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Offline Don K

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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2008, 01:02:32 pm »
Welcome to the Forum, talltimber. 

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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2008, 01:43:37 pm »
Welcome to the forum Tall Timber.  Those are some nice looking logs.  Where abouts are you located?

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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2008, 02:11:37 pm »
Those are Fom the Coast Range Mountians East and a little South of Tillamook, OR.  Somewhere I have some unscanned photos of skidding those with the little 450 JD, we had to bridal 3 chockers to get around some of them.  The 450 looks tiny in front of those logs, the funny part is what you can't see in the photo is our D-5 behind pushing, i'll see if I can find them and scan them in.
Here is one more of the same logs. These photos were taken in 1974/5
Me smilin now that the work is done and its  smiley_beertoast  time

 
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2008, 02:19:49 pm »
I have worked both the cat and the JD.  Both machines are well build. The 350 Jd is definitely under powered for any kind of serious work. Both companies stock parts for a long time.  The 350 needed transmission parts jd was able to order in about 3 days.
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2008, 03:19:15 pm »
Brian the fix for the steering problem cost nothing to fix. Previous owner had always left it outside. There's a big shaft that goes through the final drive housing and pulls a brake band around the steering clutch housing. That shaft had rusted and seized in the housing. Lots of rust reaper and a big hammer finally broke it loose. Mine also has the hydraulic reverser and that was where the reverse problem was. Previous owner had broken the actuator arm on the left side of the clutch housing. The replacement arm was too long, therefore the actuating cylinder didn't have enough stroke. Adjusting the linkage so you had forward killed reverse. I pulled the arm off and drilled a new hole for the linkage pin. Hydraulics was a bit more complicated. When the hydraulic clutch was engaged, there wasn't enough capacity left to raise the blade. I put a splitter valve on the output of the pump. Splits a single circuit into two independent circuits, neither can steal all the hydraulic flow. One goes to the clutch control valve, the other to the blade controls. Biggest problem was finding all the adapters and plumbing to hook the 3/8 pipe thread connections on the splitter into the funky chinese stuff.
I've got a winch to put on mine.  Came off a D5 cat. That oughta be big enuff ;D

I had a water pump go out.  They are repairable. plus I got up on a stump and broke off the oil filter. Had a lot of trouble with throwing tracks, off the drive sprocket. I can usually put a track back on in about 15 minutes.
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2008, 03:27:43 pm »
buddy of mine is a foreman for a large prime contractor here...his well held opinion is that you can't go wrong with Cat on tracks...they buy nothing but
lightly used D4's...heavy enough to work and light enough to move...

I sure would like to have one for an afternoon at the house....got some brush I want gone...
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #26 on: March 31, 2008, 05:56:45 am »
What year is your 450; how many hours on it now; and what have you replaced on the undercarriage? Great photos of all your equipment.
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #27 on: March 31, 2008, 06:16:26 am »
Talltimber- I see that you replaced undercarriage several times (working on my first cup of coffee here and can't read yet).
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #28 on: March 31, 2008, 11:28:44 am »
Quote from: Dave Steele on March 31, 2008, 06:16:26 am
Talltimber- I see that you replaced undercarriage several times (working on my first cup of coffee here and can't read yet).
Don't remember the year, but we bought the dozer used (3100 hrs) that photo was taken in 76/77 and we had  the machine for 2 yrs.  I wish I still had it for my 30 ac x-mas trees farm.  One of the best machines I have ever owned.
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #29 on: March 31, 2008, 02:44:48 pm »
talltimber,welcome to the forum.I almost missed your nice pictures.I don't have a dozer,but I could use one.So I don't look at a thread like this one.How about putting these pictures in this thread,

http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,13313.0.html


If you have not seen read this thread it will keep you busy for a while.I always like to see logging pictures. I really like big logs.
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #30 on: March 31, 2008, 02:52:09 pm »
Quote from: thecfarm on March 31, 2008, 02:44:48 pm
talltimber,welcome to the forum.I almost missed your nice pictures.I don't have a dozer,but I could use one.So I don't look at a thread like this one.How about putting these pictures in this thread,

http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,13313.0.html


If you have not seen read this thread it will keep you busy for a while.I always like to see logging pictures. I really like big logs.

I will add to that thread, I missed that one and looking at I'll be spending some time there
thanks Joe
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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #31 on: March 31, 2008, 08:52:31 pm »
  You have some very nice pics of the past.  Looks like you have a long history in the logging business.

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Re: Shopping for Dozer
« Reply #32 on: March 31, 2008, 11:26:56 pm »
Longer than I care to admit!  Between logging and the oil field, getting out of bed in the morning has become a chore in itself
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