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Southern Pa. | Lots of good advice in above posts.The 1845 and 1845B used a 188 cu.inch case engine. Overall a decent engine.The 1845C used the 3.9L (239 cu.inch) Cummins engine. They're pretty much bullet proof. Only thing wrong with them over the case engine is they are a little noisier and seem to have a little more vibration at an idle, IMO.But the pros outweigh the cons. I went from a 1845C to a 75XT. The 75XT had a smoother/quieter running engine than the 1845C. (Still a 3.9L Cummins) My 1845C had over 5000 hrs when we traded it, everything still worked flawlessly. The biggest reason we traded was because we got a larger TMR mixer, and the 1845C struggled to dump into it. The 75XT had a little higher lift height, and had a vertical lift boom linkage which helped when you were trying to dump into the center of something high.
It probably will be difficult to find one with much less than 5000 hrs. I'd be pretty skeptical of ones claiming to have only 2 to 3k hours. It's possible, but not likely your going to find one with those hours.They were built from around 1986 through around 1999, which makes them anywhere from about 15 to almost 30 yrs.old.The early ones had a brown Rops/cab, later ones were grey. I've seen some early ones that had the cab painted grey in an attempt to make them look like a late model. There wasn't a lot of significant changes between early and late models that I recall. I think the over head instrument panel was moved to the side, and they had a regular style lap bar instead of two little bars,( one on each side) which is a little nicer.
Some things to look for when buying. An 1845C should be able to pick it's back end off the ground at an idle. If it can't , the hydraulics are weak. You should easily be able to do donuts at half throttle on concrete/ black top either way. (Clockwise, Counterclockwise) If it won't easily do this, you have hydro problems.($$$$) I wouldn't try to do this test at high travel speeds, (ie. don't move the control levers very far) or you might get bouncing so bad you'll have a hard time staying on the seat!! Try to warm the machine up before testing, cold oil can mask problems. Check for excessive play in the loader/self leveling linkage, etc.Look under the seat for oil leaks around hydro pumps /motors. Wheels should be sitting straight, not cocked in at the top. If they're leaning, either the bearings are going out on the axles, or the chain case is bent where the axle housing attaches. (Seen that before, LOL.) Could be more things mentioned, but it hopefully gives you some pointers. If you have a friend that owns one, take him along, and buy him dinner, they may spot problems you wouldn't think about if you're not familiar with them.
FWIW, Good luck!
Edited by JD 9400 8/25/2015 22:29
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