These are pictures of Don Merrihew’s CD-1 mounted on his John Deere 140. Don’s CD-1 has a Serial Number of 1279. Don’s CD-1 was shipped from the Danuser factory on July 9, 1975 to St. Louis, MO.
Don sent me some additional close up pictures of his CD-1 along with some discussion of the operation. The auger head is raised and lowered by a hydraulic cylinder powered by the hydraulic pump/valve combination mounted on the front of the tractor. The auger rotation is produced by a drive shaft that extends from the front to the back of the tractor. The entire undercarriage looks very similar to the one on my Cub Cadet.
