[Farmall] Back in the M business

[Dean Vinson]

Hello, Steve and Al.  Sorry for the slow reply.  It's a 1950 model, serial
number 218,000-something.  Just a nice plain narrow-front M.

It needs plenty of little things done to it, enough to keep me busy for a
good while.  First order of business this weekend will be to clean the
carburetor up and see if I can figure out why it's slowly dripping gasoline,
and do something about that.  Next is to take off the cobbled-up PTO
engagement lever and see if I can get the PTO to work.  The tractor had a
partial paint-brush paint job at some point, and I'll try to at least clean
that up a bit with some rubbing compound.  I have a set of fenders and a
belt pulley to put on it, but will eventually need to find gauges, a battery
box, and a grille insert.  Rear rubber is pretty good, front is only okay,
one of the front wheels has some wobble in the bearing.  Steering wheel
makes my hands all black, so I'll try a cleanup and some clear coat on that.

Here's a photo:  http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/1950_M.jpg

Dean Vinson
Dayton, Ohio
www.vinsonfarm.net


-----Original Message-----
From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 7:07 PM
To: 'Farmall/IHC mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Farmall] Back in the M business

Details, Details!  What year?

There is indeed something about a M/Super M.  I have a stage I Louisville
Super M with burnt valves taking up space in the shed right now.  But I just
can't bring myself to sell it!

Al

-----Original Message-----
From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
soffiler at myeastern.com
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:47 AM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Back in the M business

Wooo-hooo, Dean, way to go!  Love to hear about a new acquisition.  My next
old tractor will probably have to be an M, per my wife.  Hey, if you get
back over to Portland, give the gang my best, and tell Steve Sewell I'm
still waiting for him to come and collect his "new" MM.

Best regards,
Steve O.