Gallion Grader

A mate of mine has just bought a little Gallion Grader with an International 6cyl diesel engine. The engine code is UD 263. Can anybody help with hp & other info on these engines? So much stuff on the grader, from the brakes, park brake on the gearbox etc are so much like Inter trucks. There is a small sticker on the window that says Dept of Aviation 1986. I'm guessing they would have had it new. Dave

G'day coupeute, I couldn't find any reference to a UD 263, but there are a few for a UC 263 which appear to be an agricultural version of the BD 264 if that is any help.
Ray

Sounds like the one at Melbourne Steam club see www.flickr.com/photos/46046969@N03/5513952413/
Also a couple of photos of the engine there.

Coupeute - International made up "Power Units" from the early 1930's, that could be purchased in a variety of configurations, for use in a wide range of applications, such as gensets, compressors, irrigation pumps .. and for use in other brands of machines, for the primary power.

In Galions case, they purchased a standard Power Unit from IHC, and installed it in the grader.
The Power Unit could be purchased with a range of options .. which started at the basically bare engine .. and which went right through to a virtually complete front section of the tractor, to which it was normally fitted.

The UD-263 designation is incorrect. There is no UD-263 .. but, there is a UC-263 as Ray stated. However, the UC model is a petrol Continental engine.
I'd suggest the engine is a UD-236, which IS one IH Power Unit model .. and which engine is listed as one of the engine models for the Galion.

The designations of the Power Units were simple. "U" stood for Power Unit .. "A" for Australian .. "C" for Continental engine .. "D" for Diesel .. "T" for Turbo .. and the number stood for the cubic inches of the engine.

Some early truck engines were supplied as Power Units, but the vast majority of the Power Units were tractor and construction engines.

Here's an ad, below, for the AUD-264 Power Unit, showing the options and prices, from 1964. This is the Geelong-built Australian 264 diesel engine that powered the A-554.

The Galion is quite a good little maintenance grader, and yes, they used as many IH parts as they could, because IH owned the company.
Engine options were petrol (Continental or IH), IH diesel, Waukesha diesel, or GM 3-53 diesel.
It should be a Galion 503 model, followed by a letter, according to model/age. It will have a 10' moldboard.
They went from 503A through to 503L from memory. I don't have any literature or books on the 503, unfortunately. The blokes on Redpower may be able to supply more detailed info.

The 503 should be about 60HP. Early ones were built overseas, later ones were Australian-built. Look for the S/N tag on the grader frame, that will help with ID.
Keep an eye on eBay for manuals, parts catalogs and brochures, once you have pinned the exact model down.

Here's a beaut old Galion grader classic. A late 1920's Galion Motor Patrol, which is powered by an Oliver-Hart-Parr 28-44 tractor unit.
You'd never find those back tyres anywhere, they are probably some antique obsolete size, such as 9.75 x 24.

cgi.ebay.com.au/Early-Hart-Parr-Oliver-2...ractor-/180642915630

Cheers - Ron.

Thanks Fellas, my typing leaves a lot to be desired. It is a UD 236. It has all the bits for a petrol engine blanked off (fuel pump, distributor etc). So its virtually the same block casting as the petrol engines. He has preasure wased it today, so I will look for an ID plate tomorrow. Thanks again, Dave

The one at Scoresby might be a UD264, it is petrol start but diesel running.

Atkipete - The engine in the Galion at Scoresby is a UD-14. Same engine as fitted to the TD-14 crawler. 4

Thanks Ron, interesting info there.

UD 236, UD 236 used in 460 tractor, 282 used in 560 & 660 along with TD9-92,TD9B,150 etc etc

glow plug , precom engine

and yes, they are a converted petrol donk, 4 head bolts per cyl
other engines in family, UD282,UD301, 301 is a 282 without sleeves ,same stroke as 282, 236 same bore as 282 but shorter stroke, think there is sum 4 cyl deriatives as well,

think i have about 8 of these engines at last count, i think

Hey Oz N Ron, what is the motor in a BTD 6 likely to be???
it looks like a 554 but not quite...

I have my eye on a BTD6 Drott, engine was fine when parked but now seems to have water in the oil, likely to be rain at the very least....

/me