Dozer blade ID.

FredR

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This is the blade from my Case 610 Terramatic crawler. The blade mount on the left side is broken off and missing. There are no stamps or numbers that I can find on this blade. I would like to know what make it is so I can try to locate the blade mount for the left side. i don't think it is a CASE blade but I may be wrong. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Looks like a worn out trunion if thats the right side, and it explains the left with that kind of wear. I'd think you could fabricate one to fit. The one in the photo looks pinned to the casting that is part of the track frame. Match up materials and detail it to fit like the original. Should be an easy job for a shop, even if you needed something machined.
 
It looks like to me that this blade design and the way the rams are mounted puts a ton of stress on that bracket. The rams have to "pull back" to raise the blade and not "pull up". Also, the plate that the bracket is mounted to bolts to the frame of undecarage and looks like it was always coming loose, so it has been welded to the crawler. Just by the way it is fabricated it is meant to wear out quickly!
Any idea what make this blade is?? It could even be off of something else but it still has some CASE Flambeau Red on it, and the actual blade it's self shows little wear. Like it pushed dirt and small trees mostly.
 
I would agree, the moldboard and cutting edge, and end bits of the blade do look about new. The end bits and that adjacent area can be well worn, and the moldboard of the blade trashed, that one when scoured clean will roll soil nicely.

It looks like a factory built arrangement, I don't recognize it myself, you could post on the Case forum, see if its Case or what have you. The moldboard has adjustable braces for pitch, or it looks to be, nice feature to have when you want to cut more aggressively or less.

The triangular hydraulic lift configuration was popular from the 40's and up, until more modern designs became prevalent. That one looks stout enough for light work, but its not so much the lifting of it, regardless of the way the cylinders are orientated, but more of the forces applied from the blades push arms to the trunnions on each track frame.

Look at a tool bar dozer on an old D2/D4 caterpillar, its triangular but very stout, and its meant to work pushing or pulling.

Straight blades like this are much stronger than 6 way types in regards to pushing stumps and rocks, but all of that force is transferred to the track frames and beyond to the main part of the tractor. An operator needs to be cognizant of that. I have broken a connection on the end of a push arm at the tilt cylinder on a D6D, it was well worn anyways, but when working in rock, even with quite a bit of steel left in the bore/bracket, one good size rock while pushing is all it took.

You said this one did mostly ag drawbar work, odd that the trunnions are worn or broke, more so given the condition of the blade. All of that appears to be rebuildable without complication.
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Looks like a CASE built dozer to me as the blade its self looks just like mine and ones we sold, that design was a ATC originally
cnt
 
I agree. The blade wear does not seem to match the wear on the trunions. It is possible that this blade was pieced together, but I'm not sure. I need to find the fellow I bought it from to see what he can remember about this crawler. That was many years ago he bought it at a farm auction in St. Paul Alberta, Canada. If you look at the picture of the blade there is a piece of 4"square stock that was welded to the frame to protect the ram. That was added after the other side broke off. I am going to make an assumption that they may have hit something in order to break off the left side, then after the fact welded the gaurd on.
Also, you can see (not in the pictures) that the trunion plates have been worked loose from the frame and the bolt holes are worn, then they welded the plates to the frame. If there was excessive play in these parts they would show wear a lot quicker perhaps?
There are also some holes torch cut into the frame of the crawler where it looks like something else was mounted, or an attempt to mount something was made. Unless that was how they did it at the factory was to torch cut the holes where you need them??? Not sure on that one....?
If I cant find the parts for this blade mount I will have to build something so it looks right, and works!
 
just have to check salvage yards,, I have delt with Schaffer Enterprises before with good luck,,, also Zimmerman Cleatrack did have some CASE stuff not sure on 600 units at either place, goggle should come up with #'s for you
cnt
 
And that is typical of worn crawler or dozer parts. They were meant to be worked hard, some have been and then some.

The nice thing is, all of it should be rebuild-able, and you can make it look correct or very close. Hopefully you have these skills, or can learn, which makes the project more fun and has educational value, which helps for the next one you do or future repairs etc.
 
(quoted from post at 11:55:26 12/22/15) And that is typical of worn crawler or dozer parts. They were meant to be worked hard, some have been and then some.

The nice thing is, all of it should be rebuild-able, and you can make it look correct or very close. Hopefully you have these skills, or can learn, which makes the project more fun and has educational value, which helps for the next one you do or future repairs etc.
If I can't find the right parts I will have to do just that. Of course, I will post pics!
 

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