Old-F20 166 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Working on 2 F30 canes in the shop this winter. Front one is a 'low wheel' cane and the back one is a 'high wheel' cane. The high wheels used a spindle extension that bolts tot he axle making it taller and a bit wider. Both will be on full steel and the rears for the high wheel are 66 inches tall without lugs. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RBootsMI 275 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Looks like quite a project! Always liked the brute look of an F30, especially a widefront F30. Those appear to be pretty straight tractors Ross 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, RBootsMI said: Looks like quite a project! Always liked the brute look of an F30, especially a widefront F30. Those appear to be pretty straight tractors Ross Looks can be deceiving. The front one is actually pretty clean and in nice shape, it came from out west. The back one came from down south and its been rode real hard and put away very moist........ Ive got a soft spot for F30's, i have 6 of them 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nepoweshiekfarmalls 1,634 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I look forward to your progress, Ryan! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Did a little work this weekend. Got the axle and front wheels on the low cane, still waiting on a few parts to be able to button up the rear and put wheels on the back. Once that is done then its engine time on that one. High wheel cane is one wore out turd. First F30 ive seen where the turning cable shackles had almost wore completely through the steering arm. This girl has done some serious hours in the field. The axle pivot pin looks like a camshaft now............ Few pics of bolster tear down for machining work 3 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Havent been doing too much on the Cane as Ive been asked to remodel the kids bathroom......... Did get the axle pivot hole made round again though. Originally a 1.125" hole now its out to 1.380" . They had let it wear that far..... Should bore the axle out and make a new pin this weekend 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
augercreek 530 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 6:15 PM, Old-F20 said: Did a little work this weekend. Got the axle and front wheels on the low cane, still waiting on a few parts to be able to button up the rear and put wheels on the back. Once that is done then its engine time on that one. High wheel cane is one wore out turd. First F30 ive seen where the turning cable shackles had almost wore completely through the steering arm. This girl has done some serious hours in the field. The axle pivot pin looks like a camshaft now............ Few pics of bolster tear down for machining work Is that a short stroke crankshaft? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
560Dennis 1,134 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 9:17 PM, Old-F20 said: Havent been doing too much on the Cane as Ive been asked to remodel the kids bathroom......... Did get the axle pivot hole made round again though. Originally a 1.125" hole now its out to 1.380" . They had let it wear that far..... Should bore the axle out and make a new pin this weekend Bridge ports in the shop👀❓what’s next a mag drill ❓ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bob_carr 171 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Nice work, and done in a nice-looking shop. Do you have a feline helper? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 7:56 AM, 560Dennis said: Bridge ports in the shop👀❓what’s next a mag drill ❓ Id love a mag drill actually.....lol Better than a bridgeport, its a Wells Index milling machine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 2:35 PM, bob_carr said: Nice work, and done in a nice-looking shop. Do you have a feline helper? Quite a few helpers.......lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 spent about 11 hours in the shop today. got the rearend buttoned up enough to put the wheels on the highwheel. Finished up the rearend on the low cane and got wheels on it too. The back wheels for the high wheel are 66 inches tall without lugs. The high wheel uses the same lug like the Low cane 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nate 676 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Looking good. Will these be painted or just mechanical restoration?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IHhogfarmer 1,383 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nice projects, I like the wide front on the one F-30. Your shop looks really nice too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 8 hours ago, nate said: Looking good. Will these be painted or just mechanical restoration?? Originally they were slated to be painted but just decided i really liked the original patina. full mechanical resto for both 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 hours ago, IHhogfarmer said: Nice projects, I like the wide front on the one F-30. Your shop looks really nice too. Both are widefronts and both variations of the early cane axle. the high wheel has spindle extensions on it. Both use the same front wheel, but the rears on the high wheel are 66 inches in diameter while the low cane uses the standard 42 inch wheel. Same rear lugs for both as well here is a pic of the axle with extensions 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IHKIWI 143 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Very cool project you have going on there👍..... both these appear to have “narrow” rear ends....was this std for the cane tractors?? Really pleased you are putting the effort in to save a couple of very unusual ( and probably rare) tractors ....good for you 👍 Do you happen to know production volumes for these cane specials??? Heath, NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2019 at 1:39 AM, IHKIWI said: Very cool project you have going on there👍..... both these appear to have “narrow” rear ends....was this std for the cane tractors?? Really pleased you are putting the effort in to save a couple of very unusual ( and probably rare) tractors ....good for you 👍 Do you happen to know production volumes for these cane specials??? Heath, NZ According to the serial number suffix for the Cane tractors they would all be narrows. the designation for one is CNW on the serial. C for Cane, N for narrow rear and W for wide front axle. The high wheel was originally a NW tractor since its a Duckbill (1934 model) and production line Canes didnt come out until 1935. Ive seen a number of late 34's that have been essentially converted to Canes simply bu changing the front axle since the bolsters are the same. We somewhat concluded that there was enough demand for Cane tractors that fairly new ones were converted for that duty simply by changing the axle. There are no production numbers that we know of. Later in production they made a high speed Cane that has a factory OD unit in the back of the clutch housing. this made those tractors about 8 inches longer than the standard canes. Later in production they went to a style of axle that looks like the HV or MV would have without removable spindle or spindle extensions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redturbo 484 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 What an awesome shop you have there, any more pictures of it? Couple pics from the mezzanine would be great. What is the red tarp in the corner for? Dirty work I'm guessing. I see a Super H with an Arts-way mower, have older version of that setup with a regular H. What is the W series tractor with the odd looking rear wheel weights? 67-72 Ford a farm truck or getting restored? Yamaha SX 600? Feels like my kinda my shop, very similar stuff around. No F30 thou, looks like their in good hands on repairing them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 17 hours ago, redturbo said: What an awesome shop you have there, any more pictures of it? Couple pics from the mezzanine would be great. What is the red tarp in the corner for? Dirty work I'm guessing. I see a Super H with an Arts-way mower, have older version of that setup with a regular H. What is the W series tractor with the odd looking rear wheel weights? 67-72 Ford a farm truck or getting restored? Yamaha SX 600? Feels like my kinda my shop, very similar stuff around. No F30 thou, looks like their in good hands on repairing them. Lemme round up some pics.......lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 1947 OS4 experimental. live hyd and rear hitch. 50 of them made 1971 F350 390/C6 dana 60. doing an engine rebuild SRX700 Super H with mower and sprayer 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 couple shop pics. red curtains are the welding area when it gets smokey or lots of grinding. red an white curtains are the paint booth/washbay 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redturbo 484 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just outstanding building you have their! The 0S4 is cool looking tractor. The SRX was sure a unrated sled, the was one of the smoothest running Yami's of all time. The howl of the triple piped engine is music to my ears. Thanks for sharing your stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old-F20 166 Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 15 hours ago, redturbo said: Just outstanding building you have their! The 0S4 is cool looking tractor. The SRX was sure a unrated sled, the was one of the smoothest running Yami's of all time. The howl of the triple piped engine is music to my ears. Thanks for sharing your stuff. That SRX was one **** of a sleeper. It still runs the bogies off the newer 800's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IHKIWI 143 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/2/2020 at 3:32 PM, Old-F20 said: According to the serial number suffix for the Cane tractors they would all be narrows. the designation for one is CNW on the serial. C for Cane, N for narrow rear and W for wide front axle. The high wheel was originally a NW tractor since its a Duckbill (1934 model) and production line Canes didnt come out until 1935. Ive seen a number of late 34's that have been essentially converted to Canes simply bu changing the front axle since the bolsters are the same. We somewhat concluded that there was enough demand for Cane tractors that fairly new ones were converted for that duty simply by changing the axle. There are no production numbers that we know of. Later in production they made a high speed Cane that has a factory OD unit in the back of the clutch housing. this made those tractors about 8 inches longer than the standard canes. Later in production they went to a style of axle that looks like the HV or MV would have without removable spindle or spindle extensions Great info , thanks for passing that on , very interesting 👍 Heath,NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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