[AT] So you think you've got a tough restoration?

[Tim Bivens]

It was a real neat project and I'm glad they did it so
there are now two more of these rare tractors for
future generations to enjoy. However I go about my
projects a little differently. I try to take two or
more incomplete tractors and try to make one good one.
The concept of taking less than one tractor and making
two is new to me!
Tim Bivens
Glen Rose, Tex.

--- charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net> wrote:
> Sounds like that Cadillac the fellow built one piece
> at a time.  I'm not
> sure I would have bothered.   I have a trailer that
> is titled as a Long boat
> trailer.  There ain't a piece of the Long trailer on
> it anywhere but at one
> time the tongue (and serial #) out of the Long
> trailer was in it but it has
> since been changed.
> 
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Guy Fay" <fayguyma at execpc.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] So you think you've got a tough
> restoration?
> 
> 
> > I don't think they were even that complete when
> they were found! Hulk
> > would have been a big step up from what they
> started with- for
> > instance, engines were seperated- I don't thing
> the frames that were
> > found had engines, while the engines were right
> for the model, but
> > from a different tractor found about a thousand
> miles away.
> >
> > > Thanks Guy,  I'd like to have seen a picture of
> the hulks before
> > anyone
> > > started work on them.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Guy Fay" <fayguyma at execpc.com>
> > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-
> > tractor.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] So you think you've got a
> tough restoration?
> > >
> > >
> > > > There's actually a bunch of older parts mixed
> into the newer stuff-
> > > > you have to be able to tell the difference in
> the color of the rust
> > > > (the older rust is darker than the newer
> stuff). The engines were
> > > > original, as was most of the frames. The
> transmisions were where
> > > > things got sticky, the transmission frames and
> some of the gearing
> > > > were new.
> > > >
> > > > > Maybe I didn't read carefully enough but it
> was hard to tell how
> > > > much, if
> > > > > any, of the parts were from orriginal
> tractors.  It looks almost
> > as
> > > > thought
> > > > > they built the whole things from the ground
> up.   A huge
> > undertaking
> > > > if they
> > > > > did but I fail to see the point.  Or at
> least I wouldn't call it
> > a
> > > > > restoration if that is what they did.
> > > > >
> > > > > Guy do you know of any pictures of the
> orriginal tractors they
> > > > started the
> > > > > project from?  Don't get me wrong.  They did
> a heck of a job but
> > to
> > > > me it
> > > > > looks a lot like Farmers great grandfathers
> hammer.  The head has
> > > > been
> > > > > replaced once and the handle twice.
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > From: "Guy Fay" <fayguyma at execpc.com>
> > > > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-
> > > > tractor.com>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 6:18 PM
> > > > > Subject: [AT] So you think you've got a
> tough restoration?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Check out this one:
> > > > > >
> http://www.andersonofrosholt.com/13204.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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