Your a smart guy from what I have seen you post, and what you do. Why not find a diesel International or gas if you insist or another brand even. Thats at the smaller end of the range, to suit your needs. That has 3 point hitch, maybe power steering, live pto/hyds and all that good stuff. That needs some work on it.
That way you can come up a few more years newer and boost your business image with custom work when guys see it around, maybe even sell some of the others to fund this .
I think they call it business investment.
Then not have all the headache with the conversion.Also you won't have a thirsty high revving gas, thats more suited to tractor pulling and parades, than practical farming use.
I put a V8 Perkins diesel in a 500 Belarus for tractor pulling. Nothing fitted and a lot had to be scratch built and machined. it took a while and hasn't pulled for 14 years, was fun to run and build but no practical use now, or value other than parts or scrap!.
I have also put several 2700 series ford 4 and 6 cyl diesel motors in fordson majors. The bell housing top and the motor half/ clutch, shafts and flywheel all work from factory. the oil pan and all the frame and tin, some cooling lines and the front all need different work between 4 or 6 cyl motors, so thats not even an easy swap.
I guess what im trying to say is, sometimes hard cash and some work, to get ahead. Is better than building something that takes hours, and is a headache all the time your doing it. Then all you really get at the end is the achievement from doing it, and people seeing it.
Taking a tractor that's cheaper and wrong. Getting it right and going earning money with it, is a greater achievement sometimes.
you'll figure that out as you get older. I did. Thats why I don't do the fancy motor swap projects anymore.
My private collection stuff i buy i get it running and drive able, then park it. 15 years ago it would of been total rebuild and paint. Now I get more satisfaction dragging it home and getting it running, not the paint and stuff.
Regards Robert
This post was edited by Robert Major at 16:25:16 12/10/14.
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