Old D8 2U series pusher arm (or part of it) needed.

IronMtnMan

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Hello, thanks for having me here.

I recently moved an old late 50's/early 60's era D8 2U hydraulic blade dozer for a gentleman that is going to restore it over time. It is a non-runner currently; had to pull it onto trailer, pull it back off.

In the process of loading it, we had to cut approx. 3' off the mounting flange end of the right side pusher arm to get it down to a legal height for transporting. Somewhere between the loading and unloading points unfortunately, the piece was lost.

I am searching around the countryside now for a piece of this arm or the whole thing (but preferably just a 4 foot section due to weight,) so we can weld it all back together to use it. The piece I need is like I said...the part that bolts to the ball socket on the track frame with the "bearing cap", plus about 4 feet of the section so I can put it back together.

Any clues, leads, or pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Again, thanks for the help here.
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You most likely will find a complete push arm easier than the part. I had several of those old blades parted but when scrap got so high most left here. What part of the country are you located in.
 

Over in New England...Vt./Mass/NH borders. That's a shame a lot of the old stuff got scrapped, I know. I saw a lot of iron getting cut up, hurt my heart to see it go.
 
(quoted from post at 20:34:31 11/26/15)
Over in New England...Vt./Mass/NH borders. That's a shame a lot of the old stuff got scrapped, I know. I saw a lot of iron getting cut up, hurt my heart to see it go.

I realize a whole arm would be easier to find, but definitely not to ship if it's afar. I'd buy a whole one then just have the seller lop off a section I need to make it easier to ship.
 
two other places you can check after Cook Equipment are Shaefer enterprises in Wolf,IL and
H&R Construction , both are dismantelers , both can be found with a google search
.generally when I,m searching for parts I will ask the business that I have contacted if
they know of any other business's that may be able to help me . good luck.
 
I can't understand why you were able to cut only one side and get to legal height. Both sides are supposed to be the same length, and the blade lays flat, so why just one side??? Regardless of the reason, personally I'd have cut the pins, which are easily replaced, and simply laid the arms down, before cutting off the ends of the push beams. Bit hindsight is always 20/20 in a case like this......

That aside, the trunnion assembly the ball rides in should be easily obtainable from either CAT, or from an aftermarket supplier. From there all you'd need would be to get a couple of pieces of plate cut to size, and welded together, to simply make a new end section.

If you want to go that route, give Offroad Equipment Parts a call. They should have, or be able to get the trunnion cheaper than through a dealership.

Good luck.
Offroad Equipment
 
I would be inclined to agree with Wayne and get a couple of trunnion eyes and some steel plate and fab up two new ends and weld them on,after all you had intended to weld the missing ends back on if that would work why not make up two.
AJ
 
(quoted from post at 02:13:34 11/27/15) Why didn't you just leave it bolted on the machine and flag it with a Wide Load sign?


Couple of reasons. Number one was the fact that a legal width load is a heck of a lot easier to get around with than a wide one in terms of surface routing. If I was wide I wouldn't have been able to get on the New Jersey Turnpike which was 4 miles from where I loaded it and head north to the NY Thruway, I'd have been limited to alternative routes. NJTP does not allow oversize loads.

Secondly, the timing factor. You cannot move overdimensional loads in the state of Vermont on weekends. That would have thrown the whole deal out of sync altogether for planning purposes, plus take up another full day.

Any time you permit something, it get's complicated compared to a normal load. Not to mention added costs of permits. You can't just throw a couple flags and signs on something and go...it's a whole administrative process that takes time, money, and patience that I run short on every now and again... :D
 
(quoted from post at 09:34:29 11/27/15) I can't understand why you were able to cut only one side and get to legal height. Both sides are supposed to be the same length, and the blade lays flat, so why just one side??? Regardless of the reason, personally I'd have cut the pins, which are easily replaced, and simply laid the arms down, before cutting off the ends of the push beams. Bit hindsight is always 20/20 in a case like this......

That aside, the trunnion assembly the ball rides in should be easily obtainable from either CAT, or from an aftermarket supplier. From there all you'd need would be to get a couple of pieces of plate cut to size, and welded together, to simply make a new end section.

If you want to go that route, give Offroad Equipment Parts a call. They should have, or be able to get the trunnion cheaper than through a dealership.

Good luck.
Offroad Equipment

I did cut them both, but then ran out of acetylene almost through the last cuts, so I improvised but cutting the right one on three sides, and bending it over like a hinge with the excavator. Unfortunately the hinge didn't make the trip even though it was a full 10" of 1/2" plate that you'd never think in a million years would ever break off as much material was there.

Gotta remember, all this stuff took place 250 miles from home, on a Saturday, in a stranger's yard...unknowingly what exactly to expect other than definitely knowing I was going to remove that blade no matter what it took to get everything on one load, and have it within the footprint of that 102" wide lowbed.

I'd have loved to cut the pins personally, but didn't have torch enough for that. It was a limited resource job.I "barely" got through the 1/2" plate in the arms before running out of gas on top of it. Plus, no room to get in between the arm and blade bosses to cut...tolerance was too tight. Believe me, I wanted the path of least resistance and thought of everything. It was the only option, the way I went here. I wasn't the only "deep thinker" on this project either, in case you're thinking I'm a little "slow"...there were three of us trying to decide the easiest way to get through this mess.

I'd hate to have to resort to Cat for this stuff...I can just imagine what they'd want for this stuff new. I'll search out these good leads you guys posted here, I'll bet one of them will either have what I need, or refer me to another place that would.

I figure if it is a no-go and strike out 100% for used parts, I'll just go ahead and build from scratch. That's the last resort, but I think there's an old D8 sitting in a field somewhere in the USA that would be happy to contribute to the cause I'm sure. Not all of them got scrapped fortunately, hence the reason we rescued this one.
 
(quoted from post at 14:23:56 11/28/15)
(quoted from post at 09:34:29 11/27/15) I can't understand why you were able to cut only one side and get to legal height. Both sides are supposed to be the same length, and the blade lays flat, so why just one side??? Regardless of the reason, personally I'd have cut the pins, which are easily replaced, and simply laid the arms down, before cutting off the ends of the push beams. Bit hindsight is always 20/20 in a case like this......

That aside, the trunnion assembly the ball rides in should be easily obtainable from either CAT, or from an aftermarket supplier. From there all you'd need would be to get a couple of pieces of plate cut to size, and welded together, to simply make a new end section.

If you want to go that route, give Offroad Equipment Parts a call. They should have, or be able to get the trunnion cheaper than through a dealership.

Good luck.
Offroad Equipment




I'd have loved to [b:a5232805cf]cut the pins[/b:a5232805cf] personally, but didn't have torch enough for that. It was a limited resource job.I "barely" got through the 1/2" plate in the arms before running out of gas on top of it. Plus, no room to get in between the arm and blade bosses to cut...tolerance was too tight.

The other main reason for not concentrating on the pins is the fact that I heated the pins/bosses up almost white hot with a rosebud, and three of us with a combined gross weight of I'll bet 750 lbs. of brutality between us all, swinging a 16 lb. sledge beat them with all of our might and then some, and they would only ring. They were petrified in those stinking bushings. There just wasn't enough room in between to slice them either, there wasn't enough wear on the bosses like any normal one would have. It was a tight situation. Maybe with a bigger torch head, a plasma cutter, some fancier tools.....but you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.
 
I think it is an April fool type prank,who in their right mind would cut down the push frames,looking at the rest of the equipment there ye are not new to machinery and would be machine wise,if you did cut it deliberately then you deserve the AH of the year award,I would be ashamed to tell anyone I done anything like that.
P
 
Have you ever been involved with the
hassle of trying to get overwidth
permits especially for multiple states?
I too would choose a day of welding it
back together instead of that paperwork
mess. Very limited routes, and times,
no weekends, holidays, daylight hours
only. It's not as easy as hanging
flags. Had he not had the misfortune of
losing the piece it would have been no
big deal to weld up and be done with it
 
With an explanation, it all makes a little more sense now. Often things done, "in the field", miles from home, have to be done more out of necessity, than because it's the 'right', or the 'best' way.....because it's the ONLY way. In this case, you did pretty much the only thing you could do....

That said, I honestly think fabricating the parts will probably be your best choice. By the time you spend the money on the part, and then more on the shipping, which isn't going to be cheap due to the weight, I think you'll come out way ahead money wise. Too, you could probably have the parts cut, and ready within a day or so, have the machine operational ALOT faster, and not have to call all over heck and half of GA looking for a part that many aren't going to want to sell (without selling the complete push beam) that way too.

Good luck.
 

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