[AJD] Bought another A today.. It's a doozy...

[The Allen Family]

Chris,

Give the sportsman his rein!

The "original" Steve Allen

Quoting Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>:

> Steve,
>
>    Well,  I want to rake hay with the B,  but it is a single front 
> end,  so I would like a wide front end on it.  If I can come up with 
> enough parts to make the Schwartz much less cobbled together than it 
> is I may just give it a shot...  However the sportsman in me just 
> might try and make the A run just to see how everything works.... 
>
>    Greg,
>
>        I will have to look and see whether it is keyed or splined. 
>
>  Chris
>
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, The Allen Family <steveallen855 at centurytel.net> wrote:
>
>> From: The Allen Family <steveallen855 at centurytel.net>
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] Bought another A today..  It's a doozy... 
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 6:35 AM
>> Good Heavens1  Why would you want to do *that* to your poor
>> B?
>>
>> The "original" Steve Allen
>>
>>
>> Quoting Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Last week I replied to an ad on Craigslist for a 1951
>> A with a
>> > Schwartz Wide front end that seemed overpriced.. 
>> Today,  I got to go
>> > and see it. 
>> >
>> >   What I found was a 1951 A,  with a Schwartz Wide
>> Front end,  Behlen
>> > power steering adapted to it..  The tractor is stuck. 
>> There is not
>> > gas tank, the hood is no good,  the grills aren't
>> very nice,  the
>> > rear tires hold air and that is about it,  same with
>> the fronts.  The
>> > wide front end has been modified to accept the power
>> steering.  The
>> > pedestal is all broken up..  It does have the correct
>> carb,  and it
>> > does a Delco distributor... 
>> >
>> >    When I first walked up to it,  I thought, "Run
>> away."  but oh no,
>> > when I told the guy I did not want to upset him with
>> an offer he
>> > said, "Try me."  So I did,  and now it is
>> mine.  I guess I felt bad,
>> > he is a Boeing Machinist that is on strike..  and he
>> accepted my
>> > offer. 
>> >
>> >     So, I am wondering if someone builds aftermarket
>> parts for the
>> > Schwartz front ends..  I doubt very seriously that
>> this A will ever
>> > run.  I am eyebaling the front end for my 52B... 
>> >
>> >     Here is a link to the pictures:
>> >
>> http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/as/1951-a-with-schwart/
>> >
>> >                          Chris
>> >
>> >
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