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

[The Allen Family]

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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