1958 D8H vs. Northern Ontario

Posted by Cliff from Ontario on September 03, 2003 at 17:55:14 from (209.90.128.216):

Greetings, this is our first visit to your site. We have an opportunity to purchase a 1958 Caterpillar D8H with many, many hours on it (who really knows how many times the clock has turned over). It's attributes are that it has been working steadily until just this spring and is being offered for sale because the vendor is upgrading to newer equipment. It's been suggested that the "pads" will need replacing soon and "the undercarriage isn't great". We intend to use it on our 160 acre farm in Northern Ontario to clean up a previously cleared 25 acres in the front and over the years, blaze a few trails through our part of the Boreal forest. Unfortunately, half the land was logged 12 years ago and a multitude of poplars have sprung up. Virtually useless, from our perspective. We've read the previous postings on using the D8 to clear land using a "rake" on the front. I have been certified on all heavy equipment and would sincerely look forward to the challenge of cleaning up our own land. I already have a friend that knows how to weld, if replacing the undercarriage with something more bulletproof, is an option. I'm thinking that I could probably turn a dollar or two with it when I'm done, working for someone else. The front of the acreage has grown over the past 3 years with tag alders, but seems to have some grazing or crop potential. The dozer is somewhat rusty, but seems that a bit of TLC would go a long way. The tracks, idlers and sprockets seem to be alright. The asking price is $14,500 CAN and with no experience in purchasing heavy equipment, we're totally open to input and suggestions. My biggest concern is that we get a great deal on a dozer and can't find a $3 part to keep it running, because of its age. Thank you for your input, in advance, from just another polite Canadian.

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