Yes........

Bryce Frazier · Nov 10, 2015

Finally, the end is in sight....

Tonight, I decided to spend a few minutes with the Farmall M. I have found the more I stand there and look at it, and just, "think" about things, the better I am at finding/fixing what is wrong...

I had planned on doing that tonight, until I saw the issue...

1st, 1 of the studs that holds the rockers on was GONE, replace that.
2nd, 1 of the rockers adjusting nut was GONE, replaced that.
3rd, ALL of the rockers were too tight, by 1 to several thousands, fixed that.
4th, the throttle linkage was WAY out of wack, (causing it to not rev up)so I adjusted that.
5th, got the air cleaner and tube put on.
6th, put the battery in........

With high hopes, I pulled the kill switch, full choke, half throttle, and hit the starter....

I don't think it made it through all 4 cylinders before it roared, and YES, I mean ROARED to life!!! Thing runs like a beast!! Sounds A W E S O M E!!!!! Smoooooth running, good oil pressure, and everything just looks good....

Going to finish up a few things tomorrow night and Thursday morning, then it is going to be pulling a disc all day Thursday!

GO time!!!!

Feel so proud and accomplished. Has been a LONG struggle to get this ole girl going, but I am so so so so SO happy now that it is!

Good night my friends!

Bryce

DeltaRed · Nov 10, 2015

Congrats! Well done my friend. Now for some pics!!

Bryce Frazier · Nov 10, 2015

Thursday.....

Kickinbull · Nov 11, 2015

Good deal

Dick2 · Nov 11, 2015

Obviously someone who didn't know what they were doing had been messing with it. Better go over the tractor from end to end to see what else they messed up.

Richard G. · Nov 11, 2015

Bryce, I learned a long time ago that one of the most important things to fixing a problem on a tractor or most anything is STANDING AND STARING. I read that years ago in one of Roger Welsch's books on becoming a tractor mechanic. Also, if a solution does not come to you right away, walk away from a problem and the answer will pop into your head while doing something else.
When I work on stuff for other people for pay, I tell them first thing that I do not charge for the standing and staring time.
Glad it is working out for you.
Richard in NW SC

2underage · Nov 11, 2015

Good job young man. Happy farming.

Janicholson · Nov 11, 2015

Yipee! Us "online" helpers do the same thing from day to day for each suggestion we make we are standing back (sometimes half a world away) and looking at it with our mind's eye. it works well. You will find the M to be a real horse. they have a Clydesdale approach to farming and gain instant respect. Jim

Chuck (CA) · Nov 11, 2015

Not too many things more exciting to me than having an engine light up, see the oil pressure gauge come to life and then run smoothly for the first time.

CGID · Nov 11, 2015

Bryce: I saw your name ( we all know you are a young man) and we all know about your lady-friend. Usually, that combination with the word "Yes" means, "She said yes", and that equals marriage. I almost spilled my coffee. But now I know your priorities are in line.

Goose · Nov 11, 2015

I know the feeling.

I bought an H Farmall on a consignment auction that I could never get to run right. It just didn't settle down and run as smooth as it should have. I went through the ignition, had a couple of different carbs on it, even went so far as to check the valve lash and replace the intake gaskets. Nothing made any difference. I fought it for over a year.

Then one day I pulled the distributor off of my M to replace the points and condenser, and check it out in general. After I replaced the distributor, the M wouldn't run right. I knew right away I'd probably installed the distributor with the drive gear one cog off. I straightened that out and the M purred like it should.

It then dawned on me that when the M was running with the distributor drive one cog off, it sounded just like that H I could never get to run right. Upshot was, the timing on the H was one cog off and timing was the only thing I hadn't checked on it. That little gal purrs like the proverbial kitten now. Too bad the trans is noisy 'cause it's a straight original H, not cobbled up like a lot of them get.

That, too, was a feeling of accomplishment.

GeneMO · Nov 11, 2015

The old show "The A Team" Guy always said, "I love it when a plan comes together"

Sound like that is what happened in your case.

congratulatons.

Gene

Bryce Frazier · Nov 11, 2015

That is it exactly. SOMETIMES, actually, most of the time for me, things just work. I understand things, I find issues, I fix them, and we are golden.. But, every once in a while, a real challenge comes along and tests me.... This was a BIG test....

Bryce Frazier · Nov 11, 2015

hehehe!

THAT is pretty funny! I might just have to share that with Casey....

We had a good heart to heart talk the other day, and neither one of us want anything to do with marriage until late 20's, and she said she won't even think of a kid until she is into her mid 30's.... I couldn't agree more!

Bryce Frazier · Nov 11, 2015

I can tell already. It sounds pretty "potent", and it's not just the straight pipe talking...

Bryce Frazier · Nov 11, 2015

Ha, well, this tractor had been put back together with that Blue "Make A Gasket" stuff... Thankfully, we just robbed the engine out of it, so I KNOW the tractor that got the engine is safe, but the one we took the engine out of is a little questionable!

Bryce Frazier · Nov 11, 2015

Thank you, and right back at you!

Why Worry · Nov 11, 2015

WAY TO GO BRYCE!!!!! I think we may need to start calling you the "Tractor Whisperer"....

MARK ROBKE · Nov 11, 2015

That's what I thought too!! LOL !! Mark

Andy Martin · Nov 11, 2015

Congratulations! Is this the tractor with the carburetor problem? Mid-thirties is late for having kids. Trust me.

Bernie/MA · Nov 11, 2015

I mostly lurk here but I have a similar story. I bought a Wis 2-cyl for my baler. Guy said it had all been rebuilt but never started. We couldn"t get it to fire so he knocked it down to 2 from $300. I dropped it off 80 miles later at my friend"s as he offered to get it running. Had to clean the carb, replace the starter, and remove the alternator because it was cooked. Finally got it running, on one cylinder only. First discovered it had the wrong cap then realized there was only one lobe on the distributor shaft. After about a week finally got it to run right. Used it the rest of the summer, runs perfect.

Ron Muhlenkamp · Nov 11, 2015

Bryce
Before you work it, tighten all the accessible bolts, especially the wheels. After working a few hours, do it again.
Sitting for a time allows rust to losen em, and then work will cause rapid wear. Enjoy.

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