A couple interesting farm Cats

Thanks Pete, honesty I didn't even notice the screen around the hose, but you are probably correct about it being for mice. Mice are jerks, plain and simple. The yellow jackets were thick so I didn't poke around much. I'll be better prepared next time. I'm sure the B will run with little effort, so I'll probably use it to load the 9U. There is tons of junk in front of these two so it will be awhile till I can get them. I'll keep you all posted.

BP.

Thanks Pete, honesty I didn't even notice the screen around the hose, but you are probably correct about it being for mice. Mice are jerks, plain and simple. The yellow jackets were thick so I didn't poke around much. I'll be better prepared next time. I'm sure the B will run with little effort, so I'll probably use it to load the 9U. There is tons of junk in front of these two so it will be awhile till I can get them. I'll keep you all posted.

BP.

Thanks Pete, honesty I didn't even notice the screen around the hose, but you are probably correct about it being for mice. Mice are jerks, plain and simple. The yellow jackets were thick so I didn't poke around much. I'll be better prepared next time. I'm sure the B will run with little effort, so I'll probably use it to load the 9U. There is tons of junk in front of these two so it will be awhile till I can get them. I'll keep you all posted.

BP.

You did well Bruce. Your stable is growing, be time for new barn soon.

I don't ever recall a Turbo on a 4R or 9U here but those were the sweetest running machines. They were so much kinder to the body that D2 or D4, almost like a rocking chair. Not many used D6 of the 4R or 9U, they considered them too light for Rice and too big for the orchards.

Best of luck getting the 9U running.

USFWS had a D6 (hightrack with 6 way blade and rippers) that did a great job of holding the ground down, it ran about 1-2hrs a year! Yellowjackets were always the designated owners and in a cab it could be very interesting! If they were not moving around, just start it and start moving, seemed like they came out of every crevice and joint in the cab. Lucky, I never got stung moving it or working.

cts

CTS, yes, the stable is getting rather cramped. Of course you're right, once you run n a D6 or 7, a D4 or 2 seems pretty rough riding. I think GoPro footage from my D2 would look like a scene from a crab fishing boat on the bearing sea!!!

Deas, I would need a trailer, then I would need the fortitude to drive a semi down there. I have neither at the moment. OTR truck drivers have my UTMOST respect. Feel free to swing by for a visit though, I'll get some steaks out.

Juiceman, that wood canopy would be cool. I wonder how many tractors they could build in a day? 10? 5? It would be interesting to know if #17 was built within the first week, then would #31 built the second week??

BP.

Hi Bruce,

Nice tractors you have acquired, I have D6 9u18518 located in Eastern Oregon waiting for me to collect and fetch home to Oz. It is a turbo tractor with cab and Dakota straight blade, unfortunately a stuck motor although a very straight farm tractor. The turbo tractors are an interesting difference to what is the norm, hopefully it will be something different back here in Oz.

I gathered D6 9U tractors were the work horses of Eastern Oregon and Washington farms for a long time, and many were turbo charged for a bit more grunt, maybe the difference between 2nd and 4th gear ploughing.

Best of luck getting yours home and getting them purring.

Wombat

CTS, yes, the stable is getting rather cramped. Of course you're right, once you run n a D6 or 7, a D4 or 2 seems pretty rough riding. I think GoPro footage from my D2 would look like a scene from a crab fishing boat on the bearing sea!!!

Deas, I would need a trailer, then I would need the fortitude to drive a semi down there. I have neither at the moment. OTR truck drivers have my UTMOST respect. Feel free to swing by for a visit though, I'll get some steaks out.

Juiceman, that wood canopy would be cool. I wonder how many tractors they could build in a day? 10? 5? It would be interesting to know if #17 was built within the first week, then would #31 built the second week??

BP.

Great looking Cats,with Garlics favorite patina,none of that shinny stuff. You mite as well take the old GMC that is in the way. If the earlier 60-62 I have some tin for the body,as there are 2 here that need a new home. How long have the Cat's been parked?


Not that it matters but my worthless trivia 4R 100 and 9U 100 lived less than 10 miles apart on the west side of Paso Robles.Both have been sold but stumbled on 4R 100 several years ago.I spent to much of my miss spent youth on 4R 100,but no money for something I didn't want to really us.