[AT] The Tractor Fever Worsens

[Cecil Bearden]

Ben Wagner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am pleased to announce that as of yesterday, I have brought home a 
> 1945 Farmall A.  She is in great shape... sheetmetal isn't bent, grill 
> looks new, and it has the original decals.  It's been shedded for all 
> its life, and that sure keeps tractors nice.   It starts just like 
> new... always on the second crank.  The owner told me it had a crack 
> between the middle pistons, but it could only be seen with the magnaflux.  
>
> The great thing about it is that it has the pneumatic Lift-All that runs 
> off the exhaust.  I don't know if it works or not, the gentleman who I 
> bought it from said he put a new gasket in 20+ years ago, but he never 
> used it.  
>
> It came with a Model 59 Woods belly mower, original cultivator, bottom 
> plow, and a snow plow.  Plus, it included extra parts: block, head with 
> manifold, two camshafts, oil pan, belt pulley, and a couple assorted 
> parts.  The block's serial number was off a BN.  
>
> So I couldn't resist it, and it followed me home.  
>
> The only problem with it is that the clutch is stuck.  He was using it 
> with the belly mower, and the belt broke.  So, he took it and parked it 
> under his back yard patio deck.  Well, that was right before that big 
> snow Virginia had.  Life intervened, and he didn't get to replace the 
> belt.  Then it snowed, and he decided to take the belly mower off and 
> put on the snow blade.  He pushed the clutch in, leaving it in gear, and 
> he said that was the first time the tractor ever started on the first 
> push of the starter.  He barely missed demolishing his deck!  I guess 
> the wet weather soaked into the clutch, and rusted it to the flywheel.  
> I tried to break it free, but it got too dark to finish last night.  
>
> I will probably need to sell one of them, either this A or more Super A, 
> but I will leave that decision for a little bit!
>
> Ben Wagner
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Ben:
Usually you can hold the clutch down, put it in high gear, and stomp 
both brakes and they will break free.  I  usually  slip thge clutch a 
bit to shine up the flywheel before I quit.

Cecil in OKla