Small Dozer - Capabilities?? - 07/18/06 03:00 AM
Not technically a pond question, but I figure some of you guys have real life experience with dozers.
I'm wondering what the capabilities of the smaller bulldozers are...the 40 HP models like the Mitsubishi BD2 or the Komatsu D20? With the price and hassle of hiring someone for 3 days a year for my various projects, I can almost justify buying a machine this size, but only if it is capable of some real work. It seems like there is always something I would like to do that ends up with the thought "Man, a dozer would make short work of that!".
I need to maintain my fence lines and do light clearing tasks. Will this size dozer knock down an oak tree with an 8" base? What size tree can a dozer this size handle? I have lots of mesquite, cedar, and smaller oaks that I would like to clear.
Any thoughts from you dozer guys out there??
I'm wondering what the capabilities of the smaller bulldozers are...the 40 HP models like the Mitsubishi BD2 or the Komatsu D20? With the price and hassle of hiring someone for 3 days a year for my various projects, I can almost justify buying a machine this size, but only if it is capable of some real work. It seems like there is always something I would like to do that ends up with the thought "Man, a dozer would make short work of that!".
I need to maintain my fence lines and do light clearing tasks. Will this size dozer knock down an oak tree with an 8" base? What size tree can a dozer this size handle? I have lots of mesquite, cedar, and smaller oaks that I would like to clear.
Any thoughts from you dozer guys out there??