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whats the diff--crawler vs dozer?

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maplehillfrm,pat

02-20-2007 07:29:00




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hey all I purchased 2 T340A internationals a few weeks back,, one has a 6 way hyd blade the other a drott 4-in -1 bucket, I was talking about them to my bil ,and he asked what was the diffrence in a crawler and a dozer? I said a crawler is basically a dozer that has no blades and is used in the field or woods,, is this corret, I should know now that I jumped into these projects,pat




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maplehillfrm,pat

02-21-2007 21:05:07




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
thanks guys I appreciate the info, on another note , my son and I went to look at the dozers today,[on the row with the rest of my "projects"] they sat under about 2 feet of snow,, well the dozer blade turned over once and came to life,, I didn t even try to move it, even though it would have come right out of there, but I have a project in the shop now, I need to get that out prior to looking at this,pat

I cant wait though, my 14 yr 0ld was excited about restoring both of them,, but this is after we restore "his" super major,,,,

there are not enuff hours in the day or money for these toys, plus the regular chores,, darn

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Charlie Hadlock

02-21-2007 05:16:12




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
I have a TD340A with the Drott 4 in 1. Great machine. I'd call it a crawler loader, and it may have smoother profile tracks so it can swivel better when used as a loader. I'd call the other a dozer or loosely a pusher to contrast with the loader. The lugs might stick out more on the tracks. When using the 4 in 1 to push things like stumps, the tracks are more apt to slip on the ground, but it can still move a lot.

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Woodbeef

02-21-2007 03:40:16




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
Basically as has been eluded to below. Crawlers are tracked vehicles used in ag,construction,forestry,ect. A bulldozer or dozer is a crawler with a heavy duty front blade added for pushing jobs. Crawlers can have loaders,other equipment or nothing at all but a 3pth,pto or only draw bar



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135 Fan

02-20-2007 20:01:16




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
The NASA transporters are crawlers. As was stated I think in construction equipment anyway anything on tracks is a crawler. There are rubber tired dozers. Usually very big. Cat, Michigan, V-con etc. Dave



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Tractor Tom

02-20-2007 21:28:37




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to 135 Fan, 02-20-2007 20:01:16  
The way I have had it explained to me sounds good even if it isn"t 100%, in general terms, dozers have front blades, crawlers do not. In the early days, dozers were often called bulldozers presumably because of the way they pushed material. Over time, the common name was shortened to "dozer". Crawlers, on the other hand, were equipped to primarily pull equipment, plows, and the like. You also see them with cranes and winches. Over time, the lines have blurred between the two but that"s my story and I"m sticking to it. BTW, I have a crawler and want to put a front blade on it, go figure!

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Paul835

02-20-2007 07:44:24




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
If it has tracks it is a crawler. No matter if it is a field tractor, dozer, or a loader. Some tracks are even rubber,but still a crawler.



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seann

02-20-2007 07:41:20




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 Re: whats the diff--crawler vs dozer? in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 02-20-2007 07:29:00  
As far as I know a "crawler" is descriptive of nearly any heavy duty agricultural or industrial tracked vehicle that usually moves at a slow speed (hence "crawling"). This can include anything from bare tractors (used for pulling), dozers, loaders, or specialty rigs like cranes or irrigator pumping units, cable layers, drilling rigs, and even the giant platform used for moving the space shuttle to the launch site etc, etc. I don't think "crawler" is usually used to describe snowmobiles or snowcats (which are also tracked vehicles) or armored tanks that reach 60 mph, and it's usually not used to described tracked backhoes (usually called excavator or simply "tracked hoe").

That's my general understanding anyway!

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