Pulled this old Oliver out of the field...

[sixdogs]

Those are good looking rear tires and you can make them look like new. I scrub them up real good with a stiff tire brush and dishwashing detergent and then coat and let soak in some good quality liquid tire black. It's also called tire dressing and is not the shiny tire stuff sold at WalMart but rather a street rod item. It's a little hard to find but brushed and soaked into dry tires will last for a long time and make them look surprisingly good.

If not familiar, you want the non-silicone stuff that leaves tires soft looking and not shiny. Coker tires used to make some and Kubota used to sell it too.

 

[goeduck]

Those are good looking rear tires and you can make them look like new. I scrub them up real good with a stiff tire brush and dishwashing detergent and then coat and let soak in some good quality liquid tire black. It's also called tire dressing and is not the shiny tire stuff sold at WalMart but rather a street rod item. It's a little hard to find but brushed and soaked into dry tires will last for a long time and make them look surprisingly good.

If not familiar, you want the non-silicone stuff that leaves tires soft looking and not shiny. Coker tires used to make some and Kubota used to sell it too.

Does it rejuvenate the rubber?

 

[Tough Luck]

Mopar, you're a Kroil man! Good stuff, hard to find around here. Like WD40 on steroids, plus it has that Teflon or whatever in it.
I have a coupon to order two big cans online, probably only way to get it. Would be nice if local NAPA stocked it.

I'm a Kroil man too. I buy it direct from the manufacturer in Nashville, TN. Go to Penetrating-Lubricating Oils. It's pricey but I haven't found anything better to get rusty bolts loose. I swear it runs uphill so to speak.

 

[dragoneggs]

There's actually a neat little tool that tensions and cuts wire ties flush, View attachment 538657

Yes, I have one made by HellermannTyton. Super high end quality that I needed for work as it cuts speciality material ties, but I use it all the time at home. The cool thing is you set the tensioning custom for whatever job you have and it pulls and cuts perfectly flush every time. If I told you the cost, you would crap your pants though. I am sure there are much cheaper versions.

 

[Rustyiron]

Nice to see some loving attention given to a deserving old tractor. :thumbsup:

Now let's get to work on that crawler/dozer that was parked next to it!

 

[sixdogs]

Those are good looking rear tires and you can make them look like new. I scrub them up real good with a stiff tire brush and dishwashing detergent and then coat and let soak in some good quality liquid tire black. It's also called tire dressing and is not the shiny tire stuff sold at WalMart but rather a street rod item. It's a little hard to find but brushed and soaked into dry tires will last for a long time and make them look surprisingly good.

If not familiar, you want the non-silicone stuff that leaves tires soft looking and not shiny. Coker tires used to make some and Kubota used to sell it too.

Does it rejuvenate the rubber?

Well, I don't know only because I don't know the definition. I will say I have used tire black, also called tire dressing, for decades and have been impressed. Crappy looking old ag tires with a good soak in, brushed on coating look great and stay that way for a long time. Not sure how long but I'll bet some went years and even then they never looked as bad as they originally did. A recoat every couple years would fool someone from 10 feet away.

Get a small can and don't plan on saving any because it doesn't save well. I have heard you can store an unused portion with the can upside down but I haven't used any since I read that.

 

[sixdogs]

So I got rid of the generator and I'm going to use a Denso mini alternator 45 amp. Had to make a simple little bracket, and finally got the belt sizes right. Lol. Just got to put the radiator on and hook up the hoses. Wednesday my carb rebuild kit will be here.

What is involved in a swap from a generator to an alternator? For some reason, I've never done that.

 

[frugalangler]

It's relatively simple if you use an internal regulator alternator, but the bigger problem is if the generator was a POS ground switching all the rest to NEG ground becomes the issue, like starters generally need worked over to switch polarity, and gauges need to be reversed so the read correctly. And if it's a original 6 volt, and most all alternators are 12 volt, other changes will need to be made to make gauges read correct, I've seen starters left and they just spin like crazy on double voltage, for casual use that may be acceptable, otherwise the usual cure is to stack two 6 volt batteries and tap off the middle for the starter and electrical system, and let the other battery go along for a ride, switching one for the other every so often. Voltage reduction for a starter level of current is not a easy task.

 

[mopardude318]

Those are good looking rear tires and you can make them look like new. I scrub them up real good with a stiff tire brush and dishwashing detergent and then coat and let soak in some good quality liquid tire black. It's also called tire dressing and is not the shiny tire stuff sold at WalMart but rather a street rod item. It's a little hard to find but brushed and soaked into dry tires will last for a long time and make them look surprisingly good.

If not familiar, you want the non-silicone stuff that leaves tires soft looking and not shiny. Coker tires used to make some and Kubota used to sell it too.

Thanks. I will give the tires a good scrubbing today. I think the tow truck garage I work for has that tire dressing you speak of.

What is involved in a swap from a generator to an alternator? For some reason, I've never done that.

My system was a 12 volt POSITIVE ground. So to start, I first put the positive battery cable to power the starter. The starter doesn't care about polarity. It can be positive or negative ground, and will not spin backwards like you would think, or like I thought. LOL

Then of course negative battery cable to the engine block.

I used an internally regulated 3 wire alternator. The main output lug on the ALT goes to the positive lug on the starter. The other 2 wires on the ALT goes to key on power at the IGN switch to excite or turn on the ALT. The 3rd wire on the ALT is now a dash light, replacing the original AMMETER. With the key switch on, the light lights up, once engine is started and running, the light goes out.

Back to switching over from a positive ground. Now the coil gets positive power from the key/start switch position, and run the ground from the coil to the distributor. I think that covers it. I had to do alot of reading to figure all this out. LOL

Oh yea the gauges will not work. The aftermarket makes reproduction gauges for a modern negative ground system.

This site will help you understand better.

Catalog

 

[woodlandfarms]

My question. What are the projects under the tarps. Initially one looked like a 69 charger.