1953 Jubilee pushrods and rocker arm assy?

I'm working on my brother's tractor, 1953 Golden Jubilee. My dad tore it apart a couple years ago and doesn't remember where he put the rocker arm assembly and the pushrods. I've checked this site's Classified Ads but no luck. Can anyone recommend a source? I'm in south-central Michigan, by Moscow.

I don't know of any salvage yards near me and the local Ford dealer closed up a few years ago. The owner's son ground the serial number off a tractor and sold it(turned out this was his third time doing it). Within a week it caught on fire and was a total loss. Once the insurance company got to investigating, it was all over. Quite a shame, that family was in business for years. I'm 41 and remember going there for parts with dad when I was a little kid.

Thanks, and y'all have a good weekend.

Anthony

I have those parts $50 if interested....

jump on Hobo's offer quick!

I replaced pushrods in an 850 and a 4000 4 cyl last year and the year before..... TAKE hobo's offer..

(quoted from post at 17:40:57 07/19/14) jump on Hobo's offer quick!

I replaced pushrods in an 850 and a 4000 4 cyl last year and the year before..... TAKE hobo's offer..

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I second that. Hobo's offer is very fair.

I paid 16$ each for pushrods from CNH when I needed them. Luckilly I found SOME used ones too.

If I had to change change the rocker assy and use different PR's that would have been even more.

yep. hobo's offer is golden!

I think Hobo's offer is great also
And not to scare MeAnthony off of then or even suggest he should not consider using them....

BUT......

I am real hesitant about using used pushrods; rockers; and lifters.
It most likely comes from; and has been more years than I want to admit; but I can remember my teacher saying over and over and over drilling it into our heads...........
Push rods and rockers are suppose to be put back in the same order they were taken off. Never mix and match pushrods. If it came off #1 intake it must go back on #1 intake.
Same thing with pistons and rods. That would be why they mark rods; correct.

How do you guys feel about that statement???

(quoted from post at 01:06:04 07/20/14) I think Hobo's offer is great also
And not to scare MeAnthony off of then or even suggest he should not consider using them....

BUT......

I am real hesitant about using used pushrods; rockers; and lifters.
It most likely comes from; and has been more years than I want to admit; but I can remember my teacher saying over and over and over drilling it into our heads...........
Push rods and rockers are suppose to be put back in the same order they were taken off. Never mix and match pushrods. If it came off #1 intake it must go back on #1 intake.
Same thing with pistons and rods. That would be why they mark rods; correct.

How do you guys feel about that statement???

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I'd buy Hobos too. Ya know they are useable and fits what he says they fit (neither of which is usually true with a unknown online auction buy)

John, that training is hard to break, ain't it.
When I'm working on a total rusted junk engine and I still lay the pushrods out carefully so they go back in, in the same place. LOL.
Having to replace a bent/broke one, I just do lots of valve adjustment checking for a time after.
And what about the training for spark plug wires?
ya know, use wire separaters, use hangers to keep them off metal, don't run them parallel in contact with each other, especially if next to each other in the firing order....Then a N tractor with that wire tube rolls into the shop........

Well...dad swears he can find the parts(after two years and several failed attempts to locate said parts. As he's 100% German, he can be a bit stubborn at times) and dear brother refuses to pay for parts. He says it left his house in operable condition and ought to be returned the same way. I agree, but let's consider all the facts:
1. The tractor had 60 years of wear and tear on it before dad's butt ever touched the seat.
2. The tractor had a noise in the engine when dear brother bought it, so no surprise that something finally gave out.
3. Dad was doing nothing abusive when the rod let go. He was driving it to the local welder to get a crack in the loader frame fixed. Dad had only used the tractor for mowing, so this had nothing to do with him.
4. Dad is 76, retired, fixed income, etc. He's already scrimped and saved to buy a rebuilt engine for the tractor.
5. Dad has done all the work so far, by himself, to swap the engine.
6. Not to mention the fact, dear brother, that this is your father; cut him a little slack for goodness sake.

And no, dear brother, we are not going to buy/install a new clutch while it's apart and paint it while the sheet metal is off. Dear brother has actually mentioned this more than once.

Sorry guys, that turned into a bit of a rant. This situation gets under my skin slightly. Am I being rash or unfair?

I'll give dad a few days to look again but if he can't find them I'll buy the stuff myself. Kinda silly, I think, to let the tractor sit and deteriorate over $50 worth of parts. Thanks for the offer, Hobo. I'll get back to you by next weekend at the latest.

Anthony

I never understood the logic behind that line of thought either. Unless there's excessive or unique wear on the parts, the pushrods don't care which hole they're in. I do make an effort to keep them organized but I also don't lose any sleep if I mix up one or two. Although, mathematically speaking, it would be impossible to mix up just one. ;~

The logic behind it is there is unique wear.

With the end of a pushrod rounded and the fact that they are suppose to spin while working I find it hard to believe it makes much of a difference when we are talking push rods and rockers.
But then again old habits are hard to break.

On the other hand if we were talking cams and tappets (lifters) that is a whole nother ball of wax.
You can slap wear out a new cam by using old lifters. Same thing if you mix up the order of the old lifters on the old cam.
With modern roller lifters this is not such a big deal.