Hello Nick, I'm not sure on parts, but from what I've heard,for a farm cat, the folks around here kind of had a love hate relationship with them.
They loved the five speed, boosted steering clutches, balance, and the 4600 engine ran real smooth.
But from what I'm told that was about all that was liked about the 4600. Compared to the three lunger they replaced, fuel consumtion was dismal. I'm told a good running three lunger would whip one except the 5R had an extra gear to fall back on. There were several that got 9U engines when the 4600 gave up. I know of one that had a 4-71 Detroit put in it.
My favorite 5R story was that when they first came out no one around had heard an engine that sounded so smooth. Apparently neighbors would shut their tractor off so they could listen to another neighbor with a 5R go by when plowing the first few rounds of an ajoining field.
Enjoy your tractor.
Bruce P
I've told the story before but I cut my teeth on an old "R" series CAT in the Oil Patch! We used it for moving the old Cable Tool Rigs. This particular tractor always seemed to have a lot under the hood. One day my brother told me the Owner had used too much Ether to start it. He supposedly put a U series crank, rods and pistons in it, then turned up the pump(?). I never had a chance to verify the story as a year or two passed when the Owner pulled in with a 1960's 9U. The old girl got parked after that. A few years ago, he died, I saw the old girl rusting and sinking into the ground, a sad day indeed!
Hello Nick, I'm not sure on parts, but from what I've heard,for a farm cat, the folks around here kind of had a love hate relationship with them.
They loved the five speed, boosted steering clutches, balance, and the 4600 engine ran real smooth.
But from what I'm told that was about all that was liked about the 4600. Compared to the three lunger they replaced, fuel consumtion was dismal. I'm told a good running three lunger would whip one except the 5R had an extra gear to fall back on. There were several that got 9U engines when the 4600 gave up. I know of one that had a 4-71 Detroit put in it.
My favorite 5R story was that when they first came out no one around had heard an engine that sounded so smooth. Apparently neighbors would shut their tractor off so they could listen to another neighbor with a 5R go by when plowing the first few rounds of an ajoining field.
Enjoy your tractor.
Bruce P
[quote="Bruce P"]
My favorite 5R story was that when they first came out no one around had heard an engine that sounded so smooth. Apparently neighbors would shut their tractor off so they could listen to another neighbor with a 5R go by when plowing the first few rounds of an ajoining field.
Bruce P[/quote]
I go out and start mine periodically just to hear it run!
I think I'm gonna do that right now!
Here is a 4R as delivered new
Cr are you in the picture?
Cr are you in the picture?
The 5r motor is 4600 and I should still have some used precombustion chamber
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