using AG6 or HG to do work?

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andy b.

August 16, 2004, 08:00:55 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by andy b.
i check into this board every now and then, but don't have a crawler yet so don't have a lot of questions.  there seem to be HG or AG6 crawlers come up for sale pretty regularly around my area and i was wondering just how useful one would be.  there's actually an HG with a loader for sale right now.  i'd like to get something to use to level out some areas around my place, move some fill around to fill low spots, and push several truckloads of fill into an old slate test quarry to reduce the drowning danger to any children in the area (mainly my own).  the test quarry is maybe 30'x40' and 30' deep, so it isn't like i want to fill in a baseball stadium.  would one of these old Cletracs be okay for something like this?  i know it wouldn't be as fast as using a more modern machine like a Deere 450 track loader, but will the Cletrac work or are they more for show in their advanced age?  for reference, i'm not afraid to work on old machinery (i've rebuilt several vehicles including a Deere 40U and a Farmall F-14 is in my garage in pieces at present).

any advice or words of warning are appreciated.

andy b.

Blake Malkamaki

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August 16, 2004, 11:23:23 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by Blake
Once you learn how to run it good, the AG-6 should do work as good as a John Deere 450. Of course, the HG is not going to do as much because it's smaller.
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Bill Seal

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August 17, 2004, 12:00:48 AM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by Bill Seal
My OC3 with an Anderson blade and aux Model A tranny is a lot more machine than my Ford 9N was, and it's small enough to fit in the stable and clean out the horse poop. Even used it to level a pad and drag in an old 50' mobile home (don't tell the neighbors!) It has a 2" ball on the draw bar, and it's really handy for spotting boat trailers, toy box trailers and such.

Bill Seal

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August 17, 2004, 12:04:17 AM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by Bill Seal
I was going to include a picture, but can't figure out how.

andy b.

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August 17, 2004, 02:18:30 AM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 12:00:00 AM by andy b.
Blake, Bill,

thanks for the replies.  i think i'll try to take a look at the HG (and there's an AG-6 around as well that i'll check out).  i will say, it would be much easier to haul an HG to a friend's or neighbor's house to do some work than a machine like a Deere 450.  who knows, by fall or next spring i may have some REAL questions to post.
:)

andy b.
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