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Sounds good.<br>
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I too have started hiring out jobs here and there, just not enough
time these days.<br>
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John Hall<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/30/2023 2:29 PM, Dean Vinson
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Short clip of the tractor idling this
morning: <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4R5a6W0ay80"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4R5a6W0ay80</a>.
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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dean Vinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saint Paris, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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Behalf Of </b>Dean Vinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 9, 2023 5:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group'
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<b>Subject:</b> [AT] Super M and encouraging sign at the
Case/IH dealer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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…” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dean Vinson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saint Paris, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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