[Farmall] O-12 Progress
John Hall
jthall at worldnet.att.net
Wed Jan 31 18:46:33 PST 2007
Dang it Karl you got so many of them things that I (and probably half the
others on the list) can't remember which one you are working on!!!!
I got to ask---how may 12's and 14's do you have including F, W and O
versions?
Seems to me you are by them like I am by chainsaws---I think we have 51.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Olmstead" <olmstead at ridgenet.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] O-12 Progress
>I did burn a little wood to heat the shop up in the mornings, John, but we
>had T-shirt weather by lunch time last weekend.
>
> The 'real' projects include setting up twelve 5-shelf shelving units in my
> storage building and sorting all my tractor parts onto them. I bought a
> trailer load of parts and two complete F-12s last month, and needed to get
> my parts collection organized. That's pretty well done now, so I'll go
> back to my main project, which is another '36 O-12 that I've been working
> on for over a year. That's the one that I've been going through the front
> end on, boring out worn bearing surfaces, pressing in new bronze bushings,
> and making new pins. The whole front end has been renewed, except for tie
> rod connections on the steering knuckles. I need to build a fixture to
> hold them perpendicular to the mill table so that I can accurately bore
> and bush the connections. I also need to track down new wheel bearings
> and seals.
>
> Then I can decide what to do with the back half of the tractor. At a
> minimum, it'll need new seals and some brake work. The engine, which used
> to run, is on my stand right now. I need to open it up and look for
> something that is clanking when I turn it.
>
> On a slightly different topic, does anyone have any information that would
> indicate that early O-12s were painted red instead of gray? I have a
> friend with a low-numbered O-12 who says that they started out red. Every
> one I've examined has gray under the red.... and I've looked at quite a
> few!
>
> -Karl
> -----------------
>> Ok, no fair!!!! Either its too warm where you are or you got too much
>> spare time on your hands!
>>
>> And what do you mean "eventually"? Got another project in the shop
>> already? At least thats my favorite excuse.
>>
>> John Hall
>
>
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