My Other, Other Project Rebuild...

[mustangwagz]

Well boys and Gals, as yinz prolly know..i can never sit around bored. i ALWAYS gotta be working on something. so..once attex was pretty much done, i got another project rounded up. Its a STruck Mini Dozer. MD45. Bought it a couple weeks ago. Rode it around for bout an hour or so?...then tore it down. lol ill post the link to my pictures so everyone can watch the build if they'd like.

Merry Early Xmas everyone! be safe and enjoy the holidays!!

------> My Struck MD45 Build.. <-----

[North Country Tough]

Weird,when I was but a youngin I use to sit at my Granpappys cottage going thru all his popular mechanics mags,this was in the mid sixty,s and use to see adds for struck mini dozer,as well as other things that were built by that company they were kinda the Ron Popeil of mechanical objects and it fascinated me.As well there was always a section for the sportsman and you name it was there including six wheelers,neat project Wagzs you must keep your neighbors amused its like having the 5th mechanized unit livin next door.LOL Best of the season too you and family,and a happy Attex new year.Cheers N.C.T

[mustangwagz]

Weird,when I was but a youngin I use to sit at my Granpappys cottage going thru all his popular mechanics mags,this was in the mid sixty,s and use to see adds for struck mini dozer,as well as other things that were built by that company they were kinda the Ron Popeil of mechanical objects and it fascinated me.As well there was always a section for the sportsman and you name it was there including six wheelers,neat project Wagzs you must keep your neighbors amused its like having the 5th mechanized unit livin next door.LOL Best of the season too you and family,and a happy Attex new year.Cheers N.C.T

LOL, you nailed it by saying my neighbors are amused..they ALWAYS ask me what im working on next. lol the neighbor 2 doors down has a plethora of small engines and parts, and he knows when i pull in, i'm up to no good! lol when ppl come to my garage they usually spend hours asking and talking about all the vintage stuff i own. they ask why i gather up old stuff and use it versus new stuff... its simple.. First off the vintage stuff is usually cheaper to be had, Second, all the older stuff is made outta REAL metal, and doesnt break down all the time. lol This new stuff is junk, and packed full of electronic gadgets and gizmos..just more crap to put the basic back yard mechanic, outta business! luckily i got a good bit of electrical sense, and alot of mechanical sense, usually i can fix anything....

if its junk, and cant be fixed..bring it to me..ill get it running..thats what Everyone around here does! lol

[amphibious drew]

I love the old stuff too. Why buy new when you can get something older, better buillt, and already depreciated. Most toys I buy have already been worth the least amount of money they willl ever be worth. That means my stuff only goes up in value. More of an investment than an expense, and more fun that the stock market, just a little harder too convince my wife that a collection of old stuff with engines is just part of our nest egg like the old 401k.

[mustangwagz]

my ole lady is used to it now..ive had all kinds of stuff, come and gone by now. only the really neat stuff i hold onto! lol This will be a keeper unless some one comes along and offers me some astronomical amount for it.

[smog]

it's a very nice project. I'm keeping a set of argo plastic tracks here just so I can put them on a 1968 Massey fergusson garden tractor I have in the back of the shop. it got a 4 speed manual tranny so I would just have to add steering brakes.

[sherman]

very cool WAGZ I had a D-4 I sold and miss it looks like I'll have to try and find one like you, keep us posted with pics. and Merry Christmas to you and all on the site, by the way I'm originally from Greensburg,Pa and looks like were getting more snow and colder weather here then back in Pa. good luck with the project

[mustangwagz]

very cool WAGZ I had a D-4 I sold and miss it looks like I'll have to try and find one like you, keep us posted with pics. and Merry Christmas to you and all on the site, by the way I'm originally from Greensburg,Pa and looks like were getting more snow and colder weather here then back in Pa. good luck with the project

Thanks SHerman, indeed on the weather, no freakin snow here for xmas as ususal. lol what happend to the old days when there was like 2ft by now?! Global warming maybe..or who knows! but anyhow wish we had a little bit of snow to play in!

I think ill Make my dozer a D 3/4 or D-.75

[North Country Tough]

it's a very nice project. I'm keeping a set of argo plastic tracks here just so I can put them on a 1968 Massey fergusson garden tractor I have in the back of the shop. it got a 4 speed manual tranny so I would just have to add steering brakes.

I can well imagine this build and cannot wait to see it Smog you must be a mechanical engineer that mind of yours isn't idle for a minute.

[mustangwagz]

Added 6 new pictures. Its together, however it is far from done. i took it for a little ride tonight. lol Works way better than it did before i re-did everything. the stack is temporary. it vibrates way to much. it would need a brace to steady it, and if i did that, man it'd look un-godly ugly! lol but ill post more pics as i go!

[FREQ42]

It's looking grate, I collect the MT1800's and the MT2000's. You got a grate deal, it's hard to find the attachment's with them. it took me 2 years be for i found the backhoe for my MT1816 with loader. if you get board I could use one of my machines striped down and repainted.

[mustangwagz]

It's looking grate, I collect the MT1800's and the MT2000's. You got a grate deal, it's hard to find the attachment's with them. it took me 2 years be for i found the backhoe for my MT1816 with loader. if you get board I could use one of my machines striped down and repainted.

lol, you bring it down, we'll re do it! haha. by chance, were you the guy i was talking to via email about them? lol Cuz your in same state as he is. lol I sold the mower deck, still got sicle bar, prolly sell it to. just looking to keep the dirt blade/snow blade i got for it.

Hey, another question for ya freq, you got any track chains you'd be willing to part with!? or grouser pads? some of my pads have seen better days! lol

[FREQ42]

it my be? I do have a set of old tracks of my MT1816 that the pads are still good, the chain is CA550 and the pad's are just welded on. when i rebuilt my undercarriage i went and ordered new track's from struck, the new tracks they sell have pads welded on every other link. I will dig out my old tracks and see what condition there in, i know the chains wear worn out.
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this one needs to be striped and repainted then new decals put on. By the way I have seen your model with a diesel from china in them, makes them look and sound better.

[mustangwagz]

it my be? I do have a set of old tracks of my MT1816 that the pads are still good, the chain is CA550 and the pad's are just welded on. when i rebuilt my undercarriage i went and ordered new track's from struck, the new tracks they sell have pads welded on every other link. I will dig out my old tracks and see what condition there in, i know the chains wear worn out.
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this one needs to be striped and repainted then new decals put on. By the way I have seen your model with a diesel from china in them, makes them look and sound better.

Yup, CA550 chain! with dual attachment lugs on each link is what mine takes. 600 bucks for enough new chain to do both sides....YIKES!! mine has grouser pads every link, i see like you said, yours are every other pad. I assume they must have taken care of the "Breaking the chain" issue they had when rocks got lodged between drive/idle sprockets. alot of guys on the forums we're talking about this issue. i kinda wandered about the "every other link" idea to kinda help stuff fall out before it got stuck between chain and sprocket but i can also see it working vise versa. lol anyhow, get ahold of me freq! you can email me at mustangwagz@yahoo.com ill shoot ya my phone number from there!

-Zac

[North Country Tough]

Wow looking good Wagz,nice rebuild,thats quite the rigid stack kinda ironic that stack with all them lookers on the wall behind it.LOL,N.C.T