scrivyscriv
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The 211B isn't easy to find info about online, but I took a shot and bought one so I'd like to introduce it!
I bought it from a small tractor repair shop who said it had overheated, and he replaced the head gasket on it. That was a year ago.. Well it needed more than a head gasket! I have really enjoyed working on this old girl, and am finally understanding what people mean by the saying "It's not like working on a tractor!" This is the easiest machine to work on that I've ever maintained.
Immediately after I bought it, I ruined the radiator, which had multiple repairs, when I used a fin comb on it.
I've replaced the radiator,
New complete water pump, installed a thermostat, flushed the cooling system out and put in antifreeze mix,
Removed the oil pan to find out why I had 0 PSI on the gauge, cleaned the sludge from the pan and scrubbed the trash out of the floating intake screen,
Rebuilt the carburetor (and it's not the stock color anymore, sorry)and installed a fuel sediment bowl and a new hardline,
Also ordered the infamous ebay gauges, which have so far been very satisfactory, and completely re-wired everything on the tractor including replacing the non-working 12v alternator:
I didn't wire it back 100% stock, and I hope the changes I made will be good upgrades. I added in relays for the horns and headlights, they're on the left side where the old regulator would have been.
Since I had the panel disassembled I took it to work and glass beaded as much of the parts as I could, and sprayed 2k epoxy primer on just about all of it. The orange is a VHT chevy orange and I cured the panel this winter hanging it over a kerosene heater for an hour. The other smaller parts I cured on the propane grill, and the finish has been decent so far.
The valves were a little noisy. Found a really dirty valvetrain under the valve cover! I couldn't do a very good adjustment since the valves/rockers were pretty dished out. But I was able to scrub everything with kerosene and flush it with ATF before putting the cover back on.
Also replaced the torque tube hydraulic fluid and filter, installed the missing oil filter standpipe, and have a bunch of misc seals and parts waiting for the right day.
Using kakapart I have been very successful in cross referencing the original 'G' Case part numbers to currently produced parts.
Next on the chopping block.. the Eagle hitch needs some mechanical repairs, and when I replace the leaking axle seals I drain and fill the transmission. The front wheel bearings need to be checked and repacked, and I'm sure the steering box could use a good flush and some new gear grease.
I may post some more updates here if anyone is at all interested.. I've really enjoyed this tractor! She has taken quite a load off of my small 2 acre family homestead family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5auVriCFA1o&t=431s
*edited due to site kicking my entire post back*
This post was edited by scrivyscriv on 06/22/2022 at 01:53 am.
I bought it from a small tractor repair shop who said it had overheated, and he replaced the head gasket on it. That was a year ago.. Well it needed more than a head gasket! I have really enjoyed working on this old girl, and am finally understanding what people mean by the saying "It's not like working on a tractor!" This is the easiest machine to work on that I've ever maintained.
Immediately after I bought it, I ruined the radiator, which had multiple repairs, when I used a fin comb on it.
I've replaced the radiator,
New complete water pump, installed a thermostat, flushed the cooling system out and put in antifreeze mix,
Removed the oil pan to find out why I had 0 PSI on the gauge, cleaned the sludge from the pan and scrubbed the trash out of the floating intake screen,
Rebuilt the carburetor (and it's not the stock color anymore, sorry)and installed a fuel sediment bowl and a new hardline,
Also ordered the infamous ebay gauges, which have so far been very satisfactory, and completely re-wired everything on the tractor including replacing the non-working 12v alternator:
I didn't wire it back 100% stock, and I hope the changes I made will be good upgrades. I added in relays for the horns and headlights, they're on the left side where the old regulator would have been.
Since I had the panel disassembled I took it to work and glass beaded as much of the parts as I could, and sprayed 2k epoxy primer on just about all of it. The orange is a VHT chevy orange and I cured the panel this winter hanging it over a kerosene heater for an hour. The other smaller parts I cured on the propane grill, and the finish has been decent so far.
The valves were a little noisy. Found a really dirty valvetrain under the valve cover! I couldn't do a very good adjustment since the valves/rockers were pretty dished out. But I was able to scrub everything with kerosene and flush it with ATF before putting the cover back on.
Also replaced the torque tube hydraulic fluid and filter, installed the missing oil filter standpipe, and have a bunch of misc seals and parts waiting for the right day.
Using kakapart I have been very successful in cross referencing the original 'G' Case part numbers to currently produced parts.
Next on the chopping block.. the Eagle hitch needs some mechanical repairs, and when I replace the leaking axle seals I drain and fill the transmission. The front wheel bearings need to be checked and repacked, and I'm sure the steering box could use a good flush and some new gear grease.
I may post some more updates here if anyone is at all interested.. I've really enjoyed this tractor! She has taken quite a load off of my small 2 acre family homestead family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5auVriCFA1o&t=431s
*edited due to site kicking my entire post back*
This post was edited by scrivyscriv on 06/22/2022 at 01:53 am.
