Buying Advice Needed Cat 977L 1984

I bought some land in southern California that will need a house pad, some roads cut and overall a good amount of dirt work. The ground is decomposed granite and hard as heck. I can only afford one machine and I was thinking that a 977 with a 4 way bucket would be a good versatile machine. So what I found. It is a 1884 977L and claims to have around hours on it. Not sure if that is believable based on the age. The machine just received a new coat of paint which also makes me wonder if it...

Buying Advice Needed Cat 977L 1984

Buying Advice Needed Cat 977L 1984