ilcorngrower
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My father is in the excavating business. I work with him and I farm a little too. I am interested in expanding into being a drainage contractor. I have talked to many different guys in the business and have gotten different perspectives. Am looking for some info/advice on a dozer to pull a plow. Obviously pipe size/depth is an important factor in how much tractor you need.
When I was a kid we had a D8H that dad left on a big dirt dump we were running. It was a great old hog. I was seriously looking into a mounted plow on the back of an older dozer. Our biggest dozers now are 2 750 Deeres. They are to small to pull a plow. I was wondering opinions on D8H or D8K. Dad said the 8H had less power and not as heavy of final drives as the 8K. Anybody that has pulled anything with these types of machines what is your experience in a hard pull? How would they do on a contour? I would like to try and get started on the cost effective end having <100K invested in plow tractor and plow setup. Would a D7H with Diff Steer out pull a D8K in this application? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks
When I was a kid we had a D8H that dad left on a big dirt dump we were running. It was a great old hog. I was seriously looking into a mounted plow on the back of an older dozer. Our biggest dozers now are 2 750 Deeres. They are to small to pull a plow. I was wondering opinions on D8H or D8K. Dad said the 8H had less power and not as heavy of final drives as the 8K. Anybody that has pulled anything with these types of machines what is your experience in a hard pull? How would they do on a contour? I would like to try and get started on the cost effective end having <100K invested in plow tractor and plow setup. Would a D7H with Diff Steer out pull a D8K in this application? Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks