

Remember that even my old loader looks good right after a power washing. If the undercarriage is fresh, all gauges working and showing proper operating range, engine in good shape with little or no smoke, then yes $12K is about right. Parts cost are pretty good compared with Cat I guess, but even routine things like hoses can get pricey fast. Your dealer probably does not stock most parts, but can order and get them in a reasonable time. In other words I was able to clear a nice area out of the woods for my house, but it took awhile and both the 450 and myself were pretty tired at the end of the day. It comes down to a trade off between inital cost, operating cost and time to complete a project. I found that my 450 loader would have to work prety hard to knock down moderate sized trees. The 450 is durable but not a real "hoss". What you get should depend on what you plan to do with it. Usually the hole is not in a serious place and can be brazed up, but better to rebuild before the engine lets go.

I'm told that the #3 con rod is usually the first thing to go, resulting in a new block "window". Watch for blow-by as a sign of a tired engine. Big enough to do serious work and small enough to be manuerverable and good on fuel.
#1965 JOHN DEERE 450 DOZER SPECS FULL#
The Case 450 is a good little dozer for the money. 2006 Deere 450J LGP full cab with heat and cold a/c new cutting edge on blade complete new undercarriage with new pads less than 200hrs ago ready to go needs nothing. Case dealer says it weighs 14,000# and his book dosen't give a HP for the 450, but it does show 40 Hp for a 188 in a Backhoe Also, would anyone know the weight of the machine and the HP of the 188 in the 450. I'm not sure, but I don't think the Cummins was in the 450C. If you can get one with the Cummins and it's in your price range buy it. It's hard to beat a Cummins in my opinion. As for the Cummins, if it's in a Case I think it's refered to as a CDC, Consolidated Diesel Corporation, but it's a cummins diesel. Someone had posted that the #3 rod sometimes came through the block. As far as I know the Case 188 is a pretty good engine. Im told that the 3 con rod is usually the first thing to go, resulting in a new block 'window'. Watch for blow-by as a sign of a tired engine. 2011 Paint Valley Equipment J5 Order Online at FINAL DRIVE PARTS JOHN DEERE Ref. It looked like the tilt plates (Banana plates) on the back of the blade had never been off. The Case 450 is a good little dozer for the money. Oil psi is about 60 when warm according to guage on dash.

Will spin the new pads in good dirt under a load. It has a miss on one cylinder, but I'm hoping that is an injector or can be cleared up with a valve adjustment.
#1965 JOHN DEERE 450 DOZER SPECS SERIAL#
Serial # shows this unit to be a 1973 model.
