Been reading posts here that came up on Google. Registered today and new to this forum. I have a ranch and have a gov contract to take out my overgrowth of Cedar trees. I bought a Link Belt 240 XL excavator, too slow to cover the 1500 acres of cedars. So, i am taking on a D9H 1977 with a cab and ripper which will help ripping shale to pile up in my shale pit. It (Dozer) has a big 15 foot blade. Dozer is in need of paint but mechanically sound. If anyone wants to reply to my D9H purchase please do so. I live and operate in far Western Oklahoma near the “Antelope Hills.” This is a very knowledgeable forum.