My landlord has this 'ol '59 workbull 202 and said i could use it! Now its just up to me to get it running. They say it ran good, when they parked it 15 years ago. Im sure it will run good again. They used it solely for plowing the drive way. They have a plow they they fabricated that mounts in the bucket, a blade on the 3 point, and a bush hog that im going to use on this property.
Long term plans are to restore it to pristine condition. Long term of course.
They must have turned the fuel off and ran the carb dry when they parked it because it was so clean inside, not one little passage was blocked. Not even the smell of varnish when i opened it. The fuel in the tank is a different story tho. I rigged up a gallon gas can to feed it, untill i can get it to my house and take the tank off and clean or replace it. Once i get it running and shake it down real good at there farm i plan on driving it to mine, about a mile up the road.
With a new battery and "rebuilt" carb with fresh fuel supply i hopped for the best when i hit the starter button, it cranked over good, all compression cycles sounded consist, but, no fire. I just couldn't get that lucky. Didnt think so anyway. Checked and sure enough no spark. So im ordering from the store here everything from the coil to the plugs. Points and condenser, cap and rotor, and wires. Im srue that should cover anything that might be giving fits. If it dont, and the problem lies elsewhere ill fix that also and still have no worries about the ignition.
While cranking i was able to verify that the three point raised, and the loader bucket went up. So looks like all the hydraulics work. They did tell me it had a oil leak off the front of the motor when they parked it, im wondering if its the front hydraulic pump. But we'll see.
He also said it has a dual disk clutch in it. Im wondering if he ment 2 stage for a "live" pto. Hes the kinda guy that would have had that done, decades ago. Probably when you could get those clutches with out any problems. Its a jgf, if i remember that right, So no 2 stage from the factory. Again, we'll find out. If not, then it will be a over run bering with the mower.
More pictures and lots of questions to come about my new toy
Long term plans are to restore it to pristine condition. Long term of course.
They must have turned the fuel off and ran the carb dry when they parked it because it was so clean inside, not one little passage was blocked. Not even the smell of varnish when i opened it. The fuel in the tank is a different story tho. I rigged up a gallon gas can to feed it, untill i can get it to my house and take the tank off and clean or replace it. Once i get it running and shake it down real good at there farm i plan on driving it to mine, about a mile up the road.
With a new battery and "rebuilt" carb with fresh fuel supply i hopped for the best when i hit the starter button, it cranked over good, all compression cycles sounded consist, but, no fire. I just couldn't get that lucky. Didnt think so anyway. Checked and sure enough no spark. So im ordering from the store here everything from the coil to the plugs. Points and condenser, cap and rotor, and wires. Im srue that should cover anything that might be giving fits. If it dont, and the problem lies elsewhere ill fix that also and still have no worries about the ignition.
While cranking i was able to verify that the three point raised, and the loader bucket went up. So looks like all the hydraulics work. They did tell me it had a oil leak off the front of the motor when they parked it, im wondering if its the front hydraulic pump. But we'll see.
He also said it has a dual disk clutch in it. Im wondering if he ment 2 stage for a "live" pto. Hes the kinda guy that would have had that done, decades ago. Probably when you could get those clutches with out any problems. Its a jgf, if i remember that right, So no 2 stage from the factory. Again, we'll find out. If not, then it will be a over run bering with the mower.
More pictures and lots of questions to come about my new toy