After 2 1/2 years I finaly got my D2 back together. We had a bright sunny day on thersday and I was able to get some nice crisp pictures before I put it to work. It will probably never get that clean again.
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D2 Pictures (the old girl runs again)
After 2 1/2 years I finaly got my D2 back together. We had a bright sunny day on thersday and I was able to get some nice crisp pictures before I put it to work. It will probably never get that clean again.
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Nice Job!
Are you going to put a brush guard on the radiator before you poke a limb through it?
As I assume you are going to be in the woods.
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Large front ilders? 5 roller track frames. Do you have a dozer? It changes the whole look of the tractor compared to the 4 roller frame and the small idlers.
Nice!
D2-5J's, D6-9U's, D318 and D333 power units, 12E-99E grader, 922B & 944A wheel loaders, D330C generator set, DW20 water tanker and a bunch of Jersey cows to take care of in my spare time
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Nice looking D2, that looks ready to do some real work, too. With that Hyster winch and long track frames I bet it's a pretty stable machine to operate. Good job!
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Beautiful work. That looks really nice.
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Very very nice--what is the serial # of your machine
cat 941B, Cat D2 4U7412, Cat D3B, D4 7U30755
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D2
Was that a pipelayer at one time?
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For my next project I am intending to put a grauser blade on it so when I put the pump on I'll put the brush guard on the radiator. I probably should have biult the blade instead of painting it but I sure looks pretty.
I am not sure what size the idlers are. Thay are certinly bigger than they used to be when my grandfather and I over hauled the undercarriage ten years ago. We biult them up with some 1/2" 1" stock that we rolled into rings and welded onto the idlers.
I'll see if I can measure the idlers tomorrow and I'll check the serial number. If I remember right, it was manufactured in 1952.
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If you build the blade close as possible to the tracks and radiator, you will have one of the best grading D-2's on the planet. I would spend the time and your $ to make it a hyd. tilt too. What a wonderful looking Cat! firpitch
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the serial # is 5U 3993
My grandfather said that this D2 was originaly set up for logging with a scoot. You can still see where the frame that suspended the pulley over the scoot was attached to the insides of the track frame. I've seen one D2 set up this way but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures.
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