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| they are not as durable! tracks & undercarriage components wear out faster & yes they will do clearing however stumps & brush tear up the rubber tracks |
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central ohio..between Springville and Millbrook. | Are you talking old school like a case 450 track loader versus a case 450 dozer??
We have both and honestly I like the track loader better than the 6 way dozer. The undercarriage on our machines are the same. But, like you are seeing, the track loader cost half as much. I don't know why people don't want them as they are very versatile if they have the convertible bucket.
If you buy a track loader with the hydraulic convertible bucket you will love it for land clearing and moving trees and roots and fence posts. Might leave the finish grade a little rougher than a 6 way blade dozer , but it will do great on the bulk of the work.
Josh Moorefield
Edited by HeyhayJCM 1/22/2016 12:07
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Wi | I assume CTLs have taken over a lot of that market.
What type of clearing?
Edited by durallymax 1/22/2016 11:52
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New Brunswick, Canada | Track loader is better for clearing. Cheaper I think because they a worse loader for anything else. Not gonna load round bales in the field or load out manure etc. Expensive to keep around for one task.
Jeffery - 1/22/2016 11:19
Which is better for clearing? |
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| $22k for this seems way better than any $22k dozer I could buy.......... 
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West Tennessee | Seems like the double grouser pads that most track loaders have would hinder pushing ability. It also seems like the lift arms wouldn't be able to handle as much tree pushing as a dozer blade. I've never operated a track loader so those are just my observations and I don't pretend to know for sure. |
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Norhtwest Iowa | I have both, a cat 955k and a d7E dozer. The dozer would probably leave before the loader. Think of what you can so with your tractor and loader then think of it on steroids. I've repaired terraces easier, carry trees you've removed and load trucks. The only thing that's harder to do with the track loader is level to grade. Teeth on the bucket are a must. |
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NE Texas | Track loader is much better for clearing but much more expensive to work on because it is so much harder to get to somethings because it is built in the loader frame. |
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North Central Texas | You can do alot of work with a 963 but on hot days those rigs get hot. Dozer will keep at it and I will blow the rad on the loader at least twice a day even on a rear engine machine. You never have to build a ramp to push a tree though. |
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Wi | Pete1468 - 1/22/2016 13:35
I have both, a cat 955k and a d7E dozer. The dozer would probably leave before the loader. Think of what you can so with your tractor and loader then think of it on steroids. I've repaired terraces easier, carry trees you've removed and load trucks. The only thing that's harder to do with the track loader is level to grade. Teeth on the bucket are a must.
Anything is tougher and faster than a tractor loader. |
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Western Oregon | Track loaders usually have narrower tracks, short grousers. Not good on wet ground. You have to be careful with tracks, changing to dozer tracks can cause final problems, on hard ground. I had both, good for cleaning brush rows and digging ditches, the rest, better with dozer....James |
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West Chazy, New York | It's easier to make a nice finished grade with a dozer, and most trucks are loaded with either a wheel loader or an excavator, so the demand for track loaders isn't there anymore. Loading trucks with one of those things is a pretty tiring way to spend a day, and they aren't as fast as other machines. The market is determined by the construction trade, not agriculture. |
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Iowa | It's like any other trades, it has different tools for different jobs. Track loaders have there advantages and disadvantages just as any other tool. An other point to consider is most guys telling you which one is the best is because that's the machine they own or have used. Track loaders are a very versitial machine and will get a lot of different types of jobs done. That's not to say, done the best way or fastest or what ever but can do it. I worked for a very successful company for 15yrs. And the owner started with one machine and that was a cat 955l. Back in the day he built tarrases with it when it was new and he only had one machine. As the company grew he had track and wheel loaders, dozers, moter graders, scrapers and excavators, a fleet of dump trucks, etc.
if you have limited money for a line of machinery then it's up to you to look at the work that needs to be done and get your type of machine you like and getter done.
By the way my answer to your question is the best for clearing is an excavator with a hydraulic thumb and a good under carrage in shape to travel well.
Edited by dlc2cg5 1/22/2016 20:16
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North Liberty and South Bend, Indiana | Whats better for clearing? An excavator. Between track loader and dozer, loader. But if you want to mainly grade after clearing then dozer. I'd get a 200 class hoe and d4/d5 sized dozer for clearing. |
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Why are track loaders so much cheaper than dozers?
