But, only if I get LOTS of work and feel real safe doing so. generally what ever work I can get to gain seat time and if it goes well I might leave my government job and do it full time. I intend to use it part time for site prep, ponds, land clearing, etc. Please offer any experiences with this machine that you have, good and bad. Aside from driving armored/tracked vehicles in the army I have little practical experience on a dozer except for about 3 months worth on a dozer in Iraq. My intention is to trade even for the dozer and trailer. I have a 1974 case b450 w/a 188 motor,6 way hyd blade and rops that a guy wants to trade for my 68 firebird. I have a service manual if you need a particular specification.Hi to all, I am new to the forum and would like as much fact and opinion as possible about my subject. On the track loaders not much changed going to the B models, other than the engine and a little more hydraulic capacity. If you can find a used engine both of them should fit. It has the 188 Diesel engine, Where the B models used a 207. It's a 1973 and should be one of the later of the 450s before the B models. I hope you find the solution that works for you. I also wouldn't have to worry about getting my money back. Come to think of it, maybe they can use it to shove dirt over my coffin. As a retired old fart who just likes to push dirt around when I feel like it, I'm blessed with that option and I did it. Was it worth it? Well, I doubt I'll get my money back, but the fact is I liked that machine from the day I bought it, so having it start and run like new makes me happy. He liked having the freedom to do the job right. A local guy works as a mechanic for open pit mines in TX, and works locally for extra cash on his days off. Price was well north of 10K if I recall correctly and that was 3 years ago. Stuff I can recall is complete engine overhaul, fuel pump overhaul, injectors either overhauled or new, new water pump, radiator overhaul, hydraulic pump overhaul, all new hoses of all types, four of five cylinders overhauled, new blade edges, blade attachment points underneath built up and machined, every filter and fluid replaced, one brake actuator rebuilt, parking brake rebuilt, (starter was previously replaced ), probably other stuff I've forgotten. I elected to do it right, so anything that could get replaced, rebuilt or overhauled got done while the engine was out and it was easy to get to. In my mind, it's sort of an overgrown Struck that I used to lust after as a kid. The transmission is the three lever with torque converter which I really like and never had any problems with. Whoever had it before me completely rebuilt the undercarriage so I decided to overhaul it. It just cracked while I was finishing cleaning up a fence row to put in a new fence. The front piston cracked on mine but nobody could give a reason for it. I'd have to look up the engine model on my basic 450 with 6 way. What engine does an older 450 case dozer have in it? If the engine is blown, are they worth putting any money into assuming undercarriage/tranny is good?
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