N.Z D4D ADS

[Rusted]

Hi Jim,

The Aus built p/s D4d was the 69K series, most of the other p/s D's in Aus were Jap built 47H's, though a few U.S. built 83J's made it here as well.

[JimInOz]

Hi Rusted,
I knew someone would know better than me.
I remember reading that Cat made Graders at Melbourne....I assume the Aussie D4s were also made there.

[RichardJW~]

I managed to find the following info regarding the serial no. prefixes for D4Ds, they surely did make them all over the place

7R 1045 France 1970 - 1977
18J 371 France 1966 - 1968

20J 557 U.S.A 1967 - 1968
22C 655 U.S.A 1967 - 1968

44H 1703 France 1970 - 1978
47H 811 Japan 1971 - 1978
49J 769 Australia 1969 - 1973

58J 603 France 1968 - 1969
59J 2725 France 1969 - 1978
60J 6008 France 1968 - 1978
61J 928 France 1968 - 1978
65J 2112 France 1969 - 1978

66J 4255 Japan 1968 - 1978
67A 1575 Japan 1966 - 1969

69K 480 Australia 1969 - 1972
74U 1203 Brazil 1976 - 1979

78A 7845 U.S.A 1963 - 1968
82J 4864 U.S.A 1968 - 1977
83J 4169 U.S.A 1968 - 1977
84J 2521 U.S.A 1968 - 1978

85A 1043 Australia 1963 - 1969
86A 3589 France 1964 - 1968
88A 1124 U.K 1964 - 1968
91A 1149 Japan 1966 - 1969
97F 4446 Brazil 1970 - 1979


now as to what the differences between them are.....well I can't tell ya

[bob]

Hi Bob,
Thanks for the pictures.
Did you enjoy operating the D4?.I never sat on one,but they look to be a good all-rounder size...for a small operator.
D4D still sell at high prices here,which is why I never got one.
I think the Powershift models were a 69J (??).

Jim

great little blade to drive was clearing site up batters and general levelling it was a 59j model
the D4 replaced a wakefield grader I was driving on site doing same job but the site was pure sand so grader wasn't up to the job
Bob