1929 Cat Ten

My ten runs great but blow out of the radiator. Things I found... the head had been repaired at one time. Broken cyl head stud. Someone poured lead in the hole and left it.

So, I did have another T-4 head and I sent it out for surfacing. I ordered a new head gasket for the very nice people at Olsen's. Like magic the correct new gasket arrived two days later. I then spent a lot of time looking for new studs. I found that the head picture in the Cat Ten book posted on this site is incorrect. In 1929 the head has one less bolt. The pic is from a 1930 I guess as a friend has a 1930 parts book that showed both. Through my friend at Cat, I was able to get the correct count and length for the studs. A quick call to ARP in Southern Ca and a new stud kit is in the mail. My next move is to remove the remaining studs, de-bur the block surface and remove the carbon ridge at the top of the cylinders. Assuming this all works out, I will come back and post pics, info for the parts, torque values etc. that were used. I will be about $500 into the job total when complete. In the end I will have a tractor that mechanically sound for parade work.

I am sure that TEN would look good parked here with my 15's and 20's.

Interesting to know about the head bolts as well as Olsen's having the gasket.

Keep us posted, and don't forget to post some photos! JM

Yes, the cat ten would be the perfect tractor to pull behind a pickup and take to the sandbox.