DougC

Sure sorry to hear you are going through those health issues Chris. Hope you get well soon mate. Our thoughts and prayers are sent to you and your family.

Sure sorry to hear you are going through those health issues Chris. Hope you get well soon mate. Our thoughts and prayers are sent to you and your family.

Sure sorry to hear you are going through those health issues Chris. Hope you get well soon mate. Our thoughts and prayers are sent to you and your family.

Every detail is perfect to me and as I was viewing your thread the wife came in and was peeking to see what I was looking at. She commented that the grass had red paint on it.............

Good Friday and lovely sunshine , what better way  to spend a lockdown than with a spray gun.

Chris I gotta tell ya I have the utmost respect for you having the patience to do projects like you do restoring old horses and giving them a second chance in life.
 
That being said after working on commission at GM Dealerships I have zero patience for any kind of project. It was drummed into my head that we must complete all repairs and return to the customer within 24 hrs.
And yes I see a psychiatrist twice a week because of it and I retired in 2013......

Chris I gotta tell ya I have the utmost respect for you having the patience to do projects like you do restoring old horses and giving them a second chance in life.
 
That being said after working on commission at GM Dealerships I have zero patience for any kind of project. It was drummed into my head that we must complete all repairs and return to the customer within 24 hrs.
And yes I see a psychiatrist twice a week because of it and I retired in 2013......

Happy Birthday Doug, hope you have a great day matey.

Happy birthday Doug

Doug I posted a happy birthday in the large mach section on the dozer buying guide but happy belated birthday to you hope it was a good
one

LOL , was getting too fat and lazy sitting on the 988B stockpiling at the quarry .
Now at the sand pit.. So at present , on a 45 ton Cat excavator , loading a 773 Cat 60 ton dump truck.Loading and carting the last of the  bedding sand in this area of the pit . Once it is off , then there is coarse sand and gravel layer to load out and stockpile .
 

Something Steve touched on but didn't elaborate on with old dozers; what are your mechanical skills? If you can find a "turn key" machine, it's going to need maintenance along the way. Fuel, oil, oil filter(s) and air filters need changed and cleaned regularly not to mention greasing the machine. These old machines are not like modern cars that need virtually no maintenance, but then most of this modern stuff won't last 70 years or so either.
 

From an Aussie point of view , I know nothing about the root system of the trees you are wanting to clear . But to me sounds like minimum of a D6 size machine , with rear rippers and something i don't see much of on machines in america . .A tree pusher mounted on the blade  .This is not my photo so credit to original owner.

Stormin, the lugs are for the angle brace that holds the top of the blade if you look at the pic of my D7 you can see one there on the left
his blade can angle so if it was sitting straight the braces would be in the middle lug on each side if angled they would be in the front
lug on one side and back lug on the other
Doug when I fire my dozer up the grandkids come running towards it LOL they love to ride on it

what kind of a budget are you working with on buying a dozer ? an old machine like I have will do a lot of work but not as fast as a newer
one mine is a 1947 and I baby it as much as I can. buying a 40's 50's or even a 60 or 70's dozer can be a cheaper first investment but can
cost more in the long run if it has a major failure of any type as the price u buy one for is the most it is worth ever no matter how many
dollars you spend fixing it up, but the same can be said for a newer one also I guess LOL. if time getting the job done isn't a factor for you
a mini excavator with a thumb may be a better deal  as the have a better resale value than a old dozer. but they cost more up front too.
a D3 size dozer may good if your not in a hurry. the older cats have a great parts supply which makes them a little better than say an
fiat allis or international as parts are sometimes hard to find for them. look around find something you think you like let us know what
it is and we will try and see if there is any of the normal things wrong that can be seen on a walk around, but never buy one that you
cant start drive and best if u can work it a little say just push some dirt as this will help tell more about the drive train and engine

Here is a picture of my D7F Cat . 
I have 3 different blades for this machine . 

Thanks Doug don’t give up on me posting as I am busy this time of year on the farm I will try get some new pic to post for you all on here 

Hi all some pictures for you to look at of my Old timer Tractor  which was brought out from the dark on Saturday 
Given a oil service and new fuel and away it went havent seen any others up in Scotland  

Get to play with some biggish toys '. Spend a fair bit of time on 988Bs


Get to play with this to , Cat  992 . Loads the 60 ton dump trucks in 2 buckets .
The other favorite is the Cat D10-84W 

Pic from the cab of a brand new Volvo 220 excavator 

After pushing the dirt back in the hole.
I would post one of the hole but it had 
people in it and I didn’t get their permission to put their pic up sorry

I will try in next couple weeks to get some more pic’s and a few vid of stuff working 

Here are a couple of pics of my new acquisition, a 1993-1995 MTD according to https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/tractor-brands/mtd/mtd-lawn-tractors.html
The first two pics are when it got dragged home, the last is after cleaning and getting it running again. It had sat for 18-19 yrs in covered storage. All it took was drain the old gas, a set of battery cables and new battery. What surprised me was with the old gas that was in it, the carburetor needed NO work, fresh gas, bit of cranking and away it went like it had been started the day before.

This is my Cat D6C.  Also  pictured  is my  Talbert 60t trailer I use to haul the toys . 

First is my 1947 3TD7 cat cable dozer doing a little landscaping at my sons new house. The 2nd is my 1957 720 John Deere diesel 

0021F05B-5483-4DC4-BE55-DD19C775A261.mov Not sure if I did this right if so this is my big toy lol

As promised, here are a few pics of old Cat machines I have or have had. The first one is of the first (1949) D47U I had and sold, next pic is of the one have now (1952 D4 7U) and the 1961 12E grader i had and sold