Cat offered the #44 pump option to fit the J series D2's but good luck in finding all the necessary parts.
The La-Plante Choate aftermarket system which would be about right for your year of tractor actually had a steel welded tank (some round, some rectangle), rear mounted Bee-Gee pump and schedule 80 galvanized pipe. So your Rube Goldberg may not be that far out of line. A belt driven pump means you have "live power" which means when you are playing in the dirt, you can raise the blade while stopped.
Is it a 3J or a 5J?
Let everyone know as someone maybe has what you want.
Jeff
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Is this what it looks like?
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That looks like a decent farm tractor! They usually have better undercarriages on them because Farm work is not as rough on them as if they were Dozer tractors. 👍
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