chinese dozer

[jpm]

i'm thinking of a dozer so the question is any experiance on this board with them
or the dealership bolton in mass

 

[Bob Rooks]

I have one with various attachments. I may be able to answer some of your questions. No experience with that dealer.

 

[bluechip]

to my thinking, Graham is a longtime and well respected dealer in Bolton Mass, he has been handling the dozers for a long time, at least 5 years and probably more.

 

[Harrygoodwrench]

to my thinking, Graham is a longtime and well respected dealer in Bolton Mass, he has been handling the dozers for a long time, at least 5 years and probably more.

I concur with Chip. Graham is very knowledgeable and a good dealer that backs his product.

 

[Bob Rooks]

Would that dealer in Boulton, MA stock dozer parts?

 

[jpm]

thanks guys,i figured it was nicer to ask here than just join CTOA and question his respectablity in my first post.not very nice but at times needed.now i guess
i should go see him.now on to the dozer any long time users?

 

[jpm]

bob his site says he stocks parts for all his stuff,what type of parts you need?

 

[Bob Rooks]

I don't need anything just yet, but it's always good to know who does stock things like idlers, sprockets, rollers & shafts, saddlebag doors, hoses & fittings, sheet metal parts, steering clutch packs & brake bands.

I'm not too sure about the technical savvy there because the website states the dozers are available with a hydrostatic transmission. So maybe it's a typo or just plain ignorance.

I'm pushing 200 hrs, and no major problems.

There are quite a few "catskinners" over on CTOA.

 

[jpm]

hi bob i'd hope to not need idlers,ect.for at least 1000 hrs just normal manitance stuff. btw i looked on ctoa an saw your pic ,i hope you were not referring to the wife as high maintance

 

[Bob Rooks]

Nope. I wouldn't be able to type this if I did.
But since I run a loader attachment also, I add to the punishment of the front end.

 

[Seasoned Carpentry]

I bought a Jinma 354 from Graham in Bolton and can vouch that he is a nice guy. He does change all the Chinese fluids and helped me with two problems: a bad injector and a starter problem. He got me a new injector and a new starter under warranty and talked me through installing them.

He also goes to China and orders his equipment directly from them, not through a US middleman. As far as I know he does not stock parts, but can get them to you quickly. I've been to his place in Bolton, a nice place and out of the way, but it is not a dealership lot in that sense, rather it is his house. He stores his equipment nearby in a larger building.

I'd recommend Bolton and Graham as a source. He's very personable and has done me well. Good luck!

 

[Bob Rooks]

Graham of Boulton Tractor may be a nice guy but he has his own definition of "hydrostatic drive". This was derived from several emails from him. His definition counters the industry standards and I allege is a game of symantics in the name of marketing. The SHUTTLE CLUTCH is not a HYDROSTATIC DRIVE.