YA I regret not pushing on with the 983. His Dad had just went through it with new undercarriage, rebuilt engine, and I don't know what else. He was selling off his Dad's company and got huffy about how much it was worth ect. ect. And that the Cat dealer offered to buy back the engine for $5000 ect. ect. He was abrasive I didn't like the thought of talking to him any more ect. ect.. Life lesson don't quit until the fat lady sings. 45 minutes drive might of at least given me a ride on a sweet machine. And then you just don't know what gift could go your way.
My best 977K was bought at auction 1 hour and 20 min. away. New undercarriage, new modern bucket with the outside teeth hanging off the outside edges.
Strong engine, no smoke $6000. Best part I inspected it, drove it.
I paid $12,000 for the one that has the bulldozer like pads. Pictures looked great, man that did the maintenance said every thing worked great ect. ect..
It is a good tight machine supper engine, clear exhaust. BUT!!!!
"""HELP"""" !!! DO I HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN TO THE CLUTCH PACKS TO GET MY RIGHT CLUTCH TO """"RELEASE""".