[AT] JD B machine shop work?

[Spencer Yost]

I don't know of one in that part of the state, unfortunately.  Like others mentioned, the dealer can be of help.  For instance one of the parts counter salesman at my John Deere dealer is an active on the antique tractor pulling circuit. He is a wealth of information of various services and parts.

I will say most machine shops will just break the pistons out of the cylinders. If that is fine with you, it's very easy to do yourself. I've done it. Turn the block upside down and knock the top out of the pistons with a stout steel rod and a sledge. This will have the effect of shrinking the circumference of the piston, making it a very simple matter to press/drive it right out. 

I doubt any of them will try to save the pistons. Best you can hope for is they might be willing to put it in their huge presses and whatever happens, happens. But I can't think of a single one I have ever dealt with who would be willing to be patient with your  pistons to minimize the risk of damage.

Best of luck and congrats on getting the family tractor running!

Spencer Yost

> On Dec 24, 2017, at 10:01 PM, Paul L Waugh <paul at plwaugh.com> wrote:
> 
> I found that my local JD knew of a couple of places they recommended for 
> 2 JD 2 cyl work.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
>> On 12/24/2017 7:11 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>> Can anyone give me some recommendations for shops in NC, preferably
>> east of Raleigh, that can bore my block, (and potentially remove my
>> stuck pistons!) polish/grind my crankshaft, and do a valve job on my
>> '52 JD B?  I'm going to talk to my local shop as well but I'd kind of
>> like to find someone with a lot of 2 cylinder experience.
>> 
>> I'll provide a full update later, but this is a project-and-a-half.
>> It's a family tractor that hasn't run in the early 80s and has sat
>> outside for several years.  I've almost got it apart and it's been,
>> well, uh, "interesting.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Al
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