mark something a old farmer told dad and i was to make a timber wedge to support the flywheel of the pilot engine when it not running to help stop that exact issue. as the pounding of the machine would cause the crank bushings to flog out in particular on the flywheel side. by oilite i assume thats a brand of sintered bronze. i think it was mike myer that did the thrust washer mod to his.

Used the old girl again on Saturday, what an absolutely brilliant machine to have when dealing with large, heavy, and under tension limbs! another thing to note is that the pony is in excellent shape and will reliably start on the first or second pull, hot or cold. Still, it's a bit of a process to start her so I tend to leave her idling when I'm cutting, and she doesn't seem any the worse for it.
 

Here is one of the few remaining D2s that I own.
D25U458 I believe. Starts on one or two pulls regardless of weather. The only CAT here that does not have an electric start for the pony or DE. It seems to start easily, so I opted to leave it alone.
I’ll name it JD for “Jaw Dropper”, as that seems to be the reaction when someone starts the pony. Hah! JM

It is surprising what those little D2 crawlers will pull, and the main engine has a lovely smooth sound to it too which I like, my D2 5U will happily pull 2 sets of discs in 4th gear all day long, burning around 6.5 litres of diesel a hour, that's about 1.5 US gallons, the only negative is the cockpit area is cramped for my 5'11" frame, even though I have the seat back as far as it will go.

Thanks for the pics, you weren't going to run out of chainsaws I can see!! LOL

YesMike wrote:

It is surprising what those little D2 crawlers will pull, and the main engine has a lovely smooth sound to it too which I like, my D2 5U will happily pull 2 sets of discs in 4th gear all day long, burning around 6.5 litres of diesel a hour, that's about 1.5 US gallons, the only negative is the cockpit area is cramped for my 5'11" frame, even though I have the seat back as far as it will go.

Thanks for the pics, you weren't going to run out of chainsaws I can see!! LOL

Yes! I was blown away by how the little old girl can sit down and pull! and I can totally agree, I'm 5'10" and find the cockpit area cramped, especially when maneuvering my feet around to manipulate the brake pedals! As far as chainsaws go that, unfortunately, my friend, is only a start....My father is an ex Stihl mechanic and dealer and buying, selling, modifying, and repairing saws fills much of my spare time, and I have a sizable collection of large and high performance saws...

Hi Team,
you can modify the seat tank mounts as is done to fit the Hyster winches--we did this at The Dealer is to use a pair of 2" channel runners under the tank sides to the fenders--if more leg room is needed simply make the channels longer and drill holes in said channels to suit your requirements.

Allied Parts lists show the channels as they supply then to standard fitting length--add length to suit your needs. You can sift thru the images/pages and find said images--"Where's Wally" type deal.

www.alliedsystems.com/pdf/Winch/Manuals/599182W.pdf

Eddie B.

edb wrote:

Hi Team,
you can modify the seat tank mounts as is done to fit the Hyster winches--we did this at The Dealer is to use a pair of 2" channel runners under the tank sides to the fenders--if more leg room is needed simply make the channels longer and drill holes in said channels to suit your requirements.

Allied Parts lists show the channels as they supply then to standard fitting length--add length to suit your needs. You can sift thru the images/pages and find said images--"Where's Wally" type deal.

www.alliedsystems.com/pdf/Winch/Manuals/599182W.pdf

Eddie B.

Thanks Eddie, does it work on side tank models like mine?

Markds3 wrote:

YesMike wrote:

It is surprising what those little D2 crawlers will pull, and the main engine has a lovely smooth sound to it too which I like, my D2 5U will happily pull 2 sets of discs in 4th gear all day long, burning around 6.5 litres of diesel a hour, that's about 1.5 US gallons, the only negative is the cockpit area is cramped for my 5'11" frame, even though I have the seat back as far as it will go.

Thanks for the pics, you weren't going to run out of chainsaws I can see!! LOL
Yes! I was blown away by how the little old girl can sit down and pull! and I can totally agree, I'm 5'10" and find the cockpit area cramped, especially when maneuvering my feet around to manipulate the brake pedals! As far as chainsaws go that, unfortunately, my friend, is only a start....My father is an ex Stihl mechanic and dealer and buying, selling, modifying, and repairing saws fills much of my spare time, and I have a sizable collection of large and high performance saws...

Going off Cat D2 topics now, I need your Dad to visit me and sort out my Stihl MS390 saw, I bought it new in 2003 and it has always been a stinker to start when cold, particularly as it has no decompressor, it's wrecked my right shoulder, 20-50 pulls on the cord normally before it pops for the first time.

My mate owns the local Stihl Shop and he said after my model the 390 came with a decompressor but they can't be retrofitted, that saw has been in his workshop a dozen times over the years replacing fuel lines and other bits, and never got any easier to start even though I whined about it all the time, other guys have mentioned their Stihl saws are mongrels to start too, one guy said he has to squirt raw fuel onto the aircleaner first, that worse than a old tired Cat pilot motor I reckon.....