Pulled the C out of the jungle
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Topic: Pulled the C out of the jungle
Posted By: Hardcase
Subject: Pulled the C out of the jungle
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 9:50am
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My father in law has owned a C since, I guess, the 1970s. One of his dad's friends gave it to him back then - he'd bought it new in 1948, used it for years and finally just parked it in the early '70s. It's been parked at a friends place for at least ten or twelve years - long enough to turn into part of the "landscaping"!  After some vicious weed-whacking, we mostly cleared it out.  (That's my sister, my wife and my father in law) And, guess what, we found a manure spreader that nobody remembered!  Hooked it up and hauled it out!  After all that time, it had sunk about 6 inches into the dirt, but the tires still has at least some air in them. Unfortunately, the engine is frozen and the manifold is cracked. So my father in law is tearing it down and this winter, we'll rebuild the engine and repair or replace whatever needs fixing.  But...there's one thing that's driving us nuts! We can't figure out how to disassemble the lever and rod that go through the right side of the radiator shroud to control the shutters in front of the radiator. The lever and rod have to come out before the shroud can come off. We've got the I&T manual and a parts manual, but neither of us can see quite how to take that doggone thing apart. Can anybody help?  Thanks! -Drew
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Posted By: Steve M
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 10:00am
| Sweet...with a single front wheel to boot. Thats like finding money in your pockect that you'd forgotten about. |
Posted By: Dean(IA)
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 10:28am
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To remove the crank assembly for the radiator shutters, you turn it all the way counter-clockwise or anti-clockwise, and then it should unscrew, but it is probably rusted stuck. Can you shoot some penetrating oil through the grille mesh onto it? That might help. if you could get some heat on it from a torch, that is most likely what you will end up doing, but be careful to keep all of the heat away from the radiator, as brass fins and solder melt really fast. HTH |
Posted By: Hardcase
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 11:02am
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Thanks Dean! We'll give that a try this weekend. We've been using penetrating oil on other stuff like it's going out of style, so this shouldn't be a problem. Is the single wheel uncommon? I haven't been able to find any pictures of one on the Internet.
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Posted By: BILLP-SE-MI
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 5:22pm
Here's my C, the single fronts are not that common about 640 + made. Nice to see another one pulled from the fence row to be fixed up.
Have a good one. BILL P
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Posted By: Hardcase
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 5:36pm
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That's a gorgeous picture, Bill! I'll show it to my father in law - it'll warm the cockles of his heart! Thanks! -Drew |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 5:51pm
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Wow! You struck gold. It is SFW and has the cultivators. Even better is the condition, it looks like it has very little rust which is suprising seeing how long it had sat in the elements. That is just proof that they are TOUGH!! ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: mdtractormechanic
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 6:03pm
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Is that a can style oil filter? ------------- Joe's 1939 Model WC, 1940 Model RC, 1944 & 1950 Model C's, B-125 PU |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 6:49pm
I was able to unhook this one and pull it out without getting the threads free to turn.  |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 7:14pm
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Hardcase,
really you are starting out with a great project there, you have a great start and a whole lotta potential there! I have seen alot worse come back to life again!
Awesome story and pictures, keep us updated with pictures through the restoration process!! ------------- 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: arrowcreekfarms
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 7:56pm
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Nice score! Good looking find there
------------- 1972 200 diesel, 1966 190 Gas, 1962 D-15 Gas w/ #15 loader, SC 3-16" Plow, SC 8ft disc, SC 2 Row Cultivators, 500 Series 4 row Planter |
Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 8:04pm
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great looking C have fun with it. If you look up through the grille screen, there is a spring that clips over a pin (look at Dick's picture) remove the spring and the rod end of the crank can be unhooked and the crank can be removed. Bob |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 8:08pm
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Also,
heres a sister to your C, with the cultivator teeth legs shown, hopefully yours are still in the weeds, or the manure spreader! Your gangs look a little different. Maybe newer?
 ------------- 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: wjohn
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 8:30pm
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Nice SFW C! Cultivators should be handy too if you have all the parts. That is quite a find. Keep us updated on it. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 9:34pm
| Its nice to see people as demented as me! It will make a great resto and be a handy little tractor, nice find, Trev. |
Posted By: Hardcase
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2011 at 8:43pm
| Thanks for all the hints and comments (and pictures, too!) We'll be out to the in-laws' place this coming weekend, so I'll take a some pictures and let you know how the disassembly goes! |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2011 at 9:11pm
| hope you got the manure spreader too! looks like a kelly ryanspreader, they are still made here in nebraska! good spreaders! good find on your tractor!! |
Posted By: Hardcase
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2011 at 9:12pm
| Well, as it turns out, the manure spreader belonged to my father in law's buddy. He'd forgotten that it was out there, so everybody ended up being pretty happy that day! |
Posted By: Blake_AllisMan
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2011 at 10:28pm
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Thats a nice looking C you got there. Thats awesome that it has a single front wheel and cultivator. Those single front wheeled C's are pretty rare. I seen one at our local farm auction a year or so ago and I am still kicking myself for not bidding on it. Good luck with the project and post pictures as you make progress. Blake ------------- 1941 C 1952 IB 1947 C 1955 WD45 SFW 1956 WD45 Diesel 1977 5020 4WD Serial Number 1 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2011 at 11:56pm
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There are a lot more of the single wheel out west and in the upper mdwest where dry beans were grown.
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |