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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
20 or 30 years ago, I rarely saw anything Komatsu here, this was Cat country, and some JD. But it's increasingly, and quickly, becoming Tigercat, Timber Pro, Komatsu, Hyundai, Sennebogen, and Link Belt country. Cat and Deere are wanting to crap on loggers, and construction it seems, to cater to... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
I'm curious, why my climate, will bog down, anything over 20 tons? My bunchers, processors, loaders, hoes, etc are way more than 20 tons. I Definitely don't want used, and especially that old used. The R series was discontinued long ago. I need to take the top layer off as well, it simply won't... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
Awesome, and that's a 22 year old machine. Woodland in PG, is only 45 minutes from my house. When I move, I'll actually be closer, probably 35 minutes away. You said south, 90 minutes, so Quesnel area. Beautiful country there, so sad to see the town struggle though, all those mill closers... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
The Hyundai dealer here is excellent, and I never had trouble getting parts, or service, on my Hyundai equipment, past, or present. While a used cat hoe, may sell for more than an equivalent Hyundai hoe, it better sell for more, because it cost more to. Also cat parts cost more during ownership... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
I definitely want a winch, and arch, not just a winch. Here, I cannot legally move a D8, without removing the blade, so I do. I lowbed a lot of equipment for people, but leave the huge pieces for others. Yesterday I hauled a dozer, and skidder, into the bush for a guy. Today I will move his... -
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Question on Undercarriage Rebuild
I tried ITR on my D6, it was worn out much to early, so I went back to OEM Cat parts on the last rebuild. -
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Anyone have a Komatsu D155 Cheat Sheet on the Models
The Komatsu D155 comes in many models, anyone know what their differences are. Sure the side crane model is obvious, and of no interest to me, but the others? -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
I didn't price a D9, partly due to the nightmare of moving it. A D8, remove the blade, drive onto low bed, get permits, and haul it. Come back, get the blade, and done. -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
I wasn't even considering a D10, nor do I want to think about hauling one, or God forbid getting it stuck. My guess is that a stuck D10, just remains there for 500 years, until rust returns it to the earth. -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
Central BC Canada, geographically, almost dead center. Slightly south of center, but barely a few miles east of center. In a mix of poplar, birch, fir, but mostly spruce (about 78.5% ), and pine. -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
Unfortunately my local Finning, aka the cat dealer, isn't very good. The Case/Tigercat, and Hyundai, are the two best dealers in my area, none of which make anything but small dozers. If they made 85,000 lb, 360 hp class dozers, I would have just bought one. -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
My guess is that this dozer will be around for a decade, then sold. When I retire, will be keeping a smaller dozer for around the ranch. No 20,000 hour dozer is worth much for resale, they are only going to someone who is barely going to use it. Bunchers, dozers, processors, excavators, logging... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
Good, used, low hour machines, don't exist in my area. If they do, the seller basically wants new price, and who knows how often it was greased, fluids changed, abused, etc. I've had nightmare used machines, which is why in the last 10 years, i have only bought 1 used. As for an excavator... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
This particular job, is logging 59% of 12800 acres, or 7552 acres, but its not all in 1 contious area. Most logging jobs I do, are different than this one. This is my own land, and where I build my last home, and retire to. I have my own lake, and hill, upon which the house will be built, giving... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
A 375 is a huge machine, not that I've ever ran one. But I did just Google it, and would love it if someone dropped one off for me to use every summer. I don't even want to guess at the price, my heart isn't that good to begin with. I really do want a winch, and arch, on it though. The top... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
A 375 is a huge machine, not that I've ever ran one. But I did just Google it, and would love it if someone dropped one off for me to use every summer. I don't even want to guess at the price, my heart isn't that good to begin with. I really do want a winch, and arch, on it though. -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
If a dozer gets 1800-2000 hours a year, after 2 years the undercarriage is junk, has been my experience. I predict that it will be in the 2000 hours a year range, and partly why I want a larger dozer. It makes sense to buy a larger one, and hire one more operator, than 2 more smaller ones, and... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
SMS equipment, which is the local Komatsu dealer, has a good reputation thankfully. Better than the Cat, and JD dealers we have here, it seems. I had a Komatsu D61 for 9 or 10 years, it was a good machine, and the dealership treated me well. I am really happy with my Case 2050, but unfortunately... -
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Help Me Decide on New Dozer
The majority of trees are 5" to 25", some are 30" to 35" diameter, but 98% are under 25". Once a field has been stumped, and leveled, the discing, planting, harvesting, etc will be done with my Case farm tractors. Regular maintenance, and repairs, will be done by myself, and employees. Although...