Went and checked it out more thoroughly this afternoon. It's an 81-82 D4E. It aint in that bad corndition honestly. There were a few cracks in belly pan/skid plate that were welded. I think just from stump jumping I would guess. The rear end is leaking from the gasket area, just starting to seep on one side and been seeping for awhile on the other throughout larger portion of gasket. That don't worry me too much, just gotta keep on top of the earl. Hyster winch has seen some use but not too bad looking. That spring thing that goes acrost the bottom, well the mount on one side has been fabricated, not that bad looking, but not that great looking either. Batteries are dead, which is expected, it's been sitting for two years, except for the occasional start up and move to different spot in yard type deal. Lift ram on front blade needs to be repacked. The sprockets have about a 1/4"-5/16" of flat spot left at tip, not sure how much they are supposed to have and at what point they need replaced. She told me that the springs there that tension the tracks have been recently replaced. The injection pump is leaking where the shaft that controls governor enters. Not sure what all needs to be done there. Missing winch cable. Other than that stuff, just small stuff, like lights need to be wired up to a switch, needs handles welded on, needs full service, etc. It doesn't look like it's really been abused (except the fact that nothing looked greased).
I think it will do what I need it to do, but I am still tentative for a few reasons:
1. I don't know if my 3/4 ton pickup will be able to move it.
2. It doesn't have a log arch, and I want to keep logs clean as possible/leave minimal impact.
3. I can't drive it down the road like I could a skidder.
4. It's not a skidder.
What I do like:
1. Versatile
2. Tracks provide excellent traction
3. Built like a burlap bag full of bobcats
4. No computey box