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1985 CAT D4D Crawler

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Chance Lindeman

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1985 CAT D4D Crawler I’m trying to find the battery shut off so I can get power going through the system and I’ve looked everywhere for a couple days now. Am I blind or just dumb here?
 

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Would you know how much I could sell it for that’s not ridiculous/overpriced? I have it posted for $7,500
 
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It looks like a 78A going by the position of the pre-cleaner, which dates it to a 1960's build year.
 
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First of all don't need to use profanity when asking a question. Is the machine yours or someone else's? Seems a lot older than 85, no ROPS for one thing. Would need to know a lot more details to guess at a value. Seems funny a Lindeman would be working on or own a Cat. JD would seem more appropriate.:D
 
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Dave, I kind of forget how unprofessional it is for me to talk like that. It is not mine I’m completely uneducated on it, I’m selling it on behalf of a friend after his father passed away and he’s not all “techy” with the internet.
 
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Dave, funny thing is me and my family all go by JD’s too but do I know you in any sort of way? Or are Lindeman’s famous for John Deere?
 
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The silver aluminum tags on the rear of the bevel gear case are serial numbers; the one on the left should be the machine number, which will help with the build year.
 
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The build year isn't on the tag.
D4D's were built from 1963 to late 1977, the one in your pics is an early one.
 
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The D4E started in 1977 so no way a D4D could be an 85, 65 maybe It looks in pretty good original condition though.
 
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