Daniel Davis
Active Member
I just signed the papers on a 1971 D8H today. Has completely new undercarrige, including pads, papers on a Cat engine rebuild less than 200 hours ago, papers on one rebuilt final drive, service records for that past few years, has a cab w/ A/C, 3 shank parralell ripper, and a 14' Balderson U blade.
Looking for any tips and tricks that will help make this a long-lived reliable farm Cat. Any known weak areas to keep an eye on? Anything to do or not to do to it?
I will be using the ripper a little in the spring and it currently has one tooth. Any reason not to get one or two more? I have heard these vintage of cats break or work loose the transmission mounts when heavy ripping - any truth to this? If so, one tooth will do just fine...
Looking for any tips and tricks that will help make this a long-lived reliable farm Cat. Any known weak areas to keep an eye on? Anything to do or not to do to it?
I will be using the ripper a little in the spring and it currently has one tooth. Any reason not to get one or two more? I have heard these vintage of cats break or work loose the transmission mounts when heavy ripping - any truth to this? If so, one tooth will do just fine...