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What all the other guys said!! I can only add it's like this when your steering it all day you develop muscles 💪 or bad shoulders. Tuff machine!! If your really going to work it replace the 5/16 normal bolts in the bull gear to 3/8 grade 8 or 9.. Remember to be sure you have the parking brake off never forget.. these machines are tuff but look up all the few things that are weak and fix them cause parts are becoming hard to find. These machines remind me of a old D9 Dozer but remember, up keep is going to save you in the long run! My 2 cents.

I’m sorry to hear of your wife’s struggles, hopefully things are better now. I didn’t realize, my buddy is behind my lever on my 520Xi in that picture!

Great deal! We’ve got to keep that old iron moving, they sure don’t make ‘em like they used to!

So somebody else who shall not be named Sylvia decided 12 psi was not enough in a tire and figured these where 8 bolt rims that needed 80. And promptly blew out a tire that was dry rotted for from sitting flat for 20 years. Ok fine no big deal a set of new shoes in order right? Well to hell with that lets just put some slime in ... along with a can of tune up in a can with rings that are smoking in a electric motor. Alrighty then... wonder if the poor sob that wanted to do things right had to deal with that? Good thing you took a real day job Kev and didn't have time to deal with this crap. The rim was a real pain to get off even with a special hub puller... then deal with the slime. I've had tires & rims a lot older than this better to deal with! So all said and done right ready to work as the Good Lord intended. New shoes/blasted and painted rims. Did I mention fronts don't hold air either? Blasted and painted them too. Bead sealer works wonders. Still have to deal with the battery acid that was sloshed down around the pan and started corroding things. You boys don't wanna see a pic of that mess. She likes hauling saw gear out to the wood lot tho.

First off thank you Pullstart for bringing this one back and saving it from one that knows no better. I'll mention no names here Sylvia but what the double hockey sticks happened here? Wanted to smoke one??!?!? Good Lord for NOS this thing sure looked like it been in the hands of somebody didn't have a clue... just sayin .. for never have mowed a blade of grass ?? I have no clue but I ain't even close to done roasting you Jimbo! Hope you haven't left yer sense of humor in the top drawer! Original thread here ... stand by for how It's done RIGHT!

I seen your posts I've been studying wheel horses for years I've already checked the place your taking about and it seems fine but I will definitely keep an eye on it and maybe do what you did just for the sake of fixing a possible problem... Thanks Pullstart! Always be open to improvements 👍

They are readily available and inexpensive...

Well, The long frame C series, 300 & 400 series plows are very common... why not start with one of those?

Depends on your intended jobs for it. I you must have a heavy duty garden tractor (which I doubt) then here it is. If you want something to putter with then keep looking.

Another way to say that it is a 45 to 50 year old orphan. Unless you already have 2 identical parts machines. A true rugged beast in its day. IMHO - not prime to be a solid investment now. Others may say to the contrary... Again, IMHO.

So it’s kind a inbetween machine .. too heavy duty or finkiy with steering, hydraulic and attachments ?

Bigger heavier. Difficult to work on 3pt is a valuable option. Attachments are unique to D series.. Back blade is nothing special. Not a very maneuverable beast. Cast iron twin Kohler is an industrial engine very heavily built but parts are getting very rare. Overkill for a 48" mower deck I have a D200 with a loader...

Thanks Again for all the input on the Big D , waiting til weekend for present owner to send video of machine running / operating / in-action to better judge. Cheers

OK I will go first. Front end loader attachments in working order and with the sub-frame bring $ 1500 to 2000.by themselves. The three point hitch adds a couple hundred or more and the tiller and mower may add $ 500 to $1000. If it runs and drives well and you WANT it be willing to pay-up a price of could be $ 3500 could be considered very reasonable.

The first pic was giving me a stiff neck..flipped it for ya!

Steering is known to be problematic on "D's" and with a loader it can be compounded. Also the trans/ engine coupler are known to fail and are NLA.

Welcome! Yes, pictures of all are needed to see if it is a "Show Case" or a "Show Stopper"!.... One thing to consider - all the implements for any of the D series - D180, D200, and D250 are unique to that series and do NOT interchange with the more common B, C, 300, 400, 500 series.

You’re going to get values that are all over the place. I recommend you post up some pictures to get a better “guess” from the forum.

Ah ok ,it is exactly the contrary for my Gutbrod 1300H which is a Colt Case Ingersoll 3016 rebadged Gutbrod !!

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