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SW Iowa | I'd say best to bite the bullet and get something that works well, doesn't leak oil, ready to go when you want it to, and is fun to run. The Caterpillar D6RXL with differential steering, tilt blade fills the bill. Be sure to get the XL for the extra track rollers. It rides better, and is easier to make a level cut.
As the other poster says, nothing better than jumping on it on a Sunday afternoon and moving some dirt or knock down and pile some trees for a couple or three hours. You can't hire a custom bulldozer/operator for an afternoon's work, or even a day's job. They like those full week jobs where the money is. I'd stay away from the old tractors (anything older than a 2000 year). Just too many things wore out, and everytime you want to start up and do something, first thing you do is fix something, or add hydralic oil due to leaks, or---. Get the picture? It is like an old combine, always breaking down when you want to thresh. If you like mechanicing, then fine, get an old dozer. If like to do dozer work, then bite the bullet.
Also, get a real good lowboy tandem axel trailer with tires and brakes. to haul it around too. The D6RXL Cat weighs around 46k lbs, so, you get a legal load with a 30,000# tractor-lowboy trailer combination.
Good luck! It is a big step into a good Cat dozer/lowboy, but once you do it you;ll be happy.
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