Boatmedic
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Hey gang,
Looking for a little information from the experienced.
There is a plethora of bulldozers in my area ranging from $1500 projects to $10k drivers but I don’t know anything about them or what makes one model better than the other.
We are in the process of purchasing a 3 ½ acre, mostly level, plot of dirt. It has sandy loam soil and mostly covered with overgrown scrub brush. The financial adviser has given me permission to buy a bulldozer, (10k is the budget) and we will probably resell it after all the work is done. It will be a year or so before we start pushing dirt and I have a mechanical background so projects are not necessarily out of the running. (it would just depend on how much of a project it was)
If I had to put requirements on one to narrow down the choices, Diesel powered, max weigh is 12k pounds and max width of 8 feet on the blade. Ease of transportation is important as I want to be able to transport it without permits.
There are several John Deere 1010’s to choose from but I have found some threads where people say they are under powered. Is there any truth to that?
Any thoughts or recommendations?
Looking for a little information from the experienced.
There is a plethora of bulldozers in my area ranging from $1500 projects to $10k drivers but I don’t know anything about them or what makes one model better than the other.
We are in the process of purchasing a 3 ½ acre, mostly level, plot of dirt. It has sandy loam soil and mostly covered with overgrown scrub brush. The financial adviser has given me permission to buy a bulldozer, (10k is the budget) and we will probably resell it after all the work is done. It will be a year or so before we start pushing dirt and I have a mechanical background so projects are not necessarily out of the running. (it would just depend on how much of a project it was)
If I had to put requirements on one to narrow down the choices, Diesel powered, max weigh is 12k pounds and max width of 8 feet on the blade. Ease of transportation is important as I want to be able to transport it without permits.
There are several John Deere 1010’s to choose from but I have found some threads where people say they are under powered. Is there any truth to that?
Any thoughts or recommendations?