[AJD] Latest tractor AOS

Wed Mar 31 09:48:37 PDT 2010

Lou
I would love to have a set of blue prints too.  I have AO 1836.  I was  
planning to make my own sheet metal as the reproduction stuff never  
looked right.  I met a guy in Ontario Canada who made his own and it  
look very good.  He made up his own drawings from pictures.  I took a  
lot pics and made measurements.  My next project after retirement in a  
couple of years.
Jim Stevens
Los Angeles
galago at ucla.edu

Quoting Louis <louis at kellnet.com>:

> Brian,
>
> I am getting copies of the prints made tomorrow.  I will let you know the
> cost.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lou
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Brian VanDragt
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:28 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor AOS
>
>
> I don't think they have any available now.  This was about 10 years ago.
> They took orders for a while, then had a batch made.  It was the only thing
> I could get at the time, at least that I knew about, without having a one
> off custom job done.  They made the fenders, batwings and the cowl, maybe
> the hood, but not the nose.
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of
> Dean Van Peursem
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:58 AM
> To: 'Antique John Deere mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor AOS
>
>
> I wasn't aware that Ridenours were making sheet metal for the AOS tractors.
>
> Dean VP
> Apache Junction, AZ
>
> "It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak and another to hear." - Henry
> David Thoreau
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Brian VanDragt
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 7:32 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor AOS
>
> Lou,
> Is there any way I could buy copies of the AOS sheet metal drawings you
> have?  I have AOS #1006 and it needs a lot of work.  I have some
> reproduction  sheet metal from Ridenours, but it is not entirely accurate. I
> would like to see the drawings and know what is right and wrong.  I am also
> an engineer and would love to have some drawings from Deere. Thanks, Brian
> VanDragt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of
> Louis
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:56 PM
> To: 'Antique John Deere mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor AOS
>
>
> Chris,
>
> Let me know if he is making any more sheet metal.  I have AOS #1438,  I need
> metal for it.  I have all the blueprints from Deere for the AOS sheetmetal,
> if that will help.
>
> Lou
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Chris C
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:08 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Latest tractor AOS
>
>
>
>
> Hey Greg,
>
>    Good to see that you are still out there.. I have tried calling a few
> times with no luck..
>
>     The little IH is a TD-6 Diesel.  It has a toolbar type blade on it with
> a single cylinder in the back.  It was a pretty clean looking little
> crawler.  I was going to ask him if it was for sale but didn't want anything
> to get in the way of getting the green treasure home first..  Both the AOS
> and the IH crawler are old family tractors of the seller.  I think he is
> still attached enough to the crawler that he is not going to let it go..
>
>    Now I need to dig out all of my AOS stuff and start finding parts.  A
> friend of mine out here was building AOS sheet metal on a custom job for
> someone a few years ago.  I am going to get a hold of him and see if he
> still has any of the patterns.  Hopefully he is still around.
>
>     Hope all is well with you and yours,
>
>            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, 8:05 AM
>> Great find! Looks like it had new
>> tires, likely ruined now, too bad. What was the
>> little IH crawler sitting there?
>> 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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