Re: Easiest and Hardest Makes to Restore

Posted by RandyN on October 18, 2005 at 14:19:17 from (69.29.39.102):

In Reply to: Easiest and Hardest Makes to Restore posted by Specter on October 18, 2005 at 07:48:19:

Interesting discussion. I have worked with an Allis-Chalmers B; Farmall C, Super C, 300 and Cub; Ford 2N; Case DC and SC; Massey-Harris 30 and 101 Senior.

As far as ease of working on them, it seems six of one, half a dozen of the other...they're all pretty straight-forward. Some are a little easier than others with certain things, for example, the Massey-Harris' don't require you to split the tractor to replace the clutch, you only have to pull the engine forward.

Now, the aggravation....parts. The Allis Chalmers, Farmalls, and Ford N's had parts galore available and, to an exaggerated extent, one could just about build a new tractor from aftermarket parts....especially the Farmalls and Fords. The Case tractors were a little more difficult to find parts for, and my favorite, the Massey-Harris, is a little more challenging yet to find some parts for. However, a lot of that depends on your connections, experience, and fear-factor. For example, it's definitely easier to order new brake shoes from a catalog, but for some tractors such as my 101 Senior Massey, that can't be done. However, you can take the existing brake shoes, and if in okay shape, have them relined.

Parts Catalogs are wonderful, wonderful things because such items as seals and bearings...if you know the Timken number or National number, or the sizes, then you can usually get them from an auto parts store even though your not stepping up to the counter and saying, "gimme a axle seal for a 1944 Massey-Harris 101 Senior"...then, they will look at you funny. I even went to a Case-IH dealership to see if they had front wheel seals still listed for the Case SC. The fellow looked at me and asked, "What's that...a tractor or something?" I didn't know whether to giggle or cry.

RandyN

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