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

[Chris C]

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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