[AJD] Latest tractor AOS

Chris C jdnutinwa at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 17 19:08:46 PDT 2010


So I am finding out.. You don't have any parts for one lying around do you??

  Chris



--- On Wed, 3/17/10, greg at theoldtractorcompany.com <greg at theoldtractorcompany.com> wrote:

> From: greg at theoldtractorcompany.com <greg at theoldtractorcompany.com>
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor  AOS
> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 8:06 AM
> Oh, and Select-O-Speeds suck!
> Greg
> 
> NOW!! CHECK YOUR PART #'S AT WWW.JOETRAKTOR.COM!
> 
> WE ARE NO LONGER ON THE JOHN DEERE PARTS LOCATOR
> 
> 
> Greg Stephen
> The Old Tractor Company
> Stephen Equipment Company
> 7460 E Hiway 86
> PO Box 709
> Franktown, CO 80116
> 
> 1-231-846-8243  
> > Ok,  I always have to tell a story, so here it
> goes.  About a month ago I
> > bought a Ford 5000 from a guy selling some property in
> Bothell.  The family
> > had once had a cattle ranch there.  This was the
> last little piece of the
> > farm, the rest has been developed into an industrial
> park, UW branch
> > campus, and Home Depot years ago.  While buying
> the Ford he metioned having
> > an AO.  He said it was a 1937.  I didn't pay
> much attention to it as I have
> > a 1936 AO, and he made is sound like it was not for
> sale as it was his
> > baby.
> > He called me up about a week ago asking how the Ford
> was working out.  I
> > told him it was a complete diaster, as the
> select-o-speed transmission
> > turned to out be bad.  (I don't hold him at fault
> for this) He then said he
> > was calling to see if I was interested in his AO, as
> he had just noticed
> > that sitting outside was taking a toll on it, and
> wanted it to go to
> > someone that would get it going.  He said he had
> found a crack in the
> > engine block, and that the motor would not turn over,
> and the brakes were
> > stuck.  I told him I specialized in JD A's and
> that I happened to have a
> > brand new block for it sitting in my garage. 
> > Anyway, we finally got together today and I loaded it
> up and took it home. 
> > It never dawned on my that it was an AOS until I saw
> it.
> > Here is a link to the pictures.  I will take more
> tomorrow when I get a
> > chance. 
> > http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/as/aos-1722/
> > 
> > The tractor is missing most of the AOS metal, and the
> drawbar is not
> > correct..  But it still has plenty of potential.
> > I had not been planning on restoring another tractor
> for a long time, but
> > now I think I will plan on restoring this one this
> coming winter.
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
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