You've got all the important stuff in good shape. The bushings/pins will make a big difference. Paint is good motivation. Acquiring tools right now is the smartest investment. Maybe put up extra fluid and filters as well. Good job gentleman!😎😎😎
Absolutly Scott. Have lots of 15-40w, diesel and AW-46, grease and working on adding more to our filters. Adding to the diesel and transfer as well. Thanks for the tips
Lol!!! The dog thought you were going to leave him. He was begging you "Dont forget me" Yes God is good all the time!!! It is the season for our Lord and Savior to come. You are very blessed with your precious wife!!! She wont have to prep in Heaven. She we'll like the Heavenly recipes!!!🙏🙏
Great find Mr Rain, looks like Ryan was liking it too, and the “little boss” wanting to ride, I know you will have it in top shape soon, tfs, blessings
Thank You Mr. Patrick, ( and Miss Heidi too) about the Parts, sorry to say but, "No, I don't know a good place to get them, beyond retail." But I do know where the beauty could find a NEW HOME. . . . . . And yes it needs brakes for hill work, not so much up hill, but the down is truly drastic and if the operator does not lift the blade in time, the sudden stop has made many an operator an upfront blade visualization expert. Even that is good for the waist line as one's running capabilities shall definitely be challenged. Your operational Supervisor seems to require assistance in the inspection of the equipment operation, so get down and grant him a "Headmaster's" vantage point, especially as he seems determined to achieve it himself if you don't. Thanks once again; Ya'll ;; B Blessed BIG time 2 Day & 4 Ever,
Oh for sure on the down hill comment. Ryan has run dozers before and said we can get by with out it but watching him come off the trailer made ME pucker up a little. Yeah, the little dog gets spoiled now. he expects me to pick him up and put him on most equipment...he has me trained! Thanks for stopping by.
Mr. Rain you and Cody look so happy with your new machine. Ryan certainly got the "bargain finding gene" from you and Mrs. Rain. So glad you have another tool for your big property. I see loads of applications for the Rain Country Men in the future with this tool. Take care.
That's great! We drove a 1938 Ford flatbed all over our 80 acre farm without brakes. I was the only one who hit a fence, but I was only 9 years old and still learning to use a clutch. 😁 Someone mentioned hiring someone to do some work on their homestead, you might look into bartering too. Dad bartered a couple of rick's of firewood to use a bushhog on our property right behind the barn.
This one seems to have had a new lease on life with someone taking the time to renew the undercarriage and rebuild the motor. We got "handed the baton" so it is our turn to take care of some of the other neglected repairs.
Thanks for sharing. We recently purchased some bare land. Trying to figure out if we should purchase our own dozer or if we should hire someone to clear the home site. We will see. Take care, see ya :)
Good thing to ponder on the question to get or not to get. Ask yourself if you could use it after the job is done, how inexpensive can I acquire one, what is the learning curve, how big is the job and could you resell it and get my money back?
That got my sister’s little dog to investigate😂. I have a friend who is a mechanical genius- I have to share this with him. I think he could rebuild the world after an asteroid strike.
Yes, Patrick (the guy) was trying to encourage him (the dog) to come up there because he (the dog) wanted up and does it all the time on almost all of the heavy equipment but seeing as how this one is fairly new at the time, he needs time to figure out how to do it himself. He is smart enough to do so and gets up on even bigger equipment as can be seen in several of Patrick's other videos on such things.
I put brakes on mine I’ve used them one time spent about 1000.00 doing and wasted that money. But just thought I had to have them ? Hind sight 20/20 and I’m nearly going blind! And God is good for sure!😊
Nice piece of machinery Patrick! I think the boss Cody was not happy he could not get up to you! I think your going to be fired soon Patrick!! hehehe. My little boy is checking out the crawler.
Oh how we think alike. I am a sucker for multi kits of o-rings to include brass, gasket material, gasket maker, fasteners in bulk...the list goes on. 👍
I got this one for 11K. Although it is an old one it is in pretty good shape. New tracks and undercarriage, rebuilt motor etc. Runs great but needs the lift cylinder replaced. I picked up a good used one for $400.00. Could have repacked the cylinder for $35.00 but there was scoring on the piston. One of the track adjusters need repacking but I put a stent in line to temporary the track adjustment. Seal kits are around $40.00 unless you get into large cylinders. The breaks also need addressing but one can do work without them. I have plans on tightening up the front end by changing out a few bushings and items of wear but over all for the age the crawler is in good shape and fires right up. I also need to flip over the cutting edge for the blade. So of coarse the condition, area demand, year and size, options such as brush rake, winch or rippers will affect the cost. The small dozers seem to sell better than the large ones due to demand, flexibility and they are easier to transport from place to place. Hope this helps in your search!
I only sell seeds to many of the things I grow. I have quite a few up on the store now with more to come. You can find the store link in the description box right at the top. I do not sell live plants or dried herbs though.
so my dad has a 1979 case 450 crawler and its been in the shop for 2 years because we are looking to buy new pistons for it, but we cant find the correct parts. we have gone to the case dealer, with the original pistons them self, and even they cant find it. Does anyone have any better ideas on where to buy internal engine parts?
Here is the number for Sonsray: 360-651-2171. Brian has been helpful. When I shop around for parts I call someone like Brian. Often they might not have parts but can give a phone number or two from other sources you might be able to source. Broken tractor is another source: 800-909-7060. Robert Childs: 508-698-2556. Ebay has also been a great source. As you probably already know have a wheel borrow full of $100.00 bills handy when ordering parts. Hope this helps!
Also Finney Equipment is a good source for seals: 205-849-5555. St Joeseph's Equipment: 507-545-2000 (Brian). Drews: 888-823-1841, which I believe is a wrecking yard. I purchased a lift cylinder from them.
