Always remove the battery cable before the starter wire. I'm sure you did that but it wasn't in the video. Removing that starter bolt is nuts and to get it started back on would be crazy. Some how you always manage to get it done but you got luck pulling on the starter with one bolt still in it and not breaking the block.

what is the yello and purple stuff he sprayed on the battery terminals?

The ,,brave guys a CAT" make great engines and equipment but the access to starters are horrible!!!Itssame thing with an issue i had on a Peterbilt semi with a cat 15 in it....Good job Andrew!!Greetings from California!

I miss the craftsman impact.

sledge hammer,digging pole,skid loader should be in everyone's starter replacement tool box.

Amazing how they design a 30 ton or whatever it weighs piece of equipment so you have to in from the bottom with only a foot of ground clearance.

Just love watching these videos, such variety, always interesting and great lab inspectors...

what was that he was spraying in the vent thingy at 13:45?

Wow. Zero room to work.

when i saw the bobcat show up, I lost it LOL good stuff man! :)

Was watching this and at the moment you started to grease up the bolts to replace the protective screen an ad for emollient face cream popped on followed by laundry detergent advertised for men. What a hoot! any way got over it and back to the “job at hand”!

I really look forward to your new videos. You really seem to have things dialed in. When I was young I kinda approached things in the same fashion as you seem to do. I absolutely despise the way most things are built. Most of this overpriced junk has not been engineered correctly. Its made to create a hell of a mess for the person who has to come along and repair it. I applaud your ingenuity 😀 Be careful and stay safe 😀

I bet Cat technicians would love to be able to yank the parts out with another machine. What a pain!

As soon as you had trouble , I knew something awesome was going to happen . You never give up . I don't think I have ever seen anything you can't fix .

The next video will be, "So I bought a new dozer."

Andrew just called in an air strike on the starter...................

When he got the hammer i laughed. When he got the skid loader i died laughing.

Hey Andrew you need to put a winch on that during thing that little D4 is a bareback and it's no good for that but a winch on it and keep your cat inside of a shed so when you're ready to use it it's good to go man winch shed

No bad words are said.... or some very good editing Andrew, I would of been swearing like an old sailor. lol The only thing that sounded a bit bad, dirty was at 12:09. go have a listen guys. Hahahahahahha!!!!!

When is the new video

Lucky is the word I was thinking of Mark G. Lol

Hack way to do a starter change. Wow. There is nothing funny about this.

Core charge? What core charge. Gotta love his calm can-do. I'd have given up as soon as I had to take my gloves off in the middle of up-state NY winter.

omg. mechanics around the world shaking their heads. i really like his videos but he is quite the HACK

9:22 checks to see if he scratched any paint off. 9:25 uses a bobcat to remove the starter. 🤣🤣

Bro bro u waisted more time beating the thing out of it n effort then if u would just took the bottom skid plate off I think u would of finished faster lol

new title .. The Torch is OUT.. .. lol ..I watch this many times ..

Sure gets it done though.

I'm going to guess they won't take the old starter as a core, what you think?

I think I would have removed that engine mount and bracket first.

Use a chainsaw

A bit unorthodox yes, but I will not give him any grief for yanking it out like that. I understand his principles and mindset. Pulling the belly plate should not be a step for the R&R of a starter, accessibility to the starter should have been a primary concern when the machine was designed. Dropping the belly plate should only be necessary when removing the engine oil pan for major repairs, not something as minor/routine as a starter. The engineers should have thought like "Suppose this machine has a starter failure in mud up to the belly plate." And regarding the "core" of the old starter, new starter probably does not require a core, lots of new starters now don't even want a core unit returned. The OEM starter was old school type with actual field coils, the new starter uses permanent magnet fields, and that is why it is only about half the diameter of the OEM starter.

That's why you should start machinery at least once a month or fortnight.. lucky he didn't crack the engine/trans housing

I bet you the guy that installed the original starter (in the factory) thought to himself, boy oh boy, the guy that's gonna replace this starter is going to need a skid steer.

These video always make me feel more validated about the way I wrench on things. I've torched out a few starters and yanked many soft parts with an excavator

svfrom.info/history/video/iqmdqZ60q5yjfa4 Like big truck transmissions?

Love your videos, man! Looking forward to undercarriage overhaul someday. Thank you for posting all this!

I've so far found nothing better than this dude on SVfrom. I've come close, but he's still nr1.

That sounds like a solenoid issue. The starter will either go or it won't. It may be sluggish or engage the Bendix and not do anything. The clicking will be the solenoid. Also would have been quicker to remove the belly pan.

Don’t think he got a core for that starter..!

Caterpillar sure screwed the pooch on that starter access....SMH

Engineers can be jerks eh?

Where's the chainsaw?

AC starter removal kit: big ass chain, skid steer! Job done ✅😂🤓

What’s that foam he put on, to prevent corrosion and keep a good connection

Jesus, did they outsource this model to VW? :D

what was that stuff you sprayed on the battery cables?

WHAT A NUT JOB

Would not make a pimple on a mechanics ass! It it good to have a rich mommy and a rich daddy!

I'd be cussing by now.

А я думал что только мы русские можем кувалдой технику ремонтировать

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I Think your dad may have been right back in the day, ( just hire a machine when you need it). Some of these machines are lying doing nothing for a long time, not earning, money tied up and costing big bucks to fix. Ok they are good for you tube content, but I still reckon dad was on the right track.

i wonder how they got those bolts in when they installed them.

Can you tell me how to buy that type of wrench??????

Andrew folds napkins, gets 150k views. I'd watch.

Nice work u get it done thats all that matters 👍

It needs a grease job also

Andrew's nice excavation equipment

Impressive. Most impressive. Obiwan taught you well. And caterpillar needs to have their engineers learn feng shui.

Things are getting serious

That was a bit of luck. Worried you would break the bell housing. Does this thing have glow plugs? I hate stuff that is not designed to be maintained.

Newton Highlands Auto Parts. 1994 forever

Good job dude. You fuckin did it and that is all that matters

Good show

My wife is kinda having a weight problem

Couple of timing belts and a paint job

I can sell you an alternator some brake pads turn the drums and correct your steering.

Trump 2020

Yeah dude. Just replace the starter

Just replace the starter

you should invest in a air rechet

“If it doesn’t fit, get a bigger hammer”, or in your way of doing things, get the skid steer.🤷‍♂️🤣🤷‍♂️

I would say all you needed was a new solenoid, almost always the starter is good whilst the solenoid (main contacter) has melted it contacts

Your batteries stand for long periods which seriously shortens the working life. Have a look at LFP batteries. They can stand for months with no damage and will deliver 95% of the charge capacity so only need to be 30% of the size of a lead acid because LAs can only deliver 30% at full current. They do need heater pads for cold weather so you'd need to think about that. But they will work when cold, you just need a couple of failed attempts to warm the battery cells.

Golden hands

Caterpillar should be ashamed to not give access to commonly replaced parts.......

He has the patience of a saint. I probably would have just lit the thing on fire and walked away

"I've been at this for hours, can't get those two bolts... Now the torch is out." lolz. I found your channel a couple weekends ago and I haven't stopped watching since.

God that looks like a pain in the ass to work on nice video

I'm glad I'm not the only one who goes through this type of crap with my "fun" hobbies. Engineers will go on and on about their intelligence but most have little real world knowledge in such things as this. You would be surprised at how much cut and paste I see on specifications in my real job. Anyway, this is so fun to watch because I just went through a 97 Ford F350 10 hour 460 engine oil pan gasket replacement. Look it up... it's insane.

You should stick to grading driveways, you are worse than a Walmart oil tech!

Don’t ever give up your day job to become a mechanic it’s not gonna work

The horrible catsup promisingly ski because vest totally force unlike a joyous height. lush, next tongue

Perfect application for a Wera Joker wrench

Dude, you went full on bulldozer on that bulldozer. How are you expecting to install the new one with a torch and a pry bar?

I saw this last week . Today i'm laying under my volvo s40 trying to get the sway bar bushings off. I say outloud " I've been messing with this bolt for too long, time for the cutting torch " then I say " damn I don't have a cutting torch " , then I think Sawsall , bam the bolt is off in no time ..Thank you Andrew !!!!....

Я думал что только Русские инженеры рукажопые!? Но нет тут опередили всю планету!🤣😂🤣

I love your can do attitude Andrew and I like others never saw such a brutal attempt to remove a srarter I own a similar machine and mine starts just looking at it...in the future when you replace a direct drive starter which by design are bulky ...you can get a gear reduction type that is considerably smaller...I replaced one on my cat c12 just because I like the way it sounds and they require less amp draw which would be useful in your machine as it seems to not fire quickly

No Wait !.....Did you just yank a starter motor out of a Dozzer with a Bobcat ? f^*kin MINT. love it

"They want you to take that bottom plate off, I'M NOT DOING IT. " rofl I was wondering if that would be true...then came the jaws of starter extraction and the big chain - then the RIPPPP ... oh.. how about that, starter nosecone crack-o-toast and bolt snapped success... No way man. Come on man !

Put the old one back in the box and hope the parts guy doesn’t open it but still gives you core credit

"That starter broke into pieces coming out of there for no good reason at all"

How the heck did you learn how to do that 👍 impressive 💃🏻

In a few years a retired operator will view this and give you all the wisdom you need. It's not me I just bought amc at 2$!!

Great video so helpful. Recommendation for you to enjoy for fun. The Post Apocalyptic Inventor. useful rebuilds (not the super restoration kind, just practical ) svfrom.info/history/video/qaWego7H2d6jiKI

old delicate fingers

Mechanics HATE this one easy trick!

i have a feeling you would have got a lot more views if you would have actually been honest and titled the video "using a skid steer and cutting torch to replace a starter"

it's only stupid if it doesn't work.