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

Brian VanDragt bvandragt at comcast.net
Mon Sep 26 10:52:14 PDT 2016 

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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