Own a piece of Central California history! This RD6 was purchased new by the Fred E. Salyer Company. That family, along with the J. G. Boswell family, drained the 400,000 acre Tulare Lake in the 1910's through 1930's. They used many Best, Holt and Caterpillar machines for the reclamation and for their farming operations.

This machine was a working ag tractor all its life. As new machines arrived, it moved further and further to the back of the line, eventually being retired to the back of the line. It was loaned by the family to the Tulare Farm Show organization, along with two other RD6s and two RD7s. It lived on the show site for the past fifteen or twenty years. The entire group was moved around two or three times, but basically were on static display. The farm show is going in a little different direction now, so this tractor is available. You could be essentially the second owner.

This is a wide gauge tractor. The serial numbers match and the serial number is 2H4375W. Everything on it works as it should. You may have seen my recent questions about timing the magneto. The pony engine was stuck from sitting, but it has been freed up and, as you can see from the video, it starts easily and runs well without smoke or excessive blowby. The rails are fairly thin, but plenty serviceable for a hobby machine. The pin bosses are not hitting the rollers. The pins and bushings have not been turned and show relatively little wear on the initial wear surfaces. The pads and grousers have plenty of life left in them. We'd like $5,000 for the tractor.

Below is a link to a short video showing startup, moving around and shutdown. Detailed photos are also provided below. Additional photos, videos and information can be provided as necessary. Contact me through the bulletin board, at pbloom (at) ymail (dot) com or by phone at (661) 343-3691.

Pete.

Is this tractor still for sale?

This one is already sold. I have another quite similar that I'm working on now. It is a narrow gauge, but has nearly new undercarriage on it. As soon as I get it freed up, mount a carburetor and magneto, it'll be up on the list. Also have one wide gauge and one narrow gauge RD7, both quite similar to the below, in the same condition which will be listed as soon as I can get them ready.

If you're interested in the RD6 or either of the RD7s, I can post detailed pictures and move any of the three to the top of the attention list. I'm confident they'll all run just as nicely as this one does.

Let me know if you'd like pictures of the other candidates.

Pete.

Really looking for a wide gauge RD6 but will watch for the post.