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Here at the Hervey Bay Historical Village we have just been given a Cat 35 3 cylinder diesel crawler and jinker used in the 1930's onwards in the Fraser Island logging industry. We are facedwith restoring it. The 2 cyl starting engine carby is missing and we have no informastion on the unit at all. A Workshop manual would be a great start. If anyone has any information on these units it would be most appreciated.
I understand that there are only two of these units in the World.
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Brian

Welcome Brian, I saw your 35 a few years ago when I visited Fraser Island, and noticed at the time some thieving mongrel had stolen the carb off the pilot motor!

Firstly, there are a lot more than 2 of them in the world, Cat made 1999 of them in 1933 and 1934, and quite a few of them came to Australia, a well known Aussie Cat historian, Owen Triggell, had seen 14 of them here in Oz before he died about 10 years ago, and he didn't see them all, my guess is there are at least 20 here in Australia.

From memory, wasn't "your" tractor restored by the owner before being given to the National Parks for display, it certainly got a nice coat of paint, so I wonder, was it running when donated, I assumed the pilot motor carb got stolen while it was on display, because it was easy to climb over the low fence and get access to it.

Those Diesel 35 pilot motor carbs are very hard to find, you might be lucky and have someone up there find you one, but it will not be cheap, at least $600, you might be better off trying to find a carb and inlet manifold off a later RD6 Cat, they are more plentiful, and cheaper, that way you can get the pilot motor running.

You can of course tow start the tractor once you have done all the usual checks and fluid changes, you don't need the pilot motor running to do that, particularly up there in Queensland where your day time temperatures are usually 30 celsius, or above.

Think about joining the Club, it costs around $US40 a year, and that membership gives you full access to the Technical Library, where you will find scanned copies of the books you are seeking.

Sing out if you have specific questions, we all like to help save these old girls, I have one myself that I dragged home from Townsville that had thrown #3 conrod out the side of the diesel block, I'll get her running one of these days.
Good luck
Mike

I have recommended that we join as members.
Thanks
Brian

i will send you a parts book mamyual o n monday
doug

Good looking pic..  I was wondering what the overall cubic inch displacement was on this rare 3 cylinder. Would it compare to the more popular 4 cylinders D3, 4? I have a 3T D7 and my books doesn’t show it’s cubic inch info. The Cat 35 working on location pic looks like very appropriately suited for the job. 

I believe that's the D6100....
 

sounds like you have a good start for a nice project. that is a nice working pic of a 60 cat as well thanks for sharing.

As soon as I get them I will post all serial numbers. Many thanks for all your help. Regards Brian

A Diesel 35 is 5 1/4 bore forgot the cu. inches I think a Diesel 40 takes a different sleeve and piston kit than a 35 still 5 1/4 bore I think