HD7G IN SERVICE

Ok, So after following Dave's bucket rebuild we thought it was time to get our 7G in service, I know I was just picking on Brent for starting another project, but what the heck it's that Iron disease thing.
We've had this 7G for several years but have never got it up to speed. It's been sitting here for almost 2 years because it wont start and I can't get to the starter with the bucket down. So because we can I cheated.

I used the big forklift, but couldn't find the right blocks. But found that 18'' backhoe buckets work perfect!
Got it up to it's almost comfortable to work on. I was sure it was the contacts in the solenoid (usually is) This is what I found.
Right call, it started right up.
  So I know Dave was sure he had the only ULRICH bucket in existence, I'm here to tell you there were 2 made and we have the other one! It's definitely a collectors item, as in not be used just collected! We do have the service manual and a original brochure for it which is cool from our collection stand point. Our plan is to put some logging forks on to use on the ranch.
  The other thing it needs is the decelerator pedal and linkage.  
It came without any of that. The hand throttle is there, but the other stuff was removed. We've looked around a little but not to hard. There were several different versions according to the parts book. Was thinking we can build our own,but would prefer to find original parts. Ironically we have another 7G (same vintage) in very poor condition without those parts too.
So if anyone knows where to look or has parts, let us know. Also this is not getting a full restoration any time soon! This one's for play and maybe pay? (as in a working job)

Most God Awful heavy bucket I have ever been around!!  And we now know there were at least two!  Thanks Mel, made my day!!  That one looks to have had several Add On mods as well making it even more heavy than mine, nice looking old 7G.

I was just admiring that fine piece of engineering, appears has been re-engineered a time or two as mine has!! Hard mechanism to keep together and functional. Someone has put a lot of time on the rails, appears to have had grousers welded on.

Edited by DMiller - 21 Apr 2017 at 8:44pm

Yours is a earlier unit, floor throttle where mine is in dash as was the donor, both of mine have square air cleaner in the dash.  Yours has the round engine compartment filter which is easier to find as I have been told.  Temperamental old tractors but work hard when working.

whats with the 'treasure' on the left side of the first pic of the HD7G boys ??
Is a HD6 for sure and looks like a EP to me, as can,t see any master clutch lever that a 6E would have ??
Nosey people need to see a pic of that too !
Cheers

isn't that rt track on backwards?

yep it certainly has a modified air cleaner that was done for some reason. Pics and storys Mel.
cheers

Headsup Mel, when you go to drop this monster 4/1 you may want to add a pair of iron braces on the back to level with the flat bottom or weld small box pipe or I-beam on the bottom sticking out the back.  As the buckets roll back when parked is because they are so off balance to the rear.  I blocked mine with it sitting on pallets but is only temporary until I can cut some steel for braces to weld on to keep it from rolling to its backside.

Edited by DMiller - 03 May 2017 at 9:14am

I had better luck rolling mine flat(set to dig) and taking all the load off the pins. Came out with a light hit from a four pound hammer(used it thinking would be worse). Once the lock pins are out the only resistance should be the friction between smooth pin(maybe grooved) and the bronze pivot bushing.

And YES, these are some really UGLY buckets!! Good luck Mel.

Edited by DMiller - 23 Jun 2017 at 6:23am

Whoa here Mr Mel

Little tractor actually looks 'Happy' that damned bucket is OFF!! My 7 had what I thought were thick wall bronze bushings in the curl arms, no rust on them and appeared to be a copper-ish color, could be wrong. No grease fittings either, the lowers were steel but in fine shape.

Good to know the other one won't be a strictly donor tractor as my second is.

My 7G has fittings at all but those four points too. Not one of the four bucket pins is lubed or drilled to take lube or the curl arms drilled, even the curl arms are solid at the bucket end off the donor I have.
Not one fitting to either tractor and now yours.

Even the GP off the donor had no lube points on the pins, just solid and square headed.

Well will be easier fix than not. Trans oil cooler line popped thru, was losing oil down the joint of the engine block to bell housing. Both lines off but will await to tomorrow to run up to Union MO to the hydraulics shop. May take the spare Cessna Eaton Trans pump and see if anything can be done with it as the one on my machine is weak.

How goes your conversion Mel, old tractor back to work?