Meet trusty rusty

r.w.b.

Well-known Member
I gave a 3 day old holstien bull calf for rusty.rods were hangin on gearshift.that was 28 years ago.my now deceased neighbor worked as mechanic for a local case dealer that went broke.they gave him most of the parts inventory for his back pay.
He seen rusty in the yard pulled in n said i got a deal for you. I got a 300 lp gas head ,sleeve and piston kit for 300 lpg.he had a new vac crankshaft. I had to buy a overhaul gasket set. We got rusty going and rusty has worked hard when i milked.now rusty just pulls a 6 ft finish mower on my 3 acre yard. Rusty gets a full oil change every spring. This has been the best tractor i ever owned.its still on 6 volts,fires up even in cold of winter.
The front axle i found in a salvage yard,i had a lost 40 i kept dry cows and bred heifers in.trusty rusty was only tractor that would go up that narrow lane. Got muddy i needed the wide front
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So trusty rusty is a 1950? VAC. A gutsy tractor for their size. Did the 300 lpg pistons and head increase hp? Love to see working tractors. gobble
 
Rusty is a 52,she has lots of power, i pulled a hay crusher behind it a lot. Just 2 corrugated rollers with 2 wheels pto driven.in heavy sudan it made rusty beller but did well. After dark rusty puts out 6 inches blue fire out the exhaust when pulling
 
Those old King Kutter finish mowers are tough.
Just bought my second one after the first one about rusted out the deck because I did not keep it clean.
I had had it about 25 years.
They do a great job mowing. I pull mine with a 52 8N Ford.
I mow about 2 acres every week with mine.
Beats the heck out of a zero turn or lawn tractor.
My 51 VAC does discing duty and in the winter it pulls my log splitter around.
Richard in NW SC
 
Those va series were well built ahead of their time and best smaller tractor ever i think
 

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