[AJD] Bill-family tractors AND fuel line fitting

Mon Jan 9 17:29:54 PST 2006

I had a very good tag made by K&A Graphics PO box 240.Mason City, IA 50402 
PH 515 424 2535.  Cost about $24 buck if I remember right.
Merle Wayne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Brueck" <b2 at chooka.net>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:26 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Bill-family tractors AND fuel line fitting


> Re: the 48 G, I actually bought a really nice donor tractor a few years 
> back
> but had to sell something this fall when the GP followed me home from the
> auction.  Shed was full and I don't like to have my toys outside.  Figured
> when I got ready to do the G I could come up with a donor within a year or
> so.  Maybe the next one won't be in such good shape...this donor was 
> really
> straight and complete, would have been kind of a shame to part it out. 
> But
> at the price of individual parts, and all the things I was going to need,
> the numbers made a lot of sense.
>
> The 48 G was our main tractor until the 70 came along.  I have fond 
> memories
> of field work with this G, especially plowing with a 3-14.  The drawbar 
> hole
> is really egg shaped, testament to the work she has done; I'll leave it 
> that
> way. It also matches my birth year...yeah, I've got to finish this one.
>
> I've got a permanent search on eBay for someone selling blank tags.  I 
> seem
> to recall seeing one sell a couple of years ago.  The serial number tag 
> will
> be the finishing touch, and the one thing that a donor tractor can't help
> with.  I may have to find someone who is etching tags for this one, I'd
> rather have it look right than get a replacement tag from JD.
>
> B²
>
> Bill Brueck (brick)
> Chatfield, MN, USA
>
> Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> greg at theoldtractorcompany.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:10 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: RE: [AJD] Bill-family tractors AND fuel line fitting
>
> Bill
> That's great the owner cards survive especially since they're family! 
> Really
> neat. I love to hear when things like this turn up after an article comes
> out. Some time ago I wrote about a Golden Deere customer card and I 
> received
> several letters and one fellow still had his!
>
> Too bad about the M but you definitely have to bring the G back. Shouldn't
> take more than 750 hours of backbreaking work and $10000!!! No, I think 
> you
> both can and should do it, even if a little bit at a time from ebay
>
> So far as the fuel fitting goes, I don't believe auto stores would have 
> that
> thread or so I've been told many times over the years. JD's too high again
> on this item it looks like, our brass ones are $3.50. I think they used to
> be about $5 or so from JD not too long ago but I didn't note the price. 
> Some
> parts I have been keeping track of, VERY interesting the ups and, yes, eve
> downs they go through
>
> 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 Sat Jan  7 21:27 , 'Bill Brueck' <b2 at chooka.net> sent:
>
>>It's only a spot reference, but I have the original operators manual
>>from the G my dad bought new in 1948.  He recorded the serial numbers
>>inside the front cover for tractor/mag/power lift.  G37319 / XCO99652 /
>>PLV33328.  Book is almost like new, a couple of bent corners on the
>>pages, he kept it in his filing cabinet, not in the shop.  Also have
>>the op manual for the M he bought that same year.  The M book still has
>>the tear-out card to send back to JD and the little card to carry in
>>your billfold so you'll have the serial number with you.  Both are
>>filled out in his handwriting but not torn from the book.  Thought
>>about this just tonight as I read Greg's article in the current issue of
> GM.
>>
>>Unfortunately, the M was stolen 30 years ago and the G was badly
>>stripped for parts, including the tag, after he died and before I could
>>get the estate under cover.  I do have the G.  With the help of a donor
>>tractor, someday...
>>
>>B²
>>
>>Bill Brueck (brick)
>>Chatfield, MN, USA
>>
>>Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antiqu
>>e-johndeere-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>>Jim Showers
>>Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:56 PM
>>To: Antique John Deere mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [AJD] Power Lift Serial Number vs Tractor Serial Number????
>>
>>I believe the book on the unstyled A mentions them.  My 1936 A had one
>>and the serial # of the power lift in no way corresponded with the
>>tractor number.  The earlier power lifts were numbered, but the later ones
> were not.
>>I just thought to add to the confusion.
>>Jim Showers
>>
>>--- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dean VP" deanvp at att.net>
>>To: "AT JD" antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 12:10 AM
>>Subject: [AJD] Power Lift Serial Number vs Tractor Serial Number????
>>
>>
>>> Is there some published reference anywhere that lists the power lift
>>> serial numbers vs what tractor model and serial number they were used
>>> on? Or some range or some reference of any kind to get a general
>>> correlation.  Now I know these could be added or removed at the
>>> dealer and changed by owners so the records probably can be used as
>>> ball park only but....
>>>
>>> I seem to recall that JD recorded the power lift serial numbers in
>>> some of the production records for the earlier unstyled tractors. I
>>> have the unstyled B registry maybe something can be gleaned from
>>> that. But what about the A's and G's, etc?
>>>
>>> My guess is someone with hopefully an ANAL personality has done some
>>> kind of research into this.
>>>
>>> Why am I asking?  I just ran into a reference where a "B" power (PTO)
>>> shaft part number "where/when used" information was not tied to the
>>> tractor serial number but to the Power Lift Serial number.  That is
>>> something I hadn't run into before on power shafts.
>>>
>>> And yes, I can get the serial number off of the Power Lifts I have on
>>> my tractors but is there some general reference document that
>>> provides more encompassing info in this area?
>>>
>>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>>
>>> Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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