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WF owner 
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 Topic: This weekend's acquisition
Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 7:06am |
For some reason, I have always wanted a B with a left and right plow. This weekend we (as Shameless would say) the old lady, I mean loving wife and I made a 630 mile, 12 hour round trip (with a lot of two lane roads) to PA and picked up this 1945 B.
The good - tractor starts quickly, runs great, plows lift by hydraulics, plows and tractor all in pretty good shape, wishbone weights and wheel weights.
The bad - one back tire pretty weather checked (but no breaks) jam in grill, jams in gas tank, rear end is a little noisy.
Edited by WF owner - 08 Aug 2023 at 7:10am
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WF owner
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 7:15am |
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 7:49am |
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nice!, nothing cooler than a set of Lefts and rights
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 7:55am |
I see where you'll 'B' put if you buy any more though !!!!!
hint: pictures 3 and 4
dang NICE tractor and plow !!
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 9:05am |
 jaybmiller wrote:
I see where you'll 'B' put if you buy any more though !!!!!
hint: pictures 3 and 4
dang NICE tractor and plow !!
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which one? stocks or the doghouse! 
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Ford 345C TLB
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 11:37am |
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stocks , cause then the World would KNOW he'd done a baaaaaaad thing......
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3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
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Brian G. NY
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 3:28pm |
Congratulations, that's a great little tractor My Dad bought a new B and plows like that in 1941. The first tractor on the old homestead. If I recall correctly, he told me he paid just over $800 for the package.
The extra plow, when up, put extra weight right where it was needed.
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 3:36pm |
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That is a good looking rig that little dig in the front end will be an easy fix. sure wish i could find one like that it even has it he front weight. Randy
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WF owner
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 6:57pm |
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For those of you interested in the stocks, we do a big Halloween (and Christmas) presentation every year and they were a prop (photo spot). So far, my wife hasn't locked me in them...
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Tim NH
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 7:11pm |
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Nice little tractor you picked up Curt. I recall last spring a guy in NY on CL selling a barn full of B&C parts. One of the pictures showed a adjustable front end for a B laying on some parts. My brother has the itch to find a nice CA to buy. Tim
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 8:24pm |
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nice tractor! I saw that on marketplace . Front weight and both plows and the rear weights you made a good purchase
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023 at 8:30pm |
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educational for me! I was never aware of a left/right moldboard plow. I have never seen one. Is the manual handle a stop depth control for both moldboards as a pair or can it be adjusted singularly? How does one prevent the plow from throwing dirt in two directions?
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Posted: 09 Aug 2023 at 4:05am |
Marlyn nwia wrote:
educational for me! I was never aware of a left/right moldboard plow. I have never seen one. Is the manual handle a stop depth control for both moldboards as a pair or can it be adjusted singularly? How does one prevent the plow from throwing dirt in two directions? |
Right now, I know next to nothing about the plow.
I believe the front lever is a depth adjustment. These plows pick up hydraulically, but some (older ones) picked up manually.
You plow with only one plow at a time. After plowing one furrow, you turn around and put the opposite wheel in the furrow and come back using the opposite plow. When you're done, there are no "dead furrows".
I have another left/right set of mechanical lift plows for a 1942 steel wheeled B (future project) that I acquired a couple years ago. At the rate I'm going, I will need to live to 100 years old to complete all my "projects".
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Posted: 09 Aug 2023 at 6:42am |
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nice hill side plow . I was admiring the shears ,iwas !
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Posted: 09 Aug 2023 at 6:55am |
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looks level control, connected to outside links , move the shears to the angle of hill
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Brian G. NY
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Posted: 10 Aug 2023 at 12:02pm |
There is a 3 position control valve at the leading front edge of the seat by the lift lever. It allows for lifting of RH, LH or both plows.
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Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 7:34am |
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We just don't see many of those in the Midwest. I've always thought they were neat and looked great, too. Have fun with it!
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