July 10, 2014 I bought a 65 year old farm tractor. This is not intended to be a complete
restoration project by any means. I
bought this thing to work with although I have little use for it other than
snow removal.
In an “as is” condition I believe the engine and drive train
are good. The three-point-arms work
correctly. It has a refurbished radiator
newly installed, and a new 6 volt battery.
It has had a recent engine tune up.
The rubber is decent.
The grill is home made.
The grill guard has been bent and straightened in the past. There is a rusty place on the hood. The headlights are in a separate box.
It started and was driven onto a trailer to bring it
home. This was a good start. After it arrived at my home it started, ran,
and was driven around my yard. The next
morning I found it only wants to run for a couple of minutes and then
quit. It seems to be running out of
gas. After a couple of minutes it will
run again.
I found the fuel strainer on top of the sediment bulb
partially plugged and cleaned it, but that didn’t change anything.
More later as it develops.
It never occurred to me to use a vintage tractor for snow removal. What an excellent idea! We get an average amount of snow where my husband and I live and for as long as we've been together, he's used a shovel. We're getting up there in age now, almost retired, but he won't buy a snowblower. Maybe he'll be interested in using an old tractor if we can find one for a good price.
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