[AT] How about Tractors.

[Greg Whittaker]

I started work on my 53 MM GTB this winter.  I've got the engine pretty well
disassembled in my free time this winter.  I've got to have some major work
to the blocks.  One cylinder in each has a freeze crack.  I'm hoping I can
have them bored and sleeved but before I do that I've got to get the rings
out of the pistons.  Two are alright but the two that came from the cracked
cylinders are the rings are rusted tight.  It has aluminum pistons.  I've
got them soaking and I hope with patience I can salvage the pistons.  Once I
get that accomplished I'll know where I'm going with the blocks.  The heads
also need to be redone.  This tractor sat near Medicine Hat Alberta for who
knows how many years with the exhaust covered and the exhaust manifold
broken.  That's what I've been doing when I haven't been blowing snow with
the MF 180.  Did a lot of that this winter.  The Blue Handled Fence Pliers
should be arriving here shortly.

Greg Whittaker
Wolverine Mi

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at loganrec.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:33 PM
Subject: [AT] How about Tractors.


>     Anyone have any problems with, stories about, or adventures
> with tractors?
>     Sure would be nice to be able to open this list and read
> something about old tractors instead of this bickering.
>     Maybe everyone needs to go to the machine shed and hug
> their tractors and come back and tell all of us how you feel
> about them.
>     Maybe start some project to keep occupied. Fire up the
> welder and grinder and build something!!
>     I have kept busy with tractors and projects all winter that
> I would like to tell about if there was any interest shown.
>
>     Does anyone else share my feelings?????
>
>                                      Gene Dotson,  DeGraff,
> Ohio
>
>                                           gdotsly at loganrec.com
>
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