We finally picked up James's new R2 4J series tractor on Saturday morning, following our return from holiday.

On the way back, we stopped to take a picture outside the old Caterpillar Tractor Limited gates at Cat UK BCP Factory at Desford, Leicester.

The magneto & carburettor needs to be reassembled, but otherwise everything else is complete on the tractor. We spent a couple of hours refitting the airfilter, radiator top hose, engine side panels, rear radiator guard and the bonnet.

Nice looking 4J there James!!

Great condition! Maybe having the carburetor and mag apart is a good place to start so you don't have to fight them until you finally loose patience and tear them apart for the real fix.

I have a question, do the R2's have a separate prefix for wide gauge and narrow or do they use W after the wide like the older models did. Were they available in wide gauge?

Looks like that 4J is a narrow gauge.

Nice CAT James, I'd like to see a pic of the hauler please? Looks nice too, John

ccjersey.

Yes 4J is the narrow gauge tractor and the 6J is the wide gauge tractor of the series.
After WW2, a lot of 4J & 6J tractors were converted over to diesel, using surplus genset diesel engines by UK dealers.

John i'll post a further picture of the trusk later today.

John as per your earlier request

Hello David
Looks a good machine.