Teddy da Bear62 161 #1 Posted November 14 (edited) Ok fellow horsemen and da ladies! I recently rounded up a D-200 with a blade at auction. I have been going over it. And think I've got the booby prize.🏆 First ...can't run the numbers as there don't seem to be any. As I recall? Plate was suppose to be below steering column? It's not. It does have a single brake on left side, might indicate an early model 1974? The steering column itself needs support badly! It's wobbly. The oil was overfull and I'm really worried about that. Wrong gas tank. Wrong oil filter. Two screws missing from air cleaner backing plate (hope not mashed by cylinder or caught in valve.) Hood was carved up. It pops off, but doesn't stay running. I have not done compression test yet or checked fuel pump. Plugs were sooty (valves)(missing screw) 🥺 This will be for sale eventually as I just don't have room and was impulse buy. Edited November 14 by Teddy da Bear62 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 19,270 #2 Posted November 14 Based on the forked motion control plate with out a cover on the lower fork and the parking brake under the instrument panel (just like my D200) I would say yours was model 1-0630 from 1974 Engine spec would have been 53105 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 161 #3 Posted November 14 (edited) That was kinda my guess. Thank you for your observations. You know more than I do. Thinking carb needle is stuck. Fuel is flowing into crankcase oil. Rebuild time for the carburator!! Edited November 14 by Teddy da Bear62 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,318 #4 Posted November 14 Just looking at the good. OE mufflers, rare find Nice Wide plow, desirable Tires look fairly new Part of a three point peeking out the back, another nice find. And I am really digging those ammo box arm rests. just plain cool I think the first thing if you are taking the carb off is to fish around in the intake manifold for those missing screws. might surprise you and take off after a little TLC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 161 #5 Posted November 14 Yes... I fished many a screw out in my time! 🤣🤣🤣. Maybe they even passed thru like like you- know-what thru a goose!!! I usually find them mashed on cylinder head, but then you hear a clicking. Or caught in a valve.....more fun! Yes, tires are new! Have manufacturing seam-rib flashing still down the center and little nubbins on the sides. This has been somewhat recently painted. And a break-out hole where build plate should be. Did some doufuss actually pry off build plate, damaging mounting surface just to paint it?? 😬 I really want to "un-alive" people who carve and cobble up these tractors. And I likely will be looking for another hood or welding in missing pieces cut out. Photos later. Grrrr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,195 #6 Posted November 15 17 hours ago, JoeM said: And I am really digging those ammo box arm rests. just plain cool The boxes remind me of the only Caterpillar dozer I ever got to operate. It was from the 40’s and resembled this one: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 161 #7 Posted November 16 (edited) I say ammo boxes on the fenders and tripod on the hood for my B.A.R. and I'm ready for the unruly neighbors. Or zombie apocalypse, whichever comes first (sometimes they are one and the same) 🤣 1. Hey 1974 D-200 experts! Is there a tow valve on this model? Rolls easily in reverse. It will NOT roll forward even in what seems like neutral (shifter). 2. There is a hole above brake pedal. With a label (painted over of course). Flashlight told me there is a small screw head inside the hole. What does it do? 3. Seems PTO handle and all that goes with it down to the front pulley is missing. I'm going to need a parts list. And since hundreds of you have junk D's just lying around? Finding used parts should be no problem! Right? Right? *crickets* Edited November 16 by Teddy da Bear62 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 19,270 #8 Posted November 17 It is tow valve. To really diagnose have to get it to work. Clockwise to tight closed she should not roll counter clockwise a turn she should roil. Dumb move by Sunstrand they used a straight slot for the valve you use a straight blade screw diver. if it is frozen you will probably shear the head off the valve. Soak it for a few days with penetration stuff. On C series horses you can access the valve and use vice grips/pipe wrench to break it free on the D series serious disassembly is required to access it. I have often said when wheel horse built a D series it started with a guy holding the hydro pump in the air while the rest of the crew assembled the tractor around it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 161 #9 Posted November 19 (edited) On 11/17/2025 at 8:43 AM, pfrederi said: It is tow valve. To really diagnose have to get it to work. Clockwise to tight closed she should not roll counter clockwise a turn she should roil. Dumb move by Sunstrand they used a straight slot for the valve you use a straight blade screw diver. if it is frozen you will probably shear the head off the valve. Soak it for a few days with penetration stuff. On C series horses you can access the valve and use vice grips/pipe wrench to break it free on the D series serious disassembly is required to access it. I have often said when wheel horse built a D series it started with a guy holding the hydro pump in the air while the rest of the crew assembled the tractor around it. That is a tiny screw head for such a large tractor tow valve! 🤣🤣🤣 When I saw your photo. My label was below the hole. Also reminds me. I need D series mid tach-o-matic too. God what they didn't steal off this tractor! Edited November 19 by Teddy da Bear62 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
