[AT] Man, but the old ones are solid

[Dean VP]

Yep, It looks like everything is Kosher and the damage was done by the PO.
I wonder if any kind of heavy duty cleaner/wax/polish would reduce that
stain at all? The problem with older paint is  if you get too aggressive you
might lose the current paint patina. Replacing one noticeable stain with
another. You probably have tried this already. I have a similar issue with
my 1958 620 except it is only under the decal below the tank filler. When I
got my 620 out of central CA the gas cap was leaking and the damage had
already been done but only to the decal not the paint. I don't know why that
occurred. Maybe the gas was wiped off the paint each time or something. I
had a much bigger problem to fight and that was really fine California dust
had settled in the gas tank. ZA significant layer in the bottom of the tank.
Most of the time it stayed below the drain pipe into the fuel bowl but
sometimes when I transported it or used it on unusually rough ground it
would stir thqat dust up and cause real problems. I finally had to take the
tanks off the flushed it with a steam cleaner inside which finally got most
of it out.  Then after that I noticed just a little dust after the first
couple uses and it has now gone away. Thank God.  It is a High Clearance 620
and came from a vegetable farm in CA South of Sacramento. Out of the 12
antique tractors I have here the  1958 620 and 1953 60 are high on the
favorite list. My 60 is a very low hour tractor. The PO didn't like the
tractor because it didn't have any power. I found out the governor linkage
was all messed up and after I corrected that I had a real animal my hands.
It became my competitive pulling tractor for a while.  I've never pulled the
620 primarily because of the narrow 42" rear tires.  Would have enough power
but not wide enough shoes.


Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. 

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Looks to me like the gas cap and gasket etc are okay, and that fuel stain is
a result of some prior circumstance before I bought the tractor.   Today I
filled the tank all the way full then spent an hour or so brushhogging on
rolling, somewhat hilly land.   No trace of any new fuel leakage. 

The stain may simply have been a case of the prior owner having difficulty
refueling the tractor.   He only sold it because he wasn't able to climb up
on it anymore... while I kid about gas cans being heavier than they were 30
years ago, he would likely have been thinking of 60 or 70 years ago.   

Good suggestion about the heavy-duty step stool or some such aid to get up a
little higher while refueling.   I'm plenty tall but couldn't hurt to be in
a little more advantageous position.

Dean Vinson
St Paris, Ohio


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Dean, 

Assuming there is leak at the gasket of the filler cap,   the round donut
around the filler tube may be forcing the gas to dribble on the outside of
the hood. Kind of depends how tight the donut is around the filler tube.  I
think I would do some testing to see if gas is really leaking around the
cap. Maybe wrap a cloth rag around the cap and filler tube and check if it
gets wet when bouncing around out in the field. A full tank would enhance
the test for leaks. 

BTW,  I had to get the 620 out today to pull my JD 445 garden tractor out of
a mess in the pasture. I hadn't run it since last summer. Had to put gas in
as the tank was empty. It caused me to remember a trick I use when lifting a
5 gallon can up high enough to pour into the tank.  I lay a wheel that I use
as a spare for my equipment trailer. It is really stable lying flat on the
ground and gives me another 8" or so of additional height. Makes a real
difference for me. However, if I remember right you are not quite as tall as
I am.  But it might help. The part I like the best is it is very stable.  I
store the spare wheel for the equipment trailer in a room right next to
where the 620 is stored so the wheel is always handy . Anything that gives
more height will help. Ladders don't work for me. Maybe a heavy duty step
stool would work but they usually ae not built that heavy. Bottom line is
adding something 8" or more to stand on when lifting the 5 gallon can makes
a huge difference. 

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.