j_henderson

He did say he changed filter fluid and cleaned suction screen

Just went by to check it out over lunch, owner is out of town but let me come by, battery out so I couldn’t crank it, she’s a little rough, partially disassembled, needs several hoses, throttle linkage, only one leaking cylinder (on the 4in1), UC looks good other than kinked chain, over 6200 hours on it, has the small trans and long driveshaft, it was spinning freely, owner seems to believe there’s something wrong with the selector valve, I’ll try to post some pics

Thanks @Binderdan I'll check on the suction screen. Trying to go take a look at the machine early next week. I'm in central North Carolina btw.

Hello all, Just joined the forum, first time poster. I’m looking at purchasing a Dresser 125e It has a 9600 serial number so I believe it’s a 1985 model. Has 4 in 1 bucket, front hydraulics work and engine runs good, unsure on hours. The owner previous to the current was using it to clear land when it suddenly wouldn’t move forward. The current owner purchased in this condition, changed to trans filter and it moved for a few minutes. Torque converter was leaking fluid so he pulled it off and had it rebuilt. I now won’t move at all - forward or reverse. “it feels like it wants to move when you put it in gear but it doesn’t.” He’s just looking to get rid of it now. UC is in decent shape, overall straight machine. What would be the most common culprits of this behavior. I can likely get the machine for a good deal/few thousand bucks, I wouldn’t mind having to put some money into it to get it right. I haven’t yet gone to look at the machine, just going off what the current owner has said and pictures. What’s the worse case scenario here? Trans rebuild? What would I be looking at worse case cost scenario to get it fixed? Just trying to see what I may be getting into. Thanks all!