OM,

Yes the parts book does show a twin outside mounting block with two shafts, but one of the lever handles on the outside is only shown in dotted lines and it appears to show a 3rd handle location aligned with the collar on the RH side of the tower nearest the mounting block?

The CCU was originally painted green, so it must have been fitted on a military tractor on delivery.

David

Hi David,
just noticed this on the cover of the OMI I took the other pix from. My guess is it is part of the instalation package for the physically smaller D6 so as to get the levers further over from the center line for operator comfort (working at a more comfortable arms length).
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Eddie B.

david good to see after 3 long years and 3 different BB host you are going to make a show. looks good and glad you were able to get stump pans.

more pictures of at the show please.

thansk

Hi David,
YOUR Lucky Day, just found Installation Instructions for 25 CCU on D6, D7,& D8 tractors. This should, short of a parts book, give you an idea of the lay out.
Cheers,
Eddie B.

Hi eddieB,
Looks like you nailed it:D

David,
Been meaning to ask you about your paint process. I am also a believer in brush painting....especially to get the hidden sides coated instead of just doing the DuPont rebuild after every things assembled. But.....I sure don't apply that many coats. I use one coat of zinc rich primer with a polyurethane carrier and usually just two finish coats on top of that. Seems to be holding up fine so far, even in our coastal fog zone. I think I would be concerned about the crater you would have if you chip that much paint. Sure is a lot more work too. Is this a process you have tested over time??

Eddie B.
Many thanks for the pictures - that's exactly the innformation I was looking for!

OM.
My painting process has evolved throught trial and error to the current 1:3:3 ratio. Initially I was only applying 2 coats of the Cat buff primer \ undercoat, but I found that the coverage of the Cat old tractor highways yellow topcoat wasn't very good, especially on curved surfaces were the brush application almost seems to thin or smear the paint onto curved surfaces, so I introduced the extra undercoat which provides a better base for the topcoat application.

Brush application initially was dictated by not having any spraying equipment available, but this approach does seem to suit my progressive restoration approach as at least you can complete the painting as you go. Given the limitations in applying paint by brush, I haven't brothered to try and attain a museum quality finish in the paint, so it won't stand up to a professional sprayed paint quality. That's also the reason why I have gone to the trouble of attempting to remove every dent and imperfection in the tinwork.

KoO.
When you summarize my progress as taking as long as 3 BB's, you start to realize just how long it has taken. My target is always to spend at least 25 hours per month on the tractor averaged over the year. I've kept a schedule of the time spend on each element of the tractor. My other half, has reminded me that I will be able to spend more time with her when it's finished, luckily I've still got the 5R and 63K in reserve to follow on. I will post more pictures of the 9U's first outing at Ketton on 23 & 24 June.

Sprocket & Martyn.
Thanks for the compliments.

David