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Hi Steve, I hope you're not looking at the one that used to live here. Has it been converted to 12 volts? My ambitions were the same as yours. I couldn't keep bearings in the final drives. Got real fast at track splitting and repairing. Another problem I had was the 4 bolts holding the (empty) reverser case to the engine, IIRC, that I could never get to stay tight, even with custom bolts. Had the engine out several times. Then there was that carb that every now and again had something break in it... After several years of frequent repairs I concluded that mine might have been a sastifactory tractor for somebody with smaller trees and only dirt, no stone, to dig in. I had no complaint about the power, and the hydraulics were very fast with plenty of power for the loader, but found that a heavier tractor fit my needs better. Also, my Cat is better balanced in that I've never broken anything working it to its limits, unlike my 440 that used to eat bearings. I managed to crack some 440 castings by pushing it too hard. Fortunately I have a machinist buddy who'd bail me out. Not to overly run down the 440, there are a lot of them in central Va. Just didn't hold up to what I wanted to do. My Cat cost 50% more than I got from the (good running) 440 and it was the best $2500 I ever spent. Your useage and experience may be very different. Hope it comes with manuals. Good luck, Tom
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