Picture update of BD rebuild

Bill Kycia · February 24, 2010, 02:20:25 AM

John, I have enjoyed your whole rescue and restoration of your BD. The work is very professional looking. great job! I see in your last picture of the hood installed,what looks to be an newer style spin on primary fuel filter. The filter appaers to be from NAPPA. Is the filter adapter from NAPPA also? I have a BD and would like to up date also.Thanks Bill in CT.

Bob · February 24, 2010, 04:19:04 AM

I can't speak for John, but I put a spin on from Napa on my AD, housing and all. It wasn't very expensive considering fighting trying to find and fix the original filter. I don't have the number off it but can get it, maybe John has it off hand?

Bob

dadjon · February 24, 2010, 11:19:00 PM

The NAPA fuel filter number is 4006 .The adapter is from NAPA also but I do not have the part number.
Tractor supply also sells an adapter for a spin on that looks and measures the same as the one from NAPA.

John

dadjon · February 24, 2010, 11:59:52 PM

When we got the BD the seat was not original. I showed Landis Zimmerman a picture of it and he told me what model Cletrac the seat was from but I can not remember what he said, maybe someone on here knows.
I decided to put the correct seat on it, but could not find one. So I took pictures and measurements of the correct seat at a tractor show and built one out of some scrap steel that was laying around. Here's a couple pictures of the seat that was on it and the one I built.

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Blake Malkamaki · February 25, 2010, 03:01:50 AM

Nice job on that seat!

Blake

Bob · February 25, 2010, 03:34:13 AM

WOW on that seat! Very nice and looks to be darn close to original. I bet no one would ever know if you didn't tell them

hotratz · February 25, 2010, 02:12:48 PM

Outstanding! Man, I still can't believe how much work you did in such short time. I've been at my little OC-46 for two years and I've still got about 100 hours to go. Hats off to you.

dadjon · February 25, 2010, 11:12:28 PM

Thanks for the compliments.
I am also surprised at how quickly this thing came together . I thought because the Cletrac was a track machine that it would be difficult to work on, but it turned out to be easier than expected. It's a pretty simple machine once you get past the intimidation. I rebuilt a 1957 willys M38A1 a few years ago and it took 5 years to complete.

John

Bob · February 26, 2010, 03:42:53 AM

You just got lucky on finding a good canidate for restoration. The couple I started with were toast in the begining! We did total restorations of everything. I've got a couple that are gonna be "easy" hopefully...

valds · March 01, 2010, 12:18:11 AM

that is a beautiful restoration. I missed the year of the machine. I have a question regarding the part/spacer used between the generator & water pump. What is it called? it is about 1/2 thick, mine appears to be made of rubber & has 6 concave spacers on each bolt holding the 2 units together. Mine is all chewed up & I've had trouble finding a replacement. I saw it on your right side pictures of your cletrac. Mine is a 1953 BDH with a blade, that I pulled out of the mountains north of las vegas.

Bob · March 01, 2010, 03:21:25 AM

Its called a rag joint. A guy could fix it using thick rubber, or canvas type material. You would cut out the material in the shape of an O. Then affix each side to the materail seperately. I can't think of a good way to describe it. Maybe even a Love-Joy coupling would work.

dadjon · March 03, 2010, 12:32:59 AM

We always called them rag joints too. I know some of the old Ford f series trucks i've had in the past had them as steering shaft couplings. you could cut one out of an old bias ply tire, it is similar material.

dadjon · March 06, 2010, 11:54:41 AM

The fenders were cut and bent 90 degrees up to make room for the loader that was on the machine. The bottom of the fenders where they meet the frame was completely rusted away . I cut the rusted parts and the part that was bent up for loader clearance off and welded new stuff back on close to original. I did not grind the welds smooth. The steel was pitted from rust so bad It would have left a smooth spot the entire length of the fender so we left the pits and welds . I like seeing all the scars under the paint, it gives it character and a life story.

John

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Blake Malkamaki · March 06, 2010, 03:10:02 PM

You guys do good work!

dadjon · March 17, 2010, 12:03:13 AM

My son finally brought the injectors home from the tech school. He said they where having trouble finding the right fittings to fit the injectors. The instructor new someone who ended up having the fitting. I had them set the pressure at 1600psi.
My son said that some of the injectors where set so low that as soon as they pumped the handle on the tester fuel leaked out of the nozzle. once they set the pressure to 1600 every injector had a perfect spray pattern. I can't wait to get them installed and hear it run

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