It's overheating due to a problem with the radiator being plugged,or, water pump not working,or, thermostat sticking closed,or, cooling jacket in motor being full of sludge.
It seems to be really common for the thermostats to be gone on Farmalls.
I've heard of the "overheats because of no thermostat" but have never had it happen on any vehicle I've ever owned. I can't quit wrap my mind around the concept that "moving the coolant through the radiator faster" can make it accumulate more heat. The radiator removes heat!
I did remove several thermostats on junk cars back in the day in an attempt to get them to run cooler. At the time I was too broke to afford proper repairs. It's definitely a band aid fix that didn't always work. It was sure miserable in the winter time when the coolant didn't get hot enough to provide heat.
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Today's Featured Article - Recollections of a John Deere GP - by Charlie Cook. I grew up on my dad's 280 acre general farm in Western Michigan. Dad's only tractor when I was very young was the old GP. My first recollection of this tractor was when dad allowed my brother and myself to ride on the tractor with him driving. One of us would sit on the left fender (away from the clutch) and other would sit on the gas tank and hold onto the crankcase breather pipe.
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