1984 CATERPILLAR 518 Feller Buncher – Rotosaw Cutter
Equipment ID# 3144 Identity Verified
-Only thing wrong with cutter is one of the top cylinders, where you dump the trees, leaks a little
-Center section is good
-Tires size: 28’s
-Tires tread: 40% all around
-He owned for 10yrs+
-Only ran it about 7-10hrs/week when they were logging
-Burns NO OIL
-Hydraulic pumps were replaced 5+yrs
ago. Since then, machine has had approx. 200-300hrs put on engine
-Heat works
-Can cut up to 22 inches max, but it cut 24+ throughout its life
-It has 3 forwards and 3 reverse gears
-It has a clutch brake
-it has a break
-2 valves for the breaks will come with machine. One of the valves have never been used, once you use it, it’ll stick.
-the valve on the clutch break you can leave it in gear, push the break, rev it up, run your hydraulics, and it’ll go wherever
-It’s designed to leave a 4 inches stump
-Risley Rotosaw manufactured the cutting part to go in the same mounting holes of the machine, then sold it to CAT and CAT only made a few of them
-It cuts nice and smooth. Will go right
to cut trees