Idle Curiosity

Late Styled JD A. Can't read serial number, but has stamped frame rails and battery under seat, which I believe makes it '49 or later. Power-trol, wide front, metal half tracks. Tracks and bogies in good shape, no bends, no welds. Wide front in good shape, 90% tires on front. Sheet metal is straight, less the usual butchering around the muffler. Rear tires hold air, but thats about all that can be said about them. Didn't hear it run, but no major leaks, fairly thorough inspection found no cracks.

Sign says $2500. Pending hearing it run, seems like a good starting price.

Question: Is there a way to check for a loose flywheel with an electric start machine where the flywheel is covered, short of taking my tools and popping the cover off?

Your not going to paint it Farmall Red????

By working the clutch arm back and forth while the clutch is engaged puts pressure on the clutch dog & pins. This will cause the whole rotating system of flywheel, crank, and clutch/pulley system to move back and forth. While we must have standards before we buy a tractor, I am not so sure that I would be overly concerned about the flywheel endplay as being a one of them. Unless, it is excessive (you add the definition of excessive) Good luck

WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE BACK IN THE 60'S I WORKED ON A RANCH THAT HAD SOME SWAMP GROUND. THE RANCH HAD ARPS HALF TRACKS ON A FORD 860 THAT PULLED A 4 14" BOTTOM PLOW THEY ALSO HAD ARPS HALF TRACKS ON A OLIVER 880 DIESE THAT PULLED 4 16" PLOW.

I WAS THERE ABOUT A MONTH WHEN THE FORD WAS TRADED FOR A JOHN DEERE 730D AND 4 16 3 PT PLOW. THE 880 AND THE 730 WERE THE SAME HORSEPOWER BUT IN THE FIELD SIDE BY SIDE THE 880 COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE 730D. THE RANCH ALSO HAD A 420 CRAWLER WITH A LOADER. J.D.'S HEREFORD CATTLE AND GOOD HORSES I WAS IN HEAVEN. WHEN FALL CAME I DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE CLASS ROOM.