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Cat977

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It is going to have a real bad ass look when it has the dozer blade on and the big loader arms are operating it. You should be able to push dirt up into a mountain. I just thought of a consideration. The loader arms may raise and lower on a different arc than the dozer blade arms. You may need a extra link to allow each to move freely.
 
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Yes i know. Actually if you take a look at the blade on my previous posts you can see the extra arm that was made for loader operation.
But i think that i will have to make extra mounting holes on the loader arms- on the underside and about 1 meter back - because if i use the bucket mounts when lifting the blade the extra brackets will collide with the blade.
I saw a picture of a setup like this and Looks better.
 
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I love the idea of being able to move material from one side of the machine to the other. If I could pick up a setup like yours for the sweet deal you got. I'd buy one for my 977K/L today!
 
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Little more work done today.
As it turned out the shoes had to be cut on the outside as well, about 5 cm to fit the blade frame.
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Shoes are still a little offset but i will leave them that way.

Now i have to weld two 60x15x3 cm threaded plates on the roller frame so the blade mounts can screw on.

Project almost done!
 
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Skill, determination, and perseverance are on display. I appreciate you documenting and posting pictures of your project. Lots of useful information for owners of these machines and a dose of inspiration as a bonus. Farewell 2020. Happy New Year to all!
 
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977l.jpg Now I understand how you are doing it.... I was a little confused at first because this is how they mount them in my neck of the woods.
 
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I saw an old IH track loader with a dozer blade for sale on Finning's website awhile ago. It used bars down from the loader boom to the blade. The problem with mounting a blade like a bucket is you're really limited in your digging depth. If all you ever do is flat ground you might be OK but if you have go down hills or over mounds the blade can't follow the contour of the ground.
 
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Welder Dave said:
I saw an old IH track loader with a dozer blade for sale on Finning's website awhile ago. It used bars down from the loader boom to the blade. The problem with mounting a blade like a bucket is you're really limited in your digging depth. If all you ever do is flat ground you might be OK but if you have go down hills or over mounds the blade can't follow the contour of the ground.
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You are correct. Hence the comment I made a few posts back about having the mounts up a little ways up on the blade so there is some cylinder stroke left to be able to dig. If I had to use that machine to dig a hole I just took the blade off and put the bucket back on. They are used around here with blades on them to build terraces. When pushing a terrace up you can "dump" the blade a little at the end of each push and leave all your dirt up where it needs to be. Where as using a conventional dozer there is usually a fair amount of dirt that stays on the blade. FYI we are pushing up @ 2:1 slope.
 
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I had a lot of practice in welding when i was in the university and i was working in a welding Shop. A good friend of mine owns the Shop i have the loader in and I work there sometimes on my days off from the factory that i work as a maintenance engineer.
 
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Ripper in. Now have to figure a way to operate the rear hydraulics. The guy i got the ripper from is thinking of selling his 955K for parts so there is a chance i am also getting ripper valves, lines and control levers from him.
 
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Can someone with SIS access tell me the part numbers for engine oil pressure, engine temp, fuel pressure and trans temp gauges?
 
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