the Struck mini-dozer is one of those pieces of equipment that have outlived its usefulness. the last time i checked, the bigger, more capable Struck dozers were in the $35-$45k range. you can buy several very good mini-track loaders for that kind of money and the track loaders have every kind of attachment you can think of. the Struck dozers are very limited in attachments. a "used" Vermeer or Ditch Witch or Toro Dingo with a standard bucket would have gone through this "forest of weeds" MUCH quicker than this Struck product did. sadly, while Struck was a great little machine forty years ago, it is no longer the "smart" piece of equipment to invest in now.
@@jimharvard of all the different things that I have refurbished and built the Struck mini dozer gets the most amount of goofball rude comments. I've got about $2500 into this machine. 35,000 could get me another piece of land for God sakes. I could buy A new car and my mini dozer. I could put an addition onto my cabin and buy my mini dozer. I could hook up power and water to my cabin and buy my mini dozer. i'm not grading a foundation, i'm Dozing trails. Quit being a troll and get a life.
I have a bucket as well. It’s driven by belts just like a riding lawn tractor. Very easy to work on. It’s like a lawn more with tracks and can go pretty much anywhere.
Why are you mini dozer people so fucking rude. I'm not doing a job and I'm not trying to be a professional quit being a dickhead and make your own videos if you don't like these videos
What is up with you mini dozer people!! You guys are just angry dickhead. I'm not trying to be a professional operator for God sakes. One of my great joys is going out and having fun. Don't watch my videos if they bother you so much. Maybe you could make your own how to videos🤷🏼♂️ but thank you for the comments, that helps😀
Russ Wentz appreciate you watching and taking interest. I enjoy making the trails/track more that riding the bike. I also like the older machines, bigger and seem to be heavier duty. My winter project is to put a new 22hp engine in it ( 13hp now). Take care
I always loved Struck kits from when I was a little kid and my Grandfather and I would work on his. It always looked like a toy but built for work. His was one of those that had the front loader and the backhoe. I remember that he got it completely rusted and seemingly destroyed and yet it was beefy as heck and very very well built. The frame was incredibly heavy. It has only been this year that I saw people buy these things new. I knew they came from a factory but I really thought that most people sourced parts themselves and built them from those parts. Thanks for sharing these really cool endeavors.
Small bulldozers seem to strike a chord with people. They are pretty specific with what they can and can’t do though. The tracks will tear up a yard in short order. I couldn’t have had a better piece of equipment for what I was doing. I loved going up to the property and blazing trails etc. that was more fun than actually riding my dirtbike on the finished product. they are super simple and anybody can fix and maintain. Thanks for the interest and memories.
@@zmurray9499 Thank you as well. I am rapidly getting inspired to start video-ing all the stuff I do. For instance I am found a Lincoln Lincwelder 225 in a scrap yard and it looked like it was dropped from a helicopter without its manifolds.The rust was incredible in the cylinders. I have gone in depth with making pieces and repairing things that I have never found in any videos on the tube. I just have to start doing it. Thank you.
I’m kind of an introvert guy but love doing the videos. I remember when I was flattered that I had 15 people subscribing. Now it’s 1500 and I could monetize.
You'd get way more done if the blade were on the rear and pulled instead of in front on that fake "bulldozer" with no blade "tilt". Any time one end digs in which is obviously all the time its going to continue digging in on every "pass" as the "tractor" follows the blade into the low spot.
Good video!.. no endless blah blah blah. Take note people
A lot of lost motion running machine to fast motor rims not high enough needs more practice on machine
It's not a race and I'm not a professional. Dozing trails is one of my great joys.
I like these small dozers but is this one just way underpowered or not running right?
It was under powered, only 13 hp. Iast summer I put a 22hp engine in it. Now it operates at slightly higher than idle. Take care
@@zmurray9499 I bet, that’s a huge increase. I’d love to get one of these myself, cheers!
Yes.
the Struck mini-dozer is one of those pieces of equipment that have outlived its usefulness. the last time i checked, the bigger, more capable Struck dozers were in the $35-$45k range. you can buy several very good mini-track loaders for that kind of money and the track loaders have every kind of attachment you can think of. the Struck dozers are very limited in attachments. a "used" Vermeer or Ditch Witch or Toro Dingo with a standard bucket would have gone through this "forest of weeds" MUCH quicker than this Struck product did. sadly, while Struck was a great little machine forty years ago, it is no longer the "smart" piece of equipment to invest in now.
@@jimharvard of all the different things that I have refurbished and built the Struck mini dozer gets the most amount of goofball rude comments. I've got about $2500 into this machine. 35,000 could get me another piece of land for God sakes. I could buy A new car and my mini dozer. I could put an addition onto my cabin and buy my mini dozer. I could hook up power and water to my cabin and buy my mini dozer. i'm not grading a foundation, i'm Dozing trails. Quit being a troll and get a life.
@@jimharvard but thank you for watching my video and commenting😉
@@zmurray9499 i'm glad your struck dozer only cost $2500 and that you are able to use it.
So this is like a lawnmower with a blade
I have a bucket as well. It’s driven by belts just like a riding lawn tractor. Very easy to work on. It’s like a lawn more with tracks and can go pretty much anywhere.
@@zmurray9499 I think it's awesome I would love to have one around my place
Blade does angle some and leans forward and backward. But a guy on a bobcat type machine be faster and probably not charge much so no machine cost
I have about 1500 bucks into the machine. Love nothing more than Creating trails/motocross track etc etc. not about the time or the money
quit stopping all the time and speed it up also , learn to operate the damn thing little piece of junk anyway , has no power at all
Why are you mini dozer people so fucking rude. I'm not doing a job and I'm not trying to be a professional quit being a dickhead and make your own videos if you don't like these videos
What is up with you mini dozer people!! You guys are just angry dickhead. I'm not trying to be a professional operator for God sakes. One of my great joys is going out and having fun. Don't watch my videos if they bother you so much. Maybe you could make your own how to videos🤷🏼♂️ but thank you for the comments, that helps😀
I would love to build something like this for myself but I can’t at the moment 🙁
Nice trail work and looks like a good project. I love that model of the Struck crawlers. Thank you for sharing.
Russ Wentz appreciate you watching and taking interest. I enjoy making the trails/track more that riding the bike. I also like the older machines, bigger and seem to be heavier duty. My winter project is to put a new 22hp engine in it ( 13hp now). Take care
this model has hydraulic rams?
cdoublejj yes sir👍
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It sure beats doing it by hand 👍
Really enjoy any chance I get to use it.
He did more by hand than with the "dozer", lol.
2 yrs. L8tr
Quicker than a wheelbarrow and a shovel 😉
@@zmurray9499 4 good landscapers and shovels and my money would go to them.
I always loved Struck kits from when I was a little kid and my Grandfather and I would work on his. It always looked like a toy but built for work. His was one of those that had the front loader and the backhoe. I remember that he got it completely rusted and seemingly destroyed and yet it was beefy as heck and very very well built. The frame was incredibly heavy. It has only been this year that I saw people buy these things new. I knew they came from a factory but I really thought that most people sourced parts themselves and built them from those parts. Thanks for sharing these really cool endeavors.
Small bulldozers seem to strike a chord with people. They are pretty specific with what they can and can’t do though. The tracks will tear up a yard in short order. I couldn’t have had a better piece of equipment for what I was doing. I loved going up to the property and blazing trails etc. that was more fun than actually riding my dirtbike on the finished product. they are super simple and anybody can fix and maintain. Thanks for the interest and memories.
@@zmurray9499 Thank you as well. I am rapidly getting inspired to start video-ing all the stuff I do. For instance I am found a Lincoln Lincwelder 225 in a scrap yard and it looked like it was dropped from a helicopter without its manifolds.The rust was incredible in the cylinders. I have gone in depth with making pieces and repairing things that I have never found in any videos on the tube. I just have to start doing it. Thank you.
I’m kind of an introvert guy but love doing the videos. I remember when I was flattered that I had 15 people subscribing. Now it’s 1500 and I could monetize.
"Had to work on it"? Sorry !
You'd get way more done if the blade were on the rear and pulled instead of in front on that fake "bulldozer" with no blade "tilt". Any time one end digs in which is obviously all the time its going to continue digging in on every "pass" as the "tractor" follows the blade into the low spot.
Not really good are we
Don’t understand but thanks for watching 👍
looks like you aren't either...
Ok lads,!me not operating only jealous.