rusty0007
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I'm new to the forum, but I've been reading and reading posts trying to learn as much as I can from you guys, thanks.
Like so many, I find myself a victim of a really bad logging experience. I said that as politely as I could. heh. Its a pretty large job as far as time, it would take quite a while to clean it all up. Renting a dozer, with the weather off and on like it will be for the next few months, doesn't sound cost effective. My time too, its not completely dedicated to dozing all day. Anyway, I've found what I THINK might be a good dozer for me. Its a 1987 JD 450E. Its been owned by a fella that bought it a few years back to kinda do the same thing I need it for, push tops and dug up stumps and such. Its got some dents and dings from pushing top piles. Its got a cab, which I think is unusual for an older 450. The cab is missing a few panes of glass but does have A/C, he says it works. It's also got some sort of wings that attach to the blade. I guess these wings pivot on pins and can be set at different angles to create or valleys or crests. They fold up, but are quite tall, so he took them off, which I guess they go back on easily. Not sure how these work exactly or how wide the blade is with these wings deployed. Most likely useless for me though, pushing rocks and red dirt in the hills of Arkansas. It also has rippers.
The story goes it came from a contractor in California that built roads. It pushed gravel for road beds. He rebuild the undercarriage the sold it to the guy I'm getting it from 2 yrs ago. This guy has a small piece of land hes worked with it and it hasn't left his place as long as he's had it. He says it perfect and runs strong. He has not had any issues with the dozer at all. Says it steers crisply and snaps right into gear. Doesn't get hot or have any leaks. Other than a few lines, he hasn't had to do a thing except change oil abd grease it. He is NOT a dozer guy though. I'm not either really. Kinda a scary situation, hehe. I haven't bought this thing yet, but looking at whats for sale around here it SOUNDS like a solid deal on something that I can use for a while and resell. In the market now there are several dozers in this price range ( he wants 12k for this dozer) but most are older, much older, or just too big. I know a D4 or a 850 would do the job faster, but I don't want a dozer that large. Too hard to get hauled around, maneuver in the woods and such. Plus, most in that price range are mid-70's D4's or older. Seems pretty old to me.
So, I said all this to ask....Does the deal sound pretty good to you guys? Also, as far as the 450E in particular, what should I watch for? Thanks so much for time and opinions.
Best Regards,
Rusty Alexander
Like so many, I find myself a victim of a really bad logging experience. I said that as politely as I could. heh. Its a pretty large job as far as time, it would take quite a while to clean it all up. Renting a dozer, with the weather off and on like it will be for the next few months, doesn't sound cost effective. My time too, its not completely dedicated to dozing all day. Anyway, I've found what I THINK might be a good dozer for me. Its a 1987 JD 450E. Its been owned by a fella that bought it a few years back to kinda do the same thing I need it for, push tops and dug up stumps and such. Its got some dents and dings from pushing top piles. Its got a cab, which I think is unusual for an older 450. The cab is missing a few panes of glass but does have A/C, he says it works. It's also got some sort of wings that attach to the blade. I guess these wings pivot on pins and can be set at different angles to create or valleys or crests. They fold up, but are quite tall, so he took them off, which I guess they go back on easily. Not sure how these work exactly or how wide the blade is with these wings deployed. Most likely useless for me though, pushing rocks and red dirt in the hills of Arkansas. It also has rippers.
The story goes it came from a contractor in California that built roads. It pushed gravel for road beds. He rebuild the undercarriage the sold it to the guy I'm getting it from 2 yrs ago. This guy has a small piece of land hes worked with it and it hasn't left his place as long as he's had it. He says it perfect and runs strong. He has not had any issues with the dozer at all. Says it steers crisply and snaps right into gear. Doesn't get hot or have any leaks. Other than a few lines, he hasn't had to do a thing except change oil abd grease it. He is NOT a dozer guy though. I'm not either really. Kinda a scary situation, hehe. I haven't bought this thing yet, but looking at whats for sale around here it SOUNDS like a solid deal on something that I can use for a while and resell. In the market now there are several dozers in this price range ( he wants 12k for this dozer) but most are older, much older, or just too big. I know a D4 or a 850 would do the job faster, but I don't want a dozer that large. Too hard to get hauled around, maneuver in the woods and such. Plus, most in that price range are mid-70's D4's or older. Seems pretty old to me.
So, I said all this to ask....Does the deal sound pretty good to you guys? Also, as far as the 450E in particular, what should I watch for? Thanks so much for time and opinions.
Best Regards,
Rusty Alexander