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My "New" D4 6U
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1 year 6 months ago #240940
by Kurt Bangert
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
My "New" D4 6U was created by Kurt Bangert
Thanks to fellow member Michael Crowe, I am now the happy owner of D4 6U 1139. Michael was a pleasure to deal with and it was enjoyable to talk old machinery with him.
I parked it in the barn for now, but will be attaching the toolbar soon and doing some subsoiling before freeze around here.
Here's a photo and a link to the video :
I parked it in the barn for now, but will be attaching the toolbar soon and doing some subsoiling before freeze around here.
Here's a photo and a link to the video :
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
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1 year 6 months ago #240953
by juiceman
Replied by juiceman on topic My "New" D4 6U
Nice. Another addition to your collection!
I have 1141 or 1411 (I will have to look it up) formerly a 6U, I believe a shortage of tractors made the gentleman farmer buy it, and later had it changed to a wide gauge 7U. I have run across several here in N. California done up similarly. One of these days I will button it up and perhaps give it a facelift.
I have 1141 or 1411 (I will have to look it up) formerly a 6U, I believe a shortage of tractors made the gentleman farmer buy it, and later had it changed to a wide gauge 7U. I have run across several here in N. California done up similarly. One of these days I will button it up and perhaps give it a facelift.
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1 year 6 months ago #240956
by rax200
Daryl
1937 RD4 4G4368
1940 D4 7J3717
1942 D4 7J9915SP
1942 R4 6G2550SP
1944 D4 2T6584SP
1945 D4 2T8978SP
1946 D4 5T6271
1956 D4 7U37855
1954 DH226 S/N 89 Howard Tug
Replied by rax200 on topic My "New" D4 6U
Hi juiceman,
That's a big tank? 😁
Hate to fill it to the brim🤑, but on the other hand hate to be on it when the boss just filled it up and says you cant hop of till its empty, lol😩
Regards
That's a big tank? 😁
Hate to fill it to the brim🤑, but on the other hand hate to be on it when the boss just filled it up and says you cant hop of till its empty, lol😩
Regards
Daryl
1937 RD4 4G4368
1940 D4 7J3717
1942 D4 7J9915SP
1942 R4 6G2550SP
1944 D4 2T6584SP
1945 D4 2T8978SP
1946 D4 5T6271
1956 D4 7U37855
1954 DH226 S/N 89 Howard Tug
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1 year 6 months ago #240959
by seyser
Replied by seyser on topic My "New" D4 6U
That looks like a very clean D4. It will look great next to your exceptionally nice D2!!
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1 year 6 months ago #240961
by juiceman
Replied by juiceman on topic My "New" D4 6U
Mr.Frog has a neat one. I think he pretty much has all of the toolbar goodies with it already from Mr. Crowe? That can be a challenge to find everything, but some have gotten lucky and managed to buy the full deal. Congrats to him for getting another nice tractor to work/play with.
As far as the fuel tank, yes they used to work their equipment days as well as nights. I joke about the lights, as they definitely were not for show. I got my "first" D4 back last week and never realized it has a larger tank as well, except someone lengthened it about a foot. It looks streamlined running the length of the fender.
Hope to see some action videos of Froghair's TB D4 in action and more photos. JM
As far as the fuel tank, yes they used to work their equipment days as well as nights. I joke about the lights, as they definitely were not for show. I got my "first" D4 back last week and never realized it has a larger tank as well, except someone lengthened it about a foot. It looks streamlined running the length of the fender.
Hope to see some action videos of Froghair's TB D4 in action and more photos. JM
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1 year 6 months ago #240967
by Kurt Bangert
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
Replied by Kurt Bangert on topic My "New" D4 6U
Nice! Very similar indeed with the exception of the "extended range" tank and the gauge of course!Nice. Another addition to your collection!
I have 1141 or 1411 (I will have to look it up) formerly a 6U, I believe a shortage of tractors made the gentleman farmer buy it, and later had it changed to a wide gauge 7U. I have run across several here in N. California done up similarly. One of these days I will button it up and perhaps give it a facelift.
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
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1 year 6 months ago #240968
by Kurt Bangert
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
Replied by Kurt Bangert on topic My "New" D4 6U
I have the blade, a single ripper and the mole for the ripper. I do plan to shoot a video setting up the ripper/subsoiler and cutting some roots from around at least one field.Mr.Frog has a neat one. I think he pretty much has all of the toolbar goodies with it already from Mr. Crowe? That can be a challenge to find everything, but some have gotten lucky and managed to buy the full deal. Congrats to him for getting another nice tractor to work/play with.
As far as the fuel tank, yes they used to work their equipment days as well as nights. I joke about the lights, as they definitely were not for show. I got my "first" D4 back last week and never realized it has a larger tank as well, except someone lengthened it about a foot. It looks streamlined running the length of the fender.
Hope to see some action videos of Froghair's TB D4 in action and more photos. JM
D4 D 78A 6678
D4 6U 1139
RD4 4G223W
D2 5U 1164
JD 350B
JD 420C
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1 year 6 months ago #240979
by neil
Cheers,
Neil
Pittsford, NY
Replied by neil on topic My "New" D4 6U
Even though they wouldn't be original, one could retrofit generic cultivator tines and things like JD corn planters which would make for interesting videos
Cheers,
Neil
Pittsford, NY
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1 year 6 months ago #240980
by juiceman
Replied by juiceman on topic My "New" D4 6U
Neil: Most of that stuff looked to be JD Killefer on the majority of the tool bar stuff I see. I want to find one of the retrofitted D-6 9Us that tomato farmers rigged up with a backwards clutivating sled, whereby the operator sat above the radiator so he could see; instead of pulling the sled, it pushed it along. They were adapted from Johnson Farm Machinery units, the same company that built many tomato harvesters.
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