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Old Tractors and Farm Equipment

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by J. Dirt, Feb 13, 2017.

  1. brenndatomu

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    Hay amateur cutter , you likey? :)
     
  2. amateur cutter

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    Oh heck yes!
     
  3. Jack Straw

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    A friend of mine had a M like that, he said it ate gas when baling hay.
     
  4. Sandhillbilly

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    Case VAC with 72” arts way belly mower 0B452F74-EE5E-4F37-B517-6FCEF5829ECB.jpeg 0B452F74-EE5E-4F37-B517-6FCEF5829ECB.jpeg
     
  5. J. Dirt

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    Nice looking M! It’s amazing the difference when you run an H for a while then get on the M :bug:
     
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    Bet she’s a grass mowing fool! I got a 60” for my Super A and it chews a lot of grass in a hurry.
     
  7. Sandhillbilly

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    I guess it does okay, but pretty much at the limits of what it’ll do. I use it mostly to mow along the runway at the airport
     
  8. sirbuildalot

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    Not sure whats classified as old for tractors. I have a number of machines that as of 2020 range from 25-49 years old.


    My oldest is a 1971 Sears SS14. Still on the original single cylinder Briggs. This little guy has done a ton of work in his life. Hard to believe it'll be 50 next year. My brother has several GT's from the 60's.


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    For bigger jobs, I like using this 1980 Ford 1700. Its a Japanese built workhorse.


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  9. J. Dirt

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    A little time on the 1945 M today finishing up some food plots. 92DE6872-EF00-47A9-9D0C-83D4177D8DEA.jpeg

    Went to our camp yesterday to do a tune up on or ‘65 IH 504 yesterday and got into a little more than a tune up..... 8D6F750F-5607-4253-B186-DFF854937E48.jpeg F8A4DDA0-1B34-4FAA-B509-91CCFE210239.jpeg
     
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    I have a sneaking suspicion it ain't s'posed to look like dat
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    Your s’picion is correct haha
     
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    Valves stuck?
     
  14. Gasifier

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    Here is a T-Shirt my wife said would fit me well. You guys need one too. Well, actually, some of you worse than I do.

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  15. J. Dirt

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    Yep. Bent the old push rods.
     
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    It’s aliiivvveeeee
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    The ol’ girl earned her keep today. Everything from 8’ tall locust saplings and thick wet Timothy to waist deep goldenrod and ferns.
    Good day for mowing! A69F239D-AD20-4F94-B99E-0F40D86A1E8F.jpeg E3D74A70-69BD-4B1F-A73C-C18BDA61697C.jpeg
     
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    Little fun in the snow dragging the kids on their saucer in road gear. Touch of tone change to the picture. 3503911D-72AF-445A-9FE0-3B3278433BD5.jpeg
     
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    Interesting. How is that mower hooked up/powered by that older tractor?

    I can somewhat see how it is hung off the tractor but the PTO must turn those belts. Custom built assembly?
     
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    Is it possible the exhaust flapper isn't sealing and rainwater got into the cylinder through an open exhaust valve and caused a hydrolock, bending both pushrods?
    I have trouble believing both valves seized in their guides at the same time - maybe if only one pushrod was bent that would make sense.
    I'd hate to see it happen again when you reinstall the exhaust system.
    You could just go the traditional route and put a tin can over the exhaust pipe ;)

    Edit: I was confusing tractors. It looks like this one has a down-draft exhaust. Nevermind.
     
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