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1500$ Ac hd15 should I🤔

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Topic: 1500$ Ac hd15 should I🤔

Posted By: Dozer man
Subject: 1500$ Ac hd15 should I🤔
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2023 at 10:54pm

I found a nice hd 15 dozer starts and operate perfect rails measure about 45% maybe alittle more Sprockets are pretty worn still have some life. I really wanna buy it but I’m worried I won’t be about to replace the tracks when I need to. It has a 6-71 Detroit and it sounds soooo good😂.

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Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2023 at 11:17pm

Yes buy it.

Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2023 at 7:01am

yes, it will go a long way unless your using it 8 hrs everyday

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Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20

Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15

Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2023 at 7:58am

It's been years now as the job is no longer profitable to perform in all but extreme cases of unavailability, but welding and building up sprockets, idlers, rollers, chains, etc. on undercarriage used to be a good gig for me. I've done literally dozens of them.

I'd bet a guy could still do this work profitably if not rushed as so much is NLA from any sources. Pretty easy to keep an old tractor working if parts can be rebuilt to usable status. However, getting people to obligate funds to do the work after you find a party willing to do the work, is difficult.

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