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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 872338" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I hear what you say about the JD 550, the newer, bigger cousin of our JD 350... we haven't broken ours yet, but I was trying to fill in that ditch with the JD and it was just really hard on it, and would have taken me about 4 hours... today I was moving some manure/compost piles around and again, the old allis can push so much in front of it that it really pays for itself in saving wear on the smaller crawler... I still use the JD for pen cleanout and to make nicer piles once the most of the material has been moved... I just feel the reverser and steering clutches screaming at me when I try and work it hard, so I think it's wise to use it minimally at this point</p><p></p><p>I do also hear what you say about the older dozers not being great for grades and cleanup work, the blade on the Allis is pretty wobbly and it's hard to get it to scrape a small amount of dirt off without taking a foot off (and associated rocks)... </p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is whether the crawler you get has spring suspension or a 'hard bar'... pretty much all loaders have hard bars because of the weight, and doing a fine job of levelling is next to impossible on a dozer with springs, however, it's much easier on you and the machine if you're travelling over a lot of rock.... I'm investigating a way that I can have a hydraulic lockout on the springs, and I am also looking at making a tilt cylinder for the blade... all in due time though</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 872338, member: 9096"] I hear what you say about the JD 550, the newer, bigger cousin of our JD 350... we haven't broken ours yet, but I was trying to fill in that ditch with the JD and it was just really hard on it, and would have taken me about 4 hours... today I was moving some manure/compost piles around and again, the old allis can push so much in front of it that it really pays for itself in saving wear on the smaller crawler... I still use the JD for pen cleanout and to make nicer piles once the most of the material has been moved... I just feel the reverser and steering clutches screaming at me when I try and work it hard, so I think it's wise to use it minimally at this point I do also hear what you say about the older dozers not being great for grades and cleanup work, the blade on the Allis is pretty wobbly and it's hard to get it to scrape a small amount of dirt off without taking a foot off (and associated rocks)... Another thing to consider is whether the crawler you get has spring suspension or a 'hard bar'... pretty much all loaders have hard bars because of the weight, and doing a fine job of levelling is next to impossible on a dozer with springs, however, it's much easier on you and the machine if you're travelling over a lot of rock.... I'm investigating a way that I can have a hydraulic lockout on the springs, and I am also looking at making a tilt cylinder for the blade... all in due time though [/QUOTE]
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