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TO-30 Project

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pojo

07-10-2006 06:06:31




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I retreived a "52" TO30 out of the weeds/trees over the 4th of July, and brought it home. The sheet metal is in excellent condition, the engine is free, one of the wheels (24") is completly shot. The local farm tire store had a used set of original 28" rims that I am going to put on. The tractor has not run in 10+ years. Should I do any system flushing prior to changing all fluids? the engine oil looks clean, the radiator is full and clean, and the transmission oil is a little low, but clear. This is my first restoration project. I am exceited about the project. My father in-law was a field test engineer for H. Ferguson in Detroit, and the tractor was built the year I was born.

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pojo

07-11-2006 05:55:33




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 Re: TO-30 Project in reply to pojo, 07-10-2006 06:06:31  
Thanks for the replies
I have the carb off and planning on a rebuild. The tank is nasty! Not rusted, just varnished. I will pull the tank off and clean it. Is there a product to clean the inside of the tank and cut the varnish residue?



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Jerry/MT

07-10-2006 13:28:42




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 Re: TO-30 Project in reply to pojo, 07-10-2006 06:06:31  
In addition to what gshadel said, these old tractors that sat out had an enormous ammount of crap and corruption in the fuel tanks. Before you attempt a start,I would strongly recommend that you pull the tank valve out and drain the fuel tank and inspect the contents that come out. Check the tank visually via the fill hole for signs of rust and debris.If the tank looks good and there was not much debris in the drained fuel,clean the tank valve an put it back in. Then fill the tank with fresh fuel, and holding a can under the carb, drain about a half gallon of fuel from the bowl drain plug at the bottom of the carb. The fuel should gush out like a cow peein' on a flat rock. If it doesn't, check the "secret filter" in the carb fuel supply elbow. If that's clear, then you may have a stuck float or a cruded up float vave or crud in the float bowl that won't let the float drop. Also check to make sure that the vent hole in the fuel cap is clear of debris. In that case you may as well clean the carb and rebuild it cause it's probably got a lot of crud in it. Don't try a start with it until you make sure you can deliver clean fuel to the carb and the fuel delivery components are capable of passing fuel.
Good Luck and welcome to the world of antique tractors.

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Jerry/MT

07-10-2006 13:26:23




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 Re: TO-30 Project in reply to pojo, 07-10-2006 06:06:31  
In addition to what gshadel said, these old tractors that sat out had an enormous ammount of crap and corruption in the fuel tanks. Before you attempt a start,I would strongly recommend that you pull the tank valve out and drain the fuel tank and inspect the contents that come out. Check the tank visually via the fill hole for signs of rust and debris.If the tank looks good and there was not much debris in the drained fuel,clean the tank valve an put it back in. Then fill the tank with fresh fuel, and holding a can under the carb, drain about a half gallon of fuel from the bowl drain plug at the bottom of the carb. The fuel should gush out like a cow peein' on a flat rock. If it doesn't, check the "secret filter" in the carb fuel supply elbow. If that's clear, then you may have a stuck float or a cruded up float vave or crud in the float bowl that won't let the float drop. In that case you may as well clean the carb and rebuild it cause it's probably got a lot of debris in it. Don't try a start with it until you make sure you can deliver clean fuel to the carb and the fuel delivery components are clean.
Good Luck and welcome to the world of antique tractors.

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gshadel

07-10-2006 07:16:54




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 Re: TO-30 Project in reply to pojo, 07-10-2006 06:06:31  
Sounds like an excellent find!

Assuming the radiator is full of mixed antifreeze, and not water (which would freeze and damage block). I recommend just changing oil & filter in the engine, clean-up the plugs & wiring as needed to get a good blue spark, new gas, and get'er started. If it doesn't start the first go around, might have to clean/rebuild the carb.(easy). After all that sitting it is might be varnished-up. Check out your oil pressure gauge to make sure you have pressure when you get'er started.

After running the engine to get it heated-up real good, change oil & antifreeze to drain out whatever might have worked loose in there.

I'm not a big fan of most of the "snake-oils" out there for oil flushes/cleaners, some surely do more harm than good. However, I do like marvel mystery oil, it seems to have helped my old worn-out VW engine, and it has a good following on these discussion boards.

George

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