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Topic: 1959 D17 diesel before and after

Posted By: AC720Man
Subject: 1959 D17 diesel before and after
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 10:56pm

I’ve been repairing this D17 for the past 6 months and searching for correct parts for the past year. Over the years the previous owner changed out the shroud and grill due to damage to the original so my search for the correct shroud and grill began. Luckily a forum member was parting out his 59 diesel and had what I needed and it was in really nice shape. A few dents but no rust, grill only had one small damaged area, and the correct head lights. Really pleased and lucky to find the shroud let alone a grill and head lights. Also purchased another new grill from Don Snow. He makes a beautiful replica which will be on my D17 after I get it painted. The other grill has knock outs removed in case I want to add my grill guard.
I want to thank everyone that responded to my questions on here as I was in new territory since I’ve never owned a D17 or a Buda diesel. Similar to our D15 gas in some ways so being familiar helped. Also want to thank Steve at B&B Custom Circuits for the generator rebuild and great wiring harness. And to Ed Guenther of Guenther Heritage diesel for rebuilding my leaky pump. Both of these guys back up their work and always answered my questions. I’ve dealt with them both in the past so it was no doubt who I was going to for my repairs.
I started using the tractor late last spring after I purchased it, summer, and fall mainly with my 82 S sickle mower that I removed from my WD. Luckily found the necessary belt pulley mount for it and had my local machine shop make the support bracket from the pto drive to the drop housing. It’s a great mowing tractor with the 82 S and much safer than my WD. I had a pretty good idea of all the things that needed to be repaired when I purchased it but of course found other things along the way as well. It already had a new clutch and throw out bearing which was good news. Brakes were in need to be replaced, gauges were crap, and although the tach worked the hours were almost unreadable. I could tell it the first digit was a 5 so it had a lot of hours on it which looking at the pedals I would agree with. After Haim rebuilt the tach it had 5,584 hrs on it. I bought it for a good price preparing myself to put some money into it. I finally found a 59 black bar D17 that I had been looking for. After using it I repaired some things when time allowed and then got serious back in February. After delays of all sorts, she is almost complete. It’s not a show tractor, isn’t meant to be. It will be used on the farm just like the rest of our AC’s. It just looks better, drives better, and runs smoother than when I purchased it. A lot of my own choices such as color that may not make everyone happy but that’s ok. Lots of pictures to follow over the next few days, hope you enjoy.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 11:03pm

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 11:13pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 11:20pm

The drain plug in the oil filter base was broken off which really makes for a nasty oil change. Removed the base, drilled out the old one and installed a new drain plug.
Complete seat rebuild including replacing the shock absorber, all bushings, pins. Seat pan had some rust holes and a lot rust damage especially around the edges. Spent a lot of time repairing it. Changed out the single valve remote t a transport valve and added the second line from a donor tractor. Generator didn’t work so someone had tucked a alternator under the hood while still using the Genny to run the power steering. That’s were Steve came in, that had to go and the generator was sent to him to rebuild this spring.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 11:30pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2023 at 11:33pm

Right side brake drum had to be replaced. New brakes, pinion seals, axle seals, bull gear pan gaskets were all replaced. 2 day job for me and my buddy Mutt. Not a fun job but I have great brakes now!

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 7:31am

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 7:49am

I’m sorry for the double picture. Power steering worked but not that well plus oil was dripping and running down the pedestal. Seamed like leaks everywhere. Power steering was erratic so I began by rebuilding the pump. Replaced seals and gaskets in the control valve body and the front support. The pump intake hose fitting that has a elbow that screws into the bolster was also leaking and would not tighten due to wear. NLA is a abbreviation I heard quite a bit. My local Carquest store came up with a solution that really does work well and still looks very similar to what came from the factory.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 7:55am

Posted By: ac-mike
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 7:57am

The voltage regulator is what usually gives trouble. It seems the ones made in India rarely work as they should and the ones that are recommended by my rebuilder are very pricey if available. Maybe someone on here knows of a more reliable regulator that is reasonable priced. I have also seen request for the splined coupling that connects the generator shaft to the p/s pump. They are still available thru AGCO, just a bit pricey.

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D-12III, 200D, 170G, HD-3, D19D 3pt, D17D High Crop, WD45G p/s, D15IID, D15IIG, D15G IND, 655, (3)WD45D p/s, 700, 816

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:11am

Tach drive cable was rusted in place. Worked fine but I wanted to replace it with a new tach cable Haim at Star Speedometer built for me while restoring my tach. I had been soaking the drive and cable head for weeks but It just would not come out. So I removed the drive completely from the engine and was able to finally to separate the 2. The Kroil did its job but there was so much dirt and rust that it was really wedged in the drive.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:25am

Included with Steve’s generator rebuild was a new regulator that he purchased through NAPA. It gets tested along with the Genny before it leaves his shop. The wiring harness was a total disaster and a safety hazard. A new harness was built by Steve. Ahhhhh the coupler. For those of you who may not know, there is a drive coupling that ties the pump shaft and the generator shaft together. It is about an inch long splined coupler that slides over each shaft when you slide the power steering unit and generator together. Well let me say this, Thank you AGCO for still making this part!! What a crucial part it is!!! At $94 it was an expensive little part but otherwise I have no power steering.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: C15TA
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:48am

Keep the story and the photos coming. I am finding this very informative and entertaining.

Thanks.

Barry

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:33am

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:39am

After multiple degreasing and power washing the tear down began. First after timing the engine the injection pump was removed and sent off to Ed for him to rebuild. I can’t stand leaks and it leaked around the throttle and fuel shut off linkages. Full rebuild and it starts and runs better than it has since I bought it. Removed the cobbled up electrical wiring to recycle. She got stripped down and anything that I found in need of repair or replaced due to wear got done.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:44am

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:52am

I can’t say enough about my local machine shop. My friends Randy and Ron were of incredible help. I was able to sandblast all my sheet metal in their sandblast cabinet along with wheel centers and front rims. Thanks also to Ronnie for his spectacular welding and the repair of my battery box where a battery leaked and had eaten away a 1/3rd of that bottom out. He cut it out and welded a new piece in. I cut a floor mat to make a rubber bottom for the battery box. They also fabricated a new generator cover that usually gets tossed. I went by a picture in my manual, guessed at measurements, and am very pleased how it turned out. I did receive pictures and measurements from a forum member later on but I had already had this one fabricated.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:03am

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:05am

I mentioned the pan seat earlier but forgot to show the product that I used to repair it. It’s a metal reinforced filler. Works just like Bondo but is stronger. Very pleased with how it worked.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:10am

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:14am

After some more degreasing I borrowed my brothers needler tool. I have never used one before and wow what a awesome tool. It made fast work of the cast areas and wheel centers. The centers were latter sand blasted but I wanted to get as much of the layers of paint off as possible. In less than 3 hours the entire tractor was done.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 11:22am

Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 4:01pm

Looking good. I have been very happy using the needle scaler too. Run sandpaper across it afterwards and it really smooths the surface nicely. I have a D15 diesel that I will have to do the same thing to.

For the 2 bolts that hold the PTO shield in place, put studs in there. The bolts will leak oil over time because they do not fit as tight as studs.

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'49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080

Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 6:11pm

Rob way to go! You seem to tackle anything! I am searching for a 14 for you too!

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Blue Skies and Tail Winds
Dana

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:09pm

Myron that’s the first thing I did right after these pictures were taken as I noticed some oil seeping out the right side. Verified in my parts manual that they were actually studs. Picked 2 up, applied some Teflon tape, and no more leaks. You will notice them installed in the last pictures I post.
Dana, a matching D14 black bar would be awesome. I gotta build a building first, ran out of room at the farm! My family keeps asking me how many tractors do you actually need? Lol...all of them

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:15pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:20pm

After arriving at my buddies farm paint shop I gave everything a good coat of etching primer. The engine received high temperature primer. Quite a few of our tractors have been painted here. As you can tell, the last one was blue lol. I told him he spent too much time testing the gun on the walls and was wasting paint lol

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:26pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:32pm

Now you know my choice of color. I was on the fence between PO1 or PO2. As much as I wanted to go PO1 all my tractors are PO2 except my old WD. 6 months later this tractor would have PO2 on it from the factory, although not a black bar. So I choose PO2, the color I really wanted all along.
This also is the time when I regret watching the factory video of the D17 being painted. I always paint my fenders off the tractor, for some reason I decided to try it like they did at the factory. It made it very difficult to paint them and the rest of the rear of the tractor. Although it turned out well I will never do this again!

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:43pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:45pm

Loaded up and on the way back home, and the days progress way into the night. I just couldn’t walk away from it.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 8:51pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:02pm

The generator and power steering pump was one of the first things I put on, Steves nice work really stands out. Had to order another matching belt, although they were labeled the same, one was a half inch longer. The tension spring for the tank strap was missing. A call to Brenda at SLI and she said yeah I got a new one. She continues to amaze me with her inventory. Hard to believe a $2.18 part made me so happy.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:07pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:21pm

I really took my time on reassembly. I brought it home August 23rd and although I’ve worked on it practically every day since then, I promised myself that I would not rush. After all, this has been a ton of hard work and now is when the fun begins. Watching your hard work come together each day. Shortly before disassembly, on the last run from the farm, a mud dobbers nest hiding under the radiator shroud broke loose, hit the fan, and punctured 3 holes in the radiator. Parts of the nest hit me in the face. I tried to find another radiator just in case this one couldn’t be repaired. Impossible to find one for a diesel in our area. Couldn’t find a new one either. Luckily the gentleman I had repair it had 30 plus years of experience and was able to save it.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:34pm

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:48pm

The new wiring harness going in. Steve really did a nice job on the harness and I like the black asphalt heat protectant covering the wiring. It looks great against the orange paint. Unfortunately, I could not locate factory clips along the rear of the tractor. NLA. Still waiting for a salvage yard to call me back, so they can be added later if they can be found. I have the extra wiring under the fender just in case. For now it’s loosely coming around the rear end and to the lights.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 9:52pm

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:58pm

wish mine was that far along looks real good

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2023 at 10:59pm

what paint did you use

Posted By: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 7:50am

Are the wires on the ammeter reversed?

Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 8:08am

Looks great! Keep up the good work.

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 8:30am

Nice work Rob... Lots of HARD WORK... Photos are very detailed... One thing i might mention is when posting to shrink the photos to 800 x 600 or similar.. They take up about 25% as much DATA when you do that.. larger photos are going to take up a lot of your FUTURE storage space !! ...........VERY NICE WORK !!

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 11:43am

I had just pulled the light switch on when I snapped the picture that’s why it’s showed negative in the picture. Genny picks right up to positive charge.
Mmmmm....will need to see how to change that on my tablet Steve. I guess also makes it easy to see all my flaws lol

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 11:50am

PPG alkyd enamel. Spray with a HVLP $30 gun from Harbor Freight, set at about 20 psi. I’m not a painter but it sprayed nicely.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 1:10pm

A trick to see the photos easier in this thread most of you know, but for those who don't.

Press the control key and hold it down, while pressing the - or + key.

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 2:35pm

Thanks for that bit of info. I just pulled out my old laptop and went on the site and guys I’m sorry, had no idea pictures were blown up so much. I won’t post any more until I get it figured out.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 3:31pm

That looks beautiful, great job!
Don't worry about the pictures, we still like seeing them.

The biggest issue is each user only has a fixed amount of photo storage. Big pictures take up way more spaceso you'll run out of room pretty soon and can't post more pictures.

I usually make them even smaller to 400x600 and peopel cans till see them fine.

On my computer I edit the picture in Paintbrush and edit the pixel size, but it would be different depending on your tablet

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 3:59pm

I went through and deleted a bunch of my pictures before I started the post. I realize that effects previous post but I tried to just do the older pics or least relevant pics. Funny how everything shows up fine on my tablet when I look at them. I can see where’ that would drive you guys nuts.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: Tim NH
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 7:32pm

Your tractor looks great Rob. It shows you've put a lot of work into it. When you get the picture size figured you can keep those pictures coming. Tim

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1950 WD 1959 D14 1955 WD45 1976 7000 B 207

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 7:43pm

Thanks Tim, haven’t got to the WD power steering yet. Winter time project most likely.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2023 at 11:37pm

Looks great. I am currently debating what to do with the D19 with D17D engine (stuck) in it I recently dragged home. I too am new to the early AC/Buda diesels. Sounds like the pump was the biggest thing you had to touch on your engine which is nice.

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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2023 at 10:28am

I failed to mention this is not the original engine. Previous owner whom is a friend of mine came across another D17 with somewhere around 3k hours on it. Original engine was in need of a complete rebuild. So he swapped them out. That’s when he replaced the clutch, throw out bearing, new head gasket. I can’t remember but I think new bearings while he replaced the pan gasket. I need to verify that. Engine runs very well and has good power. I pulled it last year in a 6,000 lb antique pull and it only pulled down a few hundred rpm before spinning out. Loaded tires, so I was at 5,300 lbs off the bat. Tractor is not a gear jumper either. It will get fire rings when it needs a rebuild but I’m hoping it will be a long time before it needs that. I also replaced the valve cover gasket due to a leak 6 months ago but that’s it as far as the engine goes. I’ve put approximately 50 hours on it since I purchased it, ran it awhile before having the tach rebuilt. They are an expensive engine to overhaul from what I have been told.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: RedHeeler79
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2023 at 11:21am

You’re doing a great job on that old girl! Thanks for sharing the pictures and story. I recently brought home a D17D and am really excited to get some things done on it. This post is good inspiration. How do you find the time?!

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2023 at 11:40am

I retired last year and bought this 2 days later as a gift to myself lol. I had been looking for a black bar for a few years so I jumped on it after some negotiating of the asking price. After finishing up hay last year I began to do some minor repairs when time allowed. We are in a drought here so we only made 1st cutting on all fields and second cutting on 2 orchard grass fields. So, other than feeding cows, mowing some weeds, mowing the yard once a month, I’ve had the time to work on it in between chores. Some late nights in the beginning just because I couldn’t walk away from it. It’s been a fun and rewarding project but a costly one. It has a lot of new parts, rebuilt parts, parts from salvage yards to get it to where it is today. But I really like this ole girl so I have no regrets.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2023 at 1:29pm

Well, I can’t get the picture thing figured out. I tried doing the email thing, pulled it from my laptop, and that’s were it gets very blurry and isn’t worth posting. Im computer illiterate I guess and way to time consuming for me. I can text some pictures to anyone who wants to pm me their cell number if you want to see how it turned out. Still have some touch up paint to do maybe tomorrow.

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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD

Posted By: Aaron W in NC
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2023 at 5:47am

You did a great job, it looks beautiful.

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1963 D10