[AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

[Al Jones]

Yes Charlie we made it there.  Took the Super A (grandaddy's, not the A-1) 
and #10 IH auger wagon up on Thursday evening.  Went back up after school on 
Friday and stayed till Sunday.  The festival gets better and better every 
year--almost like a miniature version of the State Fair with LOTS of 
tractors.

Al

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From: "charlie" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:21 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

> Nice Al!  I'm sure you'll have it looking and running great soon.  Did you
> go to the got to be NC show?
>
> Charlie
>
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> From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 3:31 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!
>
>> Actually had it about a week now, been to busy to post/read much.  I 
>> think
>> I may finally have something in my collection that is REALLY collectable
>> to someone besides me.......
>>
>> It is a 1954 Farmall Super A-1.  That is A-One.  It is one of the very
>> last Super A's made, with the actual C-123 engine with factory water 
>> pump.
>> It has a taller grille like a Super C, and as a  result the gas tank sits
>> higher over the touch control block, more like a 100-130-140.  It also 
>> has
>> a factory 18" steering wheel. They made somewhere between 1900 and 2000 
>> of
>> these beginning in July, 1954 just prior to the introduction of the
>> Farmall 100.  Mine is around 600 from the end.
>>
>> The tractor needs right much mechanically, the transmission is noisy,
>> doesn't shift real good, and the engine has a very slight tick when it
>> warms up.  I checked compression early this week and the "low cylinder 
>> was
>> 100psi, rest were around 125, so at least maybe the head's in good shape.
>> Sheet metal is so-so, grille is not as bad as my Super A was before it 
>> was
>> restored, hood has a few dings but not too bad.  Keyway was worn real bad
>> on the LH spindle, I cleaned it up and JB welded the key into place for
>> now.
>>
>> I ALMOST missed out on it.  It was on Ebay, about 2 hrs. from me. I 
>> forgot
>> to bid.  It didn't make reserve, but since I didn't bid, Ebay wouldn't 
>> let
>> me contact the seller.  Then it showed up on Craigslist.  When I finally
>> got the nerve to call, seller said I was #2 in line to see it.  Well the
>> other guy never returned his call and didn't show when he was supposed 
>> to,
>> so I got there with my trailer and checkbook as fast as I could!
>>
>> I am hoping to be able to find out some more about why IH actually built
>> the Super A-1's.  Was it to use up leftover parts, or were the
>> 100/200/300/400 tractors not quite ready yet?  OR something else??
>>
>> Here's a link to a pic from Facebook that I posted at 
>> farmallcub.com......
>> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs264.snc3/27854_125611287462217_100000400398167_203639_6169991_n.jpg
>>
>> Anybody else know of anyone that owns one of these?  It would be neat to
>> see how many are still around......
>>
>> Al
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