[AJD] GP with Bean axle??

[John Boehm]

Paul- I believe Matt's tractor has a standard drawbar.
>From your description of the brace, I dont think it
has those parts. I did call the serial number in to
Two Cylinder Club today. It will take about 3-4 weeks
to get a reply from them. I will let you know when I
hear from them. I  know of another GP out here,
several years earlier than Matt's, that has the Bean
axle, but no other Bean features.

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


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

> 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" 
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 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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