Fritz,You are absolutely correct!!!!!!Had we asked YT posters about our O.C.Crawler, I can assume we would have had all the negative responses. Instead, We purchased the old gal, and With The advice and help of Jde Maris,we have one of the best going O.C.46.Frame off restoration (I mean every part) repaired, replaced. IMO it is the best small crawler any where.If the man can't afford a bigger or better shape machine,at least he could take his time and spare cash, to rebuild any unit,whether it be a Case,JD, Terratrac, etal. That way he doesn't have to come up with a total cash outlay,and still no guarantees that the machine is worse than the terratrac,it has happened and will continue I'm sure. Posters ask about certain machines that are old,or neglected,and for the most part one can bet on the responses. Our machinery is not at a loss for neglect,and all the repairs are done correctly.That is the responsibility of ownership. People should encourage those who want a small equipment,and can take the time to truly repair it.It is an eye opening experience,and at the end you have a decent working knowledge of the machine parts,and how to repair it,should it ever break in the future.
Oldtanker,had delusions of grandeur,of his old unit.He asked us to send down CD disc of our photo's so he and his son could see.We did, and it never happened. We found the encouragement and expert advice from JD Marris,for whom we are indebted to,the man knows his dozers,among other things.
We are adding pictures of ours,before and todays photos of the old OC 46,it was truly a candidate for the scrap heap,but now it is irreplaceable. We use it alot,as a matter of fact we used it again today,granted it is not a D-9,but we have no need for that size a machine.Most people don't. Ours is used for excavating, trench digging, gathering fire wood, and everything in between.
I hope he buys the equipment,and refuses to listen to the nay sayers,as it's his money and time and we have no idea for what it will be used for or his cash flow,isn't anyones right to disregard a simple question of what is the weak points of a certain machine.Instead you get replies like,"If it were me I wouldn't buy it because of too much work to be done on it" To "Run don't walk away from it"Instead of giving points like maybe the transmission is weak unit, to the engine has a tendency to overheat etc.
Like I said ours had no part ever sent off to be repaired, up and including track bushings and pins.Which we were told not to do.They are in and holding just fine.
The people who try to help are invaluable.Just imagine if people told some of you not to rebuild your old IH,Farmall, JD, etal machines,because in their opinion,it's not worth it.Almost like dealing with (SOME) Dealers who repair machinery telling you, "Your tractor is too bad to repair,but you should buy a new one, or a used one we have here on our lot." It just doesn't make sense to,They are telling you something to make themselves look important,and to get more $$ out of you,than just to repair a usable old tractor. Todays society is becoming more and more a throw away society,don't repair buy new.
Our vote is for the man to try it,even if he can't do it, he can still get Money out of the old dozer for scrap prices.But with a little time,ingenuity,perseverance, anything can be repaired and he will have him a nice little dozer. Here's our pictures, their worth 1000 words. LOU
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