[AT] tractor restoration lessons wanted

[Larry Goss]

I don't know what you've been reading, Harold, but I would recommend that you pick up some of Roger Welsch's books on the subject.  IMHO, those will give you the right attitude and a lot of practical help for getting started.  Like you, he spent a career in "other pursuits" before seeing the light.  The last I knew, Ol' Rog is a member of this group, so he may respond.  His first book was "Busted Iron and Rusty Knuckles" or something like that [Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles: Norwegian Torque Wrench Techniques and Other Fine Points of Tractor Restoration].

'Nuff said.  Good luck.  You will find that tuning an engine makes use of exactly the same critical listening skills as tuning a stringed instrument.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: charlie hill <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008 15:13
Subject: Re: [AT] tractor restoration lessons wanted
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Harold,  welcome aboard.  Around here the community 
> college runs basic 
> courses in Auto Body Repair and Minor Auto Repair.  If you 
> have those 
> available that would be a good place to learn some of  the 
> required skills. 
> Once you have a few skills and a few tools the rest is not so 
> hard.  We'll 
> be glad to help with specific questions and there are lots of 
> other Internet 
> forums available as well.
> 
> Do you have a particular brand and/or model picked out to restore?
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harold Evans" <hevans at his.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:36 PM
> Subject: [AT] tractor restoration lessons wanted
> 
> 
> > Greetings, fellow tractor enthusiasts:
> >
> > I'm a 60 year old former professional violinist and master violin
> > maker who is now interested, during the retirement phase of my life,
> > in antique tractor restoration.  How does one learn this 
> hobby?  I'm
> > used to learning skills with the help of a tutor and/or a school
> > class, but I can't find either in my area of the country 
> (Bloomington,> Indiana).  I'd be very happy to hear how 
> best to learn the art of
> > giving new life to old, rusty metal.
> >
> >
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