[AT] Super M and encouraging sign at the Case/IH dealer

[Spencer Yost]

Wow - running nice.   As I get older I’m more inclined to use “green shims” in the $100.00 thickness to fix things.   Too many responsibilities at work and on the farm and not enough time for fun.   So when I can afford to, I’d rather do the wrench work that I find interesting and fun (more on the AC C in a month or so) and hire out the rest.

Enjoy!

Spencer 

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> On Mar 30, 2023, at 2:36 PM, Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:
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> The Super M returned home today.  The mechanic at the dealership had eventually determined the knock was the result of a timing issue rather than the type of metal-on-metal mechanical problem I’d feared.   While the tractor was in the shop I also had them inspect and repair the charging system, and replace the clutch/brake pedal shaft to fix excessive side-to-side wobble in the clutch pedal (using a replacement shaft I’d purchased two or three years ago for that very purpose but had never gotten around to actually installing).   They adjusted the carburetor and clutch as well.
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> Short clip of the tractor idling this morning:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4R5a6W0ay80.  It sounded just the same before I sent it to the shop, except in addition to everything you can hear now there was a steady bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.
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> Ended up costing $1200 for a few miscellaneous parts, pickup and delivery, and a bunch of shop time.   Not a small bill but that’s exactly the same dollar amount as the best freight quote I’d received to have the tractor hauled round-trip to and from the retired IH mechanic I’d originally hoped to have work on it, so I can’t really complain.  
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> I admit to some feeling of “Heck, Dean, you fool, you could have figured all that out and done the work yourself if you’d tried hard enough,” but I won’t lose any sleep over it.   Old house, old barns, lots of overgrown old pasture, no shortage of stuff for me to work on during however many hours I can make available for projects… so I’m glad to have the old tractor fixed and back home and no longer on my “Figure this out and do something” list.
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> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
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> Subject: [AT] Super M and encouraging sign at the Case/IH dealer
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> Last fall my Super M developed an engine knock, and I decided it was beyond my realistic ability to diagnose and repair on my own.   A friend pointed me to a retired IH mechanic with a sterling reputation for working on old Farmalls, and I made preliminary arrangements with him, but the cost of trucking the tractor 80 miles to his shop turned out to be a deal-breaker.   So I parked it for the winter and decided not to worry about it until spring.
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> A couple weeks ago I was passing by the local Case/IH dealership and stopped in to see if they’d be willing to work on it.   I felt a bit self-conscious and wasn’t confident of a welcoming response, since the shop was full of $70,000 tractors owned by farmers who actually need them for production and here I am wanting them to spend time and shop space on my 70-year-old toy that I use to haul my chainsaws and firewood around.   But it turned out great.   When I mentioned “old tractor” the service manager looked up and asked me what model, and when I said “Super M” she hollered into the shop something like “Hey Dobber, got one for you.”
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> Turns out “Dobber” is maybe 50-something and grew up with the old stuff and loves nothing more than getting to work on them, and he’s got a 30-something buddy in the shop that he’s likewise gotten hooked on the old ones.   He came out and talked with me a bit, and made arrangements for their field service rep to stop by my place and take a look in person.   The field rep came out yesterday and agreed it’s an internal engine issue, seemingly in the #1 or #2 cylinder judging by the apparent location from where the sound is coming, and said he’d get a truck scheduled to come pick it up.   While chatting a bit he again mentioned Dobber and his younger pal, and then chuckled “Heck, those two’ll fight over who gets to work on this…”    
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> Today was pick-up day so the tractor is at their shop now.   Have to wait and see what they say once they get inside it, but I’m very pleased it seems to be in good hands.
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> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
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