IS a HG 42 the right fit for me?

[mike26now]

Looked at the shovel dozer... it is a OC3-42 shovel dozer... unsure of year.  Appeared to be in good condition in my opinion.  Undercarriage seemed ok though it had been sitting awhile so hard to see the lower rollers since it had settled about 3" into the ground from sitting 2 years.  Exhaust had the normal flap on it and it was raining out but inside the exhaust pipe was drive which is good.  Engine turned over freely.  Not sure what else to report.  The owner owned it 3 years total, used it for a few months to make a foundation for a large barn...and once he built the barn he bought a new tractor and this has sat.  He said it seemed to have good power, worked well and no engine knocking or unusual noises.  Bucket only has 3 teeth that were added on....  about 5 teeth short but not a big deal.

Currently Im the first person to actually show up and look at it for the last month he's been trying to sell.. originally listed at 2,500 then 2,000 now 1,500...   he said he was quoted 300-400 for scrap price but has a guy that wants to buy the loader off it for $600 to put on another oliver he has... so sounds like that would drop the scrap weight so his best offer right now is about $900... I got him talked down to 1,200 and said I'd have to think about it since I'd have to pay someone to move it and there's no clear path from the driveway... he parked it then built a barn in front of it, has about 5 cords of wood next to it and trees on the other side of it so is gonna be an event getting it onto a trailer but gonna attempt to get him to 1,000 or 1,100 though I'd give him the 1,200 he said he wants... 

Didn't see any major issues... just a detached magento ground and he doesn't know where the key is... but minor stuff....   I'll probably call him tomorrow and try to push for 1,000 or 1,100 and take my chances...  Gonna read some more about how to install a distributor off the points in place of using the magneto to see what that would cost and how difficult it would be....  just considering worst case scenarios though I'm a bit optimistic about this but realize with it being probably 60 years old...  there may be issues...