Re: Clearing trees

Posted by Andy Martin on July 05, 2001 at 13:37:21 from (38.31.74.182):

In Reply to: Clearing trees posted by jmyt_47 on July 05, 2001 at 09:34:49:

The bigger the better.

A TD-14 or TD-15 is about the minimum for clearing land. A TD-9 will get a lot of brush but not the trees.

TD-18 or larger will walk right through it.

Old dozers are cheap because you sepnd a lot of time on repair and parts. Find someone who knows dozers and IH in particular to help you evaluate any purchase.

After you get it home, you'll find that worn rails, sprockets, final drives, bad brakes, steering clutches, etc. will give you lots of opportunity to evaluate whether you have to repair it or need to try to sell it as is like the last guy did. Getting the track back on a big machine in a gully on the side of a hill is a challenge. Most of the old ones come with used-up track.

I'm not trying to discourage you, just trying to encourage you to get professional competent help in evaluating the condition before you buy. Teh reason dozer work costs a lot is not because the guys running them are getting rich. But they are a blast to run after you master it. My last tractor was a TD-18 with one bad power assist on the steering. To turn left I had to use all my strength so I backed a lot and used the right clutch. It blew a head gasket and busted a piston on startup. I sold it with the head off for what I had in it (lucky). In my area you can rent a bare power shift dozer for $1000 a week. I have decided it is a better deal to take a week's vacation and do your work on a new machine.

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