Pokin' fun at my new project tractor (pics)

This is my sarcastic side coming out, just making fun of it.
Mainly for discussion so comments and suggestions are welcome.

These are pictures of the '53 Jubilee I drug home today.
We've nicknamed it "Crispy".
I posted about it and it's fire earlier in [b:aa1160c010]this[/b:aa1160c010] post.

First, I'm guessing by this clutch pedal that the tractor has
VERY low hours and is probably worth a mint to the right buyer!





We discuss fairly often how to tell if a coil is good or bad.
Hard to tell with a bench test, but I'm going to go out on a limb
and call this one bad. Not even going to test it, just spendin'
money. Ok, not really, I have a used one here.



The other pictures show the distributor cap and wires melted
off, the inside of the distributor wasn't much better. Even the
rubbing block on the points was melted. But the housing seems Ok.





This is what's left of the sediment bowl assembly, melted on to
the top of the hydraulic pump.



And this is what was left of the battery. At least it came out as
one "lump sum".



The outside of this carb made me think about asking GB in MT
to come out of retirement! It will be interesting to see what the
brass parts on the inside look like. I'm sure it will all "buff right out"!

Lol...love the description! Looks like quite a project!

Royse,
I've posted this photo before of that burned tractor that I had . The battery in it - a big 4DLT - was melted down similar to yours.
But it was still in one piece. So I brought it in to Fleet Farm so I could get the $6 core charge.
I gently set it in a shopping cart and wheeled it up to the return counter.
The lady there took one look at it and kind of aghast, asked;
"What's that??"
It told her it was a slightly burned battery I was bringing in for the core charge.
She kind of squirmed a little and then said; "Well, okay."
And wrote out a slip for it.
So I would at least try that if I was you.
The battery is that layered, rectangular thing on the top of the engine in the photo.

Hey Royse, looks like that carb will test you but I bet you can do it.

I'll give it a try UD. If nothing else, it will be good entertainment!
I forgot to point out the bolt laying in/on that battery.
It is what's left of the lead/zinc battery cable end. Just the bolt.
The rest of the battery cable end melted away.

Whoever drove that thing must have taped 40 grit sand paper to the sole of his shoe to wear that clutch pedal down like that.

I forgot to mention...
Whether they gave me the $6 or not, I wasn't taking it back out to my pickup.

That certainly is a crispy critter. Should keep you busy and out of trouble for a while.

Royse,
That looks like the rare factory polished clutch pedals only
used on 1939-1/2 models. I've only seen those on Craigslist,
and didn't know that they actually existed. Adds at least ten
grand to the value! Talk about a hot item!
Seriously, good luck. I don't think I would have the patience,
but I'll enjoy watching your progress.

Jerry

I guess that depends on your definition of "trouble" ScoutB.
I was hoping to try to fire it up yet tonight, but I'm one part short.
I have convinced myself that it will run again based on what I see.
If it will, it will probably get me INTO trouble money wise! :lol:

BTW, I have not found a definitive cause of the fire.
I have suspicions, but no conclusions.

Jerry9N do you think I could sell it on eBay for a million dollars?
Nah, the fees would kill me and then I'd have to ship it.
Guess I'll just keep it around. LOL Thanks for the laughs.
I'll post some more updates as I go.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Del!

Dan from WI - yep, must have! No way it could have gotten
wore off like that with as few hours as this gem has on it! LOL
It's not a bad tractor really. Just a bad situation for it to be in.

For the pedal you need to weld a little tab at the
end like the 9n/2n pedals to keep your foot from
sliding off.
I really don't think overall your tractor is in too
bad of shape. The dizzy housing didn't melt off like
it did on my '41 "Crispier"

Kirk

*hangs head* And i was whining about a couple
stripped out seats....

Royse,

Your clutch pedal looks like one of those after market
speed shifting pedals. I have only seen a few of those around.
It should up the resale for you.

"I really don't think overall your tractor is in too bad of shape."

I'm betting you're right Kirk, literally gambling on it.
It looks bad and smells worse, but the engine was still full of
clean looking oil, it rolled over with a hand crank and bright
green antifreeze ran out of the block and what was left of the
radiator. I took those to be good signs.

Yea, might have even been a demonstrator or just
driven to and from church on Sunday by a lil ole
blue haired lady..or maybe just in Christmas parades
once a year..That baby has had some clutching..Good
luck..

What was a real big factor for me was when I pulled the valve cover. I figured if the gasket was burned then likely the valve springs would be toast (annealed)
So when I got to that point it was with bated breath that I pulled it. And viola, it was dry but not crispy at all. At that point I knew I had a good engine despite all the peripherals and radiator being shot.