Posted a while ago about undercarriage cost for a D6c and it seemed I was getting a decent quote.
Still considering whether to spend the money on the machine or trade for a more modern tractor.
Regardless which way I go I'll need to fix the RH dead axle that's loose ( bore and bush the axle taper)
I'd hate to stick someone with the repair if I sold it without disclosing the problem.
I've put a ton of work into the tractor over the years but it's not getting any newer. A few repairs/ mods I've done are:
new radiator core
re-skinned blade (complete strip and replace)
new cutting edges
weld on grousers
new blade trunion balls & bearings, bushed blade braces
changed to D6D joystick blade control
added brush screens
steering clutch seals
head gasket
& many many other smaller repairs and leak fixes...........and there's always more to do.
The repair on the dead axle will probably run $4000 by the time Cat bores it and an independant shop does the rest. But is it worth dropping another $13k in a SALT undercarriage?
If I were to trade it, I could put on a set of dry chains and new sprockets and call it good.
I put less than 500 hrs a year on it and the machine does most everything I need, but with conventional steering clutches it limits it a little. Something with differential steer or hydraulic drive would be nice but I'm not enthused about a high track.
A little more weight & power would help with tree clearing, which I seem to do a lot of. I don't really mind if it's an open station machine and with doing clearing I'm not sure if I could keep glass in it.
Brush screens would be a must either way.
Not sure what's in the 35-40,000 lb size that's oval track....Deere or Komatsu?
When is it time to call it a day and trade?
Still considering whether to spend the money on the machine or trade for a more modern tractor.
Regardless which way I go I'll need to fix the RH dead axle that's loose ( bore and bush the axle taper)
I'd hate to stick someone with the repair if I sold it without disclosing the problem.
I've put a ton of work into the tractor over the years but it's not getting any newer. A few repairs/ mods I've done are:
new radiator core
re-skinned blade (complete strip and replace)
new cutting edges
weld on grousers
new blade trunion balls & bearings, bushed blade braces
changed to D6D joystick blade control
added brush screens
steering clutch seals
head gasket
& many many other smaller repairs and leak fixes...........and there's always more to do.
The repair on the dead axle will probably run $4000 by the time Cat bores it and an independant shop does the rest. But is it worth dropping another $13k in a SALT undercarriage?
If I were to trade it, I could put on a set of dry chains and new sprockets and call it good.
I put less than 500 hrs a year on it and the machine does most everything I need, but with conventional steering clutches it limits it a little. Something with differential steer or hydraulic drive would be nice but I'm not enthused about a high track.
A little more weight & power would help with tree clearing, which I seem to do a lot of. I don't really mind if it's an open station machine and with doing clearing I'm not sure if I could keep glass in it.
Brush screens would be a must either way.
Not sure what's in the 35-40,000 lb size that's oval track....Deere or Komatsu?
When is it time to call it a day and trade?