Case CO back to life

Today I put a front tire on my 1932 CO so all four tires now hold air. I pulled the valve cover and oiled the valve mechanisms and fired the tractor up for a second time. The tractor has been sitting "for about a year or so" and it might be a lot more. The first time I fired it (with the help of my buddy Ed) we made a classic mistake that he paid for. We neglected to remove the capped pipe that was sitting on the exhaust to keep out the rain and critters. Well, he was working the choke and minding the carb and I was cranking the tractor. It finally coughed and popped to life ... and suddenly, Ed was dancing around swearing a blue streak. He doesn't have any hair on top, and that six inch piece of pipe got him square. I waited till he returned to his normal color before I laughed.

Anyway, today she fired up on about the forth pull and idled real nice. I thought, "Now what?" So I thought I'd see if the transmission and clutch had as much life in them as the engine. The Case took a few baby steps forward and back and I decided not to push it. She's got oil and water, but I havn't done the proper maintenance to run her very long.

"It's alive ... ALIVE!" It was a good day.

I've been after Ed to bring a hard hat so we can duplicate the experiment. The pipe was a pretty tight fit, so I'm wondering just how high it went before landing on his exposed cranium. Funny, he hasn't offered to help me with the Case since the pipe re-entry incident. Maybe he's smarter than he looks.