[AJD] 70 gas update

[Brad Loomis]

Yeah, I'm so far behind on my restoration I haven't got the tractor yet!
Brad Loomis
San Miguel, CA

-----Original Message-----


At least you guys have schedules!
Greg


Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

On Thu Feb 17 16:02 , 'Ronald L. Cook' <rlcook at pionet.net> sent:

>Huh?  I thought he was being quite the speedster.  Heck, I started on my
>Howard aircraft in March of 1972 and I'm barely started.
>
>Way to go Dennis!
>
>Ron Cook
>Salix, IA
>
>Dean VP wrote:
>
>> Dennis:
>>
>> Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing more pictures. Others also
know
>> about restoration projects being behind expected schedules. Quite normal,
I
>> suspect.
>>
>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
>> storeroom door
>>
>>
>> www.deerelegacy.com
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>
[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antique-joh
ndeere-
bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>> Cotton Family
>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:38 PM
>> To: 'Antique John Deere mailing list'
>> Subject: [AJD] 70 gas update
>>
>> Well with the last few days being real nice I have virtually finished
>> the tractor. All that is left is decals, new seats and touchup of the
>> bolts that I dinged the paint off.It turned out really nice.  I will be
>> posting the new pics to the site tomorrow I hope.. Thanks to all that
>> have gave advice and help along the way. I hope I can pass it forward to
>> help others also.. I started this project back in OCT of 2003 with the
>> intent of replacing a bearing in the governor. Then I found the weights
>> had hammered the collar and the gear that drives the fan shaft got a
>> tooth broken trying to remove it.. At that point, I said aw what the
>> heck I will do a quick 6 month resto and be back in business.. Well July
>> of last year came and went (The tractors 50th birthday by the archives)
>> and I missed my deadline.. Oh well it has been rewarding to say the
>> least. Now the new project is a dollhouse for my little one, then a
>> flarebox wagon for my older daughter.
>>
>> Dennis