[Vwdiesel] Diesel conversions

[James Hansen]

Just north of Yorkton.
I have a couple perkins in old tractors, they are kind of a bearcat to
work on.  EVERYTHING is fine thread... which is great for original
assembly, poor years later when every thread is stuck.

the bale wagons in self propelled mode weren't very common around us,
but you go south to Minn, and the Dakotas and east to Ontario or the red
river area in Mb they were a real hit.

I've got an early 50's 1 ton ford truck I would put one in.
-James

pmdolan at sasktel.net wrote:
> I am not a Perkins fan, since at that size, an Isuzu 6BB1 or 6BD1 can
> be had, and fits better.  It, too, was available in farm equipment
> about 20 years ago (CCIL, Winnipeg MB).   I am still one 6D14 Mits,
> one 6.2 Chevy and one 5.9 Cummins ahead of the game.
> 
> There are a lot of ag wreckers around here, what part of the province
> are you in?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> 
> Date: Thursday, March 1, 2007 11:36 pm Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel
> conversions
> 
>> I had mentioned that the New Holland self propelled bale wagon came
>> with a 354 perkins and a bellhousing to a ford trans...  it has an
>> SAE bellhousing. Usually cheap to buy as well from an ag wrecker,
>> but have to look east or south of us Pat.  You want one?  Let's
>> find 2 and split shipping. -James
>> 
>> pmdolan at sasktel.net wrote:
>>> I would be really interested to know if the 300 series Power
>> Wagon (1
>>> ton) ever came with the Perkins.  That would be quite a find.
>> If the
>>> 354 was in a 500/600, it should have an SAE bellhousing, which
>>> means any of the later transmissions with that pattern (SAE#1,
>>> SAE#2 or SAE#3) will bolt right up, including later Eaton/Fuller
>>> gearboxes. Another option for trannies is the Japanese medium
>>> duties, that tend to have SAE2 or 3 patterns (most Class 8 over
>>> here is #1).  However, in a light truck, there is seldom if ever
>>> room for an SAE
>> bellhousing> in the tunnel (but raising the body over the frame CAN
>> make them
>>> fit).
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin and Michella Bennett 
>>> <cjb at midrivers.com> Date: Thursday, March 1, 2007 12:17 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel conversions
>>> 
>>>> Wasn't the Perkins support I was worried about.  It was the
>>>> English mfg. Eaton.  Eaton no longer supported the model of
>>>> tranny that was in the truck.  Perkins dealer was more then
>>>> happy to sell me parts and service for the 354.  The Perkins
>>>> dealer was willing to do a courtesy prepurchase inspection on
>>>> the engine.  I guess not technically a pickup but the Perkins
>>>> 354 was an option in the PD 500/600 series and maybe the W
>>>> series in the mid '60s. 
>>>> http://www.sweptline.com/hist/bigtrucks.htmlCouldn't find I but
>>>>  thought I had saw on the web a 4x4 powerwagon of the mid 60s 
>>>> vintage that had the Perkins.  Might have been the PW 300 on
>> the
>>>> above site. Justin
>>>> 
>>>>> First of all, Perkins is alive and well, and has a presence
>>>>> in
>>>> the US market.  I was at the World of Concrete last month and
>>>> spoke at great length with the people on their stand.  Sorry I
>>>> don't have their contact information handy (not home), but a
>>>> quick search should turn them up.  I think you will find the
>>>> 6-354 a lot easier to support than you fear.
>>>>> Secondly, there were never any Perkins engines in Dodge
>>>>> pickups.
>>>>> 
>>>> The time was in the '70s (specifically '77 - '79 I believe) and
>>>> the engine used was a 4.0 litre Mitsubishi 6 cyl.
>>>> 
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