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    Hi, folks

    I live on a farm in northwest Illinois and I'm too old to want to do much more than get the place ready for sale. I have a certain amount of scrap to get rid of, one way or the other, First and foremost is an old 1960's caterpillar trackloader weighing about 18,500 pounds. It would run if I put in 2 new 12volt batteries at a cost of about 150 bucks. This I don't want to mess with. It's about worn out I believe. I also have some miscellaneous scrap, hayrake, dirt scoop, tiller, etc, Anyhow, I'm wondering what someone would give me for the dozer.



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    You might just advertise the scrap on CraigsList for a percentage and let the other scrapper do the work cutting/hauling, do a percentage of the daily scale/pay ticket from the yard. Other than that, if you try doing it yourself, then take some time reading about breaking stuff down for maximum value. Welcome,,,
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    What kind of Cat??

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    D4 7u trackloader built in the 60's. Last ran about 6 or 7 years ago, and ran good, except the right side steering clutch lever got harder and harder to pull, and eventually wouldn't work at all I called the Cat dealer in Rockford IL and talked to the service mgr. He said it sounded like a linkage problem, rather than the steering clutch going out. I finished up the job on the farm I was doing and never used it again.

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    You should sell it for parts, might get a lot more than scrap value. And the buyer will pick it up so you don't have to hassle with it.


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