Homer Dokes
Member
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 21
- Location
- Midwest
- Occupation
- Jack of all trades... pretty damn good at some.
Greetings all,
As I begin my quest to prolong the life of my new '60 Cat D6b I find myself in search of parts, both new and used, that I can acquire to achieve that goal. From what I have been able to garner it appears that in the searching of parts, identifying interchangeable items between models would broaden my selection. As near as I can tell, it seems that there is more compatibility of parts between a D6 9U than say with a D6c or an early D5. Am I correct in this assessment and are there certain years I should be looking at over others? This same compatibility issue also applies to searches of 'how to' examples for performing various repairs. i.e. I need to replace the recoil springs on both sides. I have purchased a set already and received them. Boy are these manly springs. I am completely comfortable in installing these... the question is how. I have tried to find examples on YT University however there is little now to be found there for a D6b. Are there other models that would be similar in their procedure and application? I seem to find much more related to a D6 9U than a D6b for example.
Parts I am in search of include but are not limited to the following:
Rail protection covers (mine are completely missing)
Recoil springs (just purchased a set)
At the moment that's my list. Surprisingly this dozer is in really good shape for a '60. I am sure I am going to find more but I got to use it for the first time all day a couple days ago and outside of some adjustment issues I intend to bring up in another thread I was able to make a lot of progress on 25 acres we are developing.
As I begin my quest to prolong the life of my new '60 Cat D6b I find myself in search of parts, both new and used, that I can acquire to achieve that goal. From what I have been able to garner it appears that in the searching of parts, identifying interchangeable items between models would broaden my selection. As near as I can tell, it seems that there is more compatibility of parts between a D6 9U than say with a D6c or an early D5. Am I correct in this assessment and are there certain years I should be looking at over others? This same compatibility issue also applies to searches of 'how to' examples for performing various repairs. i.e. I need to replace the recoil springs on both sides. I have purchased a set already and received them. Boy are these manly springs. I am completely comfortable in installing these... the question is how. I have tried to find examples on YT University however there is little now to be found there for a D6b. Are there other models that would be similar in their procedure and application? I seem to find much more related to a D6 9U than a D6b for example.
Parts I am in search of include but are not limited to the following:
Rail protection covers (mine are completely missing)
Recoil springs (just purchased a set)
At the moment that's my list. Surprisingly this dozer is in really good shape for a '60. I am sure I am going to find more but I got to use it for the first time all day a couple days ago and outside of some adjustment issues I intend to bring up in another thread I was able to make a lot of progress on 25 acres we are developing.