[AT] Restoring 1936 John Deere B

[Arthur Southwell]

Dave, you maybe be able to see it at Zolfo in 2016. Pictures ...... I'll see 
if I can reduce them to qualify for posting on the list.
Arthur

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Rotigel
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 6:20 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Restoring 1936 John Deere B

Hi Arthur, How about a picture or TWO?
Dave
PS, Will we be able to see it at Zolfo, 1016?

On May 31, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Arthur Southwell <asouth42 at embarqmail.com> 
wrote:

> Hello AT List,
>
> I've lurked on this list for years. Now I have something to contribute. 
> Hope
> it is of interest to you.
>
> Dec. 2014 I took on the job of restoring a 1936, Unstyled John Deere model
> B. SN. 15942. I finished it May 5, 2015. I put over 250 man hours into the
> project.
>
> At lot of time spent drilling out broken bolts and removing bearing races 
> in
> blind holes and bearing races I couldn't drive out with a punch.
>
> It had stuck exhaust valve in one cylinder and a stuck intake valve in the
> other. The piston rings were worn out. On the clutch drum end of the
> crankshaft,
>
> the splines were badly worn from running a long time with a loose 
> "Galloping
> Gear" ( driving clutch disc ). The rear axle bearings were worn out, as 
> were
>
> the steering gear bearings and the governor shaft bearings. A lot of this
> was old age, but the governor bearings suffered from lack of proper oiling
> as the oil
>
> pump screen was totally coated with a thick layer of sludge. The engine 
> oil
> hadn't been changed in many years, probably because the drain plug was
> rounded
>
> off so badly a pipe wrench couldn't get a grip to remove it. After the
> engine was torn down and the crankshaft removed, I drilled the oil drain
> plug out and re tapped
>
> the threads. By using the inner net I was able to procure all the parts, 
> new
> and used, that I needed to restore the old Popping John to it's former
> glory.
>
> Believe it or not, NAPA had the best price on the steering gear bearings 
> and
> the governor bears. They were the same P/N as 1957 Chevy outer front wheel
> bearing.
>
> NAPA # PB 01.
>
> Arthur Southwell
> Arcadia, FL, USA


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