[AT] W 4

[oldiron62 at gmail.com]

Roy, I belive the engine is same as an H Farmall. What type of hydraulic system does it have belly pump or pump in front of the distribitor ? On the letter series tractors IHC says to run same as the engine oil. I add a bit of ATF to the hyd every now and then on our 44M and on the 53Super C also in the 49cub. O rings shoud available any where they make up hyd hose. I would forget about the roll bar, and the lead substitute I think its of no or little value in a stock tractor. All I ever run is regular 87 octane unleaded gas just Try to get 100% gas NO ethanol . You should be able to pickup a bush hog reasonable (unless they all been scrapped already) I have the best luck out of an old bush hog brand cutter, some of the other makes gearboxes get to hot to touch after a couple hours running. And the Bush hogs gearbox just gets barely warm. I would use #10 and #14 gauge wire for everything except the battery cables.  Far as the tires if they hold air and you are going to stay on your own place, run them until they get flat spots on the bottom( Farmer had one get like that recently ) And beware you can stick a bunch of money in an old tractor, but it sure is fun :-) The weather checking on the tires will not hurt there useability just do not overwork them low on air pressure. It will wrinkle the sidewalls and get hot causing tire to fail. We just bought a pair of 12.4X36 used tires for the superC and they are weatherd bad. But I thouhgt it a good deal tires and tubes $300. Run it like its yours and have fun.

PS  I sent this last night from the wrong email address, and it bounced back.

Kevin Mosier


have LOTS of questions:
- I think a sand blaster is in order.  Hopefully a heavy duty  
industrial one used (we also need to blast a big old fireplace.)
- I assume o-rings are available to fix hydraulic leaks
- what hydraulic fluid should I get to replace what's leaked out?
- pins in draw bar are bent (presumably by running over big rocks): do  
I just whang them back more or less straight with the well known BFH  
(big foolish hammer)?
- I got no manuals: are the I&T SHOP MANUALS from Intertec Publishing  
Corp the best idea to start with?
- It has no roll bar: I'm not a hot rod, and the land we have is quite  
flat.  Just the same, I'd think about a roll bar.  would the plow  
frame support a top  piece big enough to be reliable?
- former owner used Lead Substitute in very imprecise quantities -  
good idea?
- Should I use regular gas?
- I'd like to bush hog the 15 or so acres we have of grown-over  
pasture (All grass and weeds, no small trees yet), though for now I  
have a Cub Cadet with bush hog rear attachment.  Can I expect to find  
a bush hog for the W-4 at any reasonable price?
- the rear tires are cracked (and have chains on for plowing).  Are  
they likely to fail soon?
- what wire should I use to replace the old worn out stuff on the  
thing now.
- any one in the Finger Lakes region of NY that I can apprentice with  
to learn more about this thing?

oh the list will go on and on.