May 06, 2021
This Cat D9L was ready for a complete rebuild, but the parts for the 36-year-old dozer were expensive and hard to find. An innovative solution turned it into Franken-Dozer.
Oftedal Construction
The 36-year-old Cat D9L dozer came into the shop with its undercarriage worn out.
The engine and final drives had high hours on them. It had been working hard over the decades pushing Oftedal Construction s scrapers through the craggy terrain of Wyoming and nearby mountainous states.
Finding parts for the old D9Ls was not easy nor were they cheap. A cylinder block set the company back about $12,000 a couple of years ago.