Old Tractors and Farm Equipment

Not sure how well you can tell but here’s some pictures. I’ve seen quite a few with very similar setups

 

Yep underslung exhaust. We’ve had a bunch of trouble with water in the fuel since she sits out all the time and only gets run 20 hours a year. Hard 20 hours at that!
Not sure if that could be some of the trouble or even maybe not using lead substitute as much as we should? I couldn’t believe how thin and tiny the push rods are in those motors!
My other thought was about fuel hydro locking. If there was no spark on that cylinder ( which was part of my reason going to electronic ignition) it may have been over fueled and caused that to happen.
Another thought was just getting way out of valve adjustment and the push rod slipped off and eventually got rammed against a rocker arm or something?
Mystery......... I’m just glad she’s fixed and pulls like a 45 HP freight train now.

 

I’ve got a super A with a Woods belly mower just like that. I’ve got the right angle gearbox at the PTO where the old flat belt pulley would mount and that’s where the V belt pulley is. It amazes me how that belt twists and turns down through the idlers and around the spindles and never comes off!

 

Cool. And where the hell do you buy a belt for that thing?

 

Oh mine will come off occasionally.

 

I’ve had to get a couple belts, place called Baum Hydraulics in Omaha. Not sure if you can see in the pictures but the shorter diamond belt that runs around the 3 spindles is broke now

 

There’s a new holland dealer right next to the place I work and they are also a woods dealer.
They can get pretty much anything Woods including belts. I’ll usually go to another place in town who sells belts and hoses and grab my stuff though to save on the dealer cost.

 

Anyone get anything fun lately? or have any good working pics? Just rebuilt the touch control block and put a new flywheel and clutch in my Super C.
48 H with 3-14 IH plow going out for spring plowing. Last nights fun was breaking down one of the rear tires on my’48 cub that had a rotted rim. The weeds are getting thick in the corn and I need to get her back out cultivating!!

 

My father-in-law passed away last spring. He had a Farmall Cub with a sicklebar mower and a few other attachments. I'm pretty sure my mother in law will be wanting to sell it as my brother-in-law's and myself don't really have the time or use for it if anyone is interested. Send me a message.

 

We had a Farmall C when I was young. My father and I would plow a few driveways, good times.

 

New rim finished up and right to cultivating last night.

 

Spiffed up the cub with a custom pipe and a new seat yesterday.

Today I started on an old 1920’s vintage disc that I picked up a month or two ago. It was made by the McAdam and sons co. In Barker NY which is only about 30 minutes north of my house. I picked it up about half hour south of my house, so it’s been in the area it’s whole life if I had to guess. I found some pictures of an old price catalog online and though it was neat to see. The Bissel company had bought McAdam and sons and had them build their discs. This one is the 16x16 double acting tractor disc.

It was bent up and has a lot of bad bolts and pins, but otherwise decent shape. First order of business was getting it temporarily re assembled since I picked it up in my truck in pieces.

 

Bunch of torching to get things straightened and to blow off old hardware. Then on to the main problem with a broken bearing. Spinning of the old 1” square nut took some heat and force but she came free. Had to take a few of the discs and spools out to get to where I’m going to put the newer style bearing and spool.

The originals had a handful of .62 cal musket ball sized bearings in them. They road in a groove on the spool and up against the edge of the disc. New technology for the time I guess.
I have another old disc and so does my dad. Those two discs have wooden bearings inside cast housings. We rebuilt one of them years ago and we used black locust and turned it on the lathe to fit. Works great to this day!

 

Haha yeah the C might have its tongue hanging out pulling that!

I was surprised how well the H did on it. Pulls it in second or third in lighter ground. I’ve got some sandy spots and some wet clay ground too pulls fine through both. Mainly run second so as not to load her down to much. The plow was meant for my M, but hey you’ve got to try it…

 

This has been in the barn and on the way back burner for a while. Had the day off today so I made a shaker box that was missing, still need a screen for it. Belted it to the H and gave it a test run. Early 1900’s Mountville “Hero” 2 hole corn sheller made in Mountville PA. I’ll have to get some action videos of it when I get it done completely.
Now I need to clean up and put the belt pulley on my great grandpas tractor I have to run it. Tried it on my H and she was a bit fast!

 

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You have got some of the coolest stuff.

 

Now this is a compliment from a fellow that has most of the coolest stuff!

And I also agree with amateur cutter