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    IH B275 controls

    Well, it's been a while, and I don't have the manual in front of me, but I'll give it a try. Big knob by operator's right leg is a stop which limits how far the hitch arms can drop. When viewed from the front looking rearward, it says "DEEPER", with an arrow pointing clockwise. Primarily used to...
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    How could a Farmall

    Believe SMTA serial numbers started at 60,001. Think there might be another possibility.
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    Near-Original SMTA

    Well, since I have known this tractor since it was new, I believe you are wrong on both counts. However, I will do a little research and post back with the results.
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    Near-Original SMTA

    As for the front weights, it's had them from the first day I laid eyes on it in 1954. Thought they looked out of place back then, but I've kind of gotten used to them. It sure does steer easily with the tires set in like they are, but don't even try to sneak through a wet spot, 'cause they don't...
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    Near-Original SMTA

    Recently drug this one out of the shed, and thought I'd post a couple of photos just for the sake of general information. I'm the second owner. The original owner was a neighbor who had a custom hay baling operation back in the '50's. During its working life, this tractor's primary, and very...
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    H belt pulley

    Search on "paper pulleys" and you'll find a place in TN that specializes in restoring/repairing them. Don't know much more, but they have a website.
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    Single acting cylinder on a double action system (M Farmall)

    You are certainly correct, and I appologize for not mentioning that this approach is for INTERMITTENT use only.
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    Single acting cylinder on a double action system (M Farmall)

    Well, what I have done for the last 40 or so years may offend the purist, but has worked for me. Simply run a hose from either port of your hydraulic system to the supply port of the single acting cylinder. When you want to extend the cylinder, position the control valve on your system to supply...
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    Farmall Super A Restoration Correctness

    There is a book by Guy Fay, the title of which is "Farmall Letter Series Originality Guide" or at least something close to that. It is by far the best single source on that topic that I know of, and is, I believe, the most widely quoted. Whether and where it is still available, I do not know -...
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    The first TA, where

    And, it could be further argued that this concept continues in the automatic transmissions of today's automobiles. Funny how really GOOD ideas hang around for a very long time, while the mediocre ones sort of quietly fade away.
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    Farmall H/M DrawBar... Explain It To Me?!?!

    Jim: Think you might want to reconsider the wording of your last paragraph. It's been my (sometimes red-faced) observation that when the tractor's hitch swings over closer to the inside wheel in a turn, the tendency for the implement's hitch to climb the tractor tire is increased rather than the...
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    Farmall md spark plug gap

    Don't remember the correct gap right at the moment, but do yourself a favor and get the right plugs before you go any further. Old Champion number is D89D, new number, 543. They're salty, maybe approaching $10 a throw, but well worth it. Brillman has them, but my last several sets were bought...
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    grease fittings new drill size ?

    The correct tap drill for an 1/8 NPT thread is an "R," which is 0.339 inches in diameter. 11/32, at 0.3438 inches is the closest fractional size, and is often used with success. To produce threads all the wat to the bottom of a blind hole, you need a "bottoming tap," which is not tapered like a...
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    NF tire change?

    Can't tell you how many I've fixed/changed using the 2X4 trick. Safe, easy, no jacks to fall off, and no extensive cribbing required. I highly recommend it.
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    Wardner

    Thanks for the info, and I sure hope he's still around. He sure was inventive/creative/clever, and some of the "accessory packages" he hung on his tractors would make Rube Goldberg look like an amateur. And, 71 isn't that old. Don't ask ....
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