I have located a fantastic old machine, manufactured in 1964 and in incredible condition for its age. I seems ideal for my farm work needs. My question is, are there any chronic serious issues with this model? Its hard to believe as simple as it is and as solid as it is at 48 years old, but I have to ask. Thanks
Never owned one but i did run one in the late 70s it was ok no problems
absolutely exellent tractor for ag work. no real problems as long as regular maintence; such as final drive preloads are done, check steering booster oil level as well. show us a pic mate
Pics were taken last winter and she has been used a bit, so not quite as pretty
Nice looking 6, I like the wings they added to the dozer. Nothing wrong with a cable dozer for farm work if everything is in good shape, not sure about parts though. Good luck
Spent a lot of time on a 6b in the late 60s early 70s skidding logs, it was a good machine, little higher geared than the 6c at that time, you could sure get back up the skid trail faster, cat classic should have parts, seems they used 6c and 9u parts. Whats on the back Bee gee pump? it looks like its been super took care of, the only thing i would want differnt would be a angle blade . good luck Matt
Not a bad little old Cat, but they are a lightweight tractor designed for moderate use, and if you try to do lots of heavy duty dozing with it, it will give you trouble. The steering clutches/brakes are dry, not in oil, unlike the D6C. This means they wear out fast, and get hot quick, if you do lots of sharp turning and braking. The transmission will break if you work her hard, it's the weak point of an otherwise good little tractor. The D333 is unbreakable at 90HP output - but the water pumps are a PIA for leaking seals. Their worst, and most common stunt is suddenly letting all the coolant go, overnight, with no warning. If you're the type of operator who jumps on a tractor first thing in the morning and roars off without checking any fluids, you'll have a cracked head within 5 minutes of startup. It's critical that you check the coolant every time this machine cools down to ambient temperature. The blade push arms are too light on the D6B and they crack and break. It looks like those ones have been plated, so you're O.K. there. Keep an eye on the equalizer bar for cracks, and for perished rubber blocks in the pads under the end of the E.B. Watch for broken/loose bolts in the carrier roller supports, where they bolt to the track frame. All the track frame bolts collect a pounding from track frame vibration, and it gets worse when the rails get cupped with wear. The Cat oil clutch will outlast you, no problems there. This tractor is a good old design Cat, in the days when Cats durability was miles ahead of the pack. As Merv says, keep your maintenance up - check the final drive bearing preload every 1000 hrs, wash out the finals and transmission with diesel every 1000 hr oil drain period, keep the coolant clean, and she'll go for a long time yet.
My Dad ran one for 15 years.Started when it was new had hyd.blade.Only time it gave trouble was when he was off from work and a worm run it then it was minor.Last time I heard of it man told me he had sold and bought it back several times.
i love the looks of them old machines they got a style no new machines have any more i wonder witch would win in a push off this or my old d7 3t
Iput alot of hours on both, your 3T would win hands down, 3T'S ,17a' was great dozers skided a lot of logs with em, get to missin them old Cats, till i get on this new JD850k
Thanks for the advice and walk down memory lane folks! I'm looking forward to putting her to work.
i got 2 i got 2 3t's one my grandfather was traded for work he did with it and the other i found on Craigslist we paid 2500 for it and she had a new undercarriage with maybe 30 hours on it granted we still need to fix a pulley on the winch so we can use her without breaking something