Repairing a CAT D8 Dozer sitting 15+ years!

i cant be the only one to be like: yay, Matt has uploaded a new video--> watches it immediately after work--> falls asleep after 20 minutes--> wakes up at the end--> has to rewind and watch it again

I have a funny story for today's video! I was sitting at Denny's about to eat my breakfast, and I had my tablet with me. I was about to throw my headphones in and turn on your video, when an old trucker guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked "Hey! Is that Diesel Creek?" I told him yeah it was, and he asked "You mind if I watch it with you?" I scootched over so he could move his breakfast over to my table, and propped up my tablet to watch. After the video was done, we polished off our coffee and chatted a bit, then he got up and paid for my breakfast without me knowing lol. So, the moral of this story: Thanks Matt! For the video and the free breakfast! 🥞🥞🥞

Thanks for showing us and I love to watch. I am 84 years old and when I was 15 and 16 I worked with Allis Chambers at the Fair in Knoxville, TN for 3 weeks using and learning about their large EQUIP and showing others all about it. All that was fun and a great experience for me getting my life started off in the right direction, and learning how to work hard. Before I had always worked all the time with my Dad, and knew how to assist on the job. today in 1.11.24. All be safe.

one of my favorite parts about how you restore your equipment is how you use other restored equipment to help do the big restorations

All heavy equipment should come with a Cresent wrench.:body-blue-raised-arms:Stay safe Matt.

Crescent wrenches, a good set of pliers, a good set of vise grips, a hammer, and profanity are my favorite tools. Sometimes just cussing at the thing puts the fear of God in it and it gives up and comes loose... Yeah that never happens but it's better than me throwing the wrench! Keep up the great work man.

The precision with which you guided the blade pins into their receivers was impressive. Fine motor control with inherently coarse machinery. Nice.

I love when you rescue old iron from the auction, service it, run it, then either keep it or send it on. The world needs more guys like you. Keep up the good work.

ADS went above and beyond for the turbo! That is worth a watch!

It’s nice seeing people restoring old iron and appreciating the machines that built the world back in the good old days

Nice Turboman reference. Jingle All the Way was a great movie.

The custom Plate at area Diesel Service Made and installed on the Turbo Is Just awesome What a Amazing Touch to that repaired Turbo Matt 😮 10:31 @Diesel Cree

I just finished watching the repair job of the turbo and now I can just continue watching great content. That saved my rainy sunday.

Matt have you ever thought of a hot diesel fuel flush of the oils system? This is what the local Alice Chalmers dealership would do on the old tractors that has set in barns for years in a non running condition. They would drain the oil, and install a fitting on the oil plug and a hose with a shut off valve, and had a tank of about 25 gallons of Diesel fuel with with a oil flush additive, and they would heat the diesel fuel to 200 degrees and fill the engine with the diesel fuel and circulate the cleaner for 1 hour, and then they would shut off the fill valve drain all the diesel back into the bulk storage tank for the engine flusher. This was a shop built engine flusher which used 2 electric circulation pumps salvaged out of an old boiler system, and the heater was a steam heater that heated the diesel fuel. When they disassemble an old engine to be rebuild the inside the engine was sludge free . Mat you might want to build . Also the bulk tank has 2 or 3 sediment tanks that, so it was clean engine flush, for the most part.

Great to see the Old Girl back up and going! I’m sure you’ll get her back up and running like she was. Thanks!!

Now you need a big snow storm. Your neighbor brags about his new snow blower, you say "Hang on, I've got a D8 sitting right here"

ADS is really great people ..and they quickly get your gear back to you..the id tag is just the small details but they always try to make it a personal job ..one of the many reasons i like ADS..not to mention they never fail to fix the broken bits.

Now thats what i call a great company that takes the time to add small details on the turbo 👍😁

Good job Matt, love your shop. Consider laying two runs of old conveyer belts down for your track equipment.

Ya know this world was blessed with some of the best mechanics! YOU ARE ONE OF THEM! Please do not ever leave!