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What a great find!!

Welcome to the world or crawlers.

It may not be fair to give an opinion from a picture, but this looks like another " SRM " model. The seller knows that if they can get it S tart, R un, and M ove, there is a sucker out there that will buy it. One of many red flags is that it is a dozer but has loader grousers on it. Not a deal break...

Ben, If it helps, it took me around 4 years all total to go from engine extraction to first start after complete rebuild. Much of that was delays due to my travel. However, repitition helps like with most task. I have another GM 2-53 that I am going to rebuild. I already know much of what is needed ...

Sounds like a decent income, but factor in the time away from family and friends that has no price tag and that time cannot ever be replaced.
Many people can make an income that will provide them a comfortable life and not be gone all the time.

When I rebuilt my GM 2-53, I had the luxury of an 86 year old diesel mechanic that has rebuilt about every Detroit engine for 50 years. His comment about ether is this. If used properly and sparingly, it is the best way to start a diesel in cold wether. However, if too much is used, it will break th...

Try this: http://www.dyndnsservices.com/download/sawplans.pdf Disclaimer: I only found this on the Net after some searching. I do not sell these, do not represent them, nor will be held responsible for any facet of disatisfaction. All you will need to do is change your power input to a shaft off of ...

"......it takes diesel gas..............."
Where do you buy that stuff ?

Ray,

Really enjoying the pics and dialog.
That is going to be a knock out crawler when finished.

"The Acquisition value shown represents the original price paid by the government for the item(s) listed - $22,000." WOW, no wonder our government is in so much debt. If they paid anywhere near $22,000 for this unit, some seller got rich!! It is likely a 1960 due to the center throttle. Some wise on...

You are right.
As for wear, it only takes 1/2 inch over 5 links to be considered 100% worn.
Many of them are running with more wear than that.
Maybe a link was taken out on this one?

Could it be that it is a 4 roller instead of a 5 roller? Both were factory.
Maybe I missed something in the pic?

Howard,

Sounds like a great find!
Would love to see pics of the 440.

Chuck W.

Typically, as has been discussed on here by several, welding a washer/nut on what is left will work. However, since you are on a part that will be ruined with heat, maybe try one of the "easy out" tools. You may have to carefully drill a slightly larger hole depending on the easy out that you find. ...

Reply to Willyr,


Because it is missing the most important part of any crawler - rubber tires?



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The engines in 430's had a larger dip stick/oil refill inlet on the right side. As with most change overs, they used the parts they had at time of production. Yours got the older block with the smaller dip stick on the left. I owned a 430W that had the block casting for the larger dip stick, but it ...