My first JD's

Just bought these two tractors over the last couple of months. I have all mechanical and hydraulic work done, I just need to replace a couple of gaskets. After that, a whole lot of scrubbing and repainting.
1950 A
1951 M
Any help, ideas, or suggestions would be appriciated.These are my first tractors that I personally bought and I am learning as I go.
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Welcome to the JD addicts website. Uh, I mean admirers/working on/using website. You've got two nice ones there and it looks like you're on the way. I have no advice except to work slowly and take nothing for granted. These things were made long ago with different ideas and methods and no one then imagined there'd be nuts. . .ah good solid people still using them and working on them, must less trying to restore them. When you hit snags, slap them up here and someone will respond that's been there before you. There are magneto people, carb people, transmission people, governor people etc that will pop up with advice. Sometimes that advice will be to send some things off to professionals and specialists. Originally, there were parts that were available on an "exchange" basis. You took your bad main bearing assembly to the dealer and got a factory rebuilt one. But those days are over, and people here can tell you either how to do it yourself or where to send it now. I use my 70 for logging mostly so dings and bent tin are something I live with. So I can't give you much advice. One thing I can say is you cannot go wrong taking pictures during disassembly and making copious notes. Things that look perfectly logical on disassembly may look like pheasant innards in a few days when you go to replace them. Or, in my case, 10 minutes will do it.

Again, Welcome aboard!

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Looks like you've got a couple of good projects going.

Both the Model A and Model M appear to be in good shape.

Depending on how you plan to use them, just get them "spruced up" to your own needs and satisfaction.

Don't hesitate to ask any questions on either the <a href="https://youtu.be/qAH8cOh83Gs">Model A</a> or <a href="https://youtu.be/qDVlWlAVfik">Model M</a>.

Thanks for sharing your photos with us.

My 1950 B has the rear wheels turned around like your A does, don't really know what the reason was for doing that. Enjoy them both, looks like you have a good start. Welcome to the forum. You will find a wealth of information here.

Back in the day, they reversed the wheels to get them wide enough apart for mounted two row corn pickers.

What I wouldn't give to have one of those. I grew up on a large farm and we custom harvested across a few states. I love having equipment that I can run off my tractor instead of more engines and more tires and more etc....

I'm actually going to start another post here shortly in reguards to my M and any help would be appriciated. It was about tie rod removal. Thanks again everyone se you in the other posts.

I started with an M restoration and then shortly thereafter did a B. As a 28 year old, some of the technology (or lack there of!) on these tractors was a learning curve for me. I found it to be very interesting though, and it is extremely rewarding once you put it all back together and it runs the way it should. There are many good people on here that are willing to assist you along the way. Enjoy!

I have a 1952 "A", and the hubs will not fit properly when placed on the cocave side of the cast wheel. The casting is not machined so as to let the hub fit properly into the recess. The proper way was to change the wheels from side to side, leaving the hubs in the convex
side of the wheel.