Hello everyone I'm Richard and I AM a yellow ironaholic,
I just stumbled across a track loader the seller states is a "1980 Dresta 175C" it has an enclosed cab, heat & AC with ROPS. The seller states it has less than 5000 original hours on the original working hour meter. I'm already getting gun shy but....who knows? He also stated it has a Cummins engine. As little as I know about yellow iron I would have to think it's still on the original factory undercarriage? This machine will only be used on my small farm for clearing trees and digging small ponds.
Now, I kneel at the alter of the yellow iron gods I ask for advice learned from experience, things to look for and opinions of this unit.
I had a IH 175 I believe "C" years ago and all I remember is it was nicer (to me) than my old Cat 955 B? Of course that Cat was a convertible with no ROPS and I was clearing trees. No kidding, I would...(DONT EVER TRY THIS AT HOME)...put it in neutral, raise the bucket and get on the left track and knock it low gear at a medium throttle as I jumped off to clear some of those tall dead trees. Most of the time it wouldn't take them over and all the top's would fall down on the Cat. Procedure was to crawl up the drawbar, climb over enough to put it in N and clear enough brush to throttle it down then remove the brush and get ready for another hit. BOY, did I like that 175C with the ROPS after that! Now, with the IH TD20-200 there isn't any chance those trees aren't going down on the first hit!
Does anyone have a history of the serial number break between Dresta and Dresser and I will check that. I will be traveling 150 miles to go look at it in 3 days and would like to go armed with some knowledge....if possible.
Thank's So Much in advance for any information!
I just stumbled across a track loader the seller states is a "1980 Dresta 175C" it has an enclosed cab, heat & AC with ROPS. The seller states it has less than 5000 original hours on the original working hour meter. I'm already getting gun shy but....who knows? He also stated it has a Cummins engine. As little as I know about yellow iron I would have to think it's still on the original factory undercarriage? This machine will only be used on my small farm for clearing trees and digging small ponds.
Now, I kneel at the alter of the yellow iron gods I ask for advice learned from experience, things to look for and opinions of this unit.
I had a IH 175 I believe "C" years ago and all I remember is it was nicer (to me) than my old Cat 955 B? Of course that Cat was a convertible with no ROPS and I was clearing trees. No kidding, I would...(DONT EVER TRY THIS AT HOME)...put it in neutral, raise the bucket and get on the left track and knock it low gear at a medium throttle as I jumped off to clear some of those tall dead trees. Most of the time it wouldn't take them over and all the top's would fall down on the Cat. Procedure was to crawl up the drawbar, climb over enough to put it in N and clear enough brush to throttle it down then remove the brush and get ready for another hit. BOY, did I like that 175C with the ROPS after that! Now, with the IH TD20-200 there isn't any chance those trees aren't going down on the first hit!
Does anyone have a history of the serial number break between Dresta and Dresser and I will check that. I will be traveling 150 miles to go look at it in 3 days and would like to go armed with some knowledge....if possible.
Thank's So Much in advance for any information!
