Here's my 28 pica VW carb conversion on D64R

😞 Why not fix it correctly?😕
Your friend, Frank

[quote="Frank Fox"]😞 Why not fix it correctly?😕
Your friend, Frank[/quote] Because Frank I use it on my farm and the (zenith I believe) carb was crap. BTW I had one of the hydraulic cyls. off for repairs and right there on the end of it was a swastika stamped into the good ol' German steel. So should I replace that with something else since the lifelong cat mechanic who bought this gal new in 46 ( at some point changed it over from cable to hyd's) apparently used imported superior steel? Hmmm.... I used a superior carb. Shoot me Frank. 😉

😮 I am sorry for the way I posted the reply, I just thought it may have been as easy to fix the old Zenith? I have subsided carbs on a lot of equipment, I used a Zenith off of a 51 Dodge on my Cat RD-6 pony, ran fine but replaced it with the original carb as soon as I got it cleaned out, Air cleaner fit the original carb better then it did the Dodge carb. I also replaced the Zenith with a Rochester on an old Chrysler V-8, it ran much better.
Sorry if I upset you, wasn't my intent.
Frank😊

I guess you've done the same thing then with car parts to dozers😊
I bought my 1st ol cat, a D4 6 yrs ago and found this site shortly thereafter. Since, I've pulled 2 of these old D6's out of the woods with trees growing up thru them and locked up motors. Most recent is a JD 2010 of which I replaced the Diesel with a Gas burner. (Big improvement over the motor that nearly bankrupted JD). Anyway..... I would never have brought those gals back to life without you guys helping and directing me. Thanks for your input Frank.

I want to compliment the both of you for the way the postings turned positive.😄 -glen

Thanks Denjoe for the info.

I personally think its better to save a tractor from salvage just because of a simple fix that doesn't destroy the tractor or change it's character, you could always use this fix to bring home a tractor under it's own power then make it original later.

I remember a mechanic from Holt Bros years ago who saved an old Cat gas tractor (15 or 22?) by using a distributor from a VW to replace the missing MAG by rigging up his own coupling that didn't add any new holes or destroy anything else in the process. Years later when he had the $$$ he found a mag and made it original.

With cat pony parts getting harder to come by these days, and many online car part suppliers it's hard for a weekend hobbyist to pass up getting a tractor running cheep. I remember years ago JC Witney having a new carb for like $50. What model of VW is the 28 pica carb used on?