[AT] Restoring 1936 John Deere B

[David Rotigel]

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