thefixxer
Active Member
My son is looking at buying a D6C s/n 10K12812. Overall looks like a nice dozer. I am just wondering about parts availability for this machine. I believe it is a 1977 model.
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parts availability for D6C
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Mcrafty1
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From my experience with CAT they should have about anything you could think of for a 10K machine somewhere in their vast component system. As for the small insignificant items like sheet metal and such maybe not so much, but anything the machine would need to make it operable they would likely have somewhere on the planet.
thefixxer
Active Member
Thank you. I will let you know if he gets it.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
I think 1977 is when they went to the D6D but maybe yours was one of the last C's before the change. I don't have my booklet handy to look it up. Someone will be along shortly that can tell from the serial number. Very popular dozer so parts shouldn't be a problem.
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thefixxer
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Welder Dave
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Other than some spalling on 1 track link it looks very good. Tracks look a little tight but that's a cherry D6C. Find it hard to believe only 3200 hours though. Definitely been repainted. Where did it come from?
Mcrafty1
Senior Member
Nice looking machine...with those hours it must have been an US Forest Service machine or something like that maybe? The enclosed/screened in cab makes me say that.
BC Placer gold
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Looks like the grousers have been built up recently.
thefixxer
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Yes it was a fire dozer. We are going to check it out next week.
Shimmy1
Senior Member
Those meters don't have 10ths? Kinda looks like 324.5 hours. Maybe old magnet or old-iron-habit will speak up.
Beautiful looking machine.
Be very hard to find a better one.
Much of the expense is in the undercarriage,blade,winch and asthetic appearance.If it’s innards are as nice as it looks from the outside, it will be as good as it gets for a 45/50 year old machine.
Be very hard to find a better one.
Much of the expense is in the undercarriage,blade,winch and asthetic appearance.If it’s innards are as nice as it looks from the outside, it will be as good as it gets for a 45/50 year old machine.
Nige
Senior Member
Hour meters can be replaced. Just saying.
Don't look at that meter, instead look at the machine condition.
For something of that age actual condition is far more important than hours when considering what it's worth.
It certainly does not look like original paint. Not talking here about the colour, more about the condition of the paint.
My 2c, YMMV.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
The burnt paint on the manifold suggests a repaint. Most new machines I've seen the manifold isn't painted and this one looks like it was by paint still being on the end bolt.
OzDozer
Senior Member
10K12812 makes it a 1976 YOB D6C. The last 10K D6C was 10K13703 in 1977.
That's a very nice condition tractor, but if you believe that it's only done 3240 hrs, I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona going real cheap just for you.
The undercarriage is virtually new, and that doesn't jell with an original 3240 hrs. It's had a full undercarriage replacement, and the original undercarriage more than likely ran for 8,000 - 10,000 hrs.
It's had an easy life, and been well cared for, and that makes a huge difference when purchasing a tractor.
The D6C is one of Cats most reliable and balanced tractors ever built.
That's a very nice condition tractor, but if you believe that it's only done 3240 hrs, I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona going real cheap just for you.
The undercarriage is virtually new, and that doesn't jell with an original 3240 hrs. It's had a full undercarriage replacement, and the original undercarriage more than likely ran for 8,000 - 10,000 hrs.
It's had an easy life, and been well cared for, and that makes a huge difference when purchasing a tractor.
The D6C is one of Cats most reliable and balanced tractors ever built.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Undercarriage could be similar with 3200 hours but very unlikely.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Seat and arm rests could be sun damaged or deteriorated over 40+ years.
Darwin09
New Member
This dozer is probably from CDF\Calfire. At one time the agency had about 50 of them. They would get a very low number if hours per year. Some only 150-175 per years. In the late 80s they were updated with the Erops and some got a cat certified rebuild and hours meters were zeroed out. Most orginly had the manual angle\tilt blade. All that were still in service circa 2008 or 9 ish had a straight blade put on them. The last ones were put out of service about 2020 or so.