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Who has a bulldozer?
Posted on 3/7/15 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 3/7/15 at 5:59 pm
I've been looking for awhile and have decided to get one in the next couple of months. I will be using it around the house exclusively . I will be maintaining roads in the woods, clearing fire lanes, expanding plots and keeping fence / property lines clear. I have narrowed it down to a Cat D4/John Deere 450 size. It will not leave my property other than for service. I have a couple tractors that i use for plots and bush hogging so I don't want a Bobcat. I will likely buy used from a dealer with a warranty. Any experience on the OB? The wife is all for it so the hardest part is done.
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Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:04 pm to pdubya76
I have been around them a good bit and either one is a stellar machine...
have to say, even the small ones like you are talking about are pretty beefy for the light-weight work you are talking about doing...
have you thought about just putting a blade on the front end of a tractor?...
have to say, even the small ones like you are talking about are pretty beefy for the light-weight work you are talking about doing...
have you thought about just putting a blade on the front end of a tractor?...
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:07 pm to pdubya76
A D4 is pretty huge for food plot work 
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:08 pm to pdubya76
Cat
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:10 pm to pdubya76
John Deere FTW!
I've owned a JD 450H, 650J, and 700H. All of these were great machines. Have a Cat D5 now and don't like it at all. I got a great deal on it and couldn't pass it up but I am looking to sell it and go back to John Deere.
I've owned a JD 450H, 650J, and 700H. All of these were great machines. Have a Cat D5 now and don't like it at all. I got a great deal on it and couldn't pass it up but I am looking to sell it and go back to John Deere.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:11 pm to Spankum
I have a kubota Mx 5100 with a loader. It's a great tractor an I have pushed a few small trees but its not designed for that. I want it to be around for awhile.
The plot work would be making a 1/2 acre plot into a 2 acre plot for example. We live on 90 acres and I have a laundry list of jobs waiting for it. Work always seems to get in the way ...lol
The plot work would be making a 1/2 acre plot into a 2 acre plot for example. We live on 90 acres and I have a laundry list of jobs waiting for it. Work always seems to get in the way ...lol
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:13 pm to pdubya76
Nothing exceeds like excess.
Dad had a case 450 growing up. That's way more than you need for land maintenance, unless you're making your plots larger. Damn thing is sitting in his yard right now. I remember him always having to work on it, but that may have just been because of it's age( 70s model)
Dad had a case 450 growing up. That's way more than you need for land maintenance, unless you're making your plots larger. Damn thing is sitting in his yard right now. I remember him always having to work on it, but that may have just been because of it's age( 70s model)
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:18 pm to T4
How old is your D5? Which model? D5g?
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:26 pm to pdubya76
2008 D5G LGP
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:27 pm to T4
How much you selling it for?
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:37 pm to pdubya76
I have a D5N been pretty good so far.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 6:47 pm to T4
I rented one for a month and cleared about 600ft of over grown fence line in a weekend and played for a few weeks. It was so much fun. Sometimes I dream of hanging up the IT gig and becoming an operator but quickly realize I'd starve.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:10 pm to Stexas
I been thinking of buying the same one OP. But then again I have a Case 580C extendahoe. I been able to push trees to about 6" over with it if the ground is wet. Anything bigger, I just do a Lite dig on one side and then push it over. But it would make things a lot easy with a dozer.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:33 pm to pdubya76
I know over the past few years, John Deere has had much better financing that CAT. A lot of the loggers I worked with switched over because of it.
That being said, a JD 450 =/= D4. You can usually take the beginning number of a cat machine like d4, and add 1 to it to get the comparable JD machine. I have driven a bunch of different dozens, and out of a 450J and a D3, I'd get the 450. It is hard to describe, but it is a lot more agile for lack of a better word. You've also got to decide on whether you want a wide track or not
That being said, a JD 450 =/= D4. You can usually take the beginning number of a cat machine like d4, and add 1 to it to get the comparable JD machine. I have driven a bunch of different dozens, and out of a 450J and a D3, I'd get the 450. It is hard to describe, but it is a lot more agile for lack of a better word. You've also got to decide on whether you want a wide track or not
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:36 pm to pdubya76
My dad had a D3 about 10 years ago. He bought it and 10 lots in his neighborhood. Used it to clear the lots and sold it 12 months later for the same price he gave for it. It even caught fire in that time span.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:38 pm to pdubya76
Gonna keep it through the summer and sell it this fall, not sure what price would be, depends on the hours.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:43 pm to pdubya76
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Any experience on the OB?
I am in the pipeline construction business and we own about 20 or so at the moment. All Cats from 6's to 8's. If we need more, we rent. We don't use Deere's at all and that includes excavators as well so no help there.
If you go Cat, what dealer do you have in mind?
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:58 pm to MWP
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If you go Cat, what dealer do you have in mind?
There is a Puckett Cat dealer about 15-20 minutes from my house in Brookhaven,Ms. One of my sons friends dad is a sales rep there so we will likely purchase there.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 8:01 pm to Hammertime
Havent really thought much about wide track or LGP.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 8:06 pm to pdubya76
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There is a Puckett Cat dealer about 15-20 minutes from my house in Brookhaven,Ms
I rented some equipment from them a while back on a job I did in the Sip, maybe 5 years ago. Seems like a pretty decent outfit. You should check out a Ritchie Bros auction before you pull the trigger. Might could find a better deal.
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