jdemaris
01-29-2004 19:07:18
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Re: good small dozer in reply to marvin, 01-29-2004 14:10:11
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HG or OC3 is pretty small and light (I've got a couple), but if it's big enough for what you want, I can't think of much better for the size and weight considering parts are pretty easy to get for it. That is, if your focus is a vintage machine. Maybe a Deere MC, 40C, or 420C has as good parts availability. There are a few others in that size range made by IH, AC, Terratrack(later Case) but parts are not as readily available. I'm sure there are new chinese and Italian diesel powered crawlers on the market if you want something new. A late HG or early OC3 weighs around 3400 lbs., has 24 horse, and a 132 c.i. engine. MC Deere weighs 4300 lbs., has 20 horse and a 101 c.i.engine, 40 Deere weighs 4700 lbs., has 23 horse and a 101 c.i. engine, and the 420 Deere weighs 5000 lbs., has 27 horse and a 113 c.i. engine (getting kind of beyond the little Cletrac range). The Deere crawlers all have a lower first gear for better pulling unless you get a Cletrac with the optional aux. trans. The Cletracs don't have steering clutches to worry about though, and the Deeres do. The weights I mention are crawler only, not including dozer weight or other attachements. Horsepower I'm quoting is belt, not drawbar.
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