Posted by docmirror on April 04, 2018 at 14:56:47 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: Cat 12 grader info? posted by docmirror on April 04, 2018 at 13:32:04:
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Yeah, I would rather have a direct start medium size grader, and I do like the early Gallion units. However, I'm also dealing with not having to move it by truck too far, because the prices I get for moving a 'road grader' from the trucking co are just plain outrageous. Which means my two options are finding an old Allis model D which I can haul on a gooseneck, or finding a grader within road distance of my place. I had a line on a Gallion in W TX for a while, but it sold before I could get there.
The price I'm quoted for the Cat 12 is $1000 which makes it less than any OTR trucking cost when the words 'road grader' are mentioned. Figure I"m going to spend $1000 in back tires, and another $600 in bits to make it start and stop, and I'm going to have a known quantity for under $3k. I almost bought a model D grader in TX but when I went to look at it, the engine was seized. Once he got it unseized, another buyer came the next day and loaded it up. I was not happy about that, after spending 2 hours driving, 2 hours fiddling with, and 2 hours home that he sold it out from under, but that's life. I'm hoping the new buyer has a bunch of broken rings in there just to make things fair.
The Allis model D plan would be just the bare minimum for the work I need to do. The Cat 12, or the Gallion 500 or the Austin/Western AWD type would be ideal, but getting them to my remote location is $$$$.
If anyone has a definitive idea on the tires, I know for a fact that needs to be sorted before it goes anywhere. Dealing with the starting, stopping comes after it's able to sit on tires. Even if I had to pay some OTR cost, it's still the closest one in my budget so worth spending some time and energy. It also has the scarifier which is a nice feature as I'll need to do some deeper work in a few spots.
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