Soundguy
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Ok, through some strange event, my wife has ok'd me to buy another tractor.
The three I have been driving by and smelling lately all fall within a close price category and are as follows.
John Deer 40
Overall good shape, rebuilt motor, some parts need replacing, like rear lamp is crushed, and seat is some sort of seat from a bass boat..etc.
Grill is damaged, but works.. but I would replace it for aesthetic reasons. there has been some angle iron bracing added to the right front spindle support ( this is similar to a hi-crop tractor ).Good rubber... ( looks new, with a bit of weather age on it ). Paint ok
tractor # 2 is a 2n with a sherman trans, and brand new rubber, Paint new, but was 'carpet bomb' style painted.. will need to be sanded and painted before I felt 'right' with it.
Starts / runs good, and pulls ok. Throttle seems to need to be adjusted. At full travel of throttle, engine sounds like it is only getting to high idle.. maybee 1krpm.. but no more.
tractor #3 is a ford 600. serviceable rubber. Hood sheetmetal ok, with minor rust damage around gas tank door ninge latch area..nothing bondo or epoxy won't fix.
Needs a new sediment bowl and gas galve, as old one constantly drips. Has had angle iron bracing added to one radious rod, and one steering draglink. Both front spindles have been reinforced /braced with the addition of a roughly 'L' shaped peice of metal welded in.. though neither casting looks like it was broke... don't know why it was braced.
Has been converted to 12v .. wiring looks like a hair dresser helped a raccoon wire it up.
Those are my options guys... any comments?
thanks
Soundguy
The three I have been driving by and smelling lately all fall within a close price category and are as follows.
John Deer 40
Overall good shape, rebuilt motor, some parts need replacing, like rear lamp is crushed, and seat is some sort of seat from a bass boat..etc.
Grill is damaged, but works.. but I would replace it for aesthetic reasons. there has been some angle iron bracing added to the right front spindle support ( this is similar to a hi-crop tractor ).Good rubber... ( looks new, with a bit of weather age on it ). Paint ok
tractor # 2 is a 2n with a sherman trans, and brand new rubber, Paint new, but was 'carpet bomb' style painted.. will need to be sanded and painted before I felt 'right' with it.
Starts / runs good, and pulls ok. Throttle seems to need to be adjusted. At full travel of throttle, engine sounds like it is only getting to high idle.. maybee 1krpm.. but no more.
tractor #3 is a ford 600. serviceable rubber. Hood sheetmetal ok, with minor rust damage around gas tank door ninge latch area..nothing bondo or epoxy won't fix.
Needs a new sediment bowl and gas galve, as old one constantly drips. Has had angle iron bracing added to one radious rod, and one steering draglink. Both front spindles have been reinforced /braced with the addition of a roughly 'L' shaped peice of metal welded in.. though neither casting looks like it was broke... don't know why it was braced.
Has been converted to 12v .. wiring looks like a hair dresser helped a raccoon wire it up.
Those are my options guys... any comments?
thanks
Soundguy