flambeauone
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Back in the summer I was looking for a winter project. I was looking for a small tractor I could mow with. I have owned a farmall cub and was disappointed with the power and the offset position doesnt lend itself to confidence on side hill. I have always wanted an Allis B so I started looking for an IB. Never found one in this area or even a couple hours away. I did however find a later B with the adjustable wide front so I bought it. I had done quite a bit of research on B's and ran across a few posts on orchard B's which where dealer conversions so I thought that would be an interesting project. Information is almost none existant on converting one but the only thing I couldnt find pics of was the brake linkages. I posted on here and was rewarded with a few pics of an IB brake linkages which I will eventually copy and make some for this B.I have more pics of the process which I can post if anyone is interested. Im still not completely finished with the conversion but I do have it far enough along to drive around which is super fun. The brakes are super strong on this little guy,you can turn it with just the pedals easily. I made my own seat mount as the original needs to be reworked and it was a nightmare getting on and off already. I plan on cutting the steering shaft down some to give me a little more room. Heres a couple of before and after pics. Im eventually going to tear it all down and fix the leaks and put a new ring gear on the flywheel but like I said it is a work in progress.
