new motor

smwwoody · March 06, 2013, 06:27:12 PM

The new cummins 6BT came in friday for one of our skidders. now just to get everything switched over and back in the skidder.

brendonv · March 06, 2013, 06:36:01 PM

Sweet!

The motor went in a skidder I run part time a few weeks ago. We got it back last week, I drove it 100 yards, and the HG went! I limped it out to the road. They found out the head bolts they used were too long!

Good luck with your swap, I've grown to love skidders

treefarmer87 · March 06, 2013, 07:25:15 PM

nice! 8)

smwwoody · March 06, 2013, 07:38:21 PM

I hope this one does better than yours did. I had that happen with a new turbo a few months ago I dont think i made it 200 yds before the new one went that was a bad day

gwilson · March 12, 2013, 09:32:17 PM

What did that set you back?

smwwoody · March 13, 2013, 08:00:40 AM

It was not bad. Only $3100 for the long block

gwilson · March 13, 2013, 08:29:51 AM

From what Iv heard they are great engines. Iv recently gotten one in a 380 timberjack but haven't run it very much to date, but it sounds good going around the shop.

coxy · March 13, 2013, 06:45:43 PM

some people here say thay are fuel hogs some say not ijust tell them to buy a cat you will see fuel hog are thay simple to work on say like a 353-453 are thay any thing like what is in the dodge trucks

barbender · March 13, 2013, 10:57:04 PM

It's the same engine as in the dodge pick-ups. I can't see where they would be hard on fuel, unless the horsepower was really turned up.

smwwoody · March 17, 2013, 10:17:55 AM

got it all dressed up and in the skidder. now to hook up all the wires and hoses and put the hood and limb risers back on. a few new gauges and it will be ready to go back in the woods

smwwoody · March 19, 2013, 09:30:08 PM

need to put on one hose fill with anti freeze and fire it up in the morning

redprospector · March 20, 2013, 01:25:37 AM

Hope it works good for ya.
I just picked up a low hour 6bt Cummins for a grand...Did I mention it came with a school bus attached to it? :D
I'm going to remove the hood, unbolt the transmission, cut the frame with a torch, roll it away from the bus & remove the front axle. When I sell the rest of the bus for scrap metal I shouldn't have much in a skid mounted power sorce.
I may be biased, but a 6bt is real hard to beat if you need 200 or less hp to power anything.

Andy

UN Hooker · March 20, 2013, 09:53:55 PM

SMWWOODY
Is that long block from BLACKWATER? I've looked at their add before and if they do all they say they do that's a good price.
UN

smwwoody · March 21, 2013, 07:16:14 PM

Yep it came from Blackwater. Ran it for half a day today. it did great. we pulled the skirts off at lunch time to make sure all was good and found a little fuel coming out around each injector. I will drop a new set of injectors in the morning and put her back to work.

kiko · March 21, 2013, 08:43:14 PM

I recognize that Frank green and that front engine mount. A 170 or a c7f ? Also, what is that stuff they put on the electrical connections? It is like gorilla glue. Works great until you have to chisel it off. That sound like a fair price on the long block and appears it came with the gear train housing so cam shaft removal not required . Also a double rear seal for the wet converter. New copper washers might stop the fuel leak without repelacing the injectors but then again a new engine is better off with new injectors.

smwwoody · March 23, 2013, 08:44:06 AM

it is in a 170

What ever that glue is sure does the job as long as you dont have to get it apart.

all we had to do was set the fuel pump gear in and put the front cover on.

smwwoody · March 25, 2013, 06:13:19 PM

new injectors came in today!!! got them in and the skidder all buttoned up ready to roll in the morning. boy does that new motor idle smooth with the new injectors. I thought it was smooth with the old ones but this is nice.