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MT

01-30-2007 11:11:13




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Hey guys-looking at buying a 1950 John Deere B.It has been welded on the frame towards the back.Where the frame bolts to the trans.Is this common?The guy with the tractor says it is.Thanks mike




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CLW

01-30-2007 20:28:02




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
MT, the reason for the crack is the tractor was used with 4-row equipment at some time in its life. While it had more than enough power the pressed frame would crack mostly just to the rear of the plugs. This was caused when you raised the cultivators or planters to turn around on ruff ground they would sway left and right and over time the frame would crack. People would weld them and it was better than new. Nothing to worry about.

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MT

01-30-2007 17:28:02




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.Mike



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RayP(MI)

01-30-2007 17:17:46




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
My '49 B has a couple minor cracks there too - probably ought to weld them up some time. Doesn't seem to be a problem.



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Dave 2N

01-30-2007 15:50:18




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
I've had several JD B's. It's a common problem, especially if the tractor has been used hard or had an accident. You see a lot of B's with welds on the frame. That's why the number series (50 and 60) went back to the old style frame.



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B-maniac

01-30-2007 14:33:28




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
What you may be seeing is the "factory" weld where the frame makes a 90 degree "bend' to form the flange that bolts to the trans. This flange was a seperate piece from the frame stamping and then welded to make the 90 degree bend. In other words , the frame including the bolt flange was not stamped from one piece of steel. There is a verticle weld there. Welds anywhere else were probably caused by stress cracks caused by either running too large a front mtd. cultivator or trying to "plow" with a 2 row cult.

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dds-inc

01-30-2007 12:03:15




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
It's there because they either decided to go really fast into a ditch, or carry too much weight on the front end, or just a stupid tractor driver.

They don't crack unless you're not using the tractor for what it is made for. Under normal use, they shouldn't crack.



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Mike M

01-30-2007 11:48:18




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 Re: John Deere B in reply to MT, 01-30-2007 11:11:13  
It's pretty common for them to crack at the rear and up front too. Hard to see the front as the grille and rad. cover them up. I have seen some that had some really bad/ugly patch jobs on them. If not bad you can vee it out and reweld and grind off so you can't tell.



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