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Meet Dusty, my (May) 1970 International 1100D pickup truck. I acquired him back in August after a strike-out with a '52 L120. (The L120 was locked up solid, deemed unsavable by its owner, and hence, kept for parts.) I bought Ol' Dusty for $1,200 in a random junkyard in ND. (1)28,820 miles on the odo. He was a farmer's truck for the majority of his life, and has seen many a dirt road. Hence the name, hehe. I was told that he sat for about 5 years before he fell into my constrictive grasp. Got him running on the 3rd [November], and today I saw if he'd move. He sure does! Under the hood is a 304A V8. Paired to it is supposedly a T-49, according to the little paper I got with it. (Yes, it came with original paper work. I am still in disbelief about that.) Is there any notable difference between the 304 and 304A? Anyway, Dusty is a 4-owner truck. I'm Owner #4. The first owner bought it new in October of 1970 (going off the warranty card). Then the main owner got it from him in 1975 (The title is from 1975. Funnily enough, we found it on top of the sun visor), and then the guy I bought it from got it, and then it became mine 5 years later. Dusty needs a good bit of help if I want him to be my winter truck. He needs brakes, tail lights, and a few other miscellaneous things. Is there anywhere to find parts for a T-49 Automatic transmission? Just in case? Because if this one craps out in the future, I'll just stuff a manual in it. I know this truck can (and will) go far with proper care, and I hope to have him as my daily driver for the colder months (or whenever I need my pickup). I figure, eh, why not drag everyone else along with me whilst I do some Dr. Frankenstein level stuff? Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a wonderful day!

I recently got a 1943 Farmall H to work on. Anyone know of any parts sources? asking so when I really DIG IN, I'll know where to go to get certain parts

I was given a 1943(?) Farmall H in August of last year as a kind of tinker project, since I like working on stuff. Haven't gotten it running yet but have put new points, plugs, plug wires, a rotor, and a brand new distributor cap on it so spark absolutely should not be an issue. The problem is the engine seems to not have compression. I can stick my finger in the cylinder, spin the engine, and not feel any suction. Recently, I've put a mix of ATF and acetone in all four cylinders to see what that'll do. I'll provide an update if that did anything. Otherwise, are there any causes for loss of compression other than stuck piston rings? while I'm at it, I may as well ask, what are good sources to get replacement gaskets and seals for the gearbox, PTO, and axles?

Howdy, I'm new here but not new to the Red World! I am currently in the middle of restoring a "L54-A" plow to use with my 1953 Cub. The "Correct Police" may squawk at the "L54-A" identification, but I choose to label it thus since my plow is composed of components from both the Lowboy L-54 and the regular Cub 54-A Grader plow. That said, I have also posted a video of my progress so far on my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/ourpassthyme I look forward to enjoying this site and getting to know some of the others here. -Tom The direct link to the video can be found here:

My 1066 project .testing my picture skills.