This video demonstrates how a mechanic-restored TD9 crawler tractor with 829 hours, featuring a Bucyrus dozer setup, new undercarriage, hydraulic track tighteners, and engine ring and bearing overhaul, represents a well-maintained antique machine that outperforms typical auction finds due to the owner's mechanical expertise and comprehensive restoration work.
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Well, I went to an auction today previewed an auction.
This is a very special auction. It's for a friend of mine.
It's got a real nice TD9. We'll cover that right away.
>> [gasps] >> And everything he There is a Versatile there.
And uh a John Deere AR there that's not his.
It's consigned.
But everything else in the count anything Dave has is mechanically sound.
He's He's a mechanic by trade.
And everything he he has is fixed right.
Well, let's just go check things out.
And I'll go with Dave gave me some details on the stuff, so try and include them as best as I can in the video.
Here's a TD9 91 series. This is a very familiar machine as we used to own this.
And he did a ton of work to this thing.
He He changed the He changed the way the dozer was. He had a Bucyrus dozer and he put this setup on it.
He cleaned it up good. He put hydraulic track tighteners on. He put new undercarriage on it.
He did a lot of work to this. I think he overhauled the I think he I know he did did did the ring and bearing on the engine. I'm pretty sure of that.
He did overhaul that, too.
And I know he did the cross shaft because the cross shaft was bad like a steering clutch has seized. I know he did some work in there, too, so this thing's in good shape. He put a lot of work on this tractor. I know he did.
And because he's a mechanic by trade, I know he did it right. And he used it a bit. Like it shows 829 hours on the hour meter and I believe it's from when he did the engine, so it's a fairly fresh overhaul.
And this and he he did right? He put a nice square tubing canopy on it with sweeps. He did a nice job of this thing.
Yeah, undercarriage is new. It's Berco undercarriage. It's brand new new sprockets.
He put put uh guards over the rollers but he put brand new rollers out, too.
Hydraulic tight track tighteners that didn't have that originally.
He did He did a lot of work to this thing.
This is a nice outfit.
The pads are good on and everything.
He put an alternator on, too.
But yeah, this is a nice nice machine.
He did a nice job on it. He did He painted That's not a restoration and that's not but he did a nice job of it. And I know this is This is probably the best TD9 you'll ever find because he he put the work into it.
He really did it. It's a really good machine. It was a good machine when we had it, too, but he just took everything it wasn't made up better.
It's nice and straight and everything.
So, there you go.
Here's a scraper. I'm not sure what the brand it is. He He might have said, I don't know, but he used to pull that with the TD9.
He's got cutting edge for it, too, I see.
I don't know if this is Ashland or what it is. I think it's the Ashland, actually.
I think it's about 6 or 8 yd scraper.
It's a really neat little scraper for someone.
Real So, there you Yeah, it's an awesome scraper.
It's a model 80D.
Capacity 8, so it's an 8-yard scraper.
So, there's a nice scraper for someone.
And uh the these implements I'm going to go through them after I go through the rest of the tractors.
>> Get out of your way.
>> Here's a Versatile 855.
It's got 250 Cummins in it.
I don't know what's going on here. This is consigned.
Tires are tired. And uh the duals are good enough, but the inside tires definitely need changing.
It's not a bad-looking old tractor.
These ones aren't as bad, but you will need Like this is serviceable, but you might be able to get by by switching outside tires to the inside on some of it.
It's got four sets remote on it.
It's a heavy-duty driver.
Not bad-looking old tractor.
This is a consignment, so I don't know much about this, but this a lot of this stuff is my friend's stuff, so so I know a lot more about it.
This is a nice tractor for somebody. It really is.
Here's a John Deere 6430 Premium.
It apparently this is in good shape. He yet they He hasn't used it much. He hasn't It hasn't had a lot of use on it since he's owned it, and he maintains things well.
Tires are good on it.
You look at the the interior looks really nice, too.
This tractor is definitely a good one.
It's got a hitch shot and then the two speed PTOs that John Deere use.
It's got triple remotes on it as well.
This tire is brand new. It looks like it's been replaced. This one's not not might be one of the originals, but still good. These look like 18 4 38s and they are they're just radials.
Sold by Deer Martin, Red Deer.
Nice-looking tractor for somebody. It really is.
There you go.
Here's a Ford I don't know what year this is. The F450. It's a pickup that it's got a pickup box on it. It's got 6-7 power stroke in it.
Looks nice.
Can't tell you much on this. I never asked much about.
It's got fiberglass fenders on it, of course.
It's nice. One heavy one ton for someone wanting to pull some trailers and stuff.
So, there you go.
Here's a John Deere AR.
This one has had a brush job. It's got a nice straight grill screen. It's got the proper emblem up front and stuff.
They put this on for the exhaust rather than the proper muffler, but it's not a bad tractor. This tire though, look at how it has an alley.
Missing the battery lids.
It's still the AR.
It's got reproduction gauges. The ammeter's correct though.
The one of the the batteries unhooked like these are 12-volt and they they read they they use two 6-volts to make them 12.
This tire looks a bit better. It's a little cracked, but serviceable.
It's It's the pulley covering stuff.
>> [snorts] >> 275 360 so when I guess it's about a 1950-51 somewhere in there, maybe 52.
Think 50-51.
It's a nice style there for somebody anyways.
So there you go.
Here's an Oliver 66.
Row crop.
It's a nice little tractor but he uh he completely re-overhauled the engine on this thing and I think he said he did the clutch out and stuff so knowing him he's it's it's it's done right because he's a mechanic by trade.
Got brand new fronts on it.
This looks like it has has had had a brush paint job on it originally but it was no the restoration at one time I guess.
The back tires are holding it up but they aren't the best. They're starting to crack pretty bad but they're 1038 through 1120 is what the new size is.
It's got a couple of the original Oliver gauges in it.
This tire is actually better and a little few cracks here but certainly it's serviceable I think.
It's not a bad Oliver for somebody. It really isn't.
So there you go.
Here's a Minneapolis G.
Minneapolis Moline G it's a nice straight original tractor.
And he did do the heads on it.
He did a valve grind on it.
It's got hydraulics. I don't know if the pump's original but it's definitely got an add-on tank but a hydraulic system's a good thing on them.
Rubber's fair.
It's got some cracks but serviceable. Oh this this is a bit of a though.
For most parts, not bad.
Little hole in the fender here. Other than that, this thing's got a little dent in that one. Other than that, this thing's perfectly straight.
This tire is better.
It's a nice old tractor. He's got converted to an alternator.
It's a nice old tractor for somebody.
So, there you go.
Here's the real nice Ford 6 major.
Tires are cracked up pretty bad in the front.
Back's serviceable, but he completely overhauled this thing, and it's nice and straight. It's a nice nice tractor.
Yeah, this tire's The tires are cracked pretty good. It will need rubber.
It's got a three-point hitch on it.
Which is to be expected. This tire isn't too bad. Definitely serviceable.
It's a real good tractor for somebody.
And I know and I know if he rebuilt the engine, he did it right. He did He did everything except the injectors, apparently.
That's a real nice Ford 6 major for somebody.
Here Here Here Here's a 55 IH one-arm bandit.
Real nice one.
It's got some extra shanks and stuff for it. And the extension.
Here's a CCIL vibrashank.
Here's a Versatile vibrashank.
Here's a set of harrows, the harrow drawbar, one.
Here's the big post pounder, a great big post pounder for high high fence posts.
Here's a Graham Home chisel plow.
Here's a Farm King auger.
Here's a great big chip spreader.
And here's a ground driven swather rock picker for rock picking good time.
Here's a Haybuster bale processor.
Here's a 567 John Deere baler. I think it's probably a pretty good one.
Here's a hay tedder.
Here's a V rake, a Beulah V rake.
Here's a great big RV Montana high country.
Here's a trailer you used to haul this little TD9 on.
Here's a JAZ RV.
And here's a Keefer built dock trailer.
Here's a John Deere cultivator right here, an antique one.
Number 27, number 827.
It's part number but it's John Deere anyway, I'm sure of that.
Here's an IH cultivator. It's missing one of the chains for the rope trip though.
10 footer.
Here's a John Deere two bottom plow.
He He converts these to uh throw away shears, these bottoms.
which are for rock which are essential when you're in rocky ground and clay ground.
It's missing a coulter, though.
This, I believe, is a Cockshutt plow, a three-bottom.
He told me what that one was. I believe it's a Rock Island plow, a four-bottom.
Here, John Deere cultivator.
These are all rope trip. This one's This one's for a hydraulic cylinder, but this one's rope trip.
This one looks like it's got new tires on it, too.
This is about a 10-ft weather.
Here's another another cultivator of some description. I don't know what brand this one is.
Here's a cultivator somebody can very varied it into I think it's a Deere, but someone converted it into for a hydraulic cylinder.
Here's an antique grader.
It's got wheels, though. Hand wheels to raise and lower the weeds.
There you go.
Factory number I don't know what brand this is, though.
It's factory number T5352, I think it says.
Yeah, it's a neat outfit.
Oh, it's a Russell grader. So, this is a Russell grader.
There you go.
This came off a W30. These are cutoffs.
Tires are off a 30.
9 5 L 15. These are versatile implement tires and they're really nice, actually.
1100 16. Here's a skid steer tire.
16 9 R 28 looks good.
He said what they did with this and they're they're very honest. Like this is a deterrent for buyers but they're very honest and see this has a slice here and it may I don't know if it's repairable or not but the bottom one's really good and if you could put a boot in this one it'd still be a good tire but the bottom one's supposed to be pretty decent.
Here's a couple of dual rims and hubs for a John Deere.
I don't know what kind of John Deere but they're for a John Deere anyways.
Piece of culvert.
Here's a little axle for something.
These Here are the full size steel for a W30 and look at the Look at the way the legs are on. Like these these are in good shape.
These are off an Oliver 80 or Cockshutt 80.
SIA 18 4 26 combine tires.
That TD9 was really nice and so were the other tractors, actually.
I know he did a lot of work in on that cat. I know he did.
Fact, I think there's a video. I'm I'm going to try and put the link in the the description but I think he put a video on YouTube. I don't know if he's still got it on but if I I could find it I'll put it in the I'll put put the link in the description of him working that thing but it is a nice crawler.
Well, God bless you all. I hope this video has earned a subscription and a like.
>> [gasps] >> Catch you on the next one.
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