Re: What Dozer/Loader to buy?

Posted by RodInNS on October 18, 2006 at 05:13:11 from (142.177.75.47):

In Reply to: What Dozer/Loader to buy? posted by JRINST on October 17, 2006 at 09:55:28:

I guess everybody has their preferences with dozers; the same as everything else. Around here we've cleared land with both an old 1150 Case and a D4H Cat. The 1150 was a slick old machine with the split drives; could turn on a dime. The Cat can't do that, but in most respects it outclasses the old 1150 we had. For my part, I can't say that there's really anything that the 4H couldn't do. It's busted out 3' diameter stumps, and moved rocks that weight a good deal more than it does. I dug one out this spring that was buried 5 feet deep and near the length of the machine. The top of this bugger was sticking up above the surface. Was actually a piece of bedrock. I dug for close to 2 hours before it finally walked out of the hole... Couldn't push it. It had to be "walked" one corner at a time. Those are the times I wish I had a 5 or 6.
Also keep in mid that the Cat hightracks are a good deal more machine than their comparable number conventional track units. The D4H would class more like a 5C or 5D; the D5H would class like the old D6C.
One failing I will say with this machine though is the 6 way blade. I've busted a few different things related to the "singletree" (cat's name for the cross piece that the angle cylinders actuate). I've had that broken through it's pinhole so many times it's not fit, and I've actually torn the bolts free of the blade on their mounting points. For heavy work get a machine with an outboard dozer frame rather than the internal "U" frame. It's a nice slick system, but it won't stand up to the abuse that the outside push arms will take.
If i was looking for another machine I'd probably go for a 5, but the 4 will do. It's just slower. One thing I would do though is look for a smaller, newer machine in better condition rather than a big old trap that will need work. If I only had X amount of money to work with, that's what I would want to do.... Either that or a good 20 tonne class excavator with a hydraulic thumb like a 200 Hitachi.... So many choices.... Good luck.

Rod

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