[AT] still on the job

[Paul]

Isn't 4th next to road gear, 60 years ago ours would have had a job 
pulling that load in 4th

Paul - IN


On 10/26/2016 1:09 PM, John Hall wrote:
> No,I haven't tried anything like that, but I am afraid its worn out, oil
> seeps around the spark plug and down the head. Pulling that
> culti-mulcher in 4th with the teeth down is about the load it wants
> (should have) on our hills. I suspect one of the rings may be broke. I
> may could get away with rings and rod bearings, but its one of those
> situations I feel I need to be financially prepared to go all in. The
> crank is the only thing I feel good about, it still runs about 65-70lbs
> oil pressure so I doubt it would need  grinding.
>
> John
>
> On 10/26/2016 11:48 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> John have you tried putting something like Wynn's oil or Marvel
>> Mystery oil in it and working it real hard for a while? Is it possible it
>> just has some stuck rings and carboned up valves?
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Hall
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:08 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] still on the job
>>
>> Tyler all I can tell you is we ran the crap out of every piece of
>> machinery we had, but when the field work was done and it was time to
>> service equipment, all needed repairs were made and almost always OEM
>> parts were used. There is no telling what all has been fixed on this M.
>> I'm certain it has had a couple clutches, I think some rear end work,
>> The engine has been rebuilt a time or 2--it needs it now but buying oil
>> is a LOT cheaper as I think it would need piston and sleeves as well as
>> a complete head rebuild. It probably only saw 15-20 years of hard labor
>> before it got a life of ease spraying liquid nitrogen on wheat and
>> pulling a 4 row corn planter. (occasionaly we used it to roll soybeans).
>> Since 91 it has had a fairly easy life as our farming operation is less
>> than 10% of what it was in the late 80's. One other thing we always did
>> was to keep everything under a shed unless it was in the field. And no
>> 12 volt conversion, it is still 6 volt with a magneto. I just put in a
>> new battery this spring. It doesn't turn over real fast but the mag is
>> hot and it cranks easily and reliably. The kerosene manifold was long
>> ago burnt up and replaced with a gas version,  also the small gas
>> starting tank was removed along with the radiator shutters (I think it
>> had them). The original seat may be here still, I remember the Joy-Rider
>> seat being bought in the early 70's.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/2016 11:25 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
>>> Hi John,
>>> How did you keep that tractor maintained as good as you have? You'd
>>> think that things would start wearing out after awhile...
>>> Is it converted to 12 volt, now?
>>> Grandpa still has his Oliver 66 gas that he bought in Lions Nebraska
>>> when dad was in high school. He used it for cultivating, and a few odd
>>> jobs around the place, but now it just runs an 8 inch auger. But now
>>> it doesn't do that to much either as grandpa is starting to retire.
>>> But his definition and my definition of retire are two different
>>> things. :)
>>> As long as the battery is charged up, he can go in the little shed and
>>> hit the button and it's a goin'...
>>> Take Care,
>>> Tyler Juranek
>>> IA
>>>
>>> On 10/24/16, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Worth noting, it has the original generator and starter (according to my
>>>> dad), although I am certain both have been rebuilt a couple times.
>>>> Technically that isn't true, one of them along with the battery and/or
>>>> lights were stolen when the tractor was new (before my family took
>>>> delivery). Things may have still been in short supply from WWII, or some
>>>> sorry SOB just decided to help himself to some free parts.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/23/2016 10:34 PM, Kenneth Waugh wrote:
>>>>> John, that is both a neat picture and an even neater history!  Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Gene Waugh
>>>>> Elgin, IL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2016, at 8:28 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rolled a 5 acre field this afternoon with dad's 47 M and 12' Dunham
>>>>>> culti-packer (mulcher). It has a joy rider seat and a John Blue spray
>>>>>> rig. My grandmother bought it new. It has never missed a year farming,
>>>>>> although the heavy tillage work went to the diesel Deeres in the late
>>>>>> 60's. Today I let my son do the driving, first time he has done any
>>>>>> real
>>>>>> field work other than baling. I first ran this tractor doing the same
>>>>>> thing over 30 years ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Hall
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