What is this tractor/dozer?

[Skywatcher]

I came across this interesting tracked tractor thing and am wondering if it would be worth it to buy and fix for no particular purpose. What is it, or its purpose? Also, what is the front end attachment?

 

[DrAllis]

Poor pictures, but with headlines like that it is a J.I. Case, not an Allis-Chalmers.

 

[joeysmith]

Not sure of brand but looks like a track loader with a dozer attachment

 

[joeysmith]

Poor pictures, but with headlines like that it is a J.I. Case, not an Allis-Chalmers.

Did case use an atc badge?
Asking cause im not familiar with it

 

[Jim.ME]

That nose badge says ATC; ATC is not Allis Chalmers. ATC became Terra-trac and was merged with Case.

The attachment was a way to have a dozer blade on a loader.

 

[Skywatcher]

That nose badge says ATC; ATC is not Allis Chalmers. ATC became Terra-trac and was merged with Case.

The attachment was a way to have a dozer blade on a loader.

Thank you. What is the value of it, in your opinion? It hasn’t run for 20 years

 

[used red MN]

Thank you. What is the value of it, in your opinion? It hasn’t run for 20 years

Hello Skywatcher, welcome to YT! Something like that that hasn’t ran in 20 years would be worth whatever it would bring at scrap price. And maybe even less considering the difficulty to load something like that on a trailer. There are so many unknowns about the engine, transmission and hydraulics. Also since you can’t even identify it I would suppose it would be a fair guess that you know very little about the undercarriage of such a machine and how to tell how bad it is worn. The undercarriage is the tracks and everything that makes up what connects them to the machine and makes it go supporting the weight of the machine. Repairing those is very expensive. To retrace a bit, say you pay $500 for it, then the engine needs a $1000 put in it to make it run. Say you need $500 in new hydraulic hoses. You’re in it $2000, unless you get it pristine and all painted up I doubt you could get much over $3000 for it. So in the end you have to determine what your time is worth. Fixing up something like that is usually a labor of love, not a labor for profit.

 

[Jim.ME]

Thank you. What is the value of it, in your opinion? It hasn’t run for 20 years

used red MN gave you good info.

Did you find the serial number to help ID it?

Setting there with an open exhaust stack the engine could well have gotten water in it and be stuck/internally rusted. Maybe it is in a dry location and the engine is still free.

Why was it parked? What is the condition of the driveline?

Is it even for sale?

You could do more research and determine if it was a sought-after machine in the collector/show market. Lacking that info, unless you just want a project to put money into with no thought of ever breaking even, I am going to say less than scrap value due to the cost and time to move and scrap it.

 

[Skywatcher]

Hello Skywatcher, welcome to YT! Something like that that hasn’t ran in 20 years would be worth whatever it would bring at scrap price. And maybe even less considering the difficulty to load something like that on a trailer. There are so many unknowns about the engine, transmission and hydraulics. Also since you can’t even identify it I would suppose it would be a fair guess that you know very little about the undercarriage of such a machine and how to tell how bad it is worn. The undercarriage is the tracks and everything that makes up what connects them to the machine and makes it go supporting the weight of the machine. Repairing those is very expensive. To retrace a bit, say you pay $500 for it, then the engine needs a $1000 put in it to make it run. Say you need $500 in new hydraulic hoses. You’re in it $2000, unless you get it pristine and all painted up I doubt you could get much over $3000 for it. So in the end you have to determine what your time is worth. Fixing up something like that is usually a labor of love, not a labor for profit.

Thank you for the information. It would be fun to have one of these that runs, but yes, it would take alot of time and money to get it working again