[AT] I want a M Farmall......

[Charlie V]

They are,Brian, especially if the operator does not know that after working
hard the engine needs to run for 10 to15 minutes at no load before shutting
down.  That allows temps within the head to equalize so stress is reduced
as the cast iron cools.  If shutting down for the day, must switch back to
gas fuel too for the next cold start.

Charlie

On Sep 26, 2016 1:59 PM, "Brian VanDragt" <bvandragt at comcast.net> wrote:

> Aren't those "start on gas/switch to diesel" engines prone to head
> cracking?
> Brian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 1:35:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] I want a M Farmall......
>
> John I was thinking the same thing but the next line after that is
> "oh, I thought it was just a blown head gasket". Could be a broken
> piston or major valve train damage or bad rings or any number of
> things depending on the symptoms. Still That is a fairly rare machine
> compared to a Super M and if I was an IH guy and wanted a project
> I'd be tempted. Of course Al isn't looking for a project. He wants
> something
> he can put in the field soon!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hall
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 12:29 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] I want a M Farmall......
>
> Yeah thats the one. If all it needs is a head gasket the price isn't
> bad, I'd think you could fix it for less than $150. Pretty much
> everything I have seen is $3k or more unless you can deal with an H,
> there are a couple of them floating around under $2k
>
> John
>
>
> On 9/23/2016 11:10 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> > Link won't work, is it the one for $950 in Clinton that needs a head
> > gasket? If it was $4-500 I'd be tempted but that's too steep for me
> > for a non-running tractor.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 2:17 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> How about an MD?
> >> http://raleigh.craigslist.
> >> org/grd/5792372654.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/19/2016 8:51 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> >>> Yeah John that is what I am seeing. Either premium priced ones (maybe
> >>> not premium condition) and serious project tractors. There is a
> >>> fairly nice Super M in LaGrange that has been on CL forever. It's
> >>> nice in a lot of ways, Firestone rears in excellent shape, power
> >>> steering, tin is not perfect but ok, it's an early Super M with belly
> >>> pump but converted to live hydraulics. Anyway it's been priced at
> >>> $3500 forever. Even with the newish tires I think they're about $1000
> >>> too high.
> >>>
> >>> Are you talking about Bradsher Brothers in Roxboro? Always heard the
> >>> 140 would never be for sale, but I guess things change.....
> >>>
> >>> Al
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 10:32 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>> Rougemont is about 10 mailboxes north of me, literally. I think he
> >>>> wanted about $3,500 for it in one ad. It has been for sale for a LONG
> >>>> time. Really nice looking one for $4,500 in Roxboro. Only thing I am
> >>>> seeing now is cheap ones that need work or expensive ones, nothing in
> >>>> between. You remember the legend of the practically new 140 up above
> >>>> me?
> >>>> That fellow had a SMTA that didn't meet reserve back in the spring at
> a
> >>>> consignment auction--he may still have it. The 140 is for sale, if he
> >>>> still has it.
> >>>>
> >>>> John
> >>>>
> >>>> On 9/18/2016 10:04 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> >>>>> Thanks John, I had seen them all except the one in Gibsonville.
> >>>>> Looks like they all need some work, I'm hoping to find one that's
> >>>>> ready to go. I want to think the one in Rougemont had a price with it
> >>>>> at one time and it was high......I love the way folks post stuff
> >>>>> online, then they refuse to accept emails about their item......
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Al
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 9:40 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>> look on raleigh and greensboro craigslist Al
> >>>>>> http://greensboro.craigslist.org/grd/5716866625.html
> >>>>>> http://greensboro.craigslist.org/grd/5786351581.html
> >>>>>> http://greensboro.craigslist.org/grd/5777872405.html
> >>>>>> http://blacksburg.craigslist.org/grd/5760490580.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> John
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 9/18/2016 9:00 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> >>>>>>> Funny how things work! Anyone near Rock Falls, IL that would be
> >>>>>>> interested in going to look at a M for me? One showed up online
> >>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>> I really likes the looks of but we all know a www photo can lie!!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Message me off-list if you prefer.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Al
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Al Jones
> >>>>>>> <farmallsupera1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Thanks everybody. Keep your eyes peeled for me!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Al
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Darrell Ratliff
> >>>>>>>> <dbigdog at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> Al – I see them all the time on some of the tractor pages on
> >>>>>>>>> Facebook. Wide range of prices, conditions and locations.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Bigdog
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> From: Al Jones
> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:07 PM
> >>>>>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: [AT] I want a M Farmall......
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Every time I walk to my little shop ("the skunkworks") I pass my
> >>>>>>>>> "corn picker without a tractor." It sure looks lonely without a
> >>>>>>>>> Farmall M to sit on. I'm hoping my budget will level out so that
> >>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>> can find one for it this winter. I've been watching Craigslist,
> >>>>>>>>> TractorHouse, Ebay, the (NC) Agricultural Review, etc. They seem
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> be expensive here in NC and cheaper as you head towards
> >>>>>>>>> Ohio/Iowa/Indiana/etc. Looks like $1500 is about the cheapest one
> >>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>> be had that is ready to roll...I'll be wanting one that I can
> take
> >>>>>>>>> home and mount up with the corn picker, not a project.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> It's so bad I have even thought about selling my 856, it
> literally
> >>>>>>>>> hasn't been started in a year, it's got some injector pump issues
> >>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>> I haven't fully sorted out. But, with pump issues and slick rear
> >>>>>>>>> tires, I know I'd take a bath on it, so I guess she stays. I've
> >>>>>>>>> never
> >>>>>>>>> felt more "10 feet tall" than when I'm on that tractor, even
> >>>>>>>>> though
> >>>>>>>>> it's not exactly practical for what I need, so I would miss it.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I need to start buying lottery tickets I guess......
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Al
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