golferjrice
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Dresser vrs a Cat
dozer comparison
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jenkinsph
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Welcome to TBN:welcome:
How about posting a complete sentence when posing your question.
How about posting a complete sentence when posing your question.
MtnViewRanch
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What kind of comparison? Size, cost, reliability, what? :confused3:
jdtractor
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we need more info. like MtnView Ranch stated .There are lots of variables.
jmwilson
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My daughter brought cats home all the time, but for some reason they came up missing after a couple of weeks.
I would suggest getting a dress.
Mike
I would suggest getting a dress.
Mike
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I have a CAT D3 and no experience with Dresser... although they look well built.
On the occasions I've needed a part to two... I have been overwhelmed by the local CAT Dealer... I'm a nobody and yet they really are helpfull... even offered to drive my part out the jobsite at no charge if I was on a job...
So a plus one for CAT parts and service at Peterson Tractor.
On the occasions I've needed a part to two... I have been overwhelmed by the local CAT Dealer... I'm a nobody and yet they really are helpfull... even offered to drive my part out the jobsite at no charge if I was on a job...
So a plus one for CAT parts and service at Peterson Tractor.
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As others have asked what size, what price range ..etc....new or s/h?.......& what spec's BTB ?A & T?, rippers?, Tree pusher ? Winch? LGP?
And your intended use ......roadmaking, earthworks, ponds/dams, clearing, logging, rock ripping, earth ripping, pad levelling ,scraper tug/pusher ????..etc & is it for private use &/or contracting?
Without these details we'd only be guessing & may give incorrect advice.
And your intended use ......roadmaking, earthworks, ponds/dams, clearing, logging, rock ripping, earth ripping, pad levelling ,scraper tug/pusher ????..etc & is it for private use &/or contracting?
Without these details we'd only be guessing & may give incorrect advice.
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jenkinsph
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Gordon Gould a member here on TBN has a Dresser TD 70 dozer IIRC, he might respond to this thread.
MickeyC
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I ran a TD-8 (think that was the model number) for a couple days. I believe it was a mid 90's year model. It ran good, good on fuel. 6 way blade, pedal steer... Kinda like a D3B to what I can remember. But as mentioned above, I would be concerned with parts supply for a dresser. Now cat... Great equipment, and a great parts system/supply.
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I had a Dresser 500C, not a bad maachine, but parts is another story. The shaft on the front mount hydraulic pump sheared off and you cannot get a direct replacement for the pump. Had to go to a hydraulic shop for a pump and matched up as close as we could, but still had to do some mods to get it to work. Go with Cat, Deere, Komatsu or other known brands so you can get parts, as you will surely need them.
jdtractor
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I myself would stay with cat. I'm a Deere man myself up to the heavy iron (7,8,9,etc.....) I think u would be better off all the way around (parts service etc....). That's what its all about today if your moving dirt. I've ran a lot of them for a living and own a Deere. Service and dependability means a lot! Just my 0.02 cts. Good luck with whatever u choose.
No doubt Cat and Deere have darn good parts support on older equipment. Dresser has gone through a couple of different owners in the last 15 years or so and is currently owned a a Polish firm and now goes under the name of Dressta. It was previously owned by Komatsu. I also am a member over at Heavy Equipment Forums and there does not seem to be too much trouble with parts.
In 2010 I purchased a 2007 model year TD7 Dressta Dozer with only 245 hours on it for less than half what a Cat or Deere would have cost me. It performs excellent and has given no problems to date. It is a wet clutch/brake machine rather than hydro but for my uses it has not been an issue.
They certainly do not have the market share of the big boys but they are a proven design and have withstood the test of time.
In 2010 I purchased a 2007 model year TD7 Dressta Dozer with only 245 hours on it for less than half what a Cat or Deere would have cost me. It performs excellent and has given no problems to date. It is a wet clutch/brake machine rather than hydro but for my uses it has not been an issue.
They certainly do not have the market share of the big boys but they are a proven design and have withstood the test of time.
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Not sure if this is considered a hi-jack. What is the consensus on a 1997 Mitsubishi BD2J with 1450 hours, low pressure tracks, 6 way blade, direct drive. $11,500 from an equipment dealer.
I am in the process of buying 80 acres. I will have many uses for it including leveling off an area for a hay storage shed and also some of the property to gain a little more field, removing stumps and some good size boulders, regrading 1/2 mile driveway, and last but definitely not least - building and maintaining a natural terrain motocross track with some of the hilly parts being 10-30 degree slopes. This is all private use so the projects would be over time.
They also have a 1998 BD2J-11 with 1065 hrs and looks like a complete fresh paint job for $15,500
There is a used equipment parts dealer nearby that has a large inventory for parts so that's not a big issue.
I am in the process of buying 80 acres. I will have many uses for it including leveling off an area for a hay storage shed and also some of the property to gain a little more field, removing stumps and some good size boulders, regrading 1/2 mile driveway, and last but definitely not least - building and maintaining a natural terrain motocross track with some of the hilly parts being 10-30 degree slopes. This is all private use so the projects would be over time.
They also have a 1998 BD2J-11 with 1065 hrs and looks like a complete fresh paint job for $15,500
There is a used equipment parts dealer nearby that has a large inventory for parts so that's not a big issue.
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