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ChadS
04-14-2006 14:03:27
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Dad bought a real nice 350 farmall this morning. Serial number 4019S. Owner said it ran last year, had a slight knock in it. I dropped the oil plug out of the pan, bout 3 gallons of water drained out, no antifreeze though,,, It wouldnt turn over so we pulled the head off it. the head was rusty, but rebuildable, the cyls, had some light powdery rust on the walls,,,, I tapped the pistons lightly with a hammer and a block of wood, and the darned thing turned over a little. Hmmmm,,,, Put in a good charged battery,,, filled the crankcase full of kerosine and used motor oil,,, (figured it couldnt hurt,,) Hit the button and it turned over!! I cleaned, cleaned and cleaned some more on the cyl walls, rinsed them out with kerosine, rotated the engine a few more times, and they cleaned up like nothing ever happened! Im glad the owner was honest with us,, ya know, some just would do anything to make a sale,, but I was very happy to learn that the tractor was not misrepresented. So,, gonna give it a good overhaul, get it running. Funny thing was it has flat top pistons in it,, not firecraters,, Anyways, the 350 has good tin, original paint, fast hitch, pretty good tires, but they are loaded in the rear,, The lights even worked after changing the fuse, so did the cigarette lighter! Paid $900 for it. I think that was a good price. On July 4th, we have a tractor pull, we usually use our 856 to run the grader off the 3pt hitch, now I can use the 350 inplace of the big ol 856. No fellas, not making a puller out of this ol tractor,, just too nice, it isnt beat up at all! I dont have a book on the 300-350"s, What does the "s" suffix mean in the serial number? Cant wait to dig out my 2 bottom IH plow! Just had to share this with ya all, Ill have some pictures later on once the storms are finished up. Chad
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