Super A restoration picture

It's slow and go with the winter rains, but we were able to get the finals assembled and installed on our SA. Unfortunately it gets pretty wet in our barn when it rains too hard. Hopefully the rain will hold off for awhile this morning so we can get the engine installed. If you look in the background, you can see it sitting on a cart waiting its turn.

Andy.

I know what it is like to have a cold shop. I am trying to get my high school senior project done. It is restoring an old 46 M. I just need some warm weather so I can paint it.

I went at my BN the way you've been at this one, right down to every nut, bolt, seal, bearing . . . The tractor was in such hard shape that I knew from the outset it was going to be that kind of project. It was so cruddy and caked up where the dirt had combined with the weeping oil, that I blasted and primed it first, still closing things up to minimize the blasting media getting into things, but knowing that I'd be cleaning any residual out as I went through it. When it (finally!) came time to paint, I cleaned up and degreased the primer,and gave it a good aggressive scuffing all over before a last coat of primer and painting.

At the time I started, I didn't even have a good indoor place to work, and did most of it (apart from the motor) outside using the deck of one of my trailers for a flat working surface to jack and support things on. Getting her to the point where I could put the wheels back under her to roll her off the triler and get her undercover was occasion for a small celebration (two fingers of Dalwhinnie!).

Please keep the pictures coming!

I got those photos done yesterday, soon as my daughter gets the prints back to me, I'll mail that package.

Greg

Otherwise, it's looking good.

I have heat, its the water in the barn that slows everything down. My 60 year old barn was built at grade and when it rains hard, water flows through s portion of it. Very discouraging work atmosphere.

The final oil pans are in the electrolysis tank while the ones on the tractor are there temporarily. Everything is clean and the castings have been painted inside with Glyptal. By the time this is back together, We will have held every nut, bolt, bearing, seal, gasket, and part on the tractor, replacing all that is needed. I should have bought stock in IHC before restoring this one!

I considered painting it before installing the engine, but I going to install it and paint it as an assembly. I have a 6,000 lb. forklift available to move it around.

Paul