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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Portland, Indiana Show

« on: August 30, 2009, 10:09:42 PM »

Hi All;
I spent the last 8 days at the Portland, Indiana tractor show. Camped with several of the regular ATIS members at the Tri-State club grounds.

Feature tractors were orphans and oddballs. Had a good showing of Hubers, Rumleys and Silver Kings along with several other makes, many that I was unfamiliar with. Had almost 600 non feature tractors and 156 feature tractors.

I work a lot with the Girard Family Classic threshing crew. I get to visit with the tractor exhibitors and convince them to bring their tractors to run the machines for the demonstrations.

We run a 32x56 Minneapolis and a 24 inch Belle City Threshers and run corn with a shredder, corn sheller and hammer mill. Also have a Papec stationary ensilage cutter and also a groundhog, which is hand fed and the very first mechanical device for threshing grain from the straw. Also have reapers, binders and a clover hauler on static display.

Some tractors running the machines included a Rumley 32-50, a Huber B and I believe a 28-40 and a Case 16 hp and Keck Gonnerman steamer with a Nichols and Shepherd 32-75 Sawmill Special steamer on the sawmill.. I also ran my Case LA on the threshers for 2 sessions.

Was really a great week with very nice, even a little cool, weather and enough rain on Friday night to settle the dust.

Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Harvest 1957

« on: August 22, 2009, 06:50:48 AM »

Nice ones Dave. Hard to imagine combining with horses. The fuel bill must have been something.
Heres one I consider a classic family shot. Friend of mine in it back in 1957. Bindering oats with a little Case of some sort. Not sure of the model.

The Case is a VA. Has 24 inch tires and short, non adjustable axles... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Lack of Posting

« on: August 11, 2009, 09:14:54 PM »

I don't do a perfect restoration on my tractors, but they look nice for a while. The LA has a lot of belt scuff marks from running sawmills and threshing machines and still has mud behind the tires from pulling trailers out of the mud at Portland. The VC hardly had the paint dry when I hooked it to the hay rake to rake hay and scuff up the drawbar. Gonna do that again on Thursday for the third cutting... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Show plaques

« on: August 11, 2009, 09:02:15 PM »

Those are very nice plaques indeed. I have probably 100 appearance plaques from the last 10 years. The standard here is usually a flat screen printed brass tag about 2 by 3 inches. I have considered making a nice board and epoxy coating it, than attaching all the plaques with brass screws. I think this would look nice to exhibit with my tractors... Gene

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Power increases?

« on: August 11, 2009, 04:04:09 PM »

My family never has believed in modifying anything for more power other than an upgrade in piston designs when time came for a rebuild. Otherwise everything has been kept stock, including the electrical systems. Dad always said he sold enough parts for stock machines that destroyed theirselves by being overloaded. I guess it really depends on how well overbuilt the original machine is. When you look back at our farming history, when a machine was deemed too small to get the job done, it was traded in on a larger machine. Don't get me wrong, not condeming the practice of squeezing out more power--it certainly adds more flavor to a tractor pull!

Modifications have been a way of life in our family. We were a large family growing up on a small farm and had to make do with others hand-me-downs. For this reason, we all developed a background for our mechanical experiences. A matter of survival.
Our main tractor was a Farmall H with high altitude LP gas pistons and worked at 38 horsepower for years.
Growing up we all had cars with bigger engines, special cams and carbuterors. Did some drag racing with moderate success. Tractor pulling too.
Brother Gary modified his 1947 Farmall Cub with a Kubota 4 cylinder diesel engine and is a masterpiece of engineering.
One of my winter projects was repowering my Yamaha golf cart with a 18 horsepower Briggs Vanguard V-Twin, repainted bright yellow and built a carrier on the back.
Gary's "Cubota" and my golf cart along with my LA and maybe my VC can be seen at Portland's Tri-State tractor and engine show from Aug 26 to 30.... Gene

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Power increases?

« on: August 09, 2009, 11:49:35 AM »

I though all 2 cylinders loped at idle:D:D

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Power increases?

« on: August 08, 2009, 11:00:04 PM »

Okay guys, I will do my part and start a new thread.
How many of you have reworked your tractors for more power?
My Case 700 diesel has overbore sleeves and pistons and raises the horsepower from 51 to about 65 with a change in timing and injector pump tweaking.
My 1948 Case LA has 1/4 inch overbore raising the displacement to 448 cu. in. plus a LP gas head which raises the compression from 5.7 to 1 to about 8.0 to 1 ratio. Horsepower now is approximately 90 from the original 64.
My 1942 Case VC originally with a Continental F124 is now bored out to 165 cu. in. and showed 27 horsepower on the dyno, up from 21, with no tuning, still set at the static timing I set when I assembled the engine. Hoping for 30 when I get it fine tuned.
The 700 is my main field working tractor, The LA is used at tractor shows to run sawmills and threshing machines and an occasional fun tractor pull. The VC attended its first show 2 weeks ago and will be mainly for show and running smaller belt machines an maybe a few hooks to the sled in lightweight class.

How about the rest of you guys???... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Lack of Posting

« on: August 08, 2009, 10:37:15 PM »

Thanks for the pics Charlie. I especially like the one with the original Case L parked to the restored 300. Reminds me of when I took my LA and D and showed them side by side. The LA was restored and the poor little brother, D, had probably never seen the inside of a barn. Always told people it was affluent big brother and neglected little brother. Not too surprisingly, the D got as much attention as the LA.. Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / What's you do for the 4th July?

« on: July 07, 2009, 07:25:52 AM »

My weekend was spent in Minnesota. We have an annual fly-in, campout at the town of Starbuck. Good weekend weather. Lots of great friends there. Only tractor reference was the raffle tickets I bought for the restored Massey Pacer with mounted plow... Gene

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / LA Case

« on: July 07, 2009, 07:19:29 AM »

Looks like a nice LA. Had that sold near me I would have had to bring it home. I would have paid close to that price for that good straight hood.
Taking the LA to Greenville,Oh show to run the sawmill this weekend... Gene

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / Case tractors with 3-71 GMC engines

« on: May 14, 2009, 06:20:56 AM »

Dave;
Oliver used the 4-53 series engine in the 1950GM. This the real screamer. Believe the 990GM used the 3-53 engine, but not real positive... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Ready for Spring

« on: April 08, 2009, 10:32:19 PM »

Yes, it is nice to hear others progress with the weather. We still have the tailend of winter. Had 27 degrees and snow showers yesterday with a high of 38 degrees. Today had a high of 59, lots of sunshine and light wind.
Have the Case 700 overhauled and new clutch. Installed new fuel injectors today. Seed beans are bought and machinery lined up at the end of the field ready to go. Just need to get a set of hoses made up for the cylinder on the cultimulcher.
Clover just starting to grow and looks like a good stand. Ground is actually dry for this early in the season, but timely rains should keep it moist enough for seeding. Subsoil moisture is only fair. But it may just seem that way after the very wet springs we have had the last few years.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / What do you Collect

« on: April 06, 2009, 08:12:37 AM »

I have been a firm believer that a man with a torch and welders can not have enough steel around. I have cleared out many generations of dumping in my woods and out of 4 trailer loads of scrap metal hauled for recycling, a small portion went to my reserve steel supply. One corner of my shop has an overflowing wooden box where I put smaller pieces of steel for future projects. Very handy but the supply lately has gained on the demand.... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Ready for Spring

« on: April 06, 2009, 08:02:17 AM »

Charlie;
I grew up only 20 miles west of Deleware, just northwest of Marysville and lived for 13 years just west of Hebron, about 6 miles south of Granville. Our tractor club there met at the Licking Park on Rt. 37, about 3 miles south of Granville.
I retired from Rockwell/Arvin-Meritor in Newark in 2002. I bought my present farm in the fall of 2002 and moved permanently in July, 2003. Have 28 acres of good land in a quiet area and very comfortable here. Moved back closer to family and roots.
Delaware and Granville are both college towns. Are your children associated with the schools?.... Gene

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Ready for Spring

« on: April 04, 2009, 10:32:38 PM »

This year is probably the first year in the last 5 that we have actually had a spring. Last few years we went straight from winter to summer. The leaves here are just starting to bud and grass is turning green and starting to grow. Haven't noticed any buds on the fruit trees yet, so they will be safe from the cold weather predicted for Tuesday.
Amish neighbors have all got their oats planted and actually took time to work the ground to a reasonably level seedbed. Farmers are applying fertilizer and nitrogen. Some primary tillage was being done before the rain on Thursday night.

Gene