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[Gene Dotson]

    I have about 5 of them. Sign Man of Ohio sells them.

                Gene




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From: Gunnells, Bradley R
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 9:06 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Tale

You know....I bet a guy could make a pretty good living selling "round 
tuits".  [?]


I know I'd buy some!


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
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Tale

Phil, push that poor old girl back in the garage, for shame. ;-)

Mike M


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.......
>
> Phil in TX
>
> --- jahaze at aol.com wrote:
>
> 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
>
> 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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