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Caterpillar 22 LaPlant-Choate

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Bought myself a second Cat 22 a few weeks ago. It has been sitting outside in the wild for some time but Engine is loose. Something is wrong with one of the final drives. Think this is a LaPlant-Choate blade set up, kind a like it. Still waiting for it to come home to me.
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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 3:13 AM
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Hi, Cletracker.
Nice catch. I like that blade arrangement too. Man, that little jigger has some SERIOUS 'toenails'. Thanks for sharing.

Just my 0.02.

You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 3:32 AM
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Hi, Cletracker.
Nice catch. I like that blade arrangement too. Man, that little jigger has some SERIOUS 'toenails'. Thanks for sharing.

Just my 0.02.
Hi Cletracker,
some more close-up photos please! Can you find the serial numbers for the tractor and for the blade? Where in Sweden are you located?
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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 8:11 AM
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Hi Cletracker,
some more close-up photos please! Can you find the serial numbers for the tractor and for the blade? Where in Sweden are you located?
Cletracker, looks like you have an excellent find. A wide track model. Tracks obviously are free and it looks like a complete tractor. Wow, looks like snow grousers on those tracks, too. Nice blade setup. I assume it runs off the rear PTO. BTW, what is that extra frame on the rear of the tractor? As Neil says, more photos please. Ray
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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 9:41 PM
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Cletracker, looks like you have an excellent find. A wide track model. Tracks obviously are free and it looks like a complete tractor. Wow, looks like snow grousers on those tracks, too. Nice blade setup. I assume it runs off the rear PTO. BTW, what is that extra frame on the rear of the tractor? As Neil says, more photos please. Ray
Thanks! I still have to find a way to transport it to my place before I can examine it. Bought it from these photos😆 I'm very glad to come over it, former owner contacted me and we struck a favorable deal. Think the hydraulic pump is missing. Have seen an ex atmy D7 from 1939 with the same LaPlant-Choate arrangement. This might also be an ex army machine.
Will give you an update but it has to wait untill I get it home.
Neil, I live in the capital, Stockholm, but my crawler collection is up north where I also work.
/Erik
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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 10:18 PM
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Thanks! I still have to find a way to transport it to my place before I can examine it. Bought it from these photos😆 I'm very glad to come over it, former owner contacted me and we struck a favorable deal. Think the hydraulic pump is missing. Have seen an ex atmy D7 from 1939 with the same LaPlant-Choate arrangement. This might also be an ex army machine.
Will give you an update but it has to wait untill I get it home.
Neil, I live in the capital, Stockholm, but my crawler collection is up north where I also work.
/Erik
Sounds good Erik. My brother-in-law is from Arvika and I keep telling him to keep an eye out for old yellow iron so I can visit but he's a mountain guy and isn't interested in old junk (don't know why ; ) We also have friends in Uppsala but they're not fans of yellow iron either sadly : )
If you're looking to replace the hydraulic pump, one thing to consider is fitting the pump to the right-hand side where the generator would sit. Some folks have done that - that leaves the front crank handle in the original position but means that you have live hydraulics unaffected by the clutch (as the rear PTO is).
I see that this tractor does not have the front crank - does it have the rear crank or is the crank handle removable from the front?
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Thu, Sep 22, 2016 11:33 PM
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