carvel minne farmer
Well-known Member
I got out to my friend harolds today to get the m5 running and loaded and hauled home. pulled the hood and panels off and blew out 20 years of poplar leafs, fluff and cobwebs, changed plugs, plug wires, rebuilt the wiring to get rid of all the butt splices and old cracked wiring, Harold rebuilt the carb put in new float and carb kit, cleaned the sediment bowl, changed the fuel line and filters, choke cable(seized) Harold assured me there was no extra charge for the wood accent trim pieces wrapped around the throttle linkage! Harold turned on the switch, pulled the choke and hit the starter button and she was running on the first revolution!! to me that speaks volumes of the workman ship and the quality that went into building this tractor 56 years ago! a simple rugged reliable design that has stood the test of time. I wonder how many 2017 tractors could be parked in the poplar trees for the next 20 years and with a little cleanup some basic repairs flash up and run?? test drove and every thing works great, steering, pto, amplitorque, hydraulics, put the roof and panels on loaded and hauled her home. fired right up when I got home drove around the field to warm it up and shes in now in the shop with the oil draining, will pic up new oil filter in the am. and give the old girl a complete service. here are some pics of todays fun, can't stop smiling.