+Joseph M No offense taken. It has it's place and does well for it's compact size (4 feet). It has turf saver smooth tracks but would exponentially increase it's pushing power with cleated tracks. You can see it spin out when the load gets to heavy on the loose soil. This has the added front end loader that raises the push blade mounting point up to the top of the tractor and more easily lifts the front of the tracks. It is essentially a tracked loader. It does better with the stock blade configuration of having the blade mount at the centerline of the tracks like a real bulldozer.
@bradhallsr ... Thanks for watching. They have their place. They won't move dirt like a skid steer but move more than a garden tractor with a blade. They are fun and you will definitely enjoy it. The only draw back to this model was the belt drive system would slip from time to time BUT the newer ones are hydrostatic so no belt to slip. Overall YES I would purchase one again.
For the job at hand this little fella does just fine. I own several bigger pieces of equipment to include a bobcat and a international 500 dozer but I’m looking into getting one of these for those tight places that bigger stuff can’t maneuver in. It’s not about if it fits in there but if it can maneuver around when it gets in there. Good job and thanks for the videos.
The back has what is called a sleeve hitch. Most are manual where you have to lift a bar to raise and lower it, this one is hydraulic. The rear blade is a generic accessory for garden tractors and just uses a single pin to attach. Yours may not have a sleeve hitch at all.
Reply to "sixtyfiveford" in reply of "Bradley Hall" Yes the new one's come with hydrostatic but only as a slightly expensive upgrade option. Is it worth me getting that upgrade?
I owned one. Sold it because it was a toy. Nothing more. Too light and not enough power to push anything. Tracks were always an issue. The tracks would cake mud around the drive gear, ice, snow, and would bind the tracks. Gravel number 56 would bind the tracks.
Yes and no. They won't dozer well with the loader, because the attachment point it too high. They push way better with a low mount blade and cleated tracks. They are a small, compact machine and will do fine relative to their size, weight and price point. They do have a simple drive gear clearing device that can be easily home fabricated and welded on to prevent the build up of ice, rocks, mud etc. This being said, I did jamb the drive roll with ice and broke a few things before I found this out.
If it has a lot of hours the track and cog could be worn out. This of course skirts the obvious of making sure the track is tensioned correctly. Replacing just the main track drive cog will work on a worn track (essentially just a huge chain) but will wear out the cog in a short time.
I agree very poor on power it has no digging ability at all. if all you needed to do is level off loose dirt it would do but I wouldn't pay what this machine would cost not worth it.
The issue with this particular machine is it that it is equipped with a front end loader. This positions the leverage points too high to make a viable bulldozer. It has more than enough power, just not enough traction. The leverage of the attachment points picks up the front of the tractor only only allows the back few inches of track to bite. If it had the standard low mounted dozer blade it would more than quadruple it's dozing ability. But I and many others would much rather have the front end loader than just a dozing blade.
So is a yacht when someone else is in a jon boat but it depends on how you live. Because its very clear that most people live their lives looking over the fence and complaining instead of looking at what life is really all about.
thats what they all say. i work for udig and that what everyone says then i show up when they have ripped threw the gas line haha. sometimes they put those in way back in the day and every couple years if you take a inch or so off the top that gas line might be real shallow.
I've always been a big fan of equipment especially dozers and I mean of all sizes. SixtyFive if you get tired of that thang just send it to me I'll see what I can tear up with it haha.
This was a ton of fun to own. I bought it simply to fix and resale and had it for 2+ years but had to let it go. I've been keeping my eyes out for another second hand for years but no luck.
