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The 'new' Farmall M comes home!

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SadFarmall

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On Wednesday 14th December 2011, at long last, got the 'new' Farmall M home. Drove up to New South Wales, met the old owners, pumped up the sad rear tyre as much as possible and had my brother drive down to the end of the road to meet the truck driver who would carry the tractor home. It turned out we could not get the tractor tyre to hold much air for more than thirty seconds, so I just pumped it up at the last moment and drove the tractor straight onto the truck, where the tyre went completely flat. So that gave my Dad and me a job for Saturday, which we achieved, though Australian Farmall rear wheels are incredibly heavy. Some pictures of the tractor and some detailed shots showing magneto with very tired ground wire, hour meter and old decals and a Trewalla jack holding the tractor tyre off the gound.
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SadFarmall, What a Darling! I agree with Mike1973chev get the pressure washer out and watch the old patina shine!!!
I do have to admit those Aussie rear wheels are unique compared to the usual cast we have here in the States! Re-bolt the LH wheel wt back on too.
I also like the optional lights up on the nose cowling, different from the usual light bar kits we have here, Cool!
Looks like she was originally an All-Fuel by the manifold shield and the small gas tank cap sticking its head up, and out from the RH corner of the Hood! I sure enough like her, what a Find!!! Have fun! Let us see what she looks like after you get her a bath and cleaned up.
Later,
John A.
 
Please don't do as the others have said. Lose the pressure washer. Just clear coat it the way it is. Preserve the upside of the down-under outback. As they say on the American Public Broadcaat System TV show 'Antiques Roadshow', "You, Sir, have a national treasure"

Just one suggestion about submitting Australian photos. It would be less confusing for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere if all your images were posted upside-down.
 
Your M is probably smiling it got saved.An older
collector just passed away in our county that had
a pickup with 30 miles a grain truck with never
mounted box and hoist with 200 miles along with
around 13/15 school buses completely
full.Unfortunately the new vehicles were parked
outside and had deteriorated to almost
salvage.There are some low houred tractors also
just left to rot away.Imagine what a 100 hour M in
nice original condition might be worth to right
person.
 
Very nice save! Unusual to see a wheel weight on the axle. Tin is in excellent shape. That oil filter is the large field size. You will see it takes several seconds before your oil pressure gauge indicates pressure if it works after initial engine start.
 
Hello folks and thanks for the comments. To answer the questions/issues brought up. The wheel weights were fitted to the wheels on the inside and the wrong side to the wheel centre. It meant that the weights had to be removed to undo two of the bolts which clamp the wheel to the axle. I have now moved the weight to the outside and fitted it convex side to the wheel. Picture attached.
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The jack was made by Trewalla Brothers in Trentham, Victoria (company now defunct). It's full name is a Trewalla Cast Iron Monkey. It came with various 'spears' which mean it can be used to lift something a few inches off the ground or be placed under building beam fifteen feet off the ground.
The oil filter is standard for Australia so far as I know and was also fitted to some Australian Farmall H tractors. The pressure gauge does not work properly, it always shows pressure above minimum when the engine is stopped. As to the best way to view Australian Farmall pictures, may I submit one here?
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