D6D 31x final drives

Sorry, don't have any info on that one. Seems like the kind of stuff that Oz Dozer might have collected if you can make contact with him.
Sure would make a bulge in the rug.....

Hi Mervyn

I note that you have a "CAT" D6D - 31X tractor, These tractors were as you say built in Japan, they were in production from 1977 thru until 1996, with a total of 4,867 tractors built. I hope that this piece of useless info is of interest to you, I wonder how many came to our shores ? ?.

Regards

Alan T. Lewis
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND

Hi Alan
Hope your keeping well. No such thing thing as useless information, just some is better than others !
Last records i had was granny gough bought 63 31x series down here, plus 3 4x from the us and a handfull of other gear drive and lgp models. Plus a few other people bought some in themselves.
Both mine were private imports, still 31x models but not the export spec that we usually got; just minor differences like gaurding and the deluxe seats.
If you run into Owen Neal could you ask him about this question, he is one person who might know.
He should remember me, he was my boss in auckland in the 1980s, heard he later went back to chch.
Only really want to know if mine 31x3620 was one of them but hopefully it was a year later. Other one is a 78 model. Am up for a final rebearing job this winter, just gotta physc myself up to getting my spanners out :behindsofa:
Cheers mate merv

Sorry, I never heard of this problem and the dealers keep TIB info fairly secure.