Love old tractors. Good luck with the resto.
Love old tractors. Good luck with the resto.
Apparently the G stuck around in Canada until the 1980s...
cghstang wrote: There is also the still available Tuff Bilt.
Interesting, I didn't know that tractor existed. Did they buy the rights to build it or is it just a copy? Too bad they don't have that sleek engine cover on the rear like the originals.
More progress was made last night. I shot some spray paint on the gas tank which was already in primer. I also ordered a new switch for the ignition and some machine screws to replace the stuff that broke taking it apart.
Tonight I'll shoot some more paint on the gas tank. If all goes well I may be able to try cranking it over if not firing it up on Saturday.
We had an old Allis Chalmers G on a research farm in Sanford, Florida. It was set up to be most anything include spraying test plots.
Weekend Achievements:
Electrical rewired
Carburetor fully cleaned and re-assembled with rebuild kit
Went to barn Saturday
'New' 6v battery that I bought last March is too big for the battery box
Wasn't getting any spark so I dug into the distributor and installed a new condenser and points. I really had no idea what I was doing at this point and set the gap completely wrong. Went back on Sunday after reading about how points ignition actually works. Bought a new coil, re-timed the distributor per the manual (basically by eye/feel), bypassed the ammeter and ignition switch to rule those out and fiddled with it for another couple of hours until I finally got spark at the plugs.
At this point, all the parts are at the barn waiting to be installed, so there's nothing else I can do at home. Unfortunately I probably won't be able to get back to the barn until the 24th at the earliest.
It runs!
It actually fired up surprisingly easily. I loosely bolted up the seat and one of the fenders to brace the gas tank and radiator. I then drove it out of the barn for the first time in who knows how long.
There are still a few things left to do but it is essentially 'revived' at this point.
I have 1949 Ford 8N. it's been locally owned since new and I'm told that the engine has never been apart. It gets a work out moving round bales, plowing snow and drilling post holes. I love my old tractor
Where are the wheelie pictures?
That is really cool!!!! Congrats. I love how the cooling fan for the rad is powered.
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