Two ton questions.

I'm sorry to hear of those issues with the 2 Ton, though luckily there are a few around to rat parts off

(1) I wouldn't use that camshaft, ask around in WA, a good used one is not far away I'm sure, "Willsy" was looking at getting new timing gears made for his 2 Ton recently, I priced getting that camshaft gear made from scratch a few years back and was quoted around $600 here in Vic..
(2) Pistons only come out from below past the crankshaft, I'd agree with pulling the head, you can re-use the head gasket with some Permatex goo, go the extra yard on a damaged engine like this, pull the oil pump apart too and look for damage.
(3) The 2 Tons were known to throw conrods out the side on high hour machines, luckily yours might have kept the rod inside if the piston is not moving, if the crankshaft is OK it should not be too hard to find good conrods. Don't be discouraged Steve, other folks would have scrapped her for a few gold coins and she would be gone forever, but luckily she found you and will get a real good restoration.
(4) That D2 looks great, headlights too, your 2 Ton will look as good in no time!
regards
Mike

Hi Mike. Thanks for the quick reply. and your encouragement.

Luckily i have all the time in the world for this project.

I have a few more Q's for the brains trust. I cannot find a master pin on the tracks. can i just knock out any pin?
Also i plan on removing the track frames. Is this just a matter of removing the large nut (looks about 2 1/2") that seems to hold it to the shaft? anything else i should know about?

thanks in advance. I'm sure there will be more dumb questions.

regards

steve

Also. We had 3 1/2 inches of rain last week. The new D2 pulled a set of discs all day long. Including through the wettest ground. It did'nt even feel like it was any trouble. It is a far more capable machine than we expected and will get plenty of use.