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I'm looking for a dozer for pushing topsoil off a large pile (2ish acres). Long story short, we sell topsoil and occasionally need to rip the top 4-8" of the pile, let it dry and push off the dry material. I currently have a D4 and D5 but was looking into D6's. I've been doing some reading and am looking at either a D6N or D6T. The N's seem to be getting a little push back for being underpowered. I was wondering if anyone has any feedback? Thanks in advanced.
No direct feedback, but there’s a diesel mechanic on YouTube, his channel is called Adept Ape. Works on a fair amount of CAT stuff, he might be worth pinging for his thoughts.
It plays a lot on the dealer closest to you. Here we go mostly John Deere because there is a network of dealers spread throughout the area. Cats are mostly used here on big commercial jobs, like pipelines and major excavation. For that reason big iron is mostly sold at auctions. I can't give you any info on any of the newer Cats but I can say that a JD 750 is a way faster dozer than any 6 I've ever been around. Running bigger iron, even a 6 is a little different game. From what you described, I think I would just go get a day or week rent on a JD 650 or 750. Don't know if that is an option where you are but here it would totally work.
We've used a 750j before. I was partial to cat only because we have 2 others and chasing parts at multiple brand dealerships is tough. We try and stick with one brand and run with it. With that said, I might have to take a closer look at the deere. thanks
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cat has resized their line in recent years,
what was a d3, a small machine around 14k lbs is now the d1.
so on up the line.
have run older and newer d6s doing track work. newer ones are pretty nice.
also rented a Jd 750 for a grading project here at our stable. definitely the nicest machine I have ever used. handled like a smaller machine but out pushed any d6 I ever used
for what it sounds like you are doing maybe a track loader should be considered, it would give you another option to load with, unless you just absolutely have to have a 6 way blade,
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