1941 tandem drive grader
D3400 3.75" bore 4 cylinder engine 35 hp
Dry single plate clutch
4F/1R transmission top speed 10.5 mph
13100 shipping weight without options like cab, scarifier etc.
It must have gotten caught up in the government buildup purchase even being produced prior to the declaration of war after December 7 1941. Possibly would find some government stamps on the tags if it went overseas???? I know some tractors were stamped US7 for the US Navy 7th fleet but I also heard that machines that went overseas typically were destroyed or surplused in country instead of being shipped back to the US. Once they started building for the government contracts there apparently were none built for civilian sales even though no 212 graders were listed as built in 1945.
well i have 1R6 SP. from what i have looked up they started making them in 1939 till 1943. i may have gotten some wrong info along the way?
Two books show 1R series starting in 1940, thru 1944, 1R335, 1941.
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