch out, throttle back on diesel and open compression release. You make sure the clutch is out - the big long lever, then press pony start button. There is a petcock to turn on gasoline to pony. climb up and make sure diesel shifter is in neutral - don't want cat to move when you try and start it - it can be moved with the pony. After checking fluids, tracks, pins, etc. After 50 some odd years, probably leaving something out, Lot of steps to get going. No glow plugs on them, so in cold weather, a worn diesel can take a while to start. You can roll engine and build up oil pressure, roll it long enough to get the engine warm. The nice thing about a good pony motor is you can roll the Diesel as long as you need for it to start.

It had a 6 volt starter for pony motor, and the notched pulley for a rope. You might get lucky and get spark from the magneto. Figure on draining both the gasoline and diesel tanks, cleaning them, blowing out the lines and replacing the fuel filters, and cleaning the gas tank and carburetor as well. If it's been sitting around for a while, you will probably need to devote some attention to the fuel systems. From the pictures, the lift cylinder rods will need replating or replacing. The Cats had the hydraulic control unit mounted up front, in front of the radiator. It's not like any Cat-made blade I've ever seen. The older machines, of which this is one, had the tank mounted on the fender not built into the seat like the later machines. Just don't stall it in a hole.Īs to the machine itself, it's an odd duck, that's for sure. We did that with my old D4 when I had the only real starting engine problem (carburetor). Of course you can also drag the thing with a pickup to pull start it. And if the engine even remotely right, it will start on the first or second pull.

#LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION FOR D2 DOZER PLUS#

That's a plus no battery or other electric stuff to worry about. And yes, you need a rope lanyard to start the thing. I've never had much trouble with those small opposed cylinder ones, especially on such a small diesel. The starting engine is less of a concern. A friend bought one for less than that at a local auction, and drove it up onto his trailer. I'd call it a $500 machine if the engine turns over. If you can find out who will pay $4K scrap price for that thing, we can all become really rich. At ten cents a pound (around here that is wishful thinking) scrap price is $700 max at the scrap yard. I was thinking if I was to purchase it I would expect the worst and investigate the bottom end first thing.Based on distant memory, those things run in the 6000 - 7000lb range. So I would assume if it was ran with no oil pressure it would need at least some heavy machine work, possibly a rotating assembly and block depending how long it was run. But at the time everyone agreed it wasn't worth it to them to fix. He told me that he thinks it lost a oil pump, but he's not really sure. The owner died a few years back and I've only talked to his grandson who was fairly young the last time the dozer moved. So rebuilding the 4cyl may only allow me a short amount of time to actually work and push dirt, which again is the primary goal.Īs far as the condition of the current engine goes I don't really have any idea what shape its in. Any idea what it would take to bolt it to the transmission?Īnother thing I'm considering is especially out where I live diesel engines this old are on borrowed time before the green police shut them down.

It's not that I don't appreciate the classic tractor the way it is, it's just a very distant 2nd priority.Ī 3306 did come to mind mainly because I have a friend with a rebuilt one that could very well cost me less than a stock rebuild. But I'm looking at it purely from a production standpoint, I want it to push dirt efficiently and cost effectively. I expected most everyone to say it was built perfect the way it came from the factory, and that may be true.

First of all thank you everyone for the help.

Last year of production for d2 dozer