[AT] Juicin it Up

[ken knierim]

On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 12:59, Easley, Greg wrote:
> Hit the Case page at ytmag.com  There's a couple guys there who can give
> you plenty
> of good info about what's possible with the D crankcase.  There are some
> very big ones running.

Thanks. I'll check into it.


> 
> Greg
> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416
> 
> Ok, I have some questions for the tractor "hot rodders"...
>   I've got a number of Case D's and I've often wondered what kinds of
> horsepower increases (and/or better fuel economy) I could get if I
> bumped up the compression on them. Also, what options does a person have
> for something like this? Where does a person get pistons and sleeves and
> a higher compression head? I thought I saw some piston kits awhile back
> on Steiners' but memory has faded on it. 
> 
> I have one that has a distillate setup on it, and I know the compression
> ratio isn't very high. If I put a higher compression head on it (like
> say a propane head, if I could find one someplace) I would also like to
> get a starter for it. This tractor is a 1940 DH (seems they changed the
> ring gear and starter in about 1940 or 1941; it's different than the
> 1951 DI I have) and probably has the 3 7/8" pistons instead of the later
> 4" ones but I'm sure it would be a handful to crank if I bumped up the
> compression. 
> 
> I haven't seen much in the way of modified tractors at the antique pulls
> here... maybe there are (of course we see the JD's with the big exhaust
> and a lot of bark and know they're not stock) but I'm not that familiar
> with it nor do I know anyone that's doing that kind of thing. It's just
> a budding interest for now. I'm still looking for tires for much of the
> fleet too. :)
> 
> Ken
> 
> central AZ
> 
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