You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
It's an D7E for sure, I can't tell if it had the foot pedals for blade tilt but maybe it did at one time. The hydraulic tank on the fender looks jury-rigged, it has steel screw pipe for the return lines. Were there versions with a hydraulic lift but blade tilt? Like maybe this had hydraulic tilt added later? The lift lever has linkages going all the way to the front, the valve is in front of the radiator.
It's an D7E for sure, I can't tell if it had the foot pedals for blade tilt but maybe it did at one time. The hydraulic tank on the fender looks jury-rigged, it has steel screw pipe for the return lines. Were there versions with a hydraulic lift but blade tilt? Like maybe this had hydraulic tilt added later? The lift lever has linkages going all the way to the front, the valve is in front of the radiator.
Hi Rome K/G, The 171 hydraulic system (tilt only), the 172 hydraulic system (fender mounted tank) and the 173 (front mounted tank) were all available on the D7E right from the start.
Hi nch77, I have put a great deal of info of D7E in the ACMOC library. It would be well worth the price of membership so you could access it. There are Operation and Maintenance Instructions for the tractor, the blade and the hydraulic systems. There are parts books and more. I plan on scanning my service manual (early low hp) this winter.
Here's the cover of the 16 page sales brochure introducing the D7E that is in the library. It shows all three hydraulic systems and much more.
Craig
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You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
It's an D7E for sure, I can't tell if it had the foot pedals for blade tilt but maybe it did at one time. The hydraulic tank on the fender looks jury-rigged, it has steel screw pipe for the return lines. Were there versions with a hydraulic lift but blade tilt? Like maybe this had hydraulic tilt added later? The lift lever has linkages going all the way to the front, the valve is in front of the radiator.
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