![]() ![]() Don't mind me, I just like to share my thoughts on these starting engines, they just seem to be easy to screw up, once you know about em, they're just part of the program. One other consideration is when using the starting engine, is to make sure that diesel is spinning, on mine it won't circulate coolant to the starting engine unless engaged and spinning, 9U might not be the same, but better to know about this than not, if I fired up the starting engine on my D7, and did not know this, could easily overheat it and seize it up. In my opinion it's easy to make mistakes with these starting engines, little advice from people who are knowledgable goes a long way, keep the fuel system clean and your magneto firing a hot spark, using solid conductor plug wires, don't use champion plugs, starting motors seem to work pretty good, great for cold weather starts, just need to learn about them, that and the start up procedure, make sure it kicks out without overspeeding, another thing to remember about these. Carbs on these are easy enough to clean and maintain, sometimes they can leak down, stuck float or something. ![]() Learn about taking care of the starting engine, remember gas can leak down from the carb on these and contaminate the crankcase oil, a must change on that or that thinned oil will cause the motor to fail, just a few things to know there. You can check to see if the finals leak, look on the track pads if it's sat awhile, if so, best to stay out of water and muck, it can get in there if the bellows type seal has started to leak, can let water and silt into the compartment. The point is with any of this, at that price you want this tractor to be in field ready, good working condition. You could pry against the sprocket and see if there is any play, meaning it's loose on the dead axle, which is a tapered kind of a shaft with splines, pressed fit, if something loosens up there it can cause problems that need repair, check with a magnet in the final housing, remove the fill plug and see if the magnet brings up any pieces or particulates of metal, could indicate a problem, bearing starting to fail or worse. If the undercarriage measures up to be in good shape and you have no problems in the final drives, meaning no substantial repair work is needed, I can see someone asking that price, but with the age of the tractor, few thousand more could get you a C series or possibly a D series, all were good models, though my thoughts on prices may be off, better to spend a little more for one in good shape. I think the 2 most expensive items to consider are the undercarriage, (you may want to familiarize yourself with how to measure the components) and the final drive components. This one probably has the least amount of gremlins by virtue of it's solid design, if it was taken care of similar to the way it looks, kind of like a one owner or something not used everyday like a contractor would, probably not much to worry about, especially if it came from a farm or was privately owned. We have taken care of all the details to make sure you can have all of the fun.Re: Cat d6 Dozer in reply to Rick in NB, 07-06-2008 11:28:06 Completing the kit is a solid cast resin “stacked plate” counterweight, and rigging. With a 14 inch long boom and fabricated steel assembly, features include dual hand crank winches with thumb brakes – just like the original Doepke UNIT crane – boom suspension with three-part line, a custom two-part line load block and brass sheaves. With its solid pressed steel construction, working blade lift, realistic engine and free rolling tracks, this dozer pushed its way into the hearts of thousands of children when it was first introduced in the 1950’s and continues to do the same with collectors today.īased on the success of this highly sought after toy, CCM has created a Pipelayer kit to allow collectors the opportunity to make this great toy even better.ĭesigned to look as though this it could have rolled off the factory line along side the originals, this kit comes with everything needed to make your Doepke D6 into a fully functioning sideboom pipe-laying toy. When it comes to moving dirt in the sandbox, no toy is more accomplished than the Caterpillar D6 bulldozer produced by Doepke. ![]()
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