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B.E. made steam shovels back in the day, there is also a connection with Britain, they have Bucyrus Rushton, who also made steam shovels.
Bucyrus also made underground equipment.
I was thinking my Son's was diesel. I will have to check with him and see what size it was and gas or diesel. I remember it looking like yours. Especially the blade and lift arms.
Probably two different head gaskets..although IH had some unique motors back then.
Thanks Chris.
It is gas. T9 was gas, TD9 was the diesel version.
There was also a T6/TD6 that looked similar, but was a little smaller.
Yeah, I would guess they probably are different.
You’re right, like starting on gas and then switching over to diesel. Seems like my brother in-law had a M or Super MD that did that. He called it a low compression diesel.
Yea that's the one I was thinking about. Still don't know how that worked..
Engine had to reach normal operating temperature before you could switch to diesel. The compression ratio was too low to ignite the diesel when the engine was cold. Some earlier tractors did the same thing before switching to kerosene which was called power fuel. Some of those tractors had manual shutters in front of the radiator to help keep the temperature up.
A little bit of an update. I have been using this quad quite a bit recently, I am happy with it so far. It’s been running great, and I have not had any issues with it yet. I used it a lot plowing snow, and it did great with that. I have put around 100 miles on it so far.
The rear shock was bad. I just put a new to me, used one on it. It rides pretty good now, no more bouncing.
And I squatted it!
Just kidding, I would never do something like that, but it looked funny, so I had to get a picture of it without the shock in there.
I also built a wooden box for the back, so I don’t have to tie every little thing down that I’m hauling. I built it out of pallets. I just have a couple bungee straps screwed to the sides holding it down, so it’s easy to put on and take off. I didn’t want it to be permanent. The top boards are removable also.
The next thing I need to get is a seat. The rear brake caliper I rebuilt is leaking, so I will have to either fix that or find a good used one to replace it. I’m not sure exactly where it’s leaking from. The brakes work fine though, I just have to add fluid every now and then. I also have a winch that I may put on the front. I would mostly use it to lift and lower the plow. It may be helpful if I get a tractor stuck too, or the quad.
I guess now I should work on getting the 250 running soon too. I have some other projects to finish up first though.
The rear shock was bad. I just put a new to me, used one on it. It rides pretty good now, no more bouncing.
And I squatted it!
Just kidding, I would never do something like that, but it looked funny, so I had to get a picture of it without the shock in there.
I also built a wooden box for the back, so I don’t have to tie every little thing down that I’m hauling. I built it out of pallets. I just have a couple bungee straps screwed to the sides holding it down, so it’s easy to put on and take off. I didn’t want it to be permanent. The top boards are removable also.
The next thing I need to get is a seat. The rear brake caliper I rebuilt is leaking, so I will have to either fix that or find a good used one to replace it. I’m not sure exactly where it’s leaking from. The brakes work fine though, I just have to add fluid every now and then. I also have a winch that I may put on the front. I would mostly use it to lift and lower the plow. It may be helpful if I get a tractor stuck too, or the quad.
I guess now I should work on getting the 250 running soon too. I have some other projects to finish up first though.
"Squatted" it---LOL! I knew that was a joke---you are a smarter young'un than that, Nick---LOL! That free quad is a great workhorse for you! Looking forward to seeing the 250 project!
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Thanks Doug. I’m not sure how much I’m going to do on the 250. Probably just see if I can get it to run and drive then sell it. Maybe fix some small things. I don’t really need or want to keep it. I don’t think it’s worth all that much to begin with, so I don’t want to dump a lot of money into making it perfect.