[AJD] GP woth Bean axle??

[Paul O]

John

I looked at the photos you have posted. From the rear view, I could see that 
there was no swing seat. Because of the glare on the picture, I can not be 
sure, but I could not see the brace I mentioned to you before. Lacking these 
two items, I would doubt that it is indeed a bean tractor. When the bean 
axle was developed, there was a decision which said the bean axle assembly 
would be supplied whenever a replacement axle was ordered. This explains why 
there are some tractors in existence which have bean axles on now which 
never left the factory that way.

However, since it is a 1934, you can have it researched and the archives 
will have a record of it if it had the bean option when it left the factory.

Paul O

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] GP woth Bean axle??


> 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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