1980 DMC 1450 Snowcat

[oldmanscj7]

This machine is ready to work or play. Runs great with no known issues. Ford industrial 200 I6, C4 automatic transmission, OC12 differential. Partial list of new parts or work done below. Asking $35,000 including the tilt deck trailer. Located in Grass Valley, CA

Hour meter read 380 hours - I can’t verify but I have no reason to believe it’s not correct given the lack of wear
All new heavy duty polyfilled tires from Fallline in Reno
All new bearings and seals
New outer differential seals and fluid
Tracks have been gone through with all bolts tightened and/or replaced
All leaf springs rebuilt and re-arched by Sacramento Spring and Iron
Track belting and grousers in good shape
Front and rear heaters
Corbeau suspension seats in front
New folding boat seats in the back with tool boxes under
Siless 80 mil sound deadening insulation on floor throughout
Commercial equipment cab acoustical floormat material front and back
Custom box and marine carpet over fuel tank
LED Light bar, taillights, and rear flood lights
New Unity LED spotlight
Bluetooth sound bar
Roof rack, basket, and ski rack
About 30% of headliner is done. Will include material to finish.

Trailer was completely upgraded and rebuilt in 2022 with new 7,000 lb axles, brakes, 5 new wheels and tires, springs, bushings, wiring, lights, hitch.

Bill of sale only

 

[oldmanscj7]

This machine is ready to work or play. Runs great with no known issues. Ford industrial 200 I6, C4 automatic transmission, OC12 differential. Partial list of new parts or work done below. Asking $35,000 including the tilt deck trailer. Located in Grass Valley, CA

Hour meter read 318 hours - I can’t verify but I have no reason to believe it’s not correct given the lack of wear
All new heavy duty polyfilled tires from Fallline in Reno
All new bearings and seals
New outer differential seals and fluid
Tracks have been gone through with all bolts tightened and/or replaced
All leaf springs rebuilt and re-arched by Sacramento Spring and Iron
Track belting and grousers in good shape
Front and rear heaters
Corbeau suspension seats in front
New folding boat seats in the back with tool boxes under
Siless 80 mil sound deadening insulation on floor throughout
Commercial equipment cab acoustical floormat material front and back
Custom box and marine carpet over fuel tank
LED Light bar, taillights, and rear flood lights
New Unity LED spotlight
Bluetooth sound bar
Roof rack, basket, and ski rack
About 30% of headliner is done. Will include material to finish.

Trailer was completely upgraded and rebuilt in 2022 with new 7,000 lb axles, brakes, 5 new wheels and tires, springs, bushings, wiring, lights, hitch.

Bill of sale only

 

[Blackfoot Tucker]

That looks like a nice 1450, and IMHO the price seems fair, too.

A question, and a couple of suggestions:

- I can't speak for California, but in most states trailers are registered and titled. Snowcats however are not. Do you have a title for the trailer?

- I realize you're in California, and that's a fair distance from Utah. But in terms of getting exposure, I would suggest you consider listing it on ksl.com. KSL is a LDS Church owned television station, and also a radio station, and the ksl.com website is a very popular place to buy and sell things in Northern Utah, as well as surrounding states.

- You might consider calling Peterson Equipment in Logan, UT with the snowcat VIN handy. They were a long time Thiokol/DMC/LMC dealer and there's a good chance they can find the original order sheet in their records. Having that tells you who the original customer was as well as how it was originally configured when it was built. That's good information to have when you need parts.

Good luck with the sale.

 

[oldmanscj7]

Thanks for the sugestions. I've listed it on three Facebook pages in addition to this page and have more interest than I can handle at this point! I'll try KSL if I don't sell it this week.

I don't have a title for the trailer. I bought it at auction in Arizona with the cat and never went through the process of getting it licensed in CA. The cat was bought originally by the State of Arizona and owned by the state up until when I bought it in 2020. I was planning on getting the trailer licensed this year but changes plans when I picked up a Tucker XL a couple months ago.

In case anyone is interested, here are a few pictures of what it looked like when I picked it up.

 

[l.quakenbush]

Interested in speaking with you re is this track rig, still for sale.
Paul Quakenbush’s
907 388 8754
Fairbanks, AK
We are going to be in your area in Jan.
I am very Intrested.
Please call

 

[oldmanscj7]

Interested in speaking with you re is this track rig, still for sale.
Paul Quakenbush’s
907 388 8754
Fairbanks, AK
We are going to be in your area in Jan.
I am very Intrested.
Please call

Just sold it

 

[oldmanscj7]

This machine is ready to work or play. Runs great with no known issues. Ford industrial 200 I6, C4 automatic transmission, OC12 differential. Partial list of new parts or work done below. Asking $35,000 including the tilt deck trailer. Located in Grass Valley, CA

Hour meter read 380 hours - I can’t verify but I have no reason to believe it’s not correct given the lack of wear
All new heavy duty polyfilled tires from Fallline in Reno
All new bearings and seals
New outer differential seals and fluid
Tracks have been gone through with all bolts tightened and/or replaced
All leaf springs rebuilt and re-arched by Sacramento Spring and Iron
Track belting and grousers in good shape
Front and rear heaters
Corbeau suspension seats in front
New folding boat seats in the back with tool boxes under
Siless 80 mil sound deadening insulation on floor throughout
Commercial equipment cab acoustical floormat material front and back
Custom box and marine carpet over fuel tank
LED Light bar, taillights, and rear flood lights
New Unity LED spotlight
Bluetooth sound bar
Roof rack, basket, and ski rack
About 30% of headliner is done. Will include material to finish.

Trailer was completely upgraded and rebuilt in 2022 with new 7,000 lb axles, brakes, 5 new wheels and tires, springs, bushings, wiring, lights, hitch.

Bill of sale only

*****SOLD*****

 

[Blackfoot Tucker]

*****SOLD*****

Congratulations on the sale!

I believe nice snowcats priced fairly - sell quickly, especially this time of year.