[AT] Restoring 1936 John Deere B

David Rotigel rotigel at me.com
Mon Jun 1 05:55:47 PDT 2015


Yes, I guess 2016 would be best!
	Dace

On Jun 1, 2015, at 7:59 AM, Arthur Southwell <asouth42 at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 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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