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    371 detroit powered sawmill

    total coincidence... Today a fellow comes into work (im a small engine guy) and we get talking. Turns out he is the Detroit rep for my area...you just know im going to do an extra special job on his chainsaw. He said if i need anything he can help. Have known him for a while but had no idea...
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    371 detroit powered sawmill

    thanks for the tips Atco. Im thinking I will buy this setup,but wont get it home until spring. I will store the engine a bit better than it is right now and cover her up nice. cant see it in the pic but it does have a good sized muffler on it ,should keep the neighborhood happy ha ha . Chris
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    371 detroit powered sawmill

    Have been looking at a small circle sawmill. Just a hobby type thing...yes i know im nuts. However the engine makes me ask a few questions. Its been sitting for a couple years and its not covered. The exhaust has a good flapper on it and the air filter setup looks pretty good as well. I did...
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    what can you tell me ...931 cat

    Okay after reading all the responses...har de har har. I have found that the 931 is most likely the loader version of a D3. Not sure of age but guessing, built somewhere in the 70s? Has the 3204 cat engine with a massive 62 horses,weighing 16500 lbs. Should fit right in my yard. Is the roof...
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    what can you tell me ...931 cat

    Hi ... Friend of mine has an early (i think ) 931. Runs and drives but hasnt been used in a couple years. Engine has the usual blowby when warmed up and if memory serves me correct the sprockets are past there prime. However it must find a new home and i offered him a rediculous price and he...
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    Is Catchick still alive?

    now think about ... Catchick disappears a while ago,and a while ago we found out the King has a new lady in his life... he make a trip south for a while and what do you know he still has the new lady in his life. Come on you guys read between the lines. He is obviousley teaching her to...
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    What are these parts from?

    just taking a shot here but the remains look like the center carrier for one side of a boogie wheel trailer. thats a lot of iron and steel. sorry for the loss of the inside of the grinder. just to add a bit. in our area a lot of woods contractors will use a large farm tractor with a clam...
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    Slow movin Michigan Loader

    here are some pics of the 75a that thinks its a b thanks for looking chris
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    Skim Patching

    Even though I live only a few hundred miles away from Grader4me, we have none of that fancy asphalt stuff. way to high teck for us,all we have is something that looks like black paint. It gets sprayed pretty thin in places to. Chris
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    this just blew my mind

    There is a similar loader close to home thats pretty much the same but its got a cab on it and the air cleaner is mounted above the hood area. I would be a bit timid operating one of them with out some sort of protection. I looked it over pretty good this evening and it seems like you would...
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    Slow movin Michigan Loader

    I went and got some pics of the loader this evening. I will mention that its pretty old in my opinion although the lettering says 75b. Sorta looks like a fishbowl on 4 doughnuts. And yes it does have a cab on it with heat (yipee). main reason i would like this is for snow removal at home...
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    Slow movin Michigan Loader

    i have been reading this topic with interest because a neighbor has an older michigan loader with transmission problems of its own. i have finally decided to join up so maybee i can learn about about these old machines. i beleive the local machine is a 75 b but it is quite old .motor runs well...
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