Any Caterpillar D6,D7,D8 in regular use?

[Kevtherev]

@Rusty#1

 

[Ruston3w]

D6 just back from subsoiling some beet land which got rained on the day we lifted them D5 and blade ready to level the track we destroyed with beet carts. Damn sugar beet!

 

[Pilatus]

D6 just back from subsoiling some beet land which got rained on the day we lifted them D5 and blade ready to level the track we destroyed with beet carts. Damn sugar beet!View attachment 435574 View attachment 435576
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Very many thanks for posting. Are the Cats vhp versions, tried to make picture bigger to see but justs goes to a blur!!

 

[roscoe erf]

It's no good posting something like that.we need pictures,please
Nick...

theres something about crawlers that brings the boy out in us

 

[Ruston3w]

Very many thanks for posting. Are the Cats vhp versions, tried to make picture bigger to see but justs goes to a blur!!

D6 is VHP, The D5 is pre, in fact not even turbo, I think it may have been opened up just a little, we ploughed with it with 6 furrows semi dowdeswell for 17 years and I still love it, very quiet gearbox, servo braking and no trouble. The D5VHP I had was the opposite, loads of noise from gearbox and engine, always running up bills, just too much power for a weak tractor I guess?
Richard
Vhp tractor , very productive (fast) but noisy and expensive......
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[grainboy]

Friend has a D5E variable for sale if any one interested.

 

[nick...]

Be good to drive for an hour or two but the noise would be tiring
Nick...

 

[clbarclay]

A neighbour has a D6C bulldozer with ripper and has modefied a subsoiler/mole plough to fit inplace of the ripper. I borrowed it amd had some quality time sorting out a few rough farm tracks, but ear defenders were a must. Alas I am one of those rare people that doesn't normally carry a camera and take pictures of everything.

 

[nick...]

Think we all use our phones
Nick...

 

[clbarclay]

Think we all use our phones
Nick...

That's the problem, even when I know where it is my phone is, it doesn't have a camera or make bolder claims about its intelligent than the person holding it.

 

[Right-arm fast]

The late Roly Billings has a few,now used by his son Carl.im sure he is on here but don't know what he calls himself
Nick...

I'm sorry to hear that he's not with us anymore. Roly's thread 'Farming on tracks' on the old forum was fantastic. Be great to see some of those pics and some more vids again.

 

[john432]

Sad news, really enjoyed his posts, especially rebuilding the D8's

 

[Pilatus]

7yrs ago I started this thread and some of you very kindly posted some super pictures and also some great videos of Cats working.
Just wondering if any of you have any recent pics of your , or any body else’s Classic Cats at work in recent years.
Perhaps some have put them to good use this autumn?
I gather that the modern rubber tracked are pretty useless when it’s really wet.
Before any one goes off on one saying if it’s too wet for a rubber tracked tractor to move then one shouldn’t be on the land,I am not despising what you say but “sometimes needs must” , I will leave it at that.

 

[Pan mixer]

Moling in September here.

 

[Pilatus]

Moling in September here.

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[76masseyman]

Does a D4 qualify ?

 

[glasshouse]

Looking for a scraper box or motor scraper if you know of any
Non runner not a problem

 

[Ruston3w]

Scraper to pull with?
Ropes/ hydraulic?

 

[glasshouse]

Scraper to pull with?
Ropes/ hydraulic?

To pull with a big tractor or dozer
Hyd preferred but willing to adapt / weld as necessary

 

[Ruston3w]

OK, a big job converting rope box well. Cheapest way if you want a dozer as well probably buy a pair?