Cat fifteen

Hi,
We purchased a Caterpillar Ten a few years back with a Rambler Six Cylinder engine. It was good for a sawmill, but would rip the track links off in a straight line. The owner had added two frame horns about four feet long from the firewall, and placed the radiator before the engine on the front of the frame ends. All worked good except no original part wasn't left untouched including burning a hole in the brass number plate for a control knob. It served it's purpose and we retired it with dignity.
Good Luck,
Neil

If you were a thousand miles closer I would set u up, I have 2, Advertise here for a good engine--U might get lucky

I remember seeing a few years ago, I believe he was from Europe somewhere, a fellow who had a Big Fifteen that was converted to a small diesel engine. Now I don't remember if it was on this site or somewhere else. I'll have to start searching. If I find it I'll post a link.

http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?319-bought-3-cat-fifteens-yesterday!

Found the thread I was thinking of. It shows the Perkins deisel mounted in the tractor. He didn't say how it ran, but it looks like a nice fit in the photos.
http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?265-pictures-of-engineconversions-of-cats

Looks like he used the factory clutch and bellhousing from the Perkins, and I am guessing some type of driveline from there to the factory transmission input shaft.

[attachment=11064]kleiner zoom(2).jpg[/attachment] hi here is a picture of the perkins 3 cilinder diesel in the 15

[attachment=11065]07 DSC00508 (3).jpg[/attachment][attachment=11066]07 DSC00508 (4).jpg[/attachment][attachment=11067]07 DSC00508 (2).jpg[/attachment] and 3 pictures more, now with the hood and sides you can not see the engine so good that its not original, i also mounted the exhaust to the other side wich is original

Hello MARCOTEN-

With the 15 oil pan gone what does the track spring bear on?

Thanks

an u beam iron, they made a new frame for the new engine you can see it on the first picture
, i would go for an engine overhaul in your case as you can keep the tractor original, i did that on my ten aswell, 2 new cilinderlinings, new piston rings and the engine is like new! i bought the perkins conversion like this i did not convert it myself, as i would rebuild an engine offcourse.