I posted a few days back about finally buying a WD45. Yesterday my friend and I went to NH to bring it home. Loading was easy - we pushed it onto the trailer since it wasn't running and had no compression. Here it is loaded and chained down.
The yellow strap secured the loader. All I can read on the tag is "WD9" and a SN - I'm guessing that it's a Freeman loader. The tractor and loader were bought new in 1955 by the current owner's dad. We had an easy 2-hour run to MA (aside from having to dodge a violent storm - thankfully a short one).
Today we started the process for bringing her back to life. Pulled the valve cover to check on push rods and valves - aside from no compression and gallons of oil sludge, everything was normal. Here's a picture that shows some of the sludge - so bad that we eventually pressure washed it!
Since we had spark, we tried towing it around the barnyard - not even a putt did we get. Sparkplugs were totally dry. Checked the carb - plenty of gas there, but the butterfly valve was frozen. After a quick carb rehab, we tried again and were rewarded with the engine (no muffler) roaring to life! Just amazes me - this tractor was sitting for several years, and maintenance was a "bit" neglected.......and a few hours of work brought her back to life.
Tranny seems fine, clutches are fine, hydraulics work and, with a bit of rehad, the starter motor is working. Tomorrow I will replace the skinny 12 volt cables and we'll see if she will start on her own.
Now to the immediate needs......
1. Exhaust manifold is cracked on both sides near the stack. Are there any NOS or good used manifolds out there?
2. Also looking for both fenders and a toolbox as well.
What a great day!
Edited by Dave(inMA) - 05 May 2010 at 9:24pm
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