I forgot to put up the url I believe it is a spokan wa craigs list add looks like an 1800 which would have had a 3116 cat engine.
yes I have they are a little finicky to tune up but generally a reliable engine with very little to go wrong. I have found the electronic 3126's and c-7 to be prone to injector and heui pump failures.
I looked into getting one like that... There was another sitting on the way to Mt.Hood government camp area...
Thought they were a bit on a heavy side, yet now considering that mine is 5000lbs, this one doesnt seem all that heavy any more either...
I think 1500 will be my next project after this 1450...
Did you actually weigh your machine.
That seems like a lot of extra weight. I have a A model spryte that only weighs 3500 pounds.
Just curious.
dang Nixon you have the feaver bad.