Followed me home --Continental Model U
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Topic: Followed me home --Continental Model U
Posted By: Don(MI)
Subject: Followed me home --Continental Model U
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2026 at 3:46pm
  ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
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Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2026 at 3:49pm
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Engine is seized, going to pop the head and see what we can do to loosen her up. Seems to be complete though. I don't know much about this version of the Model U. If you have information please share. Also if there are a few experts on this engine I would love to talk to them sometime via Phone, much appreciated 👏 Have a great Orange day!  ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: dfwallis
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2026 at 4:12pm
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Looks to be in great shape. Gonna clean right up. ------------- 1952 CA13092, CA Pickup Plow, CA Cultivator, CA Two Row Planter, Dunham-Lehr GC78 Disc, Grader Blade, 3pt Fm180 Finish Mower |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2026 at 9:28am
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Let us know what it looks like when you pull the head off. Or, do you have one of the $25 phone borescopes to poke in the spark plug holes? They are a no brainer at the price these days. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2026 at 2:43pm
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Great find. I have a 37 U & UC so I can't help you much with the Continental. What year is it? Should be getting close to the Century Club. Leon B Mo ------------- Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself". |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2026 at 8:48pm
We need to find a show somewhere between us and meet up with the 37 U's, mine is in original clothes for now. I also have a continental U, complete, with what I believe to be a bent valve and don't know why yet. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Leon B MO wrote:Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2026 at 7:10am
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UPDATE- on the continental model U. Yep, taking you along for the ride! Well, 1 thing is for sure we are having alotta fun with this tractor! When I picked the tractor up, I could not turn the crank by hand, thus it was what I thought was a seized engine. HOWEVER....My uncle put a little more pressure on the crank and it rolled easy. My thought is that it was barely stuck, or...just tight enough that it needed a little more juice to turn the crank. Anyways, after a 30 year nap Outside with no cover, I think we are all shocked it's not any worse. Yesterday, Dad popped the spark plugs and I took your advice and stuck a $71 bore scope down the plug holes. Below is what we saw. Cylinder walls look mighty clean. The worst valve Is shown, the rest are much better. I was able to take mystery Oil and dump a little in the plug holes for lubrication. It seemed to roll over a little easier as it works in. Thanks to good buddy Evan! Also see the carburetor, it's loaded and will need a full cleaning. We are going to keep chipping away at this when I have time, and we are excited to fire it up. And I'm really excited to show grandpa in the near future, I know he would love every minute of this. He can't get out much anymore. Thanks for staying tuned in, I may do a video on this tractor on Corn Picker Country channel! See ya! BTW- Finally got to check serial # - This tractor is a 1930 model! ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2026 at 7:11am
  ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2026 at 7:12am
  ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: 34 Airflow
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2026 at 7:22pm
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Looking forward to seeing your progress, I have a 29 United that is in far worse shape than yours. I didn't want to see it go to scrap as I know there aren't many in Australia. ------------- 1937 Model A, 1937 Model U, 1929 United, 1945 Model C, 1949 WF, 1948 WC, 1956 D272 and a Roto Baler http://www.australianallischalmersregistry.com/ |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2026 at 10:16pm
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Thank you! Hoping this week to do some more on it and possibly attempt at firing the engine, weather depending though... ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |