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I always went with complete sets as well, figured the rest were not far behind...

What oil do you have in there? A space heater and a large tarp might be a workable option. Along these lines, they did start old Caterpillars by building fires under them, they had a lot less to burn though. Glen

As I understand, as long as your resistor block is working properly, they will get around 14v, which is about perfect. Fortunately for me, they have been working great. I take a Dremel tool with a sanding drum and "grind" the spade on the 60G to fit the terminal. I just take an old stock plug...

I am betting we have several member with spares off of parts trucks that will hook you up, reasonably. I see them on the 'Bay all the time. Glen

My fairly new to me M1009 started at 6 degrees F this morning, I tried to let it fall to an idle too quickly and it died, it fired right back up with a fresh cycle of the glow plugs. I know my M1008 is good to 7 below without being plugged in, sounds like I will get to test this one this coming...

If you were a thousand miles or so closer, I would be glad to do it with you. Pretty easy though, I just use a 1/4" drive ratchet and as long as the plugs are not swollen, it is an easy job. They are long and small in diameter, I am not sure it is possible to cross thread one. They will be at...

My M1009 started at 5 degrees with no heat or starting fluids. Just let the glow plugs cycle, pedal to the floor, like the starting instructions on the visor say and it fired right up. My M1008 started the same way at 7 degrees below. I must say I was impressed. I had warned my wife that she...

It is much louder than any of the three that I have owned. It is hard to tell by the video, but is it worse when you lay off the fuel? If so, I agree with the pinion bearing going south. My current M1008 is the quietest of the bunch, much quieter than my M1009. It is not the gears alone, unless...

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Bryan, if you ever find yourself close to Salina, I have a place for you to visit. He has sold a few now, but he still has at least 30 Cats out there. TEN, FIFTEEN, TWENTY, TWENTY-TWO, THIRTY, THIRTY-FIVE, FORTY, FORTY-FIVE, FIFTY, Several SIXTY tractors, plus a slug of early diesels. He has...

The Blue Moon... The moon did not turn out so good, but the M1009 looks pretty good... The dogs moving parts were blurry.... I was not so great with the camera tonight. Glen

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My trick was to use a break over bar, apply pressure on the handle and smack the handle close to the plug with a hammer.

You may not have enough brakes just on the truck to be legal in some states, but I would not have a problem doing that myself. I pulled my M715 with my old one a few times. It was my version of a rock crawler.... I ran 50ish with relative ease. Glen

I think there is a threaded boss for that, it is not very convenient either. I always used axle grease to hold the rod up in the hole. I seriously considered the electric pump route, it would be so much easier to bleed off air, looking back, I should have done that! The hose was in great...

I swapped out the lift pump in my M1009 today and like always, at least always for me, the pushrod slid out of the block and into the block off plate. Another trip to the parts store for a gasket. When I got home, I found out the last guy in there painted it with hardening black gasket sealer...

Are they not equipped with a Holley designed carburetor, ie... fuel bowl forward. Setting the fuel level too high results in spilling fuel over and causing a flooding situation. My original Tornado had all kinds of power. It would hold 45 up about any hill, even loaded. It also loved to drain...

Yes they did, an amazing stash of parts. What floor section do you need, I have a part hulk that I robbed some of the floor pan out of for a wrecked M715. It was fairly solid last time I looked. If you need rockers, we used Cherokee panels for the same year and just shortened them to cover...

I remember when this M715 was being built, I wanted to buy it when he got ready to sell as he did an excellent job all the way through. One man's dream.. Cummins 4BT... Glen....

Thanks Bruce, he is a Hurricane Dennis victim. He was 2-3 years old in 1995 when we drove to Memphis TN to adopt him. He is hyper protective and territorial. I tell everybody that he is my problem child. He loves kids though, I am thankful for that. He is a big powerful boy at 105 pounds. He...