Now that I have my backhoe, first order of buisness after logging the pond site, is to dig the pond.I picked up a early 80's Ford 9000 tandem axle dump truck for $1000.00 to help out with this task. It's not road worthing, but the CAT engine runs well, etc... However, I feel I need a dozer as well... I have a line on a early 1970's HD4, guy wants $4500 for it. He still runs the unit on blacktop jobs, but told me it needs brakes on the left side. What does he mean, steering brakes? How $$$$ is that to fix? I did look at the dozer 2 times, and the undercarriage looked ok. I read that undercarriage inspection guide someone gave me a while back, and went and looked at it again. I don't see any excessive wear, but I did not measure anything, and of course the UC is all muddy... If I could get the HD4 for $3500 - $4000, you guys think that is a decent deal? I'd hope to use it as is this summer, then worry about repairs later on, or not even bother with repairs... Thanks for your opinions!
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