Caterpillar D5

Hey D2 Cody,

I have to admit, the D5 is one of the sweetest tractors I have ever run. The size to HP ratio is great. The D5 we owned had a long UC with 30" pads and that Cat would float on soft stuff realy good. I sure liked that cat. It was a dream to grade with, just a well balanced Cat. It would hang on the slopes good too. The tractor had a set of rippers on it to help balance the cat.

You didn't say if the D5 was a special application or not, direct drive or torque converter. Some say the torque converter is not good for farmers, as the direct drive doesn't heat up as much. For a grading tractor, and for over all work done the D5 has the 4-d beat hands down in my opinion.-glen

hello ,most here in australia now use excavator for tree remaval as they are quicker ,cleaner and can do other work so you are not stuck just doing dozer work ,as 7upuller say the D5 special application would be best for drawbar work ,bruce oz
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Hi D2 Cody,

When you say Ag work do you mean drawbar or blade work. If you are doing a lot of drawbar work, a direct drive D5, maybe even better a D5SA tractor would be the way to go, however if it is blade work, a powershift tractor is preferable. The D5's are a lot more tractor than the D4D, hence more output. My preference would be for a later model D5B with the direct injection engine, ROPS canopy or cabin and cat multi shank ripper. They are a very stable and manouverable tractor, nice to trim and tidy up with, cheap to run. I am not sure of the serial number breaks, there was a final drive dead axle mis alignment problem with some. Caterpillar had a recall and had a field rebore process to rectify, those that escaped this can chew up bull gears and pinions.

They are a beautiful little tractor for farm work, also very easy to transport, just watch for wear on the bottoms of the final drive housings, some had wear guards, some didn't. Bottoms of housings can wear to the point that they start to lose oil etc. The SA tractors are higher horsepower for drawbar work, but to my knowledge can only be fitted with a toolbar blade.

Happy tractor hunting and best wishes for a successful future business. Neil

Hello everyone,thank you all for the info I really appreciate it.I do not farm at all I do mostly ag dirtwork(pond construction,pivot development,building site development,etc.) with my contracting business for ag producers is what I meant to say sorry for the confusion.It sounds like the 5 would make a nice starter dozer, thanks again for the replies.

Not sure if it has already been sold . Kansas cat on the ACME forum has /had a D5 he wanted to sell . . If your not on ACME ,I could ask if he still has it if you wish .

ianoz that would be great...if you can find out and let me know maybe I could get in touch with him via phone.I would really appreciate it.Thanks again

D2 Cody---here is Steve's e [email protected]--I ran that D5 last year at the spring fling and as Glen says IT WAS SWEET!
Dan
also--if it is still for sale and you buy it please wait until June 1 to pick it up!! 😆😆