Oldfolk

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First leveling some dirt at my son’s new house.
next three splitting some wood from a oak tree that blew down last spring with the 580K backhoe and the home made wood splitter on back of my John Deere 720 diesel

Don’t really need a combine but would love to have the Perkins diesel but me thinks shipping may be a killer lol

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

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

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

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

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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

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