Decisions on a stray D4

Really doesn’t look to bad considering. Now go get 31!

Speaking of hot bath, what kind of steam cleaner do you like. I’m thinking I need one.

Stay away from the Sams Club Karcher 4000# high pressure cold water units. The only thing that has lasted is the Honda gas motor; I procrastinated for 10 years and finally bit the bullet on a Landa hot water/4500# electric start Honda powered portable....I don’t know what you had in mind, mine is a slight overkill, but in the long run money well spent. I’ve dusted 3 of the Karcher pumps on the Sams unit. Cheap has its consequences I guess.
Believe me, I would like to get your 17 little brother 31. He couldn’t get pony to fire, took hood off and abandoned ship 20 years ago.... it has a perfect Berco sealed U/C with 20” or 22” pads. If you saw what else was in his dilapidated barn you might faint. Classic Ford Mustang, Chevy trucks, you name it, just rotting away and he hasn’t a care in the world. Oh well, none of my business!
Here’s your teaser:

Wow looks like a darn nice tractor! I would say that 17 has been around the horn a few more times, and it shows! I see 31 still has that piece of tin between the diesel tank and the case on the rear. Any way you could get a closeup of that piece so I could build one for my tractor?

Those canopy's must have been popular down there? Got a spare????

Thanks for input on the steam cleaner, I've had an old Coleman pressure washer for years and its starting to get tired. I was thinking hot water would be the way to go.


BP

LOL!
Those photo's would be easier to look at if they weren't posted for the Aussie's!

Nice story Juice, hopefully he lets you pick up some of his other goodies. I thought I was the only person with an aversion to mismatched numbers even though it works just fine! I put the photos the right way for our part of the world. Thanks.

Bryan

LOL!
Those photo's would be easier to look at if they weren't posted for the Aussie's!

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Those photo's would be easier to look at if they weren't posted for the Aussie's![/quote]

Yes, bass ackwards not for down and around bunch, I didn’t post Picts before because they always came out well, you know... thanks to someone assisting Trish on her iPad, I tried the “hold phone with button to the right” trick and it worked. The pics of 31 might have been prior to me learning. I’m openly embarrassed that I couldn’t post pics before, but glad I finally did a few correctly.

Thanks for correct orientation Bryan. Glad I’m not the only one that tries to be a bit of a purist?

Bruce: I had several of those custom made already. PM your shipping address, and I can send you some. If I go tractor shopping and notice that all of the tin work is intact, that usually clues me in on how the previous owner was. As far as I know, that is an original CAT canopy. My question to the experts: is that an add on bypass oil filter on the right side?

Slick: when I do go visit in your ‘hood, it is to see Megan, not the negative one nor your ex friend.

Glad those pics got flipped, i was getting ready to call the quack and get my neck fixed tomorrow..whew! Cool pics, thanks for sharing!

Hi, Juiceman.
I see that 9U has SP for Special Parts after the ser. #. That could be just the lighting system if that was factory fitted or it could be any of a number of other things. probably most common of which was special gearing in the transmission. It looks pretty complete from 10,000 miles away. Keep working on him, M8, and it could be burning your diesel fuel one day.

Just my 0.02.