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  1. Marsh Mutt

    Hawaii lava ripping

    It would take a bold dozer operator to get busy on newly solidified lava, for sure, considering that the eruption is still in progress, with local precipitation including occasional showers of red-hot rocks. Someone must be raking in some serious danger pay on that job.
  2. Marsh Mutt

    Searching for Angle Blade for D6D LGP

    I bought my old D6D LGP some years back, and have ever since been on the lookout for an angle blade to replace the non-tilt blade that came with the tractor. The non-tilt blade must have been designed for grading work, and little else, because it does not raise up enough to really pile dirt...
  3. Marsh Mutt

    What to look for when buying used dozer.

    This colorful observation got me as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and that is more anxiety than you can shake a stick at.
  4. Marsh Mutt

    D9H refurb: The boring bits

    Pulling up a chair for this one. Looks like no expense is being spared for this D9H re-animation, meaning of course that details of the exact cost had best be kept from one's better half, to preserve peace in the household while this necessary project is under way.
  5. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Hello Kevin the project is mine, but the land is leased from the government, so in theory I could get booted off the land at some point in the future, if for example a well-connected corporation or individual sets their sights on acquiring the place. Government documents in this part of the...
  6. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    They are indeed the Guardians of the Caterpillar, Queenslander, though my efforts to cross-train them for duties checking visitors IDs at the gate have so far been unsuccessful
  7. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    JWest your mention of a possible bush fix reminds me of a comment often heard among shade-tree mechanics here in Africa, whenever they are confronted with the spectacle of a totally dilapidated vehicle that is well past its useful years. Such barely-rolling scrapyard escapee vehicles are...
  8. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Old Iron it sure is good to hear from an old hand with long years of experience, that using a tractor primarily for excavation work won't age it any quicker than would equal time spent pushing the same full blades of dirt on level ground. Also your observations about the comparatively long...
  9. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Delmer I would be inclined to agree with your suggestion that substandard hydraulic hoses might be the reason local mechanics here only expect 3 years of use out of them. Counterfeit vehicle parts and equipment are a global reality, but are very prevalent here in the Third World, where patent...
  10. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Delmer I suspect the high humidity in the tropical air might, over time, seep through the rubber outer sheath protecting woven steel braid hydraulic hoses, perhaps even when the rubber of the hoses appears on visual inspection to be free of obvious cracks, resulting in accelerated rusting of the...
  11. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    An honorable mention is due to AMS Undercarriage, a heavy equipment parts marketing outfit located in Middletown Ohio. Shopping for my D7G undercarriage online, I picked the name of this company pretty much at random, after running into payment complications with the first undercarriage vendor I...
  12. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    These pictures are very much appreciated, LDK. The hydraulic tilt ram shown in the left picture above is identical to the one on my D7G-LGP, other than it replacing the left, rather than the right side blade-support bracket, so this is the type of blade I will need to look for, taking care of...
  13. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    LDK there have been no modifications done to the D6D LGP since I took ownership of it, other than replacing the worn out LGP tracks with narrower, standard-width tracks, while also replacing all the worn and missing track rollers on both sides. Because this tractor was found on the street of a...
  14. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Hello LDK, all three of my old Cat dozers were bought locally, after the previous owners had " got their money's worth" out of them, before putting them out to pasture in what can best be described as "mint junkyard condition". The D4D had no engine when I bought it, and one of the enclosed...
  15. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Hello LDK, I visited Africa a couple of times over the years before realizing that the slower pace of life had started to grow on me, and before long I was spending more time here than in the West. There is no big game in this part of the continent, due to generations of unrestricted hunting...
  16. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    And finally I unveil this previously classified aerial photograph of my very own PERSONAL junkyard, that is open only to the discerning, chosen few, who realize that lurking amid the rusting hulks of now irreparable Cat 931B pay-loaders, and dismembered Massey Ferguson farm tractors, there is...
  17. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Despite its outward appearance, my trusty old D4D-LGP does fire up and run, as does the D6D-LGP tractor that I currently have fitted with standard narrow gauge tracks, since the LGP tracks that came with the machine were falling apart. In using the D6D, I immediately noticed that the blade does...
  18. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Graham that timeless Brando quote describes all too well my state of mind whenever news of the latest parts and labor bill is broken to me by the mechanic who keeps my ancient D7G LGP running, for the most part. Here are some pictures of the usual suspects this time around, along with the...
  19. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    A tip of my hat to ya, Jim D, for the kind words about my slow but steady work ongoing here. You are one lucky dog to reside in California. I spent Xmas 2016 in the San Diego area, taking my kid to usual attractions, and one thing I noticed, after being away for so many years, was the...
  20. Marsh Mutt

    Subsistence Bulldozer Pond Excavation in Africa

    Thanks for this clarifying reply, KHansen. I did not read your post carefully enough to spot that the drawing you published was not specific to my tractor. The serial numbers on my D7G-LGP are three in number, with the chassis number located on the dashboard, in addition to the engine number...
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