[AT] tractor restoration lessons wanted

[Dave Ernst]

Speaking of Old Man Rog, did anyone see him on the RFD channel the other 
night? Looked his usual wry self, and appears as if he is creating some kind 
of segment in the program with a name I can't recall.
Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] tractor restoration lessons wanted


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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