Posted by Caleb in Kansas [172.68.34.115] on Friday, December 23, 2016 at 22:01:39 :
In Reply to: OT: Tracked Loader, I know you all love a story. posted by Caleb in Kansas [108.162.221.145] on Friday, December 23, 2016 at 13:43:24 :
Well, I went and looked at it and its really rough for his $10k asking price. Pretty much the only thing it has going for it are that the transmission and engine were overhauled back in the 90s. 60A266 is the serial number on the motor. The undercarrage is worn for sure and on the left side there is A LOT of corrosion at the mounting brackets xonnecting to the main frame as in I would need to fabricate new ones. The frame for the carriage has been repaired several times with fish plates, unless the welds were that rough from the factory. The track pads are really worn and round stock is welded on most of the cleats. Dont know if its good or bad, but the track did have some give when I lifted at the sag...which was maybe 3-4" with about 4" of shiny metal showing on the tensioner....so the bushings arent frozen up in the track. He did say that he hadnt greased up the tensioner last time he used the machine and the tracks were a bit loose. The sprocket sections actually didnt look terrible so im thinking they had been replaced but the front wheels looked worn and on one side you could see where the face had been built up with welds still visible on the side.
I pulled the engine dipstick and the oil was dark but didnt smell like diesel and no sign of water. The transmission was another story, if im assuming right, the dipstick on the rear of the transmission isnt just hydraulic oil, and it was extremely milky, but then again, my D17 transmission oil looks milky very quickly after changing it. We couldnt start it because he didnt have spare batteries after all.
I think it would probably work for my needs just fine, but that would be at 2500-3000 in my mind. Maybe a big tracked skid steer and a rented excavator would work just as well...
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