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AL Farmall Boy

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Here I have some pictures of a Farmall the guy is claiming to be a Super A, but it doesn't have hydraulics. From my knowledge, this tractor is an A; but do you think it might be an A with the optional spot for the hydraulic pump to be added???

He said the dealer told him its a Super A (and the decals say so), and that the first year or so Super A's didn't have hydraulics.

I think they're all wrong, but look at the photos and help me figure out if it has the cover plate to add Hydraulics to it. If so, I can buy it and convert it to a Super A.
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Is there a model number & serial number on the seat. The Super A's had 6 digit serial numbers starting with 250001. Also look under No1 sparkplug on the block for a machined flat surface that may have the serial number. It may have layers of paint, grease and dirt and may take some scraping to be able to read it. Hal
PS: I see those long levers for lifting the implements leads me think it may be an A Farmall.
 

Right! I am pretty sure its an A, but what I am mainly wanting to know is if it has the place to put a hydraulic pump on the engine. I understand that the last A's produced had a place with a cover plate on it to add a hydraulic pump.

See if yall can tell with the pictures I've provided. The guy emailed me these pictures and I hate to ask him to do more. If it has the place to add the hyd. pump I can buy it and convert it to a Super A.
 
It looks like an A to me. Look to see if there is a plate hidden under all that grease on the right-hand front corner of the block where the Hydraulic pump would go. There is definitely no hydraulic pump on it now. It would go below the Governor/Distributor drive and be driven off the Cam/Governor/Distributor gear train.

Also look at the top of the torque tube, under the gas tank for a flat spot with mounting holes. That is where the touch control would go.

If there is no plate covering where the hydraulic pump would go, and no place to mount the touch control, it is a Farmall A, not a super.
 
You will also need the flat surface to mount the hydraulic unit on the tube under the gas tank, I can"t really tell, but it doesn"t look like it has that in the first picture.
 
I apologize if I confuse you all with 2 different names. I have no idea why it "picks and chooses" which name I post under. I made the other because I forgot I had another name, and whenever I post it is already logged in and for some reason it uses both at different times. I dont know.......it doesn't matter to me though. HAHA
 
Doesnt matter to me either, I know who you are, just thought it might confuse others. Theres a way to prevent that, but I cant recall right off hand where its at.
 
Some guys like to jack up the horse power and they tell people its a super model, even putting on the super decals. Maybe that's what you got?
 
Some guys like to jack up the horse power and they tell people its a super model, even putting on the super decals. Maybe that's what you got?
 
If it's an A it's an A, you can't "convert it". There are a couple of ways to add hydraulics if you really need them, but it would probably be cheaper to buy a tractor that already has what you need.
 
The dealer is wrong, the Super A had hyd from the first model, that is the only difference between the A and Super A, except for a slightly higher compression ratio, and that is not visible. However, since hyd were technically an option, they could have been deleted. That tractor is an A, not a Super A, as there is no plate where the hyd pump goes, and no hyd levers. You will probably find no flat spot on the torque tube for a hyd reservoir, either.
 
The hood shows what it appears as the remnant of dzus, and the tall oil filter canister which makes me think you have an early A.
 
With those long levers raising and lowering the implements isn't that hard to do manually. I had the 16-inch plow on this A back in 1975. It had the big springs which helped. Hal
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(quoted from post at 00:56:28 08/16/10) With those long levers raising and lowering the implements isn't that hard to do manually. I had the 16-inch plow on this A back in 1975. It had the big springs which helped. Hal
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El Toro: You are very right. We've owned A's before and if they're set up right; they are easy to operate. The thing is, when you are trying to sell a tractor to someone else; they want hydraulics...no questions asked. You know?
 
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