[AJD] A fool and his money, more junk comes home...don't laugh greg..

[Dean Van Peursem]

Chris,

Interesting tractors.  The loader looks homemade to me. I don't recall any
manufacturer using channel iron on their loaders. The aftermarket Power
Steering is made my Char Lynn (SP??.  I've had one on an A and it didn't
seem to work as well as the Behlen version. My Char Lynn had a pump, similar
to a power steering pump on a car, mounted between the Tappet Cover and the
brace that holds up the fan shaft with a round reservoir for the pump oil.
Fan shaft drove the pump. I also had trouble with the belt slipping in hard
turns. Couldn't get it tight enough. But yours may work better.

I would bet quite a few marbles that you now have another High Clearance
tractor. 42" rears, convertible pedestal, a round rear axle housing and
offset rear wheel cast centers. Get the casting number off of the rear axle
housing and check the parts book. I would guess that it has the long rear
axles and long rear axle housing.  

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

"He who makes decisions in haste repents at his leisure."

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Chris C
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 9:17 PM
To: ATIS LIST
Subject: [AJD] A fool and his money,more junk comes home...don't laugh
greg..



  It was a good week on craigslist for me to buy tractors..  I bought an A,
and 2 B's..  I missed a 420 crawler,  but I figured the sellers would not
wait for me to get over to them given their low price and the good looks of
the crawler..  so it was no suprise when I called this morning to see if it
was still there and they said no,  sorry..

   Anyway,  I bought late B with some sort of loader on it.  It turns over,
it was left on this property be the old owner,  new owner wants it gone..
It has parts of what looks like an 800 hitch on the back, and a loader.  The
metal is about as straigt as I have seen.  Tires look pretty good.  It has a
convertable front end if I remember rights.
   
    B#2,  a 1947,  has a roll-o-matic front end.  It is an all fuel,  and
turns over.  It had sat where it was for about 7 years.  I offered no
resistance to the winch when I went to load it up.  It wanted to come home
with me.  It is pretty rusty looking,  but it is straight.  

    The A,  well what can I say,  I have a weakness for A's,  and I figured
I could use the 42" tires and rims on the back,  so I bought it as a parts
tractor. 
it has powersteering added onto it...  It has a converable front end.  I am
curious as to why it has 42" rears,  but maybe they did that with the
changeable fronts?  The tin is shot. Motor turns over,  has antifreeze in
the radiator.  Delco distributor.  

    Here are the links:
 
   B#1
http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/bs/194-b-with-loader-1/
   B#2
http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/bs/1947-b-all-fuel/
   A
http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/as/1950-a-sn-661244/

   Can anyone tell me about the power steering on the A?  What about the
loader on the B.  It looks pretty like it was legitimately manufactured as
opposed to home built.  The loader on the A is a pile of junk..

      Chris




       
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