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“Walter” the TD6

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by J. Dirt, Jul 2, 2019.

  1. J. Dirt

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    Haaaaahaha
     
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    Ok couldn’t resist!! You can hear the little pfft pfft pfft bad head gasket. But it still sounds good!
     
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    You hit the nail on the head!!! I thought about a picture of him on the back too, I think he’s hilarious!
     
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    Same here.

    We've watched his shows quite a few times.
    :rofl: :lol:
     
  6. B.Brown

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    Nice to hear it run, sounds pretty good actually, no doubt your really going to enjoy that machine, and get a lot of use out of it. Get a good power grease gun for it, and grease the heck out of it, just for starters. One thing for sure, with that old beast around, you'll never be bored, always some thing to do to them, or with them, let the fun begin
     
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    That thing is gonna have a nasty growl to 'er when bucking up against a couple yards of dirt! :tractor:
    Sounds like it really purrs, especially considering a compression leak! :thumbs:
    Edit: That wouldn't be just a bad exhaust manifold gasket, would it?
     
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    That’s what I hoped when I went to look at it. Upon close inspection it’s a real small spot right from the combustion chamber out of the head gasket. Still not a bad fix....
     
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    Yeah those oldies are pretty easy to work on...
     
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    Bring that by here I can put you to work to play with your toy, back yard needs leveled out and I'd like to get the top layer taken down to the pan to put a road into my back 40. :cool::whistle::thumbs::cheers:
     
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    The 282. I really enjoyed that tractor. Had a local guy do an inframe overhaul, brought on by a cracked head. It ran so nice after that. Unfortunately, it too went down the road in order to get 4wd etc with the Kubota. I really liked the TA when mowing and baling. Sigh. If I get some inside storage, I hope to pick up a few older tractors, just ‘cause.
     
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    Walter here has got the 282 also! I love the 460/560 tractors hope to have one in the collection some day! The T/A is an awesome feature just note to self don’t try using it while going down hill!!
     
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    Very nice that you’ve got the 282 - I had wondered and looked it up and was told a smaller engine that I don’t know. It should treat you well! Mine liked fresh batteries in cool weather. It came to me with 2 12’s in parallel, and I took it back to the original 2 6’s in series just because. Almost always needed the glow plugs, and added a block heater, which helped a lot. The manual says to use the glow plugs 60 seconds or more in cold weather — that is a long time to sit still holding a little button, but I learned to be patient and it worked great. I think the heads were the weakest part, prone to cracks, but you’d think one that made it this far would be good for another 50 if treated nice. I think all my manuals left with the tractor, but I’ll double check. Binder Books had a good manual on the 282.
     
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    Good name
     
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    The original TD6 had the 4 cylinder start on gas and switch to Diesel engine the same as the MD tractors. In the early 60’s they switched to the direct start diesel 6 cylinder 282 and made it the “series 62”. This one right now likes about 20 seconds of glow plug and fires right up. As for the battery it’s a monster! Basically looks like 3 batteries in one, I haven’t looked at the sticker yet I’d be curious of the CCA on it.
     
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    Been busy with the house and work so haven’t had much wrench time. I did manage some stack paint and to get him up on blocks so I can pull the clutches. B13BE354-02A5-4515-B5B6-2A9C85C6CD43.jpeg C92CF861-31CF-4D45-BB4E-A91463E2AA31.jpeg 80D82E67-E227-4C87-B341-C5EBA4A964F7.jpeg I also found a local parts place that I can get oem parts so I picked up a fuel cap and some other covers I was missing.
     
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    Time for some fun!!! Had an hour or so after lunch today and started in on the progress. Tank off and surrounding supports and sheet metal for the operator platform. I’m going to blast things out with the pressure washer before I continue since I unearthed more oily goodness!
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    After I clean some I’ve got to remove some of the plumbing and then the heavy “fender” pieces that go over the tracks so I can remove the cover to access the clutches.
     
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    Glad to see some progress on your project, It has been a bit since there has been an update on it so keep it going.
     
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    Heading outside to put the wrenches to ‘em right now. Stay tuned!