Re: Crispy - Good for another 1400 years (lots of pics)

Not sure why that is Tom. The post is a couple months old.
Here's a [b:28141c29ed]link[/b:28141c29ed] to the original post maybe that will work?
 
Truly awesome job.

May I ask how much money you have into this level of restoration? Looking to do one of my Ns and trying to decide if it's going to be worth doing it or just sell them both off and get something newer. Mine are working tractors so not looking to do all this with them.
 
W_B, I apologize for the delay in responding.
I don't mind telling you what I have in it, but I'd like to
include some explanation of how and where you get there.

To that point, all the work was done here at home.
If you have to hire it out, it wouldn't be worth it to me.

If your tractor(s) are in good mechanical shape and you just
want to make them look good, 90% of doing so is labor.
Cleaning, degreasing and replacing gaskets so it no longer
leaks. If that's all you need to do you can get out of it way
cheaper than I did. If you add up hourly wage, stop now! LOL

This one being burnt up required all that plus different tires,
new gaskets in the engine/steering linkage/steering box/
transmission cover/etc, new steering wheel, wiring, starter,
alternator, battery, gas tank, radiator, water pump, belts,
hoses, thermostat, shifter knob, etc, etc, etc
I couldn't come up with a matched pair of rear tires that I
liked, so I ended up buying new ones. Not cheap.

I did a complete front axle rebuild while I had it off.
Pivot pin, all new bushings, bearings and seals, etc.

My biggest expenses where these items:
New rear tires and tubes $500.
New radiator and gas tank $400.
New battery and battery box $150
Paint with all the reducers and hardeners $200.

All told, including purchase price but not counting my labor
and electricity to run the air compressor, etc I have about
$3000 into it. I don't feel too bad about it.
 
(quoted from post at 18:59:54 08/21/15) W_B, I apologize for the delay in responding.
I don't mind telling you what I have in it, but I'd like to
include some explanation of how and where you get there.

To that point, all the work was done here at home.
If you have to hire it out, it wouldn't be worth it to me.

If your tractor(s) are in good mechanical shape and you just
want to make them look good, 90% of doing so is labor.
Cleaning, degreasing and replacing gaskets so it no longer
leaks. If that's all you need to do you can get out of it way
cheaper than I did. If you add up hourly wage, stop now! LOL

This one being burnt up required all that plus different tires,
new gaskets in the engine/steering linkage/steering box/
transmission cover/etc, new steering wheel, wiring, starter,
alternator, battery, gas tank, radiator, water pump, belts,
hoses, thermostat, shifter knob, etc, etc, etc
I couldn't come up with a matched pair of rear tires that I
liked, so I ended up buying new ones. Not cheap.

I did a complete front axle rebuild while I had it off.
Pivot pin, all new bushings, bearings and seals, etc.

My biggest expenses where these items:
New rear tires and tubes $500.
New radiator and gas tank $400.
New battery and battery box $150
Paint with all the reducers and hardeners $200.

All told, including purchase price but not counting my labor
and electricity to run the air compressor, etc I have about
$3000 into it. I don't feel too bad about it.

It really looks awesome!, going to use it or let it be a display/parade tractor for shows and such? Seems to have gotton done quickly, im just about ready to shoot some paint on the '46 2N thats been apart in the barn for the last year.
 

Thanks, Royse. Sounds like more than I'll want to put in it (would likely do the 8N) if I had to do all that. Not sure yet what all it would need but the tires are getting bad, hydraulics mostly work OK, engine has some noisy tapping, radiator leaked but I put stop-leak in it so that won't last, front pulley is bent, generator runs super hot so probably will need rebuilt, steering is very hard turning. Some rust through on the front sheet metal too. All in all may not be too much to fix the little things.

I like the 9N but it's getting very worn and could be a big money pit to get it back to usable condition. Right now it sits in the shed, I start it every so often but haven't used it for several years. Hmm... dilemma.

Glad to see you bring Crispy back to life!
 

Thanks, Royse. Sounds like more than I'll want to put in it (would likely do the 8N) if I had to do all that. Not sure yet what all it would need but the tires are getting bad, hydraulics mostly work OK, engine has some noisy tapping, radiator leaked but I put stop-leak in it so that won't last, front pulley is bent, generator runs super hot so probably will need rebuilt, steering is very hard turning. Some rust through on the front sheet metal too. All in all may not be too much to fix the little things.

I like the 9N but it's getting very worn and could be a big money pit to get it back to usable condition. Right now it sits in the shed, I start it every so often but haven't used it for several years. Hmm... dilemma.

Glad to see you bring Crispy back to life!
 

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