2900 301 in 7060 chassis project.

I think there was a 145 hp option for the M2 and possibly the straight L that may have been the 301 turboed and intercooled version. Maybe

DrAllis wrote: 1980 and up combines are black engines, not orange.  Don't think you'll ever find a 301 with an intercooler on an orange engine unless someone added it in the field.

That's neat to know that. Some one must have really cared for their L. The paint on the engine is exceptional even for a combine. And the intercooler is stamped with allis chalmers Im going to get some serial numbers when go up and see what i find out. Now you've got me curious what I stumbled across. It would be ironic if it was 7020 engine right after I try to build one. Don't get me started if it runs good. like I said I'm no expert on when they offered what where. Did the straight Ls have the bigger oil cooler?

injpumpEd wrote: Seems to me people confuse the oil cooler and innercooler terms. BTW, nice work saving the ole iron! A 130 flywheel hp 301 should be fine and efficient for what you're doing.

This engine has both intercooler and bigger oil cooler i plan on changing both. But your right i was taking about the oil cooler.

Seems to me people confuse the oil cooler and innercooler terms. BTW, nice work saving the ole iron! A 130 flywheel hp 301 should be fine and efficient for what you're doing. 

Edited by injpumpEd - 24 Jun 2020 at 8:24am

AC7060IL wrote: Thanks for photos & congratulations on your AC project. Good to see any AC kept from going to salvage yard. So... basically you’ve built a turned up 7010? Well that is - assuming the 301 is turboed only. I don’t see a 7020 intercooler.

The bigger intercooler is coming. I found a 301 in a L Gleaner at the bone yard he only wants 600 for the whole engine and I'm told "it runs great" to quote the guy lol. In the next couple weeks here I'm headed up with the compression tester and battery to check it out. But the plan is to take that intercooler and put it on this 301 and dull the new one down for a back up for my M2 Gleaner. Mine runs good but it makes me feel better knowing the engine could blow up and I can be back in the field the next day.

wade89 wrote: Not being negative, always glad to see Orange back up and moving. Why the 301?

Well we have 2 7060s with the 426 one i overhauled this winter. The other is getting the works this fall. I've got a 24ft field cultivator and a 6 bottom 18in plow. And that's the only implements on the farm that take more that 100hp to pull. So when I got into the 426 it had 2 spun bearing needed seats and valve guides new valves of cource and a complete overhaul we were looking at around 4 grand in parts and machine labor. We had the 301 sitting collecting dust i put $1700 into it that includes the adapter plate from a 7020. Plus I wanted fuel efficiency and its real hard to beat a 301 if your looking for over 100hp. Grandpas 190xt has been the workhorse on this farm since he bought it new its been my go to until now like I said it's a wonderful upgrade from that with only about a half gallon an hour more fuel consumption. The air conditioner is worth all of that lol.

Thanks for photos & congratulations on your AC project. Good to see any AC kept from going to salvage yard.

So... basically you’ve built a turned up 7010? Well that is - assuming the 301 is turboed only. I don’t see a 7020 intercooler.

Edited by AC7060IL - 23 Jun 2020 at 9:22pm

Not being negative, always glad to see Orange back up and moving. Why the 301?

Great job! And thanks for the pics !

Great job👍 Well done!

I figured 5 18s would serve well on the break in. We plowed around 60 acres with it this spring. It was running good but after about 2 acres you could tell everything seated up and it's ran like a brand new 301 as it should. Very happy with the results of this project. The pump is set at 135 hp. The engine doesn't lug or seem overstressed at all. It is one hell of an upgrade from the 190xt with comparable fuel efficiency.