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Posted by Steve W (NY) on September 09, 2003 at 06:15:28 from (24.105.178.143):
These two short stories say a lot about this old community of tractor enthusiests I have a Ford 501 mower that I am refurbishing. It started off as a pile of parts, and is just about ready for hooking up to my 2N. But I was missing a couple of metal straps that go from the big spring to the top link. I saw a 9N / 501 combo that was for sale, and politely e-mailed the owner a question about the linkage. He not only wrote with details, but sent me a digital picture of the set-up. I fabbed the missing parts this weekend, and she is almost ready for mounting. I am also getting ready to restore a Farmall BN that I sort of acquired. It is pretty nice mechanically, and the sheet metal is real good, but it needs a new battery box and a paint job. It's big bugaboo is the electrical system. 60 years of cob jobs has left it in said shape. There is even some solid core house wire in it in a few places. I have a new wiring harness, and have started to refurb the lights and switch box, but the generator has bad bearings front and back, and the regulator is just a heap of rust. So I am out riding around on the Ford and one of my neighbors asks about the BN. I tld him I was gonna take the generator in for a rebuild at t local shop. He says "Hold on", goes in to his shop, and comes out with a freshly rebuild gen, with a new regulator mounted and says "I had this rebuilt when I refurbished my H, and at the 11th hour switched it to 12V.......here, it's yours." As far as I can tell, with a pully swap, it's identical. I've done my fair share of helping others, but haven't needed much help myself til now. I guess what goes around comes around. Thanks guys. Take Care Steve
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