We picked up a $1,000 bargain. CAT 400 series 40-ton haul truck that had been sitting dead in the woods for 7-8 years. No reverse, no front-wheel drive, one flat tire, and a whole lot of question marks. This video follows the entire recovery: hiking in to find it, airing up tires, sourcing batteries, chasing down a transmission oil pressure issue, and finally getting it running and driven back to the shop.

Turns out this thing is a bit of an oddball — built by DJB in England in 1985, wearing CAT part numbers, running a mechanical 3406 Caterpillar. We also got Grandpa's old Komatsu excavator loaded up and back to the shop in the process.

Interested in the truck or need parts? Call 812-336-2894 or email sales@ccsurplus.com.
Come see us at the Perry County Fairgrounds in Tell City, Indiana on July 11th at 1:30 PM.
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0:00 – Heading out to find the truck
0:46 – First look at the $1,000 CAT 400 haul truck
2:25 – Bushwhacking through the woods to reach it
4:22 – Flat tire and airing up the other five
8:00 – Digging out batteries and checking fluids
13:00 – Fuel gauge confusion and wrong fuel caps
17:03 – Inside the 3406 Caterpillar engine
21:25 – First start-up attempt
23:03 – Trying to move it out of the hole
30:31 – Bringing in the Komatsu to help pull
38:07 – Regroup, diagnosing transmission oil pressure loss
39:50 – Research on the truck's history (DJB, 1985)
41:19 – Finding and replacing the transmission filter
44:13 – Transmission working, testing gears
46:28 – Working on the frozen air brakes
52:34 – Driving it back to the shop
54:56 – Final walkaround and what's for sale