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Codger 
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Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 4:49pm |
Widow is downsizing on retained possessions. I've known the tractor which is complete for a lot of years. However, it's not been ran in about six years. Engine is not frozen and I don't know about the steering clutches, but u/c appears to be in fair condition. It also has the bolt on grouser segments on top of the street pads. Story is the tractor was used to dig the basement to the house addition, and then put into the barn. There it remained not coming out till a couple of weeks ago to convert the parking space to a horse stall.
I'll haul it home after the first of the year when insurances go into effect for my tractor and trailer.
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Les Kerf
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Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 8:12pm |
Sweet! 
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 11:08pm |
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Last of the HD5 machines was 1955 ,
If you find the Serial # on dash plate or on the rear casting it can confirm the year built
Lot of small changes over years of production , improvements to loader frame are some along with the 2 speed reverse transmission .
With the loader pads without single grouser I dug many basements, put in drives, loaded many trucks and leveled many yards . Bought mine in 1972 and still have it , a 1955 HD5G - had 3 others 5G machines I sold and 1 HD5B from 1948 to 1955 machines
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 16 hours 25 minutes ago at 9:43pm |
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Ahhhh the sound of that 2-71 Detroit.....
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Posted: 3 hours 49 minutes ago at 10:19am |
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I'll be over there later today and look for a data plate. She thought it was a 1958 build and seemed pretty certain, but obviously there could be disparity.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 2 hours 52 minutes ago at 11:16am |
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Age of build can make some differences but overall interchange of any needed parts stays the same . Track , undercarriage , even full rear housing and components were used on the HD6 machines . Loader differed as did engine , but then the HD6 had updates also so from early first machines to last produced a lot of changes , the HD5 over the years just had small ones .
On the HD5G the big changes were in 2 speed reverse , 4 speed rather than 5speed , the loader frame front cross member going from box tube to round tube with welded brackets reinforcing round tube . pin length in upper fitment to loader frame
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Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel.
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