[AT] Volvo tractors

Mattias Kessén Mattias.kessen at telia.com
Sat Feb 28 01:47:59 PST 2004


Yes it is, just let me know if I could be at assistance. Volvo parts are real easy to come by, I think I have some boxes in the barn...

/Mattias

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Från: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
Till: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Skickat: den 28 februari 2004 04:40
Ämne: Re: [AT] Volvo tractors


> Finding parts for the later Volvo cars are no problem
> , but finding parts for the cars (or tractors) built
> in the late 50's and early 60's that used the B18
> engine is a bit difficult, but not impossible, in
> California. While looking for the needed parts, I did
> have an offer from someone in Sweden to find them for
> me. Isn't the internet great?
> 
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> 
> 
> --- Mattias_Kessén <Mattias.kessen at telia.com> wrote:
> > funny that you think it would be hard finding parts
> > for a Volvo. Here we say mostly about the cars up
> > till 740/760 that parts are to find in every barn.
> > Not only because it's the same as in the tractors
> > but almost all farmesrs has had Volvos or old
> > Mrcedes diesels. volvo cars are now the only on you
> > still can find parts for at gas stations.
> > 
> > /Mattias
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- 
> > Från: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
> > Till: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Skickat: den 27 februari 2004 15:31
> > Ämne: Re: [AT] Volvo tractors
> > 
> > 
> > > I know the person you are referring to-he even
> > brings
> > > them down here to the tulare show every April.
> > > 
> > > I had a 1959 Volvo BM 425 that I fixed up a few
> > years
> > > ago. It used the same Volvo B18 4 cylinder engine
> > that
> > > they used in the Volvo cars of that era (the ones
> > that
> > > looked like a 39 Ford car). The engines had a
> > governor
> > > and hydraulic pump added and the tractor had a 3
> > point
> > > hitch. It was a nice, solid utility tractor, but I
> > was
> > > afraid I wouldnt be able to get parts if something
> > > went srong-it was hard enough to find the parts I
> > > needed for the engine rebuild. I ended up selling
> > it
> > > to a Swedish parts distributor in Carson City NV
> > who
> > > wanted to put it on display in his showrom floor.
> > As I
> > > recall, a Finnish company ended up buying the
> > rights
> > > to the Volvo tractor.
> > > 
> > > John Boehm
> > > Woodland, CA
> > > Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
> > > > Mattias mentioned Volvo tractors recently. We
> > have a
> > > > gentleman that has two
> > > > he takes to all the antique tractor shows here
> > in
> > > > the NW. I don't know their
> > > > model numbers or year of manufacture,
> > unfortunately.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >
> > http://public.fotki.com/deanvp/tractors/volvo/all/
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > > > Snohomish, WA 98290
> > > > 
> > > > CRS = Having a Photographic Memory but a
> > shortage of
> > > > unused film.
> > > > 
> > > > www.deerelegacy.com
> > > > 
> > > > http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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