[AT] Working on old tractors (was Re: Hip/Case SC broken radiatorbelt

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Wed May 16 08:12:28 PDT 2012


I forgot, thanks for the links!

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Sloane
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:02 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Working on old tractors (was Re: Hip/Case SC broken 
radiatorbelt

You can still use the old <www.valu-bilt.com> URL - it re-directs you to
<http://www.ctfarmonline.com/>.

I don't think that TSC and CT Farm & Country are in any way connected,
but I could be wrong.

<ike

On 5/16/2012 9:29 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Mike I agree with you that it's easier to work on than a car or truck but 
> it
> still requires getting in some uncomfortable positions sometimes.
> You mentioned CT Farm&  Country.   I didn't know they were still in
> business.  All of their stores that I knew about are now Tractor Supply
> stores.
> Do you have a web site for CT Farm&  Country?  I used to buy a good bit of
> stuff from them.  I couldn't find them on a web search.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Sloane
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:11 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] Working on old tractors (was Re: Hip/Case SC broken
> radiatorbelt
>
> Give me an old tractor to work on any time! When I was younger (a LONG
> time ago) I used to do a lot of work on cars and trucks. But I found, as
> I aged, that twisting around inside and crawling under those machines
> was getting more and more difficult and less and less fun. Old tractors,
> on the other hand, can almost always be worked on standing up or sitting
> on a milk crate. Except for doing connecting rods/bearings, I almost
> never have to lie down to work.
>
> Yesterday, in fact, I was (finally!) replacing the generator in my Case
> 430CK, and the only issue was that I kept bumping my head on the loader
> boom while trying to see if the belt was properly placed on the
> crankshaft pulley.
>
> Speaking of that generator, I appreciate all the suggestions I received
> from ATIS members, but my final solution was to order a rebuilt
> generator from CT Farm&  Country (formerly Valu-Bilt, formerly Central
> Tractor). It was back ordered for a couple of weeks and wasn't cheap,
> but it arrived yesterday and is a perfect match for the old unit. I
> haven't hooked up the wires or polarized it yet, but I hope to do that
> this afternoon (if the weather holds - we have been getting a lot of
> much needed rain this week).
>
> Mike
>
> On 5/16/2012 8:06 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Glad it went well Tim.   It was the awkward positions required to work on
>> a
>> tractor that made me think you were being ambitious.  Those jobs are 
>> often
>> uncomfortable for young folks with  no
>> problems let alone us old guys.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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