Re: Looking to get an old dozer for the farm,need

Posted by RodinNS on November 10, 2005 at 18:56:48 from (142.177.97.213):

In Reply to: Looking to get an old dozer for the farm,need buyi posted by plumboy on November 09, 2005 at 16:01:24:

You might even think of going as large as an 1150 Case too. They weren't a bad old machine either. For 20 grand, you should be able to score alright with any of them. For 20 grand, you could also get raped with any of them. I would suggest that unless you feel very comftorable inspecting these machines yourself, then you would do yourself well to have somebody with experience inspect the prospective machines with you. Old dozers aren't exactly like old tractors. It's real easy to drop 10 grand on an under carriadge. 10 grand on an engine. 10 grand on a transmission..... You get the picture. 9 times out of 10, these machines were not used in a back yard. They were used on the job, and bloody hard.
As far as percentage ratings go; they are used to rate every part of the under carriadge. Chain rails, pins & bushings, sprockets, idlers, carrier rollers, track frame rollers, grouser depth, and pad thickness are all rated separately.... as a percentage of new, and they're all important. If the pins & bushings are worn, the idlers, or the chain rails are out of spec, there can be so much slack in the chains that you can't get them tight. Then they won't stay on. If the frame rollers are badly worn, they can break in pieces, or allow the pads to be badly worn from the back side due to rubbing on the track frame or rock guards. A friend of mine is just after dumping 9 grand into an undercarriadge, and that's not even a half rebuild...... Granted, that's on a Dresser TD15E....not a small machine.
So, I would look things over very carefully, get the machine warmed up good, work it, see what doesn't work. It will be worth your time. There's no need to jump at the first one you see. There's also a lot to be said for excavators for a lot of general work today. If you could get one of those blade runners (probably 12-15 ton excavator with a blade), you would have a very formidable combination. Best of luck.

Rod

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• Re: Looking to get an old dozer for the farm,need supergrumpy 07:25:41 11/11/05 (2)
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    • Re: Looking to get an old dozer for the farm,need supergrumpy 15:46:48 11/11/05 (0)

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