[AT] OT New Toy

[Mark Johnson]

The greatest thing about bulldozers is that any time it's too wet to 
work with them, there's always something that needs fixing, so you can 
work ON them.

:-)

My dad had a 1950's vintage D6-9U that I spent some time on back in the 
late 1970's through mid 1990's. I also have a good memory from a family 
vacation where Pop and I replaced the discs in the master clutch. Hard, 
heavy work, but good times and great learning about things mechanical. 
The Old Man surely knew his way around engines and transmissions!

Mark J
Columbia MO


On 5/16/2019 10:23 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> Took delivery of a Cat D6D yesterday.  My early Father's Day present.  
> It has a cab, but w/ an air conditioner that is gonna need a lot of 
> work...   My old dozer was a D6 8U series about 1952 model...  This is 
> like the difference between a 4020 and a TO-30!!   Our old red clay is 
> a pain to try to move with anything, but this machine can move a bunch 
> of it.  I have been busy with building crossings over the creeks.  the 
> cows use them more than I do.  It is so wet here that cattle go down 
> to their knees when within 6 feet of the water.   Worked about 5 hours 
> today with the D6D and the 944 loader and built a crossing about 4 ft 
> above the creek and 100 ft long with a 24in pipe.  I dug fill out of a 
> 100 yr old railroad embankment with the dozer and hauled it with the 
> 944...     I love Cat equipment, its the gift that keeps on giving!!!!
> Cecil
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