just dozin wrote:G'Day Lex, sounds like age getting to it, i think. mine really needs a bit of work to it as well, but it all costs money.
Hope you get it going soon, like Paul said, people might be interested in a few pic's.
They are a front heavey machine, thats why i leave the winch on so it can balance out. The 4 should have a lot of power, they were a big motor in them.
Hey Paul,how do you find the D7 3t, i'm wondering how it would compare with the challenger 3. seen some around on gumtree going cheap. Do they have a low range.
P.S. if anyone knows somebody with a spare reduction box, let me know.
Sorry bad manners on my behalf I missed the last few posts here some how
The D7 3T is a good old machine a fair bit under powered by todays standard there were a few updates over the years and as one would expect the later ones were the best
The first ones had a dry clutch a weak chassis prone to breaking at least in Australia I think the tree pushers we all put on them had a lot to do with it
The chassis on mine has been broken in 3 spots and has been all boxed in now
My 3T is number 1400 and something and is one of the first , dry clutch weak chassis soft nose no hydraulic track adjusters no segmented sprockets a real basic machine
I have it in the shed giving it a rebuild at the moment and am adding some of the updates on while Im at it
It dosnt have a low range does have a forward and reverse shuttle though
I couldnt tell you how it compares to a challenger 3 I have never driven one but from what I have been told they are worlds apart even though the 3T is a lot older they are worlds ahead from what I have been told
I hope that answers your questions Claudio
Im no expert on the Challengers but I do like them they are something different
thanks for all of that information Don
It all that makes a lot sense about the reduction boxes and fluid drive couplings to me
does anybody no why these 2 stroke motors were such a flop as in what the reason was that they couldnt sort them out I have heard they were heavy on oil and didnt last long but I wonder why if detroit were so succseful why could Fowlers learn from what they were doing ???
Paul