Got a good deal on an IH engine

We have a TD6 on the farm with all new tracks and rebuilt engine, but it cracked the head when I got it hot pulling logs with it one time when I didn't notice a coolant leak when I was running it. I wasn't sure what to do with it, part it out, try to sell it the way it was, etc. I have a spare head for a D248 off from my parts MD, but I really didn't want to part with it since the head on my other MD has an external crack that I'm not sure I can stitch due to it's location. I was perusing the local scrap yard a month or so ago and noticed a TD6 in the long iron pile being cut up. Still had the engine in it. Forgot to ask about it before I left. A couple weeks ago my brother mentioned he wanted to get the TD6 back up and going again so he could use it and I told him about the engine over there. I know the guy that runs the scrap yard over there so I called to ask him about it since I didn't have time to get over there. He told me they used it at their place all the time but the tracks were so bad they couldn't keep them on there at all no matter how they tried so they retired it and cut it up, but it still ran well. He told me $300 would buy it, so I told him I'd send my brother over for it. My brother went and got it today, and said one of the workers had tried to lift it up before he got there by hooking around the manifold. Well, I think we all know how that went. It broke the manifold, smashed in the oil pan and dented in the valve cover when it tipped over against something next to it. They only charged him $240 for it though, so I'm ok with that. I've got all the parts we'll need off my parts MD, but probably won't use them, I'll probably just pull the head off the parts engine and have it checked over and just put it on the engine on the dozer since it's been rebuilt. The rest of the engine I'd probably just add in along with my other MD parts. If the head isn't any good, I won't be out any money either way. She may run again here soon! (Depending on how long it takes my brother to swap the head). Told him I had other stuff I'm working on that are more important currently.

Ross

Sounds like you got a good deal Ross. Lucky to even find one!
Shoot me an email when you have time.
I have some questions for you about block stitching.

Very cool, love old crawlers!

Rick

Sounds like a really good deal. Put the old head back on the scrap yard engine and seal it all up. You never know when you might need parts.

I assume it was Ashley?

Did they have any Oliver stuff over there when you were there?

It"s a shame how much damage is caused by junk yard employees. Had a yard here who didn"t employ the brightest, most careful. Boss was mad one day when they ruined a good pickup box with the forklift. After the boss sold out, the new owners don"t allow any parts sales to private buyers.

Yep, Ashley. Nothing too good over there currently. Haven't been to Ovid in a while, but they did have a bunch of Olivers, mostly fleetlines, set off to the side.

Yep, know what you mean. I was looking for a rear driveshaft for a 4wd pickup with a manual transmission. Different shaft than the auto trans, not a real common set up in this truck. SmShaft was $250 at any of the parts yards, but none had one. Scrap yard said $25. Had 3 of that set up come in over a year ( I didn't need it right away), but they bent all 3 of them lifting the trucks up to move them with the forks on the loader. Finally got one after a year that was laying in the bed of the truck when it came in.

Got the TD6, a TD340, a 500 IH, and an HG42
Cletrac, good for our swampy area.