Josh from CA

hi guys just got this f30 that i’m gonna start the process on restoring this f30. it appears to be in good condition and a recentish restoration. the engine rolls over good and has some newerish parts on it. i have no idea what’s going on with those rear wheels but i plan to buy a parts tractor and put some regular wheels on the back of it. there seems to be some sort of hydraulic(similar to the touch control on newer farmall) implement attachment on the differential of the tractor. it has ih markings on it but i can’t seem to find any information on it. if anyone knows anything about it i am definitely interested as i have never seen anything like it. Josh

That looks like an awesome project. I’ve been slightly looking into making something similar. Not sure if I’m talented enough to do something like that. Josh

Thank you very much. It is Definitely a work of art. If you need any parts for an O4 I might be able to help you. I still have another O4 without the sheet metal in peices.

What an amazing project. A grand total of 750hrs to make this O-4 look absolutely amazing. I am very happy with the end result on this one. I am really hoping all this nonsense ends soon so I can get this thing to a show. I won second place in our local competition and now I am entered in the Delo national competition. With that being said I need everyone's help. Please go to https://delotrcvoting.com/Voting/Details?entryId=147 and vote for Josh Jorgensen. You can vote 3 times every 24 hours. Please tell family and friends, register multiple emails, etc. I would really appreciate the votes. Thanks in advance. Josh

What an amazing project. A grand total of 750hrs to make this O-4 look absolutely amazing. I am very happy with the end result on this one. I am really hoping all this nonsense ends soon so I can get this thing to a show. I won second place in our local competition and now I am entered in the Delo national competition. With that being said I need everyone's help. Please go to https://delotrcvoting.com/Voting/Details?entryId=147 and vote for Josh Jorgensen. You can vote 3 times every 24 hours. Please tell family and friends, register multiple emails, etc. I would really appreciate the votes. Thanks in advance. Josh

The engine is coming along very well. I believe the two hardest parts was had buying a "new" crank for it and dealing with the bearing sizes (and prices). Luckily it came together. The second hardest (more stressful) part in my opinion was installing the cam bearings by ourselves. it was challenging but again it came out nicely. A more interesting activity was home polishing the "new" crankshaft. We bought 600-1000 grit emery cloth, wrapped it around each journal, used some kroil as lubricant, and spun the emery cloth with a belt. It worked pretty good. A couple of deeper scratches were still visible but were only tenths of thousands. (No feeling of a step). Dont forget its a tractor with a maximum rpm of around 1800 ( i think). Its not a racing engine.

The "cowl" (correct me if I'm using the wrong terminology) was too far gone to be saved and was being held together by a peice of aluminum sheet metal. I decided it would be best to cut out a new one. I will not be drilling the holes for a number of reasons.

The fenders, hood, and engine covers after being sand blasted.

I have fallen way behind on my post on here. Although it has been a long time and a lot has happened, hopefully I can update you with some pictures. Josh Patchwork of the fenders.

I believe thats going to be the plan. Its so original. It still has the original water temp block off plate and the orchard style in cab fuel shut off. Josh

This is the O4 i just got.

I have found some major issues inside the motor of this thing. It looked pretty clean when i pulled the oil pan off and i think i spoke to soon when i said it looks good. As i was removing the number 1 rod bearing cap (which was saftey wired with bailing wire) 2 small pieces of spun bearing fell out. All 4 rod bearings were spun which leads me to believe that it got rebuilt with the wrong size bearings. It pretty much almost destroyed both the rods and the crank so those will have to go to a machine shop to be ground. Good news though. I found a O4 with really straight skins and a rebuilt motor for a good price. ?