[AT] JD B resurrection contemplation

[Spencer Yost]

I was indeed  talking about automotive machine shops. Also many of these shops handle construction equipment engines too. So many of them are familiar with the set up requirements of engine components that come in every size shape and configuration.

Al, here is a contact for your Rolodex. If you have trouble finding local shops you like and trust these folks will do a good job.  

Jeffs Machine Shop
118 cedar house ft
Statesville NC
28625
7048766484

Spencer Yost

> On Mar 27, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There are general machine shops, and there are automotive machine shops.  I
> am assuming Spencer refers to an automotive machine shop in his comments.
> While cylinders can be bored, and crankshafts ground, on general-purpose
> machinery, said machinery is uncommonly large for the general shop and will
> require a more time-consuming setup procedure; whereas automotive-specific
> machinery is designed to handle these issues.  I was privately wondering
> whether you can find a good automotive shop down there in the land of
> Nascar that wants do do anything besides 600HP V-8's... (grin)
> 
> SO
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Any good machine shop can handle what you need. The problem is, as you had
>> intimated,  is finding one to begin with. I had a great one but they
>> retired. The place was a little gold mine but the younger workers just want
>> to work for someone. They could have bought it but didn't. So I was on the
>> hunt again. It took me a while, and I had to visit and talk with two or
>> four before I found one. Any good shop can do any chunk of metal with holes
>> in it and turn any crankshaft.
>> 
>> One note:  The flywheel on John Deere's, if they get a bit loose, will
>> wear the splines on the crankshaft. It's not so much a problem on the early
>> letter series tractors but still check it.  There are only a couple shops
>> in the country that can correct that.
>> 
>> PS:   Parts tractors are your friend.
>> PSS.  You will have more in it than its worth but does it matter? (-;
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> Spencer Yost
>> 
>>> On Mar 26, 2017, at 2:21 PM, Al Jones <farmallsupera1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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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