Mead Speedcat highlift mini dozer/crawler

Messing around with my mead speedcat after getting it running.

[snowmangsx]

hahahahaha thats amazing it will dig and lift a bucket full heavy enough to tilt itself over, , , amazing and Mead are probably some of the finest quality mini dozers ever built, , wish i ha done so looks like i'll have to build me one, , later

[mikebramel]

Very nice. Looks like it might need a ring job

[snowmangsx]

I found a extra cub cadet rear end at a junk yard yesterday and might build a mini dozer from the ground up and keep the cub original, , it's very simple to build a dozer with the needed metal and parts and money of course, , im building my own tracks out of angle iron and flat metal, , I have a video on here explaining how if you wanna watch, , also have a video of the struck and Oliver as well, , appreciate the reply, , Rick

[rodster]

I just purchased one of these in November of 2016. The year of mine is a 1964 and it is powered by a 9.5 Wisconsin AENL gas engine. I’m a little concerned about the availability of parts for the dozer (not the engine so much). I do not need any parts at this time although I believe at some point I will need track parts. Do you know of any parts resources? This little machine is fantastic! I have the bucket and a factory made dozer blade. I also have the factory made trailer, designed and built by Mead Specialties Company, specifically for the Speedcat.
If anyone knows where I can get parts please post a comment.

[snowmangsx]

you better mount you about a 200 pound counter weight on the rear cause with that bucket raised all the way up with a big load of dirt i dont think it would be any fun to forawrd like it did earlier, , probably hurt you and the dozer.

[snowmangsx]

what did you give for it money wise ?? i have a struck mini dozer with a push blade and a Oliver D2 4 cylinder with a push blade and all hydraulic set up, , I am in process of converting a 1970 model cub cadet to a dozer and talk about quality that would rival the mead then, , probably the cub cadet believe it or not has a heavier duty rear end and trans than the mead since they went bazerk building the cub's, , the trans and rear end alone weighs 200 pounds on a cub, 10 times heavier than modern day.