Which picture are you seeing all these hydraulic levers in? I'm no expert : ) but I'm only seeing dog clutch levers in two pictures of the inside of the cab; images 9 and 12 - like about 6 or so of them adjacent to the steering wheel. I do seem some power steering hoses but that's about it.
I think you are correct in guessing a 112 from the early 1960's .....possibly as early as 1959 (112E produced from 1959-1961)
I see a 4 cylinder D330 looking engine and a knuckle buster type control. Not a 212 because CAT stopped production of the smallest grader in 1957 here in the USA.
In the larger grader, I think the 12E (99E series here in the USA) was the last dog clutch type control produced from 1959 through 1965. Maybe the 112F produced 1960 through 68 was still a manual control?????
Anyway it looks like it has had a very nice paint job. Whether the grader underneath is tight or worn out should be easy to determine by inspection in person. With all knuckle buster control machines a good test is to try to lift the front wheels off the ground by pressing the blade down.
D46U straight blade,D46U cat angle blade,allis chalmers AD4 grader and Khoering 404 dragline. D4C 40A,D4 2T and scraper.
could be the seller is a grade A collector who has totally restored the machine to as new specs. you can tell by the fact it has no oil leaks and he has paid special attn to the detail of painting the gear case and bolt beads black. "WINK"
Hydraulic blade slide was standard clear back to 1950. Very complete but pricy for a hobby machine. Gear boxes could be completely worn out. Hours??
i think it can be a 112 because there is no muffler like the d2
Ok, so the seller got back to me and sent me some more pictures.
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Seller says he's willing to work with the price.
Can anyone tell me what year this is? It's a 112E? I hear these are difficult to find parts for?
I would use it for building/maintaining driveways on my 60+ acres of land. Nothing too heavy.
I should NOT be buying another toy such as this...
112E, 1964, 85hp, 21,200 lbs.
Missing the Scarifier,
If it were me, I would look around for an #12 8T or such, close to the same weight, but more power and should be half the price, for that price I'd be looking for a real nice late model 212.
That grader is a 112E and a 1966 year. 91G 412 by my Cat book. catskinner
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