Newbie with a few questions

PaulRyanD

New User
Hi guys,

My name is Paul, I'm 50 years old and I have no real tractor experience other than driving a new holland around my parents property when I was a kid.

I have a piece of land that could benefit from a tractor. I've always loved the style of the 8N 9N tractors, so I've been looking for one. I've found a few in my budget $2k-$3k.

I'm going to make plans to look at some this week. What are some things I should look for?

I assume getting one that has been converted to 12v is a bonus, but should I look past all 6v tractors, I see this site sells the kits reasonably. Is this something that anyone with a set of wrenches and some instructions can do?

Obviously tire condition...What other things should I look for? Any specific model years I should avoid?

Thanks in advance. -Paul
 
A 6 Volt system will work fine, IF the rest of the engine is in good shape. A 12 Volt system is more forgiving.

Good condition:
At least 90 psi compression in all cylinders.
Correct gap on points and plugs.
Proper timing on distributor.
Properly adjusted carburetor in good condition.
Good, copper spark plug wires.
Heavy cable used for starter circuit -- the cables used for 12 Volt systems are often lighter -- 6 Volts needs heavy, manly man cables.
 
The Ns are great small tractors that will
still do a lot of useful work for you.
But...
For $3K you could get something like a 600
or 800 which will have a lot more features
than an N.
Tell me what is your closest craigslist and
I will search for a few tractors for you.
 
What should I look for when buying a used 8N?" Some very good tips from Jon Smith's page.Print off the list and take it with you when you go to look at tractors.
SMITH
 
" I assume getting one that has been converted to 12v is a bonus,"

Nope.

Because many 12v conversions are done because of a worn out engine. Others are done because the owner couldn't figure out how to make it run on 6v and figured he'd try 12v.

For me, a 12v conversion is a warning label. Just like an external fuel filter tells me that the tank is rusty.

As Den suggested, check out John Smith's page. I've bought 4 N's using John Smith's checklist; it saved me from buying three or four others!
The only thing I have to add to John's excellent suggestions are:

1. Take a jack; jack up the front end & check it out just like you would a car for slop in the bearings, tie rods, etc.

2. Take a compression gauge. You can pull all 4 plugs & do it correctly, or roll the dice & do one cylinder.

3. Take a meter in case the ammeter on the tractor is busted; you can see if the charging system is working.

4. Get back home & access an on-line parts catalog or take a paper copy w/ you. Figure out what it is going to cost you to get it running (or looking) the way you want it. If you think it's bad.....it is! Price it accordingly & consider those costs in your offer. For example, if you see in-line gas filters on the tractor, figure $150 in costs for a new gas tank. Same thing w/ a 12v conversion; that's a usual band-aid for a low compression worn-out engine. So, do a compression check. Or walk away. W/ the engine hot & at idle, walk away if you don't see at least 5 lbs of oil pressure. That is unless you don't mind rebuilding an engine in a couple of years.

As to a deal breaker.....you're going to need to do more research on prices in your area. A running 8N w/ decent tires, good hydraulics, no smoke or funny noises will sell for under $2k in my part of VA. So, if it was $2k and needed rear tires.....that's a deal breaker. But, $1,200 & needed rears.....well, that's a different story.

Do not limit your research to N's as UD said. You will get a LOT more tractor for only a little more money w/ a 100 series. I have 4 8N's & a 740. The 740 has live hydraulics, PS & more hp. And I paid the same $$$ for it as I have for 8N's.

But.....100 series tractors are rare in my part of VA & N's are very common. So, it depends on what is available in your area.
75 Tips
 

Wow. Thanks for the offer. You can search Craigslist for Detroit, MI and Jackson, MI.

If you need zip codes, you can use 48101 and 49229.
 

There are a few 641 workmasters and a couple of diamond jubilees out there, but I'm unsure of the differences?
 
(quoted from post at 12:27:20 04/29/18) Hi guys,

I assume getting one that has been converted to 12v is a bonus, but should I look past all 6v tractors, I see this site sells the kits reasonably. Is this something that anyone with a set of wrenches and some instructions can do?

Thanks in advance. -Paul

Hi Paul,

Nothing wrong with 6 volt. Going back to 1972 I drove 47' to '53 Chev trucks and they were all 6 volt. I just put a new 6 volt battery in my '51 van. Sure it turns over more slowly than 12 but if it doesn't start after a couple of rumpa, rumpa's as DELL used to say, then it's my problem not the fault of 6 volt.

It's "Golden Jubilee" by the way. I have one. Only the 1953 is the Jubilee model. The 1954 is identical but simply called an NAA. "Golden Jubilee" only applies to the 50th anniversary of the ford Motor company in 1953.
They were the first of this body style that continued on into the "hundred series" and later and the first for the overhead valve engine (the Red Tiger) first for live hydraulics, etc. Easy to read up on.

The Golden Jubilee is also an NAA
But the '54 NAA is no longer a Jubilee. :)

I see '54's constantly listed as Jubilees.
 
Ok, I've made an appointment to take a look at this on Tuesday. I'm especially interested in this one because of the brush hog, which I need desperately. It's a bit rougher on the eyes than others I looked at, but I figure I'd spend $3-$400 on a brush hog, so if it's a good running tractor, it seems like a decent deal? Thoughts?



https://annarbor.craigslist.org/grd/d/ford-8n-tractor-with-brush/6573010884.html
 
(quoted from post at 16:18:31 04/29/18) Ok, I've made an appointment to take a look at this on Tuesday. I'm especially interested in this one because of the brush hog, which I need desperately. It's a bit rougher on the eyes than others I looked at, but I figure I'd spend $3-$400 on a brush hog, so if it's a good running tractor, it seems like a decent deal? Thoughts?



https://annarbor.craigslist.org/grd/d/ford-8n-tractor-with-brush/6573010884.html

Paul, that looks like a decent deal. excellent tires, brush hog, oil pressure, genny charges. You can't ask for much more.
 
it seems like a decent deal? Thoughts?

Honest looking tractor - Priced lower than I would suspect for the tractor alone with the added bonus of a very stout looking brush cutter.

Appears to be a 1952 which benefited from all of the production upgrades.

Due to grease and running rust on rear axle/hubs, I suspect the hubs and/or axles are loose/worn. To confirm, grab the top of the tires and shake it side-to-side while looking at the axle nut. Not a show stopper considering the asking price but time consuming and $500-600 should you need both hubs and axles.

For safety, always use an ORC (overrunning clutch) when using the brush cutter.

Welcome to the family and best of luck with your search!
 
The ad you posted about seems like an honest
seller and an honest tractor. Pricewise it
is right in the zone with that mower.
You mentioned you'd like to spend $2-3K.
Here are a couple at the higher end of that
scale.
All of the tractors below will have live
hydraulics which once you've had it you will
know is a Big improvement over what the Ns
have. One has power steering which is also a
big deal once you've had it.
All of them will have improvements over the
Ns such as better ohv engines, better gear
ratios, more hp plus all of the refinements
the complete N Series went through.
If your only consideration is price then an
N will do the job just fine. But if you are
looking for the most bang for your buck the
later ones are a better value.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/grd/d/for
d-600-tractor-woods-finish/6555411039.html

https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/grd/d/far
m-tractor-ford-golden/6553309111.html

https://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/d/641-ford-
workmaster-power/6559948202.html

https://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/d/1953-ford-
golden-jubilee/6519642893.html
 
Paul,

Those listings from UD are all great deals especially the Workmaster with power steering and a rear blade which you would eventually want anyway. Personally I wouldn't let getting a brush cutter along with the tractor, be the decision maker.

That said, the icing on the cake of my Jubilee purchase (along with OHV) was that it came with 4 necessary attachments, Landscape Rake, Rear Blade, Boom Crane, Carryall
and a home made Drag -- four of which I would have been hunting for otherwise.

Brush Cutters do come up in the $400 to $800 range but not often. I got this fixer upper Ferguson Cutter from a large Kubota'New Holland tractor dealership near me for $200.
Got them to throw in a shaft guard as well. :)
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AFTER
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(quoted from post at 03:57:59 04/30/18) The ad you posted about seems like an honest
seller and an honest tractor. Pricewise it
is right in the zone with that mower.
You mentioned you'd like to spend $2-3K.
Here are a couple at the higher end of that
scale.
All of the tractors below will have live
hydraulics which once you've had it you will
know is a Big improvement over what the Ns
have. One has power steering which is also a
big deal once you've had it.
All of them will have improvements over the
Ns such as better ohv engines, better gear
ratios, more hp plus all of the refinements
the complete N Series went through.
If your only consideration is price then an
N will do the job just fine. But if you are
looking for the most bang for your buck the
later ones are a better value.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/grd/d/for
d-600-tractor-woods-finish/6555411039.html

https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/grd/d/far
m-tractor-ford-golden/6553309111.html

https://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/d/641-ford-
workmaster-power/6559948202.html




Thanks! That first one is only 10 min. from me. I may have to give him a call.

The 2nd is a guy in Lapeer that is a retired Ford tractor mechanic that rebuilds them and sells them. I'm only 15 min away from where they originally built these tractors in Highland Park MI. The problem is that he's so far away, it would kill me to get it.

I actually spoke to the 3rd guy yesterday...It's already sold.

The last one in Camden is fairly close to my property...definitely worth a call. To be clear, the 53' Jubilee should have live hydraulics? Comes with a backblade and a chisel plow too.

https://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/d/1953-ford-
golden-jubilee/6519642893.html
 
(quoted from post at 17:25:53 04/30/18)
(quoted from post at 17:55:58 04/30/18)
To be clear, the 53' Jubilee should have live hydraulics?

yes.
Live hydraulics, yes. No live PTO or power steering though.

If you have a month or so, I will have a couple for sale.
A Ford with live hydraulics and power steering and a Ferguson
with live PTO, live hydraulics and remote hydraulics but no PS.
I'm in Ionia, MI but could deliver. Either one is in your price range.

This is the Ford (851 with a 134 engine in it) but I want to fix
the governor before I sell it to someone else. It hunts.

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This is the Ferguson before I repainted the rear rims.
It's good to go mechanically, but I already bought the paint to
repaint it, so I was going to do that this spring/summer.

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(quoted from post at 18:46:17 04/30/18)
(quoted from post at 17:25:53 04/30/18)
(quoted from post at 17:55:58 04/30/18)
To be clear, the 53' Jubilee should have live hydraulics?

yes.
Live hydraulics, yes. No live PTO or power steering though.

If you have a month or so, I will have a couple for sale.
A Ford with live hydraulics and power steering and a Ferguson
with live PTO, live hydraulics and remote hydraulics but no PS.
I'm in Ionia, MI but could deliver. Either one is in your price range.

This is the Ford (851 with a 134 engine in it) but I want to fix
the governor before I sell it to someone else. It hunts.

15797.jpg


This is the Ferguson before I repainted the rear rims.
It's good to go mechanically, but I already bought the paint to
repaint it, so I was going to do that this spring/summer.

15798.jpg

Dandy looking tractors Royse...my neighbor could sure use that live PTO for his haying equipment
 
(quoted from post at 18:46:17 04/30/18)
(quoted from post at 17:25:53 04/30/18)
(quoted from post at 17:55:58 04/30/18)
To be clear, the 53' Jubilee should have live hydraulics?

yes.
Live hydraulics, yes. No live PTO or power steering though.

If you have a month or so, I will have a couple for sale.
A Ford with live hydraulics and power steering and a Ferguson
with live PTO, live hydraulics and remote hydraulics but no PS.
I'm in Ionia, MI but could deliver. Either one is in your price range.

This is the Ford (851 with a 134 engine in it) but I want to fix
the governor before I sell it to someone else. It hunts.

15797.jpg


This is the Ferguson before I repainted the rear rims.
It's good to go mechanically, but I already bought the paint to
repaint it, so I was going to do that this spring/summer.

15798.jpg

Royce,

I'd definitely be interested. I'm straight down 127 from you, 15 miles North of the border. What are you looking for price wise?
 

Both my 8Ns are 6 volt. The first one I have had since about 2000, the other one I bought several years ago. Both have been trouble free and will start in weather colder than I care to be out in. Parts are available, TSC (Tractor Supply Company) sells 6 volt batterys for around $80.

If you follow this forum for any time you will quickly see there are a lot of ways to mess up a 12 volt conversion. Done correctly the conversion is not cheap.

To your question: done correctly a 12 volt conversion can be a plus. Done on the cheap and/or incorrectly in my opinion it is a minus.
 
"What are you looking for price wise?"

I'd rather discuss details in person or at least offline, but like I
mentioned, both are in your 2-3K price range. The Fergy will be
higher than the Ford, especially once its painted. But if you don't
want it painted, I could sell it sooner.
The Ford I need to fix the governor on and have all the parts to
do it, but you could still see it in person and hear it run at any time.

I would like you to make the trip up, hear it/them run, drive it
around, lift an implement with it, whatever you think would be
fair testing before you make up your mind. After that, if you like it
we can work out delivery. If you don't like it, you got a free tractor
ride other than the road trip and the tractors get some run time.

My email is open if you want to send me an email.
 
Paul,

This offer from Royse is as good as it gets!
Considering the reliable and generous source, it's downright
lucky that you be in the same neck of the woods!!!

Power Steering 851
How sweet it is.

The 134 is the same Red Tiger engine as in the Jubilee.
Everything from the '53 Jubilee on has live hydraulics . . . where the hydraulic pump is no longer driven by the PTO shaft.
 
Ken,
I'm not sure where you're getting your
prices from.
A 10-SI alternator from Napa was about $55
the last time I bought one - with no core.
Add a few feet of wire, a new belt and a
light and you're maybe up to $80.
I make up my own mounting brackets. They are
pretty simple.
I doubt you can get a generator rebuilt for
that.
 
(quoted from post at 20:28:36 04/30/18) "What are you looking for price wise?"

I'd rather discuss details in person or at least offline, but like I
mentioned, both are in your 2-3K price range. The Fergy will be
higher than the Ford, especially once its painted. But if you don't
want it painted, I could sell it sooner.
The Ford I need to fix the governor on and have all the parts to
do it, but you could still see it in person and hear it run at any time.

I would like you to make the trip up, hear it/them run, drive it
around, lift an implement with it, whatever you think would be
fair testing before you make up your mind. After that, if you like it
we can work out delivery. If you don't like it, you got a free tractor
ride other than the road trip and the tractors get some run time.

My email is open if you want to send me an email.

Royse, I think maybe because I'm new PM's are turned off and I can't find an email for you. You can reach out to me here. [email protected] I'll be out for most of the day, but I agree. I'll shoot up to Ionia, take a look at them, and hopefully we can make a deal. Thanks again! I look forward to hearing from you.
 

Ultradog, Yes I would agree with you it should be simple and cheap. However, the poster indicated he was a newie - you are not a newbie and can do the work yourself. There are on going posts on this site where people can not wire a one wire alternator, don't understand what coil/resistor to use, what about the lights or that the pulley has to fit the belt.... They have gone through a couple coils, points, and a new carburetor and it still does not run. For them it is no longer cheap or simple. Done correctly, it can be a plus, but how does a newie determine that? In addition, a newie is at a disadvantage when buying replacement parts. For example, they need to understand the required coil/resistor combinations used.
 
(quoted from post at 10:29:07 05/01/18)

Royse, I think maybe because I'm new PM's are turned off

nope, it has nothing to do with how long you've been here - private messaging is disabled for everyone. the message used to say "temporarily," but i see they finally removed that word. good choice, since there appeared to be nothing temporary about it ;)
 
Hi Royse,

Does the whole hood on the Ferguson tilt forward?

Maybe I spoke too soon.
If I was looking to buy from you I might go for your Ferguson over the Ford.

Agricultural tires, remote hydraulics, OHV, a front bumper and newly painted rears. :)
 
(quoted from post at 09:29:07 05/01/18)
(quoted from post at 20:28:36 04/30/18) "What are you looking for price wise?"

I'd rather discuss details in person or at least offline, but like I
mentioned, both are in your 2-3K price range. The Fergy will be
higher than the Ford, especially once its painted. But if you don't
want it painted, I could sell it sooner.
The Ford I need to fix the governor on and have all the parts to
do it, but you could still see it in person and hear it run at any time.

I would like you to make the trip up, hear it/them run, drive it
around, lift an implement with it, whatever you think would be
fair testing before you make up your mind. After that, if you like it
we can work out delivery. If you don't like it, you got a free tractor
ride other than the road trip and the tractors get some run time.

My email is open if you want to send me an email.

Royse, I think maybe because I'm new PM's are turned off and I can't find an email for you. You can reach out to me here. [email protected] I'll be out for most of the day, but I agree. I'll shoot up to Ionia, take a look at them, and hopefully we can make a deal. Thanks again! I look forward to hearing from you.
I sent you an email Paul.
 
(quoted from post at 14:48:22 05/01/18) Hi Royse,

Does the whole hood on the Ferguson tilt forward?

Maybe I spoke too soon.
If I was looking to buy from you I might go for your Ferguson over the Ford.

Agricultural tires, remote hydraulics, OHV, a front bumper and newly painted rears. :)
Yes, the whole hood tilts forward, useful for changing the battery, etc.
But it also opens up down the middle like the Fords do to add gas,
water, etc. Best of both worlds. Too bad you're so far away! :)
 
(quoted from post at 14:58:15 05/01/18)
the message used to say "temporarily," but i see they finally removed that word.

DOH! the "temporarily" thing was in the error message for post editing being disabled, and it still is.
 
Paul,

Hope I haven't overstayed my welcome but one final thing . . .

You wrote:
[color=darkblue:a36ab6fd69]"I've always loved the style of the 8N 9N tractors, so I've been looking for one. [/color:a36ab6fd69]"

With the Ferguson you'd pretty much get the look you're after so I'd jump on Royse's Ferguson for [i:a36ab6fd69]that[/i:a36ab6fd69] and all the other reasons I gave starting with those deluxe fat agricultural (traction) rear tires.

Power steering is really only a necessity with a front end loader.
That Ferguson tilt hood is a serious PLUS to me!

Terry
 
(quoted from post at 15:08:20 05/01/18) Paul,

Hope I haven't overstayed my welcome but one final thing . . .

You wrote:
[color=darkblue:82cbb4b4e4]"I've always loved the style of the 8N 9N tractors, so I've been looking for one. [/color:82cbb4b4e4]"

With the Ferguson you'd pretty much get the look you're after so I'd jump on Royse's Ferguson for [i:82cbb4b4e4]that[/i:82cbb4b4e4] and all the other reasons I gave starting with those deluxe fat agricultural (traction) rear tires.

Power steering is really only a necessity with a front end loader.
That Ferguson tilt hood is a serious PLUS to me!

Terry

No, it's fine Terry! You guys have been great. Royse and I emailed back and for the today, just waiting for his response to schedule a date to go take a look. I've gotta admit, I took a look at the Fergusons after Royse' post and I do like them, no doubt about that.

I went and looked at the original one I posted about this morning. It had a few issues that made me uncomfortable, so I passed on it, I think for someone who has more experience, it would be a good tractor at a great price, it just wasn't for me. I'm ready to shoot up to Ionia whenever Royse is ready.
 
"Power steering is really only a necessity
with a front end loader."

Welll, mayybee...
You'll get by just fine without PS untill
you've had it. Then you'll cry if you have
to go back to armstrong steering - even on a
non loader tractor.
 
Royse has a good reputation here and is very
knowledgeable about these tractors.
I would buy a tractor from him.
That's not saying a tractor he sells you
won't have some warts.
ANY and All 50-60 year old tractors will
have issues - either immediately or down the
road.
But I would trust him to at least disclose
any Known issues before the sale.
Having to choose between the Ford and that
Fergie is a close call.
Both machines have very good reputations.
I think a 134 ci in place of the oem 172 ci
in that 851 would be an acceptable trade
off.
Imo, those 801s were a bit overhorsed for
that platform anyway.
The thing about power steering is you will
use it Every time you drive it whereas with
live pto you only use it for pto work.
On the other hand, 6 speeds are better than
5 and live pto IS nice to have and I think
that 6 speed has a slow enough low gear to
run a tiller or snowblower. Someone correct
me if I'm wrong on that.
The Fergie is a handsome little tractor.
I have always disliked that cyclops styling
of the Jubilee thru Ford Hundreds. When they
evolved the front nose of the Hundreds into
the early Thousand style they made a good
looking tractor out of them. Again, my
opinion there.
In fact, after the Ns I don't think Ford
ever built as good looking a tractor again.
Royse, the rears on the Fergie - are they
14.9 or 16.9 x 24s? They look like 14.9s
from here.
Ryan, looking at Royse's two tractors again
the rears on the Fergie might just be the
tipping point for me. I am not fond of the
turf tires on that 851.
One last thing; If the price of the Fergie
is substantially less without new paint
that's the route I'd go.
Pretty paint won't make the tractor run one
whit better. (Sorry Royse but I'm calling it
as I see it.)
Lastly, The next best thing to getting a new
tractor yourself is seeing a friend get one.
So we're rootin for ya.
 
Paul, I would not want to be in your position in having to choose between Royce's two offerings. Royce is a good guy and I wouldn't have a second thought about buying anything from him.

You're a bit younger than I so the power steering would be a tipping point for me.

You didn't indicate how you plan to use the tractor - If used primarily as a mower, the turf tires will not mark up your lawn. But they will slip a lot more than ag-bar tires with ground engaging implements such as a plow or disc.

Best of luck!
 
(quoted from post at 03:04:57 05/02/18) Paul, I would not want to be in your position in having to choose between Royce's two offerings. Royce is a good guy and I wouldn't have a second thought about buying anything from him.

You're a bit younger than I so the power steering would be a tipping point for me.

You didn't indicate how you plan to use the tractor - If used primarily as a mower, the turf tires will not mark up your lawn. But they will slip a lot more than ag-bar tires with ground engaging implements such as a plow or disc.

Best of luck!


Yeah, I got the impression that Royse knows what he's talking about. Him and I chatted through email yesterday. I think I've made my mind up on the Massey Ferguson.

Mainly because Royse mentioned in the email that I could attach a 3pt log splitter.

The land that I have is heavily wooded, and a long dirt road that will need to be cared for when we're out there in the winter. We've owned the property for about 17 years. All of my kids will be out of school in the next 4 years, then we'll build out there.

Other things on the to do list:

1. Pulling stumps. A lot of stumps.
2. brush hogging.
3. Post hole digging.
4. dragging logs.
5. Moving construction lumber around the property.
 
"ANY and All 50-60 year old tractors will have
issues - either immediately or down the road."

Ain't that the truth! Hopefully they're small issues.


"the rears on the Fergie - are they 14.9 or 16.9 x 24s?"

They're actually 16.9 x 24s. Lots of traction with those guys!
Rims were sandblasted down to bare metal and painted last year
and they have new tubes in them. I was planning on keeping it.
Plans have changed a bit now, so I could use the space.


"Pretty paint won't make the tractor run one whit better.
(Sorry Royse but I'm calling it as I see it.)"

No apology needed Jerry, I think that's a fair statement.
Good paint will help prevent rust though, with the added
benefit of making them look better. Its more important
that they work well, but I like them to look good too.
Luckily, they are not mutually exclusive.
 


Here you go, I was just looking at a couple of videos of the property I made in the last couple of months, this will give you a pretty good idea of what I'm going to use the tractor for.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dz8BayYq0


https://youtu.be/StC03wqqIFU
 
So, I figured I'd send an update in on my tractor search. So a week ago I went and visited Royse and the tractor. (He's about 2 hours away from me)

We struck a deal on the Massey Ferguson (I love it!). Royse gave me a nice tutorial on how to drive it, I took it for a short spin around his property.

Now he's in the process of painting it, replacing tie rod boots, hoses. Mostly minor things, but things that Royse wanted to have done before he sent me down the road with it.

I told Royse, I'm the guy who always gets screwed when I buy things. When I hire contractors, they over charge me and don't finish their work, etc.

This entire experience from the welcome I received from the guys on the forum to meeting Royse and his wife has been great! I can't wait to see this thing with brand new paint on it.

I noticed Royse has names for his tractor(s). He has a garage full! So I've gotta think up a sweet name. In the meantime, here are some pics Royse just sent over to me.
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Thanks for the update Paul! We have names for them mostly
because we had multiples. We can't just call it "the 8N" when you
have three or four of them. We still call the 960 "the 960" LOL

Here's a picture of it just before I came in the house tonight.
Lots of work yet to do. Hopefully it will be done by end of month.
Weather is a factor I can't control.

And it's about time that forklift earned its keep! :)
That's a 16.9 x 24 tire that was full of CaCl. Mostly drained.
Tomorrow it will be swapped to the painted rim with a new tube.
I thought I had them both done last fall, but apparently I only
had time to get one of them done.

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Well, I told Paul I'd try to get this done by the end of the month
and as luck would have it, I did. Now we're scheduling delivery.

Here are a few more pictures just for the guys that like them.
(is that all of us? LOL)

Keep in mind, he viewed, drove and priced it as it was in the
first picture, so nothing hidden by "new paint". But I had already
bought the paint so we worked out a deal where I would strip
it down and paint it as I had already planned to do.

Looks pretty good for a working tractor and Paul definitely got
the best end of the deal on the labor involved in that paint job! ;)

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Royce, that looks awesome! You do great work and I'm sure Paul will be as proud as a new daddy!!

Do those remote control handles get tangled up in your giblets?
 
Luckily not Bill, they're offset slightly to the right of center.
I do have to watch them when I climb off and on so I don't kick them.
 
Royse.

WOW!
I hope Paul knows he struck pay dirt when he found you!
My guess is that relative to the time it took you, and you leaving no stone unturned, he got s supreme sweetheart deal on a dynamite tractor!

T
 
Thanks Terry, it turned out really nice I think.

Weather kind of delayed us with a lot of cold, rainy days.
Kind of hard to even push it out and pressure wash it when the
high for the day is 40~50 degrees Fahrenheit. Let alone paint.

I took a week of (paid) vacation time to get it done on time.
That gave me all day to work on it and I needed a break anyway.
Something about working on the old iron helps me relax. :)
 
(quoted from post at 19:32:31 06/02/18)
Something about working on the old iron helps me relax. :)

I know the feeling, rewarding
In all your restoration
Venerating the ancestors
Doing justice to their worthy creations

Terry :)
 
So, today was the day! Royse and Joan drove down early this morning and met me at my property at noon.

They dropped off my new tractor today!. This has been the best purchase and purchasing experience I've ever had. Royse kept me updated with the complete renovation of the tractor the whole way through. I wouldn't hesitate to by another tractor from Royse.

We kind of laughed today that the original tractor and the one that I ended up with look quite different. The things starts up and runs like it's brand new....

I know it sounds a little corny, but I've dreamed of owning one of these tractors my entire life, so this is literally a dream come true for me. I can't thank Royse and Joan enough...They've given me so much more than I could've ever expected.

Enjoy the pics. The people in the pics are Royse and Joan. Joan made sure the tractor was clean enough to eat off of, Royse did everything else you see. I get to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

I'm so happy right now!


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