Cat Dozer Fitted With Deere Dozer Blade

Cat Dozer Fitted With Deere Dozer Blade TRACTORS Modifications 23-6-7 "I'm retired now but during my working years I owned several fine bulldozers. I sold the last one a few years ago but found I missed having one around," says Walter Fifelski, Wayland, Mich. "So I bought an old T340 International crawler loader which needed some tender loving care. I found that the blade attached to the loader frame was not suitable for light dozing. I was lucky enough to find a complete dozer blade off a 1010 John Deere and it suited me just fine. Because the T340 already had side plates mounted on the frame, I had a local machine shop make up king pins and the rest was quite simple. Using the loader arms to raise the blade and even apply down pressure, I find this dual-purpose machine works just fine. "Since at one time I owned a Deere 1010 dozer, I see very little difference in the way this machine handles. It only takes a few minutes to remove the dozer blade and put the bucket back on. I realize used blades like I have may be hard to find, but most anyone with a little ingenuity could make up a suitable blade. "I hope this idea will help some other reader with similar needs." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Walter Fifelski, 1700 138th Ave, Rt 2, Wayland, Mich. 49348.

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