I know that all you guys are diehard orange but I love all old tractors and the older the better. one thing that I have found out is that some parts will interchange from other brands. Did you know that you can replace the mag on a wc or wd with a distributer from a H or M farmall. I have 2 WD's that get about 750 hours a year on them for 3 years with IH dist. if you want live hydralics, you can put hydralic pump from a 300 or 400 series farmall on but you will also have to use a super m or h upright dist to clear the oil filter. I have a styled wc with a dual loader a wd wide front, the generator and power steering of a 444 Massy Harris, a 350 IH hyd. pump and super m dist., and foot brakes from a wd . Also, i just seen a post that spoke of round spoke rear wheels. these wheels were made by F&H and are the same wheels that were put on f-20 farmalls and GP john deeres. in fact, i have an f-20 i bought with round spokes and an unstyled WC i bought with f-20 rear steel. Hope you can use some of this info to keep your ac's working!

Good tips

I use the term "refurbish" for my tractors. Original AC parts, new or used, are costly. Did't kbow about the hydraulic pump and distributor swaps; good to know as there are a lot of red parts tractors around. Adding live power and replacing the magneto just might be a winter project for me. Thanks Randy.

I knew about the distributor swap, it had been mentioned on here once or twice, because of that I had wondered about the hydraulics. How about the hydraulic from the IHC C, the pump mounts the same way?

Dusty

Great tips!!! Now, how about posting some pictures of the swaps you have mentioned? When the picture archives works, that is.

dusty,
i believe that a c pump will work. the only thing that matters is that it is the correct rotation and as far as i know, the w9 through 650 gas were the only ones that turn backwards from all the rest.

dusty,
just got to thinking about your question. if you have a dist. pump on a ihc c, it would have to be aftermarket. only the number series had dist. pumps. it could probably be a behlen pump though and if so, it will fit but check it out first because they are almost impossible to get seals for according to my neighbor.

A few more parts that will interchange are the clutch plate and pressure plate and throwout bearing between a WC allis and a H farmall, I used the entire clutch from a parts H I bought to replace the clutch in my WC although the clutch springs seem a bit stiffer.