The project is all but finished. These images are “out in the sun” for the first time after the restoration.
However, next week there will be more images of the tractor washed and polished. At the moment the paint is not quite hard enough.
We are very pleased with the outcome and would like to thank everyone involved. They are: Eamon Pell for assistance with the transmission work, Steve Deere for welding and general fiddly bits, Andy Baines general involvement in re-assembly, Les Clark for electrical and some of the paint-work and JB Blasting and Painting of Long Bennington for their high quality work.
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June 21, 2010 at 7:15 am |
cher <john
Very nice work. So well done. did you think of my tile
Bests regards
Roger GIRAUD
June 22, 2010 at 7:59 am |
Hi Roger,
Thank you very much. Yes we have located some and will be sending you some photos later this this week.
June 26, 2010 at 11:34 pm |
Nice job. Your project turned out great. I love old crawlers. One of my current projects is a 1947 Allis-Chalmers HD7. I still have a lot to do……wish I had more time to work on it.
June 29, 2010 at 7:45 am |
Thank you very much. Yes it’s a lot of work, but worth it in the end! You’ll have to share some pictures of the HD7! We’d love to feature it.
September 4, 2010 at 11:15 am |
Nice job, compliments. I’m Italian man and I love old tractor crawlers. I ask you how many horsepower or Cv has International HD20 and Caterpillar D7?
Sorry for not very good language.
September 7, 2010 at 7:55 am |
Hi Elius. Thanks for the compliments. Our D7 is about 80 drawbar horsepower (100 SAE) and the BTD20 is 110 drawbar horsepower (135 SAE). Regards John Walker. (ps. your language is excellent, better than my Italian!!)
October 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm |
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August 3, 2013 at 12:32 am |
I have a TD 18 A 181 that is in running order and I’m retired now and would like to do a restoration. I put around $ 10,000.00 in it early 80’s last few jobs were ponds. In the 80’s we had a dealer in Columbus, Ohio but gone now so where does a guy find parts if needed?
August 3, 2013 at 9:34 am |
Hi Randy.
My email address is: john@walker-plant.co.uk
If you email me I will send information that will be quite useful for you.
Best regards
John
August 4, 2013 at 1:39 am
That is one wonderful looking BTD20 you have there. In 1963 RIsh equipment in Columbus,Ohio recondistioned this TD18A and painted it yellow. I’ve always want to take her back RED. I’ve had it since 1979 I’m 62 years old so I better get this job done. Thank You for your time.
August 23, 2014 at 6:00 pm |
It’s hard to come by experienced people about this topic, however, you seem like you know what you’re talking about!
Thanks
August 24, 2014 at 10:38 am |
Thanks for the kind comments, it’s taken a lifetime of experience. Regards John.