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1950 John Deere A Project

Rodney51Cub

Rodney51Cub

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The "Money Pit" is running and 99.9 % together. Took it to a local show and parade last Saturday. Drove it 9 miles to town and it ran fine. During the parade it decided to give me problems and did not make it the full route. Ended up being stuff in the fuel tank that was not suppose to be in there. Cleaned the fuel valve, readjusted the clutch and it ran fine the 9 miles back home. I am normally very careful about keeping my gas cans clean but I must have had an attack of oldman foolishness in trying to get the tractor ready. Still need to paint rear rims and centers. Will repaint hood also before putting decals on.

First picture is when I pulled it home, a non runner in Nov 2011.

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That was a nice original survivor before you painted it.They're only original once. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
 
Hey,
I like to leave mine original if there decent. Mark's was far from decent. I would have painted it also. Farmers did paint them as needed when in use. When I worked for equipment dealers back in the 70s and 80s they would run a winter special to service tractors and paint if so desired.
John
 
Looks good. I see that I am not the only person that ends up with money pits. Just a few little things often turns into lots of big bills. Tom
 
Have you had the gas tank out of the hood ? The reason I ask is they can rust out on top and you don't even know it. Stuff can get in that way too.
 
In the last year I have had to clean the gas tank on both my A and B tractors as they had become rusty from sitting (inside) for extended periods of time. They both will probably out live me now. Nice looking A you have there, another one has been saved.


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Been there, done that LOL. Had a 1949 A that would slosh gas out the top of the tank. There was a hole in the top of the tank big enough to put your fist thru. At some point it had been repaired with fiberglass but not real well. Sent that tank to China and put another in, problem solved.
 
The hood, gas tank, brake drums, carburetor, rear rims and centers are from a parts tractor I purchased to fix this one. The original hood had been cut to remove muffler at some time in its life. The original gas tank had several rusted through spots.
 
"Original?" Naw--that ain't how it originally looked. Never quite understood why rusting away would be better than a good preserving paint that keeps it around for future fields and returns it to its original condition.

Impressive job, RodneyCub.
 
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