Cat D4 weight

[Jim Tremble]

I need the weight of an old D4 Cat. we have to move. Has no blade. Tail seat tractor.

Thanks, Jim

[scatter cat]

I have a D4C 97 model it weighs around 18,000 lbs. with the blade. 14 or 15 thousand without the blade ?

[mschreiber]

40's 50's d4 around 9000 lbs

[Jim Tremble]

Here is a photo of it.

[s100]

I've had several 7U's over the years (the series after yours) and complete with dozer and belly pan etc. they're right at 14K. So mschreiber's figure of 9K sounds right on the money. That's a mighty odd setup yours has, with the seat clear back in the next county. What's that all about?

[mschreiber]

its a j series tractor from the late 30s to 1947, u' series machines 47 to 58

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Originally Posted by s100

I've had several 7U's over the years (the series after yours) and complete with dozer and belly pan etc. they're right at 14K. So mschreiber's figure of 9K sounds right on the money. That's a mighty odd setup yours has, with the seat clear back in the next county. What's that all about?

its a low profile orchard/vineyard machine. old cats = hard,heavy with deep pockets required

[s100]

My last 7U was a 1947. It had the Hyster towing winch so it had the older style fender mounted tank. I bought that one from the original owner with 1200 hours. I used that dozer for over 30 years. I hated to sell it but it was just sitting around rotting so what's the point in keeping it?

I made my living for many years with museum-era Cats. I have deep respect for the quality of not only the machines but the engineering that went into them. Yes, parts are dear, but if you rarely have to buy any, and (at least back in my days) if was relatively easy to find machines that you could pull parts from. Yes, I was pretty much the laughingstock of the excavating contractors, but every penny I made went to ME and none went to some BANK. And when business got slow, I didn't go broke like a lot of guys. I just stayed home and sold firewood and topsoil until things picked back up to my liking.

[OrgWayne]

Where did you find that little cat ?
Wayne

[Jim Tremble]

Sandy Oregon