Waldon loader???

[JJuday]

I am going to go bid on a 8500C Waldon brand loader at a local equipment auction. I don't know what the worth of one is in good shape as this on seemed to be. It has a 4BT-100hp. engine in it. The whole machine only weighs 11,000lbs. so most of that h. p. is just to run the hydrostatic system. We had to jump it at 6 above zero, but no telling what the wind chill was. It did run well, actually it screamed!!! There is also a 510 International there along with a Dresser/International 515. The 515 has a 6bt in it and runs great. The 515 would be outta my price range, but the 510 may sell cheap, it has the IH 4 cyl. diesel in it.



Anyone with knowledge about either please chime in. The sale is the 29th of Jan. The Waldon has a picture on Dennis Polk Equipment - Farm and Industrial Equipment Sales, Equipment Rental, Auction Services, and Tractor Parts. Dennis Polk equipment, New Paris, Indiana. Thanks in advance, JJuday.

 

[Bill Stockard]

The IH/Dresser 510 and 515 Loaders are basically the same machines, torgue converter, power shift, etc. The 515 has the 6-cylinder engine, 1-1/2 cu. yd. loader bucket, while the 510 has the 4-cylinder engine and a 1 cu. yd. bucket. I sold both machines back in the 80s. Both were very good reliable machines, easy/simple to work on and maintain, and will load single and tandem axle dump trucks. The 510 is slower because of the smaller bucket and less power. The IH 510 uses the same engine as the IH 574/674 farm tractor.



Bill