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It looks to have a LeTourneau dozer blade, probably had a power control unit on the back and full dozer kit by the same manufacturer at one time, which was common to those era tractors. I've noticed that the LeTourneau dozer kits are probably not all that common to find, soon after during the late 40's Cat built there own dozer attachments. That one is an angle and tilt dozer. Not sure what the hydraulic arrangement is on there, radiator looks to be what is shown in the book on 8R's, older type, looks original or close, has a protective grill on it too. The chrome on the hydraulic cylinders looks like it's been idle for a long time. If the motor is not seized up, and the tracks not completely worn out, might not take an awful lot to get it running, might make it worth a few thousand, great to have for a farm or anywhere you have acreage to work on, also kind of a fun hobby if you don't have to do any overhaul work to major components, just service and maintenance, lube, grease, change oils etc. be nice to luck out and not have to do any major work, one always wonders why these durable well made tractors end up sitting, a lot of them seem to be good finds. At least it has a rain cap on the stack and a canopy over the trans and clutch bell housing area, levers being free is usually a good thing.
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