Farmall B

My neighbor had a shed fire that burned the tires & paint off his B.I didn't see it up close yet, so I don't know how hot it really got. It was in a hay shed. . What is a good offer? What does it weigh for scrap price? Has anyone restored one after a fire? Is it worth it?

One like that maybe $200 or so. Once in a fire they can be saved if they didn't get to hot but if they got real cooked they are pretty much just scrap iron. Sleeve seals could be burned up and gone or if it got real hot the pistons might be melted if aluinmian. (sp) Most of the ones I have seen that got hot enough to burn the tire off are pretty much gone

If the cooling system still has coolant in it there is a chance the engine is OK.

I have a Farmall 100 that was burned severely enough to burn both back tires completely as well as most of the two front tires. It also boiled 10 gallons of gas out of the tank without exploding. I replaced the gas sediment bowl which had gotten hot enough to crack and cranked the tractor to make sure it was O.K. It ran just fine so I painted it and am still using it 10 years later. Look in the tractor photos under Farmall 100 posted by Lewis Smith.

I have been around 2 tractors that burnt like you mention..

One was a Oliver 77, the other was a Allis WD45

On the Oliver, it got hot enough to make flat spots in the rims.. Every seal in the tractor was destroyed, the engine was locked up tight (was a running tractor before the fire) and had a heck of a time to get rear wheels to turn.. But, the block seemed ok, as well as most other iron parts (minus the tin) Was parted by a friend of mine.

The WD45 I bought the engine out of it.. didn't see the rest of the tractor. The block ended up being cracked, but can't say the fire was the cause, as the Allis blocks are known to crack between cylinders. The "internals" had rust damage, but I believe all could have been reused if cleaned up. The engine was "tight" but not what I'd call stuck.

However, there is a local guy who has restored a burned tractor.. IIRC it was a IH, can't recall the model anymore.. It was burned pretty bad.. I was told he disassembled it totally, and sandblasted (or cleaned somehow) every part and reinstalled, with all new bearings, races, seals, etc.. Most tin was replaced, as the old was "stretched" from the heat, but to look at it now you'd never know it had been burnt.

Brad

I bought a 4020 that had been burned. A hired hand had been driving it when it caught on fire while mowing around a pond. He just jumped off and let her burn. I would never undertake that again. I got it cheap but there are so many things that you don't think about that get expensive (or at least I didn't think about them). I got her going and used her for couple of years but I still lost some money. Just my two cents. Have a good day.

I don't know that I'd ever mess with another burned tractor unless it was a pretty rare or special one. I bought a 350 Farmall one time that had just been in a grass fire. Burned off the rear tires and wiring,but I had more into that thing than it was worth.
Had a New Idea Uni Harvester with a husking bed catch fire once too. Insurance paid to fix it,but it was never right after that. Seals,hoses that didn't get replaced,things like that got hard and kept going out. Should have just had the insurance company total it.
There's a reason for tractor boneyards and some,like that burned B are better used for doner tractors so folks who need parts can get them.