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I posted a want add on craigslist about wanting old John Deere tractors to see what I could find in the area. One of the first to call was a man who lived about 30 minutes away from me. He told me of an old John Deere A tractor that his grandfather had purchased new back in 1938. After receiving pictures through email I figured it was worth the drive to go and see the tractor in person. So today after I got out of class I went on a little trip to check the tractor over. I arrived and looked the tractor over and for the most part it was in as described condition. Like I said before, the tractor was purchased new by this mans grandfather and was used up until the 1970's and then was placed in the shed as the back up tractor. About 10 years ago the grandson pulled the tractor out of the shed as it was falling in on it and brought it back to his garage in hopes of one day restoring it. He never got around to it and decided to sell it so he called me and told me of his tractor.
The tractor is stuck but he said that once he pulled it into the garage he put penetrating oil into the cylinders. The wheels are cutoffs where the original steal was cut down and rims welded on. During the time of it being used as one of the main tractors he said that his grandfather added a power-trol to the back to replace the original hydraulic setup. The tractor will most likely need a full restoration. It is in need of new tires and a radiator cap and another front rim. He was asking $650 for the tractor so I counter offered $450. I then told him that I could give it a great home and it would be properly restored, of which I intend to do. He then counter offered $500 so we settled in the middle at $475. It looks like it will be a really fun project. My dad had been saying that he would like me to get an Unstyled John Deere so now I have done just that. The transmission goes into all the gears and the High/Low shifts back and fourth as does the PTO lever. I have everything for it but the one front rim and the radiator cap so it is a fairly complete tractor. It is serial number 461694 so if one of you John Deere gurus with your great wisdom could please tell me the build date and when it was shipped and what was originally on it that would be great.
Once the weather gets nicer and the snow starts to melt I will go and pick up the tractor.
Check out the Pict's and tell me what you think.
Thanks for reading!
From Nebraska,
Andrew Kean.
I posted a want add on craigslist about wanting old John Deere tractors to see what I could find in the area. One of the first to call was a man who lived about 30 minutes away from me. He told me of an old John Deere A tractor that his grandfather had purchased new back in 1938. After receiving pictures through email I figured it was worth the drive to go and see the tractor in person. So today after I got out of class I went on a little trip to check the tractor over. I arrived and looked the tractor over and for the most part it was in as described condition. Like I said before, the tractor was purchased new by this mans grandfather and was used up until the 1970's and then was placed in the shed as the back up tractor. About 10 years ago the grandson pulled the tractor out of the shed as it was falling in on it and brought it back to his garage in hopes of one day restoring it. He never got around to it and decided to sell it so he called me and told me of his tractor.
The tractor is stuck but he said that once he pulled it into the garage he put penetrating oil into the cylinders. The wheels are cutoffs where the original steal was cut down and rims welded on. During the time of it being used as one of the main tractors he said that his grandfather added a power-trol to the back to replace the original hydraulic setup. The tractor will most likely need a full restoration. It is in need of new tires and a radiator cap and another front rim. He was asking $650 for the tractor so I counter offered $450. I then told him that I could give it a great home and it would be properly restored, of which I intend to do. He then counter offered $500 so we settled in the middle at $475. It looks like it will be a really fun project. My dad had been saying that he would like me to get an Unstyled John Deere so now I have done just that. The transmission goes into all the gears and the High/Low shifts back and fourth as does the PTO lever. I have everything for it but the one front rim and the radiator cap so it is a fairly complete tractor. It is serial number 461694 so if one of you John Deere gurus with your great wisdom could please tell me the build date and when it was shipped and what was originally on it that would be great.
Once the weather gets nicer and the snow starts to melt I will go and pick up the tractor.
Check out the Pict's and tell me what you think.
Thanks for reading!
From Nebraska,
Andrew Kean.
