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Diesel Creek brings home a seized D9G and another project

Gino helps retrieve the bulldozer and a Sakai roller, while Kim joins Matt to remove the dozer's rear ripper.

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Is this Caterpillar D9G Sitting for Decades Beyond Saving?? (I also Bought a Compactor)

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2:08Matt inspects the early-production D9G, checking stripped parts and the components that remain.
4:00Pry bars on the flywheel reveal that the bulldozer's engine is seized.
12:15Gino lifts the Sakai roller onto the lowboy with a Hitachi excavator.
20:00The excavator drags the D9G out of the woods and onto the trailer.
33:47Matt and Kim unbolt, torch-cut and crane off the sold rear ripper assembly.
44:46Roller troubleshooting begins with the fuel system; the exhaust discovery comes at 56:25.

"I was just there to observe and document until I wasn't," Matt says. That is how Diesel Creek acquires another pair of abandoned machines, and how an inspection becomes a hauling job with rather a lot of steel involved.

The Caterpillar D9G's engine won't turn, even with pry bars applied to the flywheel. Getting it home requires Gino's Hitachi excavator, a thick towing cable and a lowboy trailer. The Sakai smooth-drum roller gets a lift onto the trailer too. Later, Kim helps Matt unbolt and torch-cut the D9G's sold rear ripper assembly, making this as much a dismantling and recovery outing as an attempted revival.

The roller supplies the more promising engine work. Matt replaces a leaking fuel primer and bleeds the injectors, but it starts smoking and keeps dying under throttle. A crushed exhaust pipe underneath offers another problem to fix. Cutting away the restriction improves its running, though Matt suspects more fuel-system work remains. The video includes a sponsored work-boot segment.

That outing was the most watched of two new uploads, reaching about 825,000 views. "1950s International TD18 Dozer Sitting 15+ YEARS. (Will it Ever Run Again??)" followed on Saturday and is now drawing the most daily views on the channel. The older Caterpillar 245 shovel revival remains another source of momentum.

Across the week, Diesel Creek added roughly 2.2 million views while its subscriber count held steady. Daily viewing is above its usual level; nearby in the machinery world, MURPHYS DIESEL also had a substantial week. In Matt's comments, the familiar Mack truck gets its own appreciation, while viewers notice the extra Wednesday upload and Kim's willingness to get straight into the work.

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What viewers say

I gotta say, Matt, that old Puppy Dog Mack is about the best auction purchase you have ever made. After a little initial tinkering when you got it home it has served you well!
@bpaul1110See it on YouTube
Diesel Wednesday? I love it!
@TSSVillainsSee it on YouTube
Kim is such a good worker. She jumps right in.
@pegbarsSee it on YouTube

4 more comments

12:46 don't forget the SAKAI roof sitting right there!
@BartKusSee it on YouTube
Matt, really admire your determination when it comes to a stubborn engine. Your passion for old vehicles is amazingly great. 😊😊
@leserickson7057See it on YouTube
I think this is what Matt was born to do, make old diesels run again. I know I really enjoy going along for the ride.
@johneakerSee it on YouTube
Matt - You’ve never put out a video I didn’t enjoy - my take your instincts are spot on. Thanks for what you do
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The facts

Channel: Diesel Creek
Subscribers: 1,060,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 2,212,989
Videos published this week: 2
Video published: October 28, 2026
Video views so far: 824,611
Views on its first day: 510,597

The numbers

Here is Diesel Creek's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

7,661,454

4,452,666

3,088,099

2,423,712

2,212,989

2,153,872

1,054,744

256,475

ALEX THE TRUCKING GUY

218,190

subscribers

1,060,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

333,399,124

views per day

386,634

typical day: 243,425

first-day views of each video posted this week

Is this Caterpillar D9G Sitting for Dec…

510,597

1950s International TD18 Dozer Sitting …

469,693

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

MURPHYS DIESEL

1,350,000

Captain Steeeve

1,240,000

CoasterFan2105

1,220,000

ALEX THE TRUCKING GUY

1,090,000

1,080,000

1,060,000

855,000

783,000

754,000

As of November 3, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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