but one can shop around a bit.
I need to get my hands on a dozer, something small, but not anemic or obsolete for that matter
renting has never been an option for me I like to have the tool years after just in case I get more crazy ideas.
I already own among other things a JD 310 backhoe, I am not in anyway partial to the brand, I bought what was available and I could afford at the time, same applies to my next purchase, I know you get what you pay for no secret there, but not everybody can afford to have all the nice toys,
I mostly think I can use the dozer for grading, the loader does not do a great job, goes over the hills and digs into the valleys, I can do a decent job compensating and back blading but I got 2 acres to level this spring I'm afraid I'll beat the loader too much and not do as good of a job as I could.
I saw a jd 350 dozer locally, tracks at 40% runs, manual tilt and angle on the blade, I am kindof partial to it just because I already have the jd 310 hoe, a 450b, a 1010, a Td9 dozer international , few case 310 ( those are gas I believe ), 1970's case 1150 bull dozer, and a MF unknown model/size,
granted they all run, they all need some work, some more than others and the price reflects it, or some owners are more honest than others, some claim wear, some recent repairs, I am a decent mechanic just not familiar with this animal, brands sizes parts availability etc.
what should I look for? something that parts are still available, nothing seems affordable, a tension spring on a jd I saw for $350?
any direction much apreciated
I need to get my hands on a dozer, something small, but not anemic or obsolete for that matter
renting has never been an option for me I like to have the tool years after just in case I get more crazy ideas.
I already own among other things a JD 310 backhoe, I am not in anyway partial to the brand, I bought what was available and I could afford at the time, same applies to my next purchase, I know you get what you pay for no secret there, but not everybody can afford to have all the nice toys,
I mostly think I can use the dozer for grading, the loader does not do a great job, goes over the hills and digs into the valleys, I can do a decent job compensating and back blading but I got 2 acres to level this spring I'm afraid I'll beat the loader too much and not do as good of a job as I could.
I saw a jd 350 dozer locally, tracks at 40% runs, manual tilt and angle on the blade, I am kindof partial to it just because I already have the jd 310 hoe, a 450b, a 1010, a Td9 dozer international , few case 310 ( those are gas I believe ), 1970's case 1150 bull dozer, and a MF unknown model/size,
granted they all run, they all need some work, some more than others and the price reflects it, or some owners are more honest than others, some claim wear, some recent repairs, I am a decent mechanic just not familiar with this animal, brands sizes parts availability etc.
what should I look for? something that parts are still available, nothing seems affordable, a tension spring on a jd I saw for $350?
any direction much apreciated