A/C Crawlers

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   Catskinner here, I just registered today and would like to greet all A/C fans. At four o'clock yesterday we hit the start button and after bleeding injectors got a 35 year old A/C  nestled into a 50 year old HD11  blowing black smoke out the stack! It's been an effort, believe me. New bottom crank bearings, the old oil pan modified, the oil pump suction tubes all re-formed to fit a much deeper sump because the engine was from a Gleaner and we needed  the ability to pump oil with the tractor on  35 degree +  hillsides. Tomorrow we'll install new driveline, finish the air conditioner condenser install, and most important..solve the 80 PSI oil pressure problem. The folks I work for have 8 old A/C crawlers,  dating from 1953 to '63 mostly re-powered with Detroit 2 cycle screamers. We grow wheat,seed peas,garbanzos. Pictures to follow. Thanks for reading, catskinner.

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catskinner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 18 Mar 2012 Location: Walla Walla WA Points: 61	Post Options Post Reply Quote catskinner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: A/C Crawlers Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 7:58pm
	Catskinner here, I just registered today and would like to greet all A/C fans. At four o'clock yesterday we hit the start button and after bleeding injectors got a 35 year old A/C nestled into a 50 year old HD11 blowing black smoke out the stack! It's been an effort, believe me. New bottom crank bearings, the old oil pan modified, the oil pump suction tubes all re-formed to fit a much deeper sump because the engine was from a Gleaner and we needed the ability to pump oil with the tractor on 35 degree + hillsides. Tomorrow we'll install new driveline, finish the air conditioner condenser install, and most important..solve the 80 PSI oil pressure problem. The folks I work for have 8 old A/C crawlers, dating from 1953 to '63 mostly re-powered with Detroit 2 cycle screamers. We grow wheat,seed peas,garbanzos. Pictures to follow. Thanks for reading, catskinner.

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Coke-in-MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41931	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coke-in-MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 8:24pm
	Seems Detroits ended back in quit a few AC machines after AC went to their own or Buda engines. Seen one in central MN with a 318 - 8V-71 in it they use for a push cat for scrapers.
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darrel in ND Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8693	Post Options Post Reply Quote darrel in ND Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 8:47pm
	Welcome aboard, catskinner! You must be farming the mountainsides of the Pelouse, or however it is spelled. Darrel

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	A shot of our HD-6 herd. uploads/556/DSCN1404.JPG

catskinner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 18 Mar 2012 Location: Walla Walla WA Points: 61	Post Options Post Reply Quote catskinner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 8:03pm
	Yes, that's right, the Palouse area from Spokane south to here, Walla Walla. We farm land so steep that you can till both sides of the same acre ! It's been too wet to get into the field so far this spring, after a real dry winter we're still 4 inches behind. We're getting shop fever and need to get out and turn some dirt.