sequoyah101
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- Joined
- Nov 13, 2009
- Messages
- 144
- Location
- East Central Oklahoma
- Tractor
- CaseIH 50A, CaseIH JX95, CaseIH JX80, Allis 190XT, Daewoo DD80L Dozer, Schaeff SKL831 Loader, Komatsu PC40-7 Trackhoe, JCB 210S TLB, JD750, JD820, Kubota FR3680, Kioti Mechron
If you insist, a Case 450 type for reasons mentioned by others. The mechanical power turn is a really nice thing to have with very little complication and good reliability.
I have a dozer, sits in the barn most of the time, not enough work for it and a lot of the work I need done is too much for it. Handy as pockets on a shirt when I need it though. I'd sell it but can't get near what I paid for it.
If you insist on a tracked machine consider a small loader. For a lot of cleaning up stuff it will work better than an small dozer and for clearing it reaches higher with for more push leverage.
I worked for a old fellow who crushed rock for a living. He hated dozers. Wouldn't own one. Even his pit loaders were on tires. His blast rig had tracks.
Nice to own, don't know how much work you have to do compared to your purchase budget but dozers can be in that category with things that float, fluck and fly that you should rent instead of owning.
I have a dozer, sits in the barn most of the time, not enough work for it and a lot of the work I need done is too much for it. Handy as pockets on a shirt when I need it though. I'd sell it but can't get near what I paid for it.
If you insist on a tracked machine consider a small loader. For a lot of cleaning up stuff it will work better than an small dozer and for clearing it reaches higher with for more push leverage.
I worked for a old fellow who crushed rock for a living. He hated dozers. Wouldn't own one. Even his pit loaders were on tires. His blast rig had tracks.
Nice to own, don't know how much work you have to do compared to your purchase budget but dozers can be in that category with things that float, fluck and fly that you should rent instead of owning.