Re: 1958 D8H vs. Northern Ontario

Posted by john on September 04, 2003 at 00:01:35 from (66.157.52.117):

In Reply to: 1958 D8H vs. Northern Ontario posted by Cliff from Ontario on September 03, 2003 at 17:55:14:

a D8H with a root rake is a great machine for clearing land. (we use a D6 as a D8 will not stand up on our soft ground) cat still has parts available for most older machines as these machines are so expensive to replace. you say you have a friend who welds to beef up the undercarrige. the undercarrige as it is called is not skid plates or such. when they talk about undercarrige they mean the heart and soul of the machine. the tracks; sprockets ect... ( the transmission or rear end you could say) this is the MOST EXPENSIVE part of the machine.in fact most companys I have worked for buy a machine new run it as long as they can repairing minor undercarrige problems as they go and then sell when the undercarrige is shot. they would rather replace the motor than get into a major undercarrige job. in fact cat is top of the line in my book and is great as long as it is running and will out last others BUT as the saying goes you better own the bank when it breaks.Just call the local cat dealer a tell him you need to replace the undercarrige on a D8 and ask for a round about figure just for parts and you will see what I mean.
I would think long and hard before buying as it can be a great money pit.look at it from the sellers point of view. he is spending mega bucks to replace this machine because "the pads and undercarrige isn't great". newer USED machines can cost over a hundred thousand dollars.
It can be fixed and may be worth the money as I have not seen the machine.
JUST PLEASE DO YOUR HOME WORK BEFORE YOU BUY!!!! with this size machine you are moving into the major league and major bill may come with that.
JUST MY 2 CENTS
JOHN in louisiana

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