[AT] 1950 tractor and such

[Roy Morgan]

On Jun 15, 2008, at 5:23 PM, H. L. Staples wrote:

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> Welcome to the list Roy, good luck with your new toy.

HL,

(Catching up on missed emails.)

Thanks.  I"m sure I'll learn a lot here.  The "new" tractor is a  
McCormick 1950 W-4 model.  The owner says "restoration has been  
started" but I don't know yet what that means.  I do know there is  
some work to do - a big hint is the puddle of oil under the plow  
hydraulic cylinders!  Eventually, I'll fix most of the things wrong  
with it.

It's quite likely I'll simply get and keep it running till next  
Spring, what with all the other urgent things to do at a new place and  
the need to have at least a rudimentary plow for the New York snows.

It was interesting to run into a neighbor two days ago as he was  
turning hay in a small field near the kids' bus stop with a 1944 H-4  
model.  Same tractor, pretty much, he told me.  (His is the same age  
as I am - pretty ancient and still going strong!)

Can you recommend a source of manuals for these old machines?

Roy


Roy Morgan
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Lovettsville, VA 20180