[AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

[charlie]

I keep hoping to get up there and every year something comes up that I have 
to do.    I'm glad the show is turning into something.  A small version of 
the state fair suits me fine.  The state fair is a mad house.    I saw a few 
pictures from the show on RFDTV.   I guess it was Max Armstrong that was 
there?

Charlie

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From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:06 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

> 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" 
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> 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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>> "Antique
>> tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> 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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