[AJD] GP woth Bean axle??

[Duane Larson]

John,
Congratulations to the new owner of a beaner!  Paul Ostrander will have the
most knowledgable contributions to this question, but he has written some
articles in Two Cylinder and Green Magazine as I recall describing the
beaners.  Does it have a swinging seat?  That was another (often found) item
on a beaner.  The blocks and heads for the big bore GPs like yours are more
expensive than the small bore ones.  Dave Cook in Wisconsin usually has a
good selection of GP parts, call him at 715-373-2092.  Prices are not always
the lowest, but he has good stuff in my experience, and he will deal on
quantity.
Regards,
Duane Larson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:39 PM
Subject: [AJD] GP woth Bean axle??


> My 20 year old son, Matt, negotiated a deal for and
> bought a GP on full steel with beautiful Schmeiser
> (locally produced here in CA)lugs. Unfortunately, it
> had not run since 1955 and someone removed the hood,
> magneto, carb, radiator, and many of the parts above
> the engine, then loosened the head. It had been out in
> the weather that way for who knows how many years, so
> the engine is probably in pretty rough shape. We
> picked it up a few weeks ago. It was a tough one to
> load as a thirty foot tall oak tree was starting to
> grow aound one front wheel. After we cut down the
> tree, we hooked up to the winch, but one brake was
> rusted tight and one front wheel wouldn't turn. On top
> of that I couldnt get any closer than about a hundred
> yards away, so it was a long pull dragging it up and
> onto the trailer with two wheels skidding along all
> the way.
>
> Anyway, it's been sitting here those few weeks both
> outside and now inside the shop where Matt started to
> do some investigating into its condition. I was out in
> the shop looking for something else tonight when the
> front axle caught my eye. It looked a lot wider than a
> normal GP axle and the tie rod was behind the axle,
> instead of in the front. Suddenly it dawned on me that
> this must be a "bean" axle. It has casting # C1878R,
> which as far as I can determine from the parts
> catalog, must be that axle. Is there anything else I
> should be looking for? It appears to have a standard
> drawbar and is serial # 229508.
>
> Any information would be appreciated. Yes, I am proud
> of him for finding it and buying it. And hoping he
> might be following somewhat in the old man's
> footsteps!
>
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
>
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