D6-9U223 SP build, dates

Wow, the blade is pristine

I have 10 acres of pretty wild land that needs a bit of attention. I’d like to widen my driveway to allow snow. I have a prominent location on one side of the property I’d like to place my huge tumble bug(pictured below) attached to the carcass as yard art and need to open up the path up to it and get the pair up there then destroy the pathway in.

I have a dirt bike track I’d like to smooth out. I have a 81 Honda odyssey that’s crazy like a bag of angel dust with no suspension that will benefit from a smooth track. Honda 200x will also with other bikes and trikes.

Neighbors have about another 200 acres that would benefit from carving a bit. Small trees could be removed to allow a more manicured land. It would also be nice to carve a fire break if necessary.

Like most of us we played with toys like this dozer and imagined actually moving earth. Certainly have a few jobs for the girl I wouldn’t want to deprive her of but playing in the dirt is on the agenda.

If she is as early as I suspect I do think it’s worth curtailing jobs and focusing on the small amounts of basic restoration. Certainly ain’t robbing her of all her lichen rust or scars she’s earned but I know she would like to show off a bit. These are pretty sex as convertibles I think with the fat boy edition seats big hood and grill.

Oddly my neighbors wife’s papaw owned the carcass in 67’ and among the set of 4 complete original books that came with had his signature on it and dated. Her mother learned to drive tractor on that very carcass, small world.

I just love rusty crusty dusty shit and if it drips oil I’m in. Old American steel like this specifically from this time period is special to me.
 

Welcome
It would appear you already suffer the disease of being addicted to rust and grease. And thank you for the pictures.

I am not sure if there is enough of a collector base to give extra value to your machine. But if you educate yourself and have patients with your machine, she is capable of getting a lot of work done and not reducing her value.😉 At least in my mind.

I think this one is 9U178. Too many serial numbers to remember here. Just sharing. JM

178👊 great looking machine. Do you know a production date or has that information evaded you? Looks like your air cleaner is located in the wheelhouse as I expected for mine but it has the air cleaner on the port side. Do you have any idea why mine would be in a custom location or different location. Thank you juice man for your help and sharing what you know

NW: Mine should be a 1947. In front of the operator is normal; I have an 8U with a dry type air cleaner poking out of the hood, which was an aftermarket kit from some locals south of me 1.5 hours. Some had the air cleaner off to the side for more room, especially if they had a cab of sorts. Not as claustrophobic perhaps? Partly being also, that the intake had to come thru the roof, so it was easier to mount outboard... The side mounted would appear on dedicated farm machines; sometimes a very tall intake pipe as well.
Glad to have you on board and letting folks see some of your iron too! Thx. JM