[AT] JD B resurrection contemplation

[Paul L Waugh]

I was lucky enough to find an Amish man who does nothing but work on 2 
cyl. John Deere. He is in love with his job and does good work and a 
reasonable price.

Paul


On 3/27/2017 1:58 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Al,
>
> Buying a complete parts tractor sometimes can be the most economical
> solution to restoring a family tractor.  There is one issue to look out for
> when boring a JD tractor block. A lot of machine shops do not have the right
> equipment for boring blocks with bores in the 5 to 6" or larger range. They
> make think they do, but the bore might chatter and ruin the block. Make sure
> you find a shop that has extended experience boring blocks bigger than you
> need.
>
> Dean VP
> Apache junction, AZ
>
> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 11:22 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: [AT] JD B resurrection contemplation
>
>   We have a B, serial number is in the 297xxx range, that's a basket case but
> it's a family tractor and my dad is interested in getting it running. It was
> parked because the oil pressure dropped and though it didn't seize, it was
> close to it. This was almost 30 years ago! Then it sat outside for years,
> cover blew off the muffler, etc. It originally had a roll-o-matic front end
> but the pedestal broke and a standard front was swapped in, if we get it
> running we want to put one back on. I'm confident that the block will need
> to be bored and probably the crank turned, anyone have recommendations on
> shops to get that done? I'm an IH collector so JD is like being on another
> planet.
> Buying a good, complete parts tractor is not out of the question either.
> We're in southeast NC.
>
> thanks,
> Al
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