Posted by RuralTowner on March 05, 2016 at 18:53:46 from (75.211.248.223):
It started with a '63 MF202 w/ loader & box scraper (minus the ripper tines). Paid $1200 (and another 1k later on or tires) for it and spent that much again rebuilding the loader hydraulics + lines. So far the bucket hyds are untouched albeit tired. Loader capacity was rather anemic...replaced pump (not necessary turned out) but it helped noticeably. Then it was the controls since the others leaked around the shafts...finally it was the cylinders themselves. Last thing replaced and were the actual cause of the anemic problem AND that the loader would creep down pretty fast if serious load were put on it. Well that is fixed. Have another bucket that will be going on it...at which time the hyds for it will be redone so I need not have the thing way up in the air to keep stuff from falling out.
Next came a '77 IH Loadstar 1600 bought for $1250. Only took 2 trips to the landfill unloading a trailer by hand...loaded with the 202...to realize how much that sucked. Can now do in a couple min what took 45min-1hr. Spent another its price-worth again on a set of tires for the front and a pair for the back (put inside while the good olds are outside). Only fixes to it were replacing the crappy old hyd tank setup it had for a bigger on the side that won't spit fluid everywhere out the breather hole when the bed is lowered. Right now however it is down with carburetor problems.
Those 2 were a couple years ago. BOTH for the purpose of the ongoing property cleanup.
Now the latest (today...as of this post) is a 1940 D2 CAT for $2500. Is in good shape despite its age...looks good too. Really low serial # but runs good. Has the lil pull start pony. Only issue it seems to have so far is it sucks air somewhere so it takes its time getting started. Will be looking into that issue. Will take getting used to though...property is plenty big enough to ride it around to get the hang of the steering until I can do it smoothly. Nimble thing though that's for sure.
Was already familiar with the basics of how crawlers steer anyhow and have operated skidsteers before so I'm not going into it blind.
Intent for this is to help with the property but also be available for the inevitable side jobs the dump truck and tractor have already seen.
Now just need build up a trailer heavy enough to haul the CAT...if it can haul that fine it will do the tracor no problem. I have a couple solid-square-bar trailer axles that I believe are 10k lbs each so they should be quite ample.
Ofc now all I'm missing is a backhoe. I know of an ATTACHMENT! But the guy won't give it up.
ALSO...each and every one of these has been bought purely local...within 8-10miles away in the nearest lil town. That's nearly always the best if possible...
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