Gas Pump..

My Grandma died years ago but I have something to remember her by. She didn't have built in cupboards in her kitchen but had two metal cabinets to keep her dishes in. When she died the family had a household sale and I bought two of the cabinets. I kept filters and paint and "stuff" in them in my shop. The doors fell off one of them so I bought a store bought one to replace it and set the one out by my scrap wagon but never threw it away for I always wanted a gas pump and had the cabinet in my mind to build one. Two years ago I started it but when I thought I was about done I could see swirls in the green paint on the front in the sunlight so I thought when the paint was dry I would get some finer sandpaper and sand it again--but it sat in the Wife's garage for a year and half until this winter. My Dad always ran Standard gas and I was going to make it a John Deere pump but when I was looking for Globes on E-bay I saw this Sinclair one and I also have Olivers so I made it a Oliver one--Most $$$ was for the globe and holder-I have about $350 in it.--I GOT IT DONE!---Tee

This is what I started with.

Work in progress--About ready to sandblast

More work . the Amish sheared the steel in the front

My paint inspector

Right side

Left side

Crank--Does nothing--looks pretty!

All done

It has a bulb in the globe and lights up

So does the diesel--Three layers of plexi-glass outside one-clear-second one letters on it-third one painted red

Very creative, with beautiful results.

I like it. Good job!

Thanks--The second tractor I ever owned was a Oliver 88 so when I saw that Sinclair globe I knew it was going to be Oliver instead of Deer!!

Thanks--This one is on E-bay out in New York for $21,900 + $950 for shipping but I'm happy with Grandma's!

That's nice : )

I grew up on 88 and Super 88 diesels. My Dad had 4 or 5 of them over the years. He ran mostly Oliver up to the 2255 that he had when he retired. I have a 880 diesel that I've fixed up. It is slow and the transmission whine is annoying but it sure is fun to hook up to the 4 bottom plow and blow some smoke.

You have more talent in your little finger than I do my whole body !

Hey SV--I follow your posts and see the stuff you do and it looks good to me! Especially when you are out in a snowbank--you must have thicker blood than me. Thanks--Good Luck---Tee

Thanks

My Dad farmed with IH and then Deeres so I don't know why I got into Olivers. It was a 88 diesel so if you turned the pump up all you would get is more smoke. What have you got for a plow for your 880? I have 6 or 7 Oliver plows around here-2 bottom to 6 bottom.--Will try and keep in touch---Tee

It's a 4240 four bottom.



Here it is on my 2955. It was too wet for the 880 to pull it that day. The 1950 with the 6-18 plow is my brother's.

Looks good--Do you have any plow days in you country?--Restored a 6 bottom--I always tell myself I should go--there is a guy about 25 mile from here that has one---Tee

Take it to parades behind the S-99--Son with goofy hat


It is not the right color but it matches the S-99

A true work of art; great job!

I have several of those metal cabinets. Still using them to store stuff. It never occurred to me to turn one into a gas pump. Nice job!! Very ingenious!

Thanks---Tee

If you look at that second pic you will see three of mine plus I have two more---Thanks---Tee

Thanks. I do better in the cold than I do the heat. There?s always a project to do around here I enjoy working on all this old equipment

I'm very impressed! Gas pumps are expensive and you beat the system by making your own ! Pure genius !. Came out great. I need to find an old cabinet now .