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My brother finally was able to buy the VAC Case that our grandfather bought new in 1946. He has known where and who for the last 40 years but could never get any of the owners to sell. The last owner died and my brother bought it on his estate sale. Been sitting in a shed for 15 +/- years. Brought it home, washed it off, put a new battery in and she fired right up. Just sat there and purred. Even with 15 year old gasoline. That was the first tractor I ever drove by myself. Pulled an old steel wheeled hay rake. Remember it well. I was probably not much over 6 or 7. Dad put it in gear, and told me to start raking. I've always wanted a VAC but this one is even better. Only down side is that my brother owns it and not me, but I wasn't going to have it turn into a bidding war between the two brothers. Besides, my brother is the Case collector.

Worked on leveling tater headlands which after hilling can be rough, need about a 14’ wide area for sprayer to use

Wiring an outlet for my air compressor. I even left the mess everywhere so any visitors would think an actual electrician did the job! 😂😂

I’ve been away from here for a little bit as things were getting kinda out of hand busy, but glad to be back hopefully on a more regular basis. I’ve been looking for a 2355 loader for 7 or 8 years now. This one finally came up at the local consignment auction. It’s in pretty good condition, and I got it for a decent price. It’s missing the brace between the two large brackets that bolt to the tractor frame. #6 in the parts diagram. I’m wondering if someone could get me what size tubing was used so I can reproduce it the same as original.

New calf and a calf with a question

Both rear window regulators on my Yukon went out on the same day a couple of weeks ago. What are the odds of that? So after a delivery from RockAuto, I put the new ones in this evening, along with 2 new speakers. Old ones were blown and I was right there anyway.

Converted the rock picker to hydraulic drive for this season. Put on the NH3 Did some harrowing Got the crop seeded Picked up a new to us sxs. Ran a bunch of jobs through the shop. Got the first pass of spraying done. Got the signage looked after for our local music festival benefit. Got this bbq gazebo fabricated just in time to take in for the live auction at the Jamboree.

We have had LOTS of rain which means LOTS of flies. We have been pouring them with Clean Up about every 3 weeks. The dogs actually worked pretty well, but man are they hard to get videos of!

That's probably easier to predict that the actual TEMPERATURE😂

We've been getting red weather warnings in the SW of England for the heatwave this week, and its miserable - but this warning just made me laugh so much... I'm sure there certainly will be tempers rising if this heat doesnt let up a bit 😡🤣😂

Ford had the most confusing lineup of engines ever. Windsor didn't interchange with Clevelands, and even 302 and 351 W didn't interchange a lot of parts between the 2. 351 W and 351 C didn't interchange. Then there was the 351-400 Modifieds that didn't interchange with W or C. The FE/FT was different from anything else and so was the Y block. The Super Duty was all by itself too and didn'thave anything in common with automotive engines. Oh, I almost forgot the 385 engine family. W, C, M, FE, Y block, SD and 385. That's a lot of engine families!

By the looks of the gummy fuel that has leaked all over the outside, gives me the indication it's full of gummed up bio diesel inside, and probably is a good thing it will not start, so you can remove it and have a professional shop clean it up and possibly save it from a catastrophic failure, if it hasn't already broken parts inside. These tractors under normal circumstances will still start with the fuel lever in the run position, the pulled back to the stop plunger is just increased fuel delivery for cold weather starting.

Those C50 bodies work really well of you want to run wider a 3/4 or 1 ton chassis, especially if it’s a 4x4 and/or 35” tires. Lots of room and clearance as they were made for 10.00X20” tires. I can see the appeal. I think they get a bit of a stumpy look because the bed isn’t long enough or something. I messed around with the idea of doing a truck box on mine but I could never get behind the look. The best example I ever found was this one 1968 Ford F600:

Had another unexpected calf drop today. I saw it just before dark trying to nurse,and knowing that cow would likely try to kill me if I got to close, pictures will have to be in a few days.

This site covers everything from lawnmowers to tractors with steel wheels all the way up to a new Magnum or Steiger and bulldozers and scrapers to combines and light and heavy duty trucks. A lot more information is needed.

I was able to work on it some this weekend. Took the linkage off at the transmission and it shifted fine. Had to use a puller to get the high/low range shift lever off the pin. Cleaned it up good and got the rust off. Need to source a couple bushings for the lever.

Im not the cattle guy on our farm, but we wrapped thousands of bales before we went to just chopping everything. We never tried any individual wrapping, ours were all inline. No dry hay except for the bale that started the row and ended the row we wrapped. It doesn’t take long for dry down time here. We mowed early morning and were rolling it up that afternoon. We had a 568 Deere and I thought it was pretty hard on the baler in general compared to dry hay. You always wanted spare slip clutch parts on hand in preparation. I’m sure a silage special baler would be better, but we have no experience with anything like that. With an older baler, I’d say getting it baled would be a nightmare. Once started, we would have 3 tractors with loaders moving the bales and feeding the wrapper. We always wrapped in the field they were baled, mostly to speed up the process as opposed to hauling them and then wrapping them somewhere else. Raccoons and wildlife tearing the plastic wrap was always a big problem. If you don’t keep it taped up you can end up with bales of slime. Trying to coordinate with the custom guy was about as bad as dealing with the weather. What was baled was a cover crop to be planted in beans afterward, so we wanted it off as soon as we could. For a limited number of bales, I’d say it’s a good option. If doing very much, chopping and feeding in a mixer is a lot easier, in my opinion.

We’ve been working on this 68 Oldsmobile F-85. New tires and replacing all the suspension bushings, ball joints, tie rods, idler arm, centre link and shocks. We ended up having to pull the headers to access the lower control arm bolts, had to lift the engine and remove the starter to get them out. A terminal broke on the solenoid but we were able to get a new solenoid for $30. Josh has done most of the work himself, I did the control bushings and the risky parts with the coil springs. He’s done well, handled it better than when he started in the trade 2 years ago.

Putting some dual exhaust on this 71 Eldorado tonight

2nd calf in a week

The "free" air-compressor is almost finished and ready to bolt to the floor. Not exactly free, have about $400-450 in getting it back in fighting shape. Saw a new one like it at Northern this week, $1600.

June 4th, dropped a windmill and replaced with solar Cows hammered it relentlessly, not sure it would ever get ahead of them Checked it today...........Full Tank Success! As a side note I built those portable panels the year I got married That means they are nearing their 40th Welding Anniversary.............🤔🙄😉🤣

Finished servicing the NH 1495 swather today. The hydraulic filter came in and I dumped the oil out of the hydro system. Spent a day pulling shields to grease everything and check gearboxes. Followed the book to find everything. Finished the tow hitch after a run to Missoula to find a new coupler. Last thing tomorrow is safety chains. Might get a little rain tomorrow night so Saturday I will put it in a field next to the house and see what happens.

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Getting some painting done on the HC Hydro 656

It's 7pm and around 91.4 right now, we're looking at 96.8 tomorrow so I'd say a very accurate prediction too 🤣

Glad to hear he finally got it. A friend of mine went through the exact same thing with his Grandfathers CASE steam traction engine. He had to drive by it on the way to work, sitting in a guys yard deteriorating for 20+ years until the guy passed and he was able to buy it. Looks better than new now, and he got his CDL and bought a truck and trailer to haul it around to shows. He had 4 generations of family riding on it last time I saw him.

My grandfather was a case guy through and through. My uncle farmed with all Case equipment. This tractor was grandpa's but dad and my uncle shared the use of it. I remember sitting on the seat and watching dad wrestle hooking up the mounted mower. I also remember a pull-type Case combine that sat in the trees for years . I think dad used it once. I was to young to ever know what model it was. I'm sure it went to the iron man, because it was gone when I was still young. My little brother is a big time Case collector. He has one of the only known Case wooden beam horse drawn plows. Can still read the Case name painted on the beam. He also has a complete Case pedal tractor collection. One of every one produced. Along with (I think 6) Abe the Eagle statues. He has one mounted in his yard with a light on it at night. The guys loves his Case stuff.

I've had it since 2003. There is no cure. It went into remission for about 3 years from 2008 to 2011 but came back with a vengeance. No fun.

Kristen Gall may be able to help Check with him on here or FB

I got my 3488 out of canada 4-5 years ago. It shows 9,000 hours and the hydro is solid and I don't think anyone has ever rebuilt it. I did have an engine failure but I had a dt 466 to put in it. I'm currently looking for another 3488.

Count me as one of the ones who grew up with Velveeta and liked it. I still usually have a 2lb. block in the fridge at all times. If I'm feeling comfort food I'll make macaroni and cheese the way my mom did when I was growing up; half a block of cubed Velveeta, a can of evaporated milk, and LOTS of freshly ground black pepper. I love snacking on extra sharp cheddar but some of the best cheese I've ever had came from Brant's Market down in Lucas, KS. For several years I was gifted a couple pounds each of the smoked cheddar and the dill havarti cheese they sold there. Absolutely delicious. I need to see if I can have some shipped here to Illinois.

if there is grease Zerks in the caps they were installer after. no Zerks came from factory in caps. wheel brgs. are to be removed and cleaned and repacked by hand.

Bought a Super C last fall to play with. I don’t see much since in restoring them as there isn’t the value in them. But I have fixed a few things, few more things to fix up, and cleaned things up. Today I wash it off with SOS pads to get all the loose rust and paint off. Then wiped it down with boiled linseed oil. Looks pretty good if you ask me. I love the preservation vs restoration. Befores and after.

Replacing the radiator in my daughter's car. It has a cracked tank and leaking. Can't complain too much, it is 20 years old and has 216k miles on it. I bought it for $500 about 5 or 6 years ago with a broken timing belt. Replaced the belt and all of the valves and it was good to go. I'm working next to my 1066 just to keep it IH related!

Had a high hp job today, so I bought out the big diesel..... Actually, diesel need some run time, so it pulled the fertilizer spreader.

Surprisingly, I actually got to it today. The ‘quick rain shower’ we were supposed to have last night, didn’t arrive until about 6:15 this morning. 5 hours later it finally cleared with 4” in the rain gauge. Yard and garden were too soaked to do anything, good time to swap it out while temps were below 90 deg. Turns out the mechanic that replaced the t-stat last October installed a 190F, not the 195F that I bought for him to install. Installed a new 198F ‘Murry’ brand, made in Israel(who woulda thunk it), hopefully better than China. Took for test run out on the bypass, went to Santa Anna Tx and back, temp gauge now set just about in the middle of the ‘R’ in NORMAL, was only barley touching the ‘N’ before. For this, I am a happy camper.

I have never seen those newfangled flexible cylinders, must be an engineering marvel🙃

Does that mean its not for sale anymore?

The T9 is a light working machine. The engine and steering clutches were trashed by weather and mice during the time that it sat as lawn art- Well, more like forest art. It was in the woods by the driveway, not on a lawn. So, unable to move it, we pulled the engine and clutches where it sat, and obviously, it wasn't gonna get a proper restoration out in the woods. And now that the engine and clutches are back in, and we can drive it, we don't really want to tear it down again in the shop. The undercarriage is very worn and rusty though, so at some point we will be reconditioning that. And when we have that much of the tractor torn down, we might as well do the rest of it. So for now, I'm not looking to make it showroom quality. I just don't want it to be overtly unoriginal. This thread shows a push/pull ign switch to the left of the temp gauge and a choke rod with a knob on the end But I don't see any sign of a starter button/switch. This shot from an old YT video shows an ignition key in the upper left, and what I believe is a starter pull rod to the left of the air cleaner, which goes to a switch on the starter. Here's what I have: The choke is in the same place, but is missing a knob. Would some have come like this? or is this likely a quick fix someone made years ago? And there are holes for a key and starter rod, but both are missing. There is also an additional hole northeast of the hour meter, which is a mystery to me. Then on the other side: There is a hole for a pull/push ignition switch to the left of the temp gauge. The key is where I believe the light switch would have gone. (I put it there just to get the tractor moving, and it has since smoked itself) Then I believe the hole east of the oil pressure gauge would have been for radiator shutters, which my tractor does not have. Would that hole be present even on units without shutters? Now here's the real confusing thing. Its a gas T9, but the tag calls it a TD9. At first I thought this simply meant that someone replaced the dash, but looking at TD9 dashes, it's missing all sorts of cutouts for the starting switch, compression release, carb mixture, and throttle. So was just the tag replaced? Why would someone do that? (The casting date on the engine puts it to 1952)

Did you have the valve cover off? I would check and make sure all the intake/exhaust valves move freely. There are also smaller starting valves in there too that need to move freely for it to switch over to diesel. Your rack in your injection pump is probably also seized up and is a good thing to check. This is fairly easy to fix. Start by disconnecting the throttle control at the top of the injection pump control lever. Take off the oil fill tube on the injection pump. Inside you will see the fuel rack to the right (engine side) of the injection pump (circled in blue, not my picture). Take a screwdriver or punch and lightly work that rack back and forth. You can use solvent or WD40/PB Blaster, but very little at a time. Patience is key. The pump rack should be unstuck when the injection pump lever moves freely, and the rack inside moves freely. Good luck!

Pulled the pto out & bolted the hitch on. Going to have to make some new threaded rods. The hitch isn’t designed with 520x85x42” in mind.

Finally got drawers done and all in place.

Time for drawers in the work bench. The metallic flake paint makes them look mottled in the pics but that's ok. They fit as intended and will work well for lots of storage. There will be two sets in this bench and one set centered in the other bench when I'm done.

Working more in the basement. Last small space (7'x13') is studded, insulated, ceiling hung, wired, lit up (no pics of lights). Used more old barn tin on ceiling because I had it available.

Just recently fixed this cultivator arm for a super A/140 tractor. Ground to a point and welded fully. Had a piece of thick wall pipe that fit perfect over the rod. Was able to smooth the weld up and place pipe over the joint. Welded that in place and still had adjustment if ever needed.

Him and his 15 year old son built it. They are working on an older dodge with a Cummins for his son now. They bought it out west, Kansas or Nebraska, not running, with a bale bed on it. Didn’t take much to get it running, no rust, and going to modify the bale loader arms for loading just on the bed. The son works for him at the warehouse loading and unloading used furniture and they scrap too

I can appreciate this a lot more than the rat rod mentality.