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<p>Really great to hear from you, O Fearless Leader of the list! <br>
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<p>As for me, I am still postponing retirement, when I might start
on the restoration of Little Johnny H, who is patiently waiting in
my shed out back.</p>
Mark Johnson<br>
Columbia MO
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/10/2025 1:39 PM, Spencer Yost
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<div>I still stay busy with old tractors. After the 861 engine
imploded mid 2021, I bought a Ford 3600. 1975 model IIRR. I did
finally have to rebuild the injection pump this year. It was
leaking when I bought it, but the leak just slowly gotten worse
over the last four years. I used Central Fuel Injection out of
Estherville, Iowa. They specialize in Ag, cheaper and faster
than the local shop, and do great work that’s never let me down.
The reason they are faster is they are usually have a rebuilt
one in stock, and just use yours as a core. So you get it back
quicker. I also sent them the injectors to be rebuilt, and the
fuel tank cleaned for the first time it’s life. Turned out the
tank had a couple very tiny pinholes starting. Those were
repaired by the radiator shop doing the cleaning.
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<div>Made three cuttings of hay in this year. Got right at 300
bales. The baler is mid 60s. The John Deere rake age is
unknown but probably a 640 from the 60s. The mower is around
mid 70s, like the tractor. The tedder is the newest piece of
equipment on team hay. Probably 80s or 90s. This hay
equipment makes a perfect bale of hay every time. No
exceptions, no grandma bales, no banana bales. Amazing for
equipment and an operator that are mostly 50 to 63 years old</div>
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<div>The Pacer only gets driven to pull the tedder occasionally
and once in a while for a “fun” drive.</div>
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<div>Hope all is well with everyone,</div>
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thanks for the
detailed
account. You
and your son
are sure
treating those
old tractors
right, giving
them
disciplined
care and then
putting them
to some honest
work. Must
have been
hugely
satisfying to
see those
furrows
turning behind
you, smell
that soil,
hear that old
A chugging
along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p
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adventures. It
is fun seeing
these old
machines put
to good use.
It’s been
several years
since I had a
garden but I’m
thinking of
plowing up a
spot for one
The worst part
is that it’s
such a small
patch that you
just get
everything
adjusted and
working well
and you're
done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p
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here as it has
been very
quiet lately
My dad
recently
picked up an
early (1963 I
believe) Ford
4000 (light)
Industrial. It
hadn’t been
running in
several years
and needs a
little work.
It’s been fun
working with
him on getting
it running and
in operating
shape.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I can't
believe it has
been since
July that I
last updated
Time does get
away from one.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Let's see:
The
steering shaft
on Old
Reliable has
been fixed.
If you get
Green Magazine,
you may have
read a short
article on it,
but, to
summarize: I
followed the
procedure I
outlined last
time by
cleaning up
the ends of
the tube,
purchasing a
steel rod that
fits inside,
and having my
friend weld
the whole
thing back
together.
When
reassembled,
everything
seems to be in
order. So our
'51A is back
in service.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> I put the
borrowed shaft
back in Big
John, the
'49A. In
removing and
reinstalling it,
I found that
both of the
tapered
bearings
around the
worm gear were
trashed. I
have purchased
replacements,
but I haven't
installed them
yet. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> My son took
the clutch
apart on the
'47B, we
inspected it,
and
reassembled it.
Everything
seemed to be
in good shape,
including the
crankshaft
splines. The
bearing felt
good. We
readjusted it,
and Old John
awaits a test
drive. We
have not yet
gone into the
transmission
to find out
why the
overdrive side
won't engage
Given the way
our temps went
directly from
August to
November last
month, that
job may wait
for Spring. I
don't like to
get all greasy
when it's cold
if I don't
have to.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> But we're
doing another
job on him:
my son bought
a pair of
fenders--pretty
good shape.
But, to mount
them, we have
to remove the
studs in the
axle
housings.
There were
four that
needed to come
out. The
first came out
just peachy.
The second
snapped off:
we had to
drill and
retap. The
third snapped
off, too, but
we are having
real trouble
drilling and
tapping it. I
am about ready
to suggest a
Helicoil. The
fourth is not
coming out,
either. I
need to get
the tanks
filled on my
torch, but I
have to scrape
together some
pennies for
that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> On a
brighter note,
we launched
November by
doing
something we
have wanted to
do for years
but have never
gotten to: we
hitched up the
4B plow to Old
Reliable,
cleaned up the
shares and
moldboards,
and went down
to the
bottom ground
and plowed two
patches, one
for corn, one
for veggies.
We'll disk the
patches after
the ground
dries out a
bit, and then
we'll disk
again in the
spring. I'd
like to find a
spike harrow
for final
prep.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Now,
understand:
neither of us
had ever
plowed
before. I
have read the
pow's manual,
and we have
watched some
videos, but
nowhere near
us does anyone
plow or hold a
plow day. so
we were facing
a steep
learning
curve. Still,
things went
surprisingly
well. We had
to make some
adjustments
early on, and,
about a third
of the way
through, we
had to raise
the plow up a
bit, but we
are learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> We were
busting sod,
and the 4B
plow is not
really the
best implement
for that job,
but we made
some very nice
furrows by the
end. The
safety release
tripped twice
because of
roots--it's
good to know
it works! And
we faced a LOT
of roots,
including
Hedge
Apple/Ozark
Orange. The
trees are long
gone, but
nobody seems
to have told
the root
systems.
Well, they got
the update
yesterday :-D
And, boy! Did
we ever make
that tractor
bark! Eight
inches deep in
heavy soil and
vine-laden sod
with lots of
roots!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Tough sod in
the best dirt
in our
neighborhood along
our creek
bottom--some
of it pitch
black. It
grows tough
plants, and it
remains moist
even in dry
times--like
this past
summer. I
can't wait to
see how it
grows for us!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Yesterday, we
got out the B
to do some
disking with
our old Case
Model R disk
Old John
handled the
disk just
fine--would
have been
happier if we
had remembered
to push the
choke all the
way in after
he warmed up
The rich
mixture made
him stumble a
bit, but
that's just
our
inattention at
work. We did
have to break
off early,
however,
because the
gas tank has
begun leaking,
and it started
drip, drip,
dripping, one
drop at a
time, onto the
exhaust pipe
Not gonna take
*that*
chance! And a
squeal showed
up the mag for
the first few
minutes. At
least, we
think it was
the mag. It
sounded and
*felt* like it
was the mag.
But it went
away. Odd.
Anyway, since
we have to
pull off the
steering shaft
to get the
hood off, it
will be a good
chance to pull
the
transmission
cover off and
see it what
might be amiss
there. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If it ain't
one thing,
it's another,
as my mother
used to say.
The really
impressive
thing is,
given all the
problems that
keep cropping
up, the
tractor still
runs and works
better than we
should expect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Anyway,
that's it for
now. I'm a
little late
with these
updates, but I
just
know everyone
has been
waiting
for them with
bated
breath-lol!
Still things
are slow on
the list, so I
thought it was
high time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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"original"
Steve Allen<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">'47 B
207862
(eagerly
anticipating
more fixes)<br>
'49 A 641033
(feeling
cranky wanting
his new
bearings)<br>
'51 A 670397
(feeling
good!)<o:p></o:p></p>
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