I recently bought a Struck MD mini-dozer that has seen better days. Missing parts, lots of tacky modifications and plenty of rust.
As it was when I bought it:
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Since then, I have completely disassembled everything. I cut the flimsy backrest and rusted seat off and cut out the rusted back panel. There is more rust to cut away, and I have acquired an 11 ga. steel panel to replace those sections and plug the multiple holes cut into it all over. Once that is done it will be primered and painted.
The plan is to get a zero turn mower and use the hydraulic drive from that to power it.