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    JD plow

    where is good place on web to learn more about old plows? thanks
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    JD A serial #

    so anything greater than 584,000 in mid year 1947 was a "late styled" A? early than that was a slant dash (with electric option), steel pan seat, not formed side frame, etc, etc, correct? what is the beginning date of a model year back in 1946 and 1947, ie when did they introduce and switch...
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    Anybody else work on their tractors on dirt floors?

    My dad just passed away at 90 since starting farming after the war in 46. I am putting a concrete pad in his good tool shed and he would turn over in his grave if he knew I was doing this. He said that dirt is the best as its easy on the knees and its easy to through down old cardboard...
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    Kent Petersen

    Hi Kent this is Jay Olson nice to see your name here. Jay
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    styled Model A power control questions

    thanks Mike. you have studied this well. I am just starting to think about this more after my dad died at 90 in Feb and I am going through all his old equipment and he's is not here anymore to ask. I had such a great dad who did just about everything related to agriculture after he came vack...
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    what operator manual goes with which year Model A?

    I have a operator manual from my dad's first tractor, # OM-RAI-446. I am told this was published in April 1946 which makes sense. Is this for a 1946 slant dash model? Some of the photos show a straight dash and some show the slanted dash which is confusing, or did the crank model get the...
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    LA Front Rims

    Hi Hotflashjr..........I've been watching your messages with interest as I just bought a 46 LA with plow that looks of similar original shape to yours, but I spend more than you did. I will be digging into mine soon just like you are! can't wait. my dad machined the heads on the L and LA's...
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    what seat is on a 46 vs 47 model A?

    what lift is on a 46 model A, pedal or handle actuated? I see 46 models with both?
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    what seat is on a 46 vs 47 model A?

    thanks Leroy! that is outstanding info. I talked to my mom today (she is 88) and she said he bought it in the winter of 46-47 before he started plowing in the spring of 47. She said it had a steel pan as she remembered how cold it was! He gave it to a neighbor about 15 years ago after it...
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    what seat is on a 46 vs 47 model A?

    thanks guys. I needed confirmation. I want to buy the same year model A that was my dad's first tractor after he came back from the war. unfortunately it is gone and I am trying to piece together my memories. My memory was it had the battery in box seat, but someone else thought it was a...
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