[Farmall] Farmall A

[Mike Schmudlach]

Ted,
I personally like to restore them to original.  I believe they are worth
more that way.  (At least to me)  I also like to keep them 6 volt.  A 6 volt
works great if you keep a good ground etc...  I do work all of my tractors
and I have some rare ones in my collection.  I take them to plow days and
pull wagons on the farm with them.  It is great you have a lift-all, working
ones are getting rare.

The bottom line is that it is YOUR tractor and redo it how ever you want.
Your tractor is a 1941 model.
I farm also and am proud to use my redone tractors on the farm.  I also have
IH trucks and use them to go get parts etc.....
Mike Schmudlach


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Bartlett" <silverfarm at alltel.net>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:57 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Farmall A


I'd like some advice on a long term restoration plan for my Farmall A
#52089, circa 1939?  First, I'm a working farmer, just a bit older than the
A.  Because of that, I had the engine rebuilt, and I mean to tell you it has
more torque than I ever imagined.  Thus it will never, during my ownership,
be just a show machine.  I have removed, but retained, all the parts
involved in the pneumatic lift mechanism [which I intend to clean & store].
Now, does its being rebuilt preclude its being worthwhile trying to be
historically accurate about paint color.  Should I just be pragmatic?  I've
not changed from 6 volt and I'm not truly impressed by the practical reasons
for doing so, but,....??????

                        Thanks,  Ted Bartlett

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