[AT] Tractor Tale

[charlie hill]

I tore my only remaining running D-14 Allis down about 2 years ago to have
the head reworked.  Head is back on and bolted down.  All that remains
is putting the valve train back on, adjusting the valves and putting the
top radiator hose, bypass hose and carb linkage back on.  Life got in the
way with the illness and then death of my mom.  Now I've been having
some knee pain that doesn't stop me but makes standing to work
very uncomfortable so there she sits.  Maybe this spring I'll make her
run again.  If I had a decent shop I'd do it now but working in the cold
and or rain under what amounts to a tent on a dirt floor is not much fun.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Stephen Offiler
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 10:20 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Tale

Spencer, me too!  Except my Cub Cadet is a 128.  And like Joe, I tore the
engine down then walked away for about 20 years.  No, wait, it's only been
15.

SO


On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> I suspect all of have one of those projects in our shops (-;
>
> Mine is a cub cadet 123 with a nice Johnson loader that needs an engine
> rebuild.  The engine is complete, sitting on the bench next to it.   I
> squirt oil in the spark plug hole every few months.
>
> Need a round tuit.
>
> Spencer Yost
>
> > On Jan 26, 2017, at 8:32 PM, Joe Hazewinkel <jahaze at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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