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omahagreg

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Saw this and spoke to the builder today at the Waverly Nebraska tractor show. Did it 'just because he thought he could'! Cant do anything but parade it because it overheats-he's tried everything he can think of, without success! The heads are common, but ALL block internals are specific to this rare engine! He found a young guy in Indiana that has the block parts custom made.





 
I just saw one of these engines. It was in a Long
nosed GMC hauling gas and diesel in the 60's. I
think he should try putting the water in the back
of the heads and taking it out the front. and
plugging the bypass. Works in pulling tractors and
race cars. Vic
 
I remember my older brothers "Hot Rod" magazines from the late 50's early 60's. I always wondered why they chopped the tops and made them down low. Or changed the suspension and made them very low to the ground. I guess the beauty and uniqueness was what they wanted. So it is with some tractors. Beauty is in the eye of the owner builder, anyone can have a stock machine. Not just anyone can have one like that. I'm happy for him. gobble
 
im sorry, but that is just plain dangerous, all you got to do is give it a little gas and you got a tractor sitting on top of you. what good is it to have a toy that you can't go out and play with. ? just saying.
 
Marshalls Creek Fire Company in NE PA had two GMC
tamdens with those engines in them. I believe they
were 1965 models. Boy did they run. And they had
quite a distinctive roar to them.
 
Had a neighbor when I was a kid that put an IH 345
gas v8 in an M. It bolted right in and fit with all
the original tin. It looked sweet and sounded great
because he had 2 large truck mufflers standing up on
the sides. Was about the only M I ever liked. lol
 
(quoted from post at 19:16:30 07/19/14) Saw this and spoke to the builder today at the Waverly Nebraska tractor show. Did it 'just because he thought he could'! Cant do anything but parade it because it overheats-he's tried everything he can think of, without success! The heads are common, but ALL block internals are specific to this rare engine! He found a young guy in Indiana that has the block parts custom made.





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He used 3 hoods to build 1 hood. The whole tractor is a full 22 inches longer than a stock M. I had hopes of seeing it in the parade, but I got tired of watching all those John Deere Bs and As that had to go first. How many John Deere Bs can a guy look at in 1 day? Anyhow, we got up and headed for home.
 
If he had a radiator with more tubes front to back would help. That is what some of the real heavy haul trucks have. Instead of only like 4 rows of tubes get like 5or 6 rows. Might have to use another radiator to make it. Or put a tank inside the grille for added water capacity.
 
He refused to start it until the parade! Then, it's noisy and he is at idle so, even after walking up to it, I still could not hear it! Kinda bummed about that one!
 
Because they can! Takes a secial talent to do something like that. You don't know what it looked like before.
 
(quoted from post at 06:34:35 07/20/14) He refused to start it until the parade! Then, it's noisy and he is at idle so, even after walking up to it, I still could not hear it! Kinda bummed about that one!
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I also spoke with the owner, but never thought to ask about the cooling issue until much later. After giving it some thought, I kind of wondered if he ever actually ran it very much, because there was no discoloration at all on those chrome headers.

It is indeed a work of art and a fine example of quality craftsmanship. I'm sure there is a solution for the cooling problem.
 
He used 3 hoods to build 1 hood. The whole tractor is a full 22 inches longer than a stock M. I had hopes of seeing it in the parade, but I got tired of watching all those John Deere Bs and As that had to go first. How many John Deere Bs can a guy look at in 1 day? Anyhow, we got up and headed for home.
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You were there, Loren!? Shoot! Wish I would of known that.. You left too soon, I went through the parade with my 22-36 8) And went out and plowed afterwards 8) The old beast did pretty good plowing, it was just wheat stubble and I pulled my 3-14 in high gear and caught up to and passed a JD 520, Allis D17 and an Oliver :p
 
Well thank God you are the safety police. The last
I knew this was still a free country and for the
most part an individual is still free to do what
they like, I highly doubt he is going to make you
drive it so don't worry about it.
 
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He used 3 hoods to build 1 hood. The whole tractor is a full 22 inches longer than a stock M. I had hopes of seeing it in the parade, but I got tired of watching all those John Deere Bs and As that had to go first. How many John Deere Bs can a guy look at in 1 day? Anyhow, we got up and headed for home.
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You were there, Loren!? Shoot! Wish I would of known that.. You left too soon, I went through the parade with my 22-36 8) And went out and plowed afterwards 8) The old beast did pretty good plowing, it was just wheat stubble and I pulled my 3-14 in high gear and caught up to and passed a JD 520, Allis D17 and an Oliver :p
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I never saw a single person that I knew. I wandered through the tractors until my knees wouldn't take much more, but I never saw your 22-36. Way too much green stuff. Couldn't see anything else.
 
I agree! SOME modification is ok but, when it is
THIS much, it's no longer a "tractor", just an
expensive showpiece.
 
"Because they can" has never been a good excuse! Doesn't matter what it looked like before, if he had enough money to do this to it, then he could of found the correct parts and done it right. It's akin to sending it to China - it might as well have gone to the scrap heap, since it's no longer a "tractor".
 
Pretty Cool

I understand the flack, have got it on the MH44 EFI project. My buddy says it keeps me out of the bars.
 

I don't know the exact number of Farmall Ms produced, but at least 1/2 of them are still out there. Some of them still working, others are doing nothing more than being show queens and doing occasional parade duty. If you've seen ONE restored Farmall M, you have pretty much seen all of them. I find it very refreshing to attend a show such as CCT and see something a little different. I only wish the John Deere folks could see the light and modify a few of those Bs, and As. Then maybe I wouldn't get quite so tired of looking at just another John Deere B with the non-factory high gloss, high dollar paint job.
 
Dunno - I was at a small show this past week.
There were 5 "H"'s there. ALL of them were
restored differently, and all looked differently.
Different paint, different years, different tires,
different farmer mods, etc, etc. That V12 M is
just a mutt, and pretty much useless. It reminds
me of a super modified puller - it's not even a
tractor anymore. I'd rather see 15 restored M's
then one V12 model.

To each his own

As fer them JD's -- I just skip to the real
tractors! 8^)
 
(quoted from post at 08:10:47 07/20/14)
(quoted from post at 07:02:00 07/20/14)
He used 3 hoods to build 1 hood. The whole tractor is a full 22 inches longer than a stock M. I had hopes of seeing it in the parade, but I got tired of watching all those John Deere Bs and As that had to go first. How many John Deere Bs can a guy look at in 1 day? Anyhow, we got up and headed for home.
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You were there, Loren!? Shoot! Wish I would of known that.. You left too soon, I went through the parade with my 22-36 8) And went out and plowed afterwards 8) The old beast did pretty good plowing, it was just wheat stubble and I pulled my 3-14 in high gear and caught up to and passed a JD 520, Allis D17 and an Oliver :p
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I never saw a single person that I knew. I wandered through the tractors until my knees wouldn't take much more, but I never saw your 22-36. Way too much green stuff. Couldn't see anything else.
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Mine was clear in the west row right next to the baker fan.

While walking through the rows looking at tractors myself, I passed a guy I thought resembled you, but had no idea you would be at the show and passed it off as poor memory or coincidence.
 
(quoted from post at 18:29:35 07/20/14)
(quoted from post at 08:10:47 07/20/14)
(quoted from post at 07:02:00 07/20/14)
He used 3 hoods to build 1 hood. The whole tractor is a full 22 inches longer than a stock M. I had hopes of seeing it in the parade, but I got tired of watching all those John Deere Bs and As that had to go first. How many John Deere Bs can a guy look at in 1 day? Anyhow, we got up and headed for home.
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You were there, Loren!? Shoot! Wish I would of known that.. You left too soon, I went through the parade with my 22-36 8) And went out and plowed afterwards 8) The old beast did pretty good plowing, it was just wheat stubble and I pulled my 3-14 in high gear and caught up to and passed a JD 520, Allis D17 and an Oliver :p
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I never saw a single person that I knew. I wandered through the tractors until my knees wouldn't take much more, but I never saw your 22-36. Way too much green stuff. Couldn't see anything else.
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Mine was clear in the west row right next to the baker fan.

While walking through the rows looking at tractors myself, I passed a guy I thought resembled you, but had no idea you would be at the show and passed it off as poor memory or coincidence.
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I watched the Minny Mo steamer on that Baker fan. Still don't remember seeing a 22-36. I was probably already getting tired by that time. Might need to find some sort of motorized conveyance before next year.
 
Given the fact that there were 275,000+ Farmall M's produced and probably more of them still around than any other tractor, I think the world will survive and so will Dachsund if someone decides to have a little fun with one.

You do understand fun, don't you Dachsund? We're allowed. Even you.

He is after all preserving a much rarer piece of history, that GMC 702 V-12...

If it was the last M on earth, sure, rant and rave and work yourself up into a lather, but it isn't. He ain't hurtin' anybody. Let the man have his fun and try to have a little of your own.
 
(quoted from post at 07:19:09 07/21/14) Given the fact that there were 275,000+ Farmall M's produced and probably more of them still around than any other tractor, I think the world will survive and so will Dachsund if someone decides to have a little fun with one.

You do understand fun, don't you Dachsund? We're allowed. Even you.

He is after all preserving a much rarer piece of history, that GMC 702 V-12...

If it was the last M on earth, sure, rant and rave and work yourself up into a lather, but it isn't. He ain't hurtin' anybody. Let the man have his fun and try to have a little of your own.
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Also, consider that the V12 M MIGHT have had a good engine to start with, and if so, THAT engine will now serve to bring another classic M back to life.
 
(quoted from post at 03:49:15 07/20/14) Nice paint...never understood why people do things
like this to perfectly good tractors.....
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May not have been perfectly good, might have been a wreck. I don't have a problem with someone taking a wreck or sadly worn out tractor, truck or car and making it better. This is pretty cool, even if it's mostly useless.
 
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