[AJD] Fw: Unstyled G

Sat Sep 1 09:18:53 PDT 2012

Hopefully my posts are not getting too much off topic. For many tractor collectors, the history of the tractor is limited to those records that exist. Reflecting further on the particular G under discussion, it ( and the people associated with it) played a part in shaping me. It was heavily used to pull an Allis Chalmers 60 combine. The 60 is the width of cut in inches, 5 feet. The G powered the combine with the PTO. Frequently I rode the combine changing and tying the grain sacks. No faking of effort was possible, you either did all of it right and at the proper time or not at all. It taught discipline. At the designated drop point, the sacks were sent down the chute to the ground while the combine continued moving. If not done quickly, they would be spread over too long an area. If not tied properly, they would pop open. 
I think the cultivators were 4 row. I never used those myself. Putting them on is quite a chore and they had 4 levers as I recall for lifting and lowering, all muscle power. Turning at the end of a row
involved some work. They were installed just once a year.
In 1947, we built our house from lumber made from the trees on the house site. The sawmill, stationary steam powered, was about 7 miles away. The logs were hauled on a big trailer with the G and the lumber was brought back the same way. The logs were cut with a cross cut saw and skidded with grandfather’s aging team of horses. The G is not good for skidding logs in the woods on hills. Our extended family was generous to us. 
About 1950, the G was supplemented by a Ferguson TO20, which was faster and much more maneuverable. But the G would pull much greater loads. By the late 50s, the G was relegated to just powering a hammermill once a week to grind meal for a dairy operation. A really long belt helps smooth the power impulses of the G. The crank seal at the flywheel end started slinging some oil and each cranking involved some degreasing of the flywheel to afford the needed grip.
A major engine overhaul was done about 1952-1953. 
My cousin did just what was necessary to get the tractor running again. This especially involved the magneto and he had the valves ground. The carburetor was rebuilt. And some other things. Then he painted it. This was relatively recently. The photographs look good. I have not seen the tractor in person for many years.
From: Michael 
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 8:43 AM
To: Kenneth Jones 
Subject: Re: Unstyled G

I noticed in the B register that serial numbers were not necessarily used chronologically. This especially true on the page copy you sent for the G. Several tractors with serial higher than 10213 were built before the date for 10213. Perhaps the tags were just in a box and drawn out like door prize tickets. 

From: Kenneth Jones 
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 8:30 AM
To: Michael 
Subject: Unstyled G

      Michael, 

            You are Welcome ..  Glad that I could help. 

      Ken Jones

      --- On Fri, 8/31/12, Michael <mpmbd at yadtel.net> wrote:

        From: Michael <mpmbd at yadtel.net>
        Subject: Re: Unstyled G
        To: "Kenneth Jones" <kenejons61 at yahoo.com>
        Date: Friday, August 31, 2012, 9:57 PM

        So very generous of you to do this for us. Kinston is roughly 200 miles SouthEast of Winston-Salem. Looks as if the dealer installed the wheels and tires. As I recall, the rear wheels were cast iron with steel rims. That probably added weight, and traction, over the spoke wheels. 
        The book cover in the PDF is the same style and format as the Register for the B, as is the page with the serial number. At one time, right after WWII, that tractor supported three families on the farm. It had no lights, so night time work was not possible. But many days it was cranked at daybreak, people drove in shifts, keeping it working right through lunch and other meals. The one returning from a meal brought a couple of 5 gallon cans of kerosene ( about the same as today’s K-1) and refueled. One of the rear hubs was EXTREMELY difficult to tighten and the operator had to watch to be sure the wheel did not walk off the axle.  
        Thanks again. 

        From: Kenneth Jones 
        Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:51 PM
        To: mpmbd at yadtel.net 
        Subject: Unstyled G

              Michael, 

                     Attached is a scan of the page with the Serial # that you were asking about.  The cover for the G Log shows an unstyled G plowing, scan attached.  Pages are scanned to a PDF file...

              Hope this helps..

              Ken Jones

              --- On Fri, 8/31/12, Michael <mpmbd at yadtel.net> wrote:

                From: Michael <mpmbd at yadtel.net>
                Subject: [AJD] Unstyled G
                To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
                Date: Friday, August 31, 2012, 6:20 PM

                In vain, I have searched for my Production Register for the Unsyled G. Now I 
                wonder if I ever had one. I did find my Production Register (big book!) from 
                the Two-Cylinder Club for the the Unstyled B. The G would fill a smaller 
                book.
                In any event, my cousin now owns the G purchased new by my grandfather. 
                Serial 10213. I suspect that it was purchased in Winston-Salem NC in 1940. 
                It has always had rubber tires on solid disc wheels, not spokes. Not much 
                chance that it will be available for me to own, but I would be glad to do 
                so. I first drove the tractor about 1946.
                May I request the information from the Production Register for this tractor 
                if you have that volume easily accessible?
                And if you have one, please tell me the size of the book and the cover color 
                to help me in the search for the one I believe I have.
                Your help is appreciated. 

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