[AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

[Al Jones]

Yes Max was there.  He led the parade of power Friday and Saturday, maybe 
Sunday too--I didn't get there that early.

Al

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From: "charlie" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:45 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Added a new tractor to the herd!

> 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
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> 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
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>>
>>> 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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