[AT] Tractor Tale

[Doug Tallman]

Gene, Do you ever use any of them? What happens to them after you use 
them, do you have to go buy another???  :-)  Doug T  PS: if it was only 
that easy!! I'd have a lot more projects done.

On 1/27/2017 9:22 AM, Gene Dotson wrote:
>      I have about 5 of them. Sign Man of Ohio sells them.
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>                  Gene
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gunnells, Bradley R
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 9:06 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Tale
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> You know....I bet a guy could make a pretty good living selling "round
> tuits".  [?]
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> I know I'd buy some!
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> Brad
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> <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Mike M
> <meulenms at gmx.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:48:33 PM
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> Phil, push that poor old girl back in the garage, for shame. ;-)
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> Mike M
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> On 1/26/2017 11:30 PM, pga2 at BasicISP.net wrote:
>> Sorta sounds like the '40 Allis B that sits in my driveway. It was running
>> and parked in a carport. I had to move it out to get a dead car out from
>> behind it and it never got put back in the carport. Then work got real
>> busy
>> and it sat there too long and got water in the engine. Now it's stuck VERY
>> tight. I need to find a round tuit as well now that I'm retired. I also
>> need
>> a round tuit to get the water pump replaced on my Allis RC.
>> Maybe someday soon.......
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>> Phil in TX
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>> --- jahaze at aol.com wrote:
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>> From: Joe Hazewinkel <jahaze at aol.com>
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: [AT] Tractor Tale
>> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:32:46 -0500
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>> Hope this makes it to the list.  Am I the only one who has put a tractor
>> in the shop, tore down the engine, then let it sit for 20 years only to
>> forget why I brought it into the shop in the first place?
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>> One of my first out of state purchases was an 18-27 Hart Parr on full
>> steel.  I wanted to have one because I thought they looked cool.  I think
>> it might have been stuck, so I stripped the engine down but couldn't get
>> the pistons out (I really don't remember).  I know I rebuilt the head and
>> all the parts I took off are sitting on the workbench next to it.  I put
>> an old sheet over the motor to keep the dust off, seems like I might have
>> put oil on top of the pistons, at least they are kind of oily.
>>
>> Life took over, as well as another 30 tractors or so, so it is now tucked
>> way back in the corner.  Fast forward to today, I needed an old sheet to
>> put over the car seat to take the dog to the vet.  In a hurry, I pulled
>> the sheet off of the old Hart Parr.  As I went to put it back tonight I
>> figured I'd put a pipe wrench on the front crank and see what happens.
>> The motor rolled over and everything was free.  Now I don't remember if it
>> was always that way, or if the oil did its job.  I'm confused, but I guess
>> that comes with age.
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>> Anyway, I guess I better start thinking about putting it back together
>> soon, I'd love to hear it run before I forget it's there again.
>>
>> Enjoy, Joe
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