HD6G IN ACTION

It's so nice to see the old machines working--and actually having a purpose and reason for the work instead of just for spectator pleasure.

Mel, you should think about doing some videos of your machines working.
Pictures are great but videos make you feel like you're there. :)

Edited by ACcrazy - 01 Jun 2014 at 12:11pm

Nice looking HD-6G, Mel. Good pictures, Thanks. HD-6G's were good loaders!

Hey Mel

Thanks for the pic's of your 6G, looks like you're having too much fun! I thought from the pic's you posted of the floods a few month back that your drought had broken -- obviously not!!

I'm surprised Merv hasn't chimed in on your question about the turbo's on HD6EP's, he must have his backside firmly planted on the seat of a dozer somewhere in the wilds of NZ. Merv's got a real early 61 model EP s/n 14746.

I've got 4 HD6EP's, one of them a 73 model s/n 24725 is fitted with a 7000 series turbo motor, I was kind of hoping it was one of the rumoured EP's with a factory fitted turbo but the engine number doesn't match the engine No on the ID plate so obviously it's a transplant.

I think Mactractor's right that no EP's were made with 7000 turbo motors.

I hope you and Dave can add that EP to your collection

I wish I could remember what craigslist ad it was but a while back there was a hd6 series b with a 6 way blade and the radiator guard looked square like the new stile like on the hd11 and 16 series b it had a turbo that had to be one of the last in production I think it was in mo

G'day Merv

Might be a while before I try out that HD6EP s/n 24725 with the turbo in anger, she needs a bit of TLC, the track gear is pretty tired and it picks up reverse when you give her a rev in neutral. I ran her for about 20 minutes when we unloaded her out of the container and she gets a fair old whistle up, apparently the 7000 motor in a 7G will do about 150 rpm more than the 6000 in a 6EP at stall, full power through the same converter so there should be some extra push in there somewhere.

I've got the EP s/n 21082 that I brought from Missouri 4 years ago in the workshop for a birthday -- she's in line for all new track gear except grouser plates and I'll shout the motor a new set of pistons and sleeves. Might check out the final drives while I've got the track frames off and make sure the sprocket shaft bearings are still preloaded. Once it's all done I'll fit the TR6 twin ram ripper that I brought off Edwin last year. This machine is nice to drive, someone moved both brake pedals to the left side which cuts down on a lot of foot shuffling.

On the subject of HD6AG tractors from what I've seen the early ones, pre 1961 with Buda motors were just a standard HD6B with 5 roller frames, soft nose and light weight rock guards. After 1961 when the EP's, 7G's and wet back E's came on line the HD6AG's got the 7000 turbo motor, wet clutch, 5F1R gearbox, soft nose, 5 roller frames and high seat as standard. Basically they were a wet back E with a soft nose, ac_sd sent me some pictures of a few of them at a wrecker in Fresno apparently they were quite popular in California in their day. I need to pull my finger out and learn how to post a picture!! Been saying that for a while!!

I see on a previous post mention was made of a HD6 series B. from 1969 thru to 1971 all the HD6's big brothers got the series B make over with new square styling, flywheel driven hydraulics and modulating clutches on the power shift models. All the HD6 got was the offset fuel cap!! Norm Swinford makes no mention of a HD6 series B in his book so I assume they never happened. I wonder if anyone out there knows if AC had a HD6 series B was in the pipeline or if in fact they actually built prototypes???

Cheers from down under

AusHD6

got a AC trans test book and HD6EP t/converter stall speed is 1840 rpm + or - 10rpm . and HD7G 1925 rpm +/- 10

For michale34, I saw that same HD-6 on ebay and it sure looked almost like a prototype that had been put in the field !! It had a hardnose that was flat, much like the later HD-5G loaders had ! It would have been interesting to have got up close to it, I've never seen an HD-6 with a 6-way blade before. I just bought a D4D 82J, 1974 year, think I prefer My HD-6's !!!

I think they only wanted 6000 for it and if i remember the undercarrage was 90%

Hey Bob you're not wrong!!

If in fact it is a genuine prototype HD6 series B then wouldn't it be a "gem" to add to the collection.

My guess it's a case of wrong decals on a different model, I've tried through my limited computer skills to track down the original Craigslist advert to get hold of a picture, to no avail.

Cheers

AusHD6

Yeah; another guy here scratching his already bald head about this one too pity nobody could have put up a pic so the rest of us in internet allis world could have perused it
like Bob and Warren said hope shes got a good home