badger bill
Member
I'll keep this entry short. I have a 1955 TO35. The hydraulics needed rebuilt. I parked it for a long period while I rebuilt the pump everything else. After that I pulled the dip stick to check the oil before I started it. It had oil, A LOT OF OIL! I cracked the drain plug, most of you reading this know what i found. COOLANT. I split the tractor, pulled the motor apart, A MESS. Crank shot, needs new or welded and ground. The sleeve seals were almost not visible. So on and so on. I've owned it for 25+. The block was pinned just after I got it. Cracks. I see that the block had been welded and reinforced in the area between the sleeves as well as pinned thru the block. I've tried to find a reasonable priced block. Furnace braze is not a option, cost. I,m pondering the gamble of rebuilding and using liquid glass. As you guys know, this tractor is only worth so much. I'd love to try to keep it going, but! Everything on it has been replaced with new or rebuilt. Scrap it? Part it? Take a chance, rebuild the cracked block? I would love to see a discussion on this.