[AJD] GP woth Bean axle??

[John Boehm]

Paul- I now have some photos posted at
http://vintagetractors.com/jdgp229508.html
I do have one good photo of the drawbar area under the
platform. The lugs are what is desribed in the
Schmeiser literature at their "sand grousers".

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com


--- Paul O <mrgp at fwi.com> wrote:

> John
> The serial number on your GP is in the correct range
> for a bean tractor. 
> Most (not quite all) bean tractors had a swing seat.
> Also, all bean tractors 
> had a brace (shaped like an H, part AC855R) from one
> chain case to the 
> other. The horizontal part was located just under
> the platform. The top of 
> the vertical "legs" shows just above the platform.
> The rear wheels were 
> mounted for the widest possible tread width. I would
> be interested in 
> hearing from you as to what you find. I am keeping a
> roster of all the bean 
> tractors I hear about. Please let me know the
> results if you have its' ship 
> destination researched. Thanks!
> Paul O
> P.S. I would like to know what those California lugs
> looked like.
> PO
> 
> ----- 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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