Restoman's Jubilee

[Restoman]

At this point I'm about 95% confident that I have brought home a non-running 1954 Jubilee. Unless it somehow happens to be the 641 with more hp, I don't care a hill of beans. Tons to get straightened out before I can attempt to start her. I'll be using her to renovate and maintain pasture that I'm (fingers crossed getting a lease on).

Issues:
Carburator linkage is stuck - I think its just the friction disk area that is holding back movement.
PTO - leaking oil like nuts. ORC is super wobbly. Planning on replacing bearing, gasket & oil seal. Is it a fairly straight forward job?
Birds/Rats nest removal clean out
Wiring cleaned up - probably just going to make or buy a new wiring harness. Too many chopped wires and places to have failure.
Fluids/filters changed.
Once I verify she runs, I estimate I'll drop about $500 on just maintenance items.

Well here she is.

 

[mapper]

You can tell by the serial number stamped on the engine block just what she is. If the pto shaft is similar to the 8n the bearing is secured to the shaft with a sleeve that has to be heated to remove and replace, otherwise it's pretty easy to do. There are a number of vintage ford tractor websites that have a lot of good information.
Looks like a fun project that could result in a pretty nice old tractor.

 

[Restoman]

You can tell by the serial number stamped on the engine block just what she is. If the pto shaft is similar to the 8n the bearing is secured to the shaft with a sleeve that has to be heated to remove and replace, otherwise it's pretty easy to do. There are a number of vintage ford tractor websites that have a lot of good information.
Looks like a fun project that could result in a pretty nice old tractor.

I can heat the shaft. I just hope the bearing is all that is needing R&R. I typically do not buy anything that does not run, but I feel confident in these old Fords that they are simple fixes to get back in shape.

 

[Restoman]

All of the eyelets or balls on the three point have lost the bearing material. The ball just floats about 3/16" in the arms. Other than replacing the entire arms, can I chop them off and weld on new? What's the typical repair method?

 

[fried1765]

I can heat the shaft. I just hope the bearing is all that is needing R&R. I typically do not buy anything that does not run, but I feel confident in these old Fords that they are simple fixes to get back in shape.

Rear wheels/tires different sizes ???

 

[Restoman]

Fried1765:

Both rears are 12.4-28. one is newer and probably at most an 1" taller.
Why? I'm open to all opinions. Thanks for coming and taking a read!

 

[fidowanttobe]

ENVY !! Excellent find. Where do you guys find these relics??? All I ever find up here is the stuff that is missing too many parts already or WAAAY too far gone.

 

[Restoman]

You can tell by the serial number stamped on the engine block just what she is. If the pto shaft is similar to the 8n the bearing is secured to the shaft with a sleeve that has to be heated to remove and replace, otherwise it's pretty easy to do. There are a number of vintage ford tractor websites that have a lot of good information.
Looks like a fun project that could result in a pretty nice old tractor.

Where on the block?
I've looked by the starter, which isn't technically on the block. no luck.
On the head - no stamp
Below the head stamp area - no stamp.
There are numbers below the distributor that I need to post up.

 

[Restoman]

ENVY !! Excellent find. Where do you guys find these relics??? All I ever find up here is the stuff that is missing too many parts already or WAAAY too far gone.

This looks like treasure from 20 feet away! My buddy saw pictures on my phone and said "nice patina, I like it". He doesn't see the bondo, dents, the wife's dirty looks, or my self loathing about wanting to get it factory fresh in an unreasonable time frame. It's missing plenty of parts! Make a road trip to Texas. Look on craigslist in East Texas and you find tons. 10x more on ends of driveways and along the highway with for sale signs.

 

[mapper]

Look on Smith's Old Ford Tractors ,they have change history page that shows where to find the serial numbers.
From the information on that page, your hood emblem looks like you have a 1 series (601?) manufactured 1957-62.