Re: 1958 D8H vs. Northern Ontario

Posted by Cliff again on September 07, 2003 at 09:28:44 from (209.90.128.37):

In Reply to: 1958 D8H vs. Northern Ontario posted by Cliff from Ontario on September 03, 2003 at 17:55:14:

Armed with tons of great advice and guidance, we went and took another look at the D8H and asked a LOT of questions. The reason for selling is upgrading and tax write offs. The current owner has used it for about 10 years. The bushings under the top of the tracks have NOT been turned around yet and are only showing slight wear on the bottom. It has 41 sections and 7 rollers, which I was told is better than 6. One sprocket is starting to sharpen up on the teeth, but the other one still has "flats" on top. CAT mechanics did the hydraulic hose "recall" repair to prevent the operator from burning up when the hose pops. All drain plugs still have the magnets firmly attached. With the rollers on the bottom of the tracks, one side is all good and the other side needs two replaced with other "used" units. The brake steering clutches seem to be fine, as during our test drive, the D8H turned smoothly in both directions in all 3 gears. It has no ROPS, but with personal use on flat land on a farm, I shouldn't need it. I've talked to a number of CAT reps and have been told that parts are not a problem, between OEM CAT, CAT Classic, Nexus and used. I also found out that a neighbour of his is snapping the machine up on Tuesday of this week. If I want it, I can have it for CAN$12,000. on Monday or, how you say, you snooze - you lose. I must add that I'm NOT only intending to clear a few acres, but as much of the 160 acres as possible, including roads to get to it. In my perfect world, I would also use it to hollow out a bit of a trout lake and use the removed material as base for our new house, to deal with soppy property in the spring. Once the lake is done, I've already made friends with someone at a fish hatchery... yeehaa!! Is it still a bad idea?

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