[Farmall] shop time

[Al Jones]

The casting code info can be found on farmallcub.com.

If you don't have it, get Guy Fay's Letter Series Originality Guide.  It will help a lot with decal placement, paint codes and so forth.

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>Sent: Jan 22, 2011 11:20 PM
>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] shop time
>
>When it comes to casting codes the resident experts are generally Jim Becker 
>and Al Jones.
>
>If you don't have a parts book you can get to them online at Case-IH. Maybe 
>that can tell you of any problems you might encounter changing engines.  I 
>can't ever recall swapping engines in anything other than a Cub. I know 
>we've swapped out some flywheels and I'm thinking the last one of those was 
>a bit different from the one we put back in, but it may have been out of a 
>number series.
>
>Rule of thumb when we are ordering internal parts for one of those engines 
>is to get the number of the piston and the number off an old bearing. I'm 
>pretty certain that if you ever go into the hydraulic reservoir you need to 
>first check the part number on it as well so you will getting parts for the 
>right one. Same rule for the carb as well, I'm thinking there are 5 
>different possibilities on that, some may be replacement carbs.
>
>Check with Fitts in Cascade VA for a grill. Also call Greens salvage down 
>east (Freemont I think).
>
>How perfect do you want the grill anyway? I spent a couple hours hammering 
>out one that was on a working tractor that had been rolled over and it came 
>out pretty good. Now if you are building a show machine, that's another 
>story!
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Dale" <flya737 at aol.com>
>To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] shop time
>
>
>>
>>
>> John, thought you might have a bit of a lull in your projects and wanted 
>> to invite you (or anyone else!) to visit the Super A project I just 
>> started here in Chapel Hill.  (At least I THINK you are in the area?)  It 
>> is the '48 SA I just bought in Person Co. with the broken crankshaft.  I 
>> also have a second '48 SA (with a working engine) that I had originally 
>> planned to restore, but decided the Person Co one ("Bubba") was actually 
>> in better shape.  I figured I will put the working engine on Bubba, and 
>> part out the other.
>>
>> I was wondering if you, or anyone else, can confirm which engine I have? 
>> It has no engine serial number, is currently on tractor S/N  250323, has a 
>> block part number 354898R93 with a C123 also on the block, and I can't 
>> read the casting date.
>>
>> Will there be any problem putting this engine on Bubba (Tractor S/N 
>> 258879, Eng S/N 317601, with the broken crank, and Eng block part 
>> #354898R1 with a G)?
>>
>> I plan to dismantle as far as necessary, sandblast/strip parts, then 
>> repair/replace and repaint everything.  I would LOVE to have your expert 
>> advice, as my previous experience is limited to my recent restoration of 
>> my '55 Cub, which I just finished in September '10, and really enjoyed.  I 
>> am looking forward to learning a new tractor and meeting folks who know 
>> more than I!
>>
>> I also plan on going down to the cub gathering in FL next month...anyone 
>> else going?  It will be my first!  Hope to meet some good people and learn 
>> some more.
>>
>> Dale Finch
>> Chapel Hill, NC
>> flya737 at aol.com
>>
>> PS Anyone have a grill in reasonably good condition that they will sell to 
>> me CHEAP?!  Can't afford $500+!
>>
>
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