Farmall B head

[grandpa Love]

We have worked on a dozen+ heads , dissemble , clean,lap valves, never had this issue. I'm guessing this presses in? Not something we can do? Chipped one an issue?

 

[Powered By IH]

Yes, valve guides are pressed in.

Could you take a photo of the opposite side of the valve guides from inside the intake and exhaust ports? That will help determine your next course of action.

Chipped one should be replaced also.

 

[grandpa Love]

PN 6088DR, can be driven in with a hammer with a proper piloted driver. Will probably need the end that the driver sat against reamed to make sure the valve isn’t to tight. That broken one will probably be fine for your h-_k job. Once the valve cover is on the new owner will be none the wiser. Ya, I know you tell new owners everything.
6088DR valve guide

99% of my buyers find me on Facebook marketplace. They are also members of Facebook farmall groups. They see my posts and follow our repairs on there. Folks know what they are buying. I appreciate your advice but I'm getting sick of your condescending,rude, snide remarks. Enough, sheesh .

 

[grandpa Love]

Yes, valve guides are pressed in.

Could you take a photo of the opposite side of the valve guides from inside the intake and exhaust ports? That will help determine your next course of action.

Chipped one should be replaced also.

Gimme a bit.... eating lunch, plotting strategy.

 

[Charlie M]

GL - you have a very good point. People contact you because they believe in the quality of your work and your honesty with them at a reasonable cost. That's the best advertising money doesn't need to buy.

 

[rustred]

We have worked on a dozen+ heads , dissemble , clean,lap valves, never had this issue. I'm guessing this presses in? Not something we can do? Chipped one an issue?

that one is scrapoola. they drive out with an air chisel from the combustion side. you need to make a tool that goes inside the guide and so the o.d. is close to the o.d. of the guide. other wise its a hammer with the same kind of punch. the air chisel is the cats Meow ! and so you know once a guide is put in the seat and valve Must be ground, not lapped. and since you have so many of them tractors , rob 2 guide's from another head. you have one broke off and one top broken. valves must have been stuck pretty good. valve stem clearance is .003 max. but we know , ... it will be put together your way.

 

[grandpa Love]

Got a head off the scrap trailer. Sacrificed a punch and made a tool for the job. Knocked several out fairly easily. Knocked the broken ones out of our head. It's cleaned , repaired , lapped and back together. ..........I was going to post that we drilled it out ,stuck a piece of pipe that was close in there, JB weld to hold it and ground the valve stem on a bench grinder until it fit. . But as funny and far fetched as that is , some of you would believe it

 

[grandpa Love]

What really ticks me off is the fact that we catch crap for taking a long dead Farmall and for very little money and some long hours and hard work my wife and I make it run and live again. These old A and B tractors ain't going back to 10 hour days in a field,they are gonna putter around the yard with kids and grandkids on them. There is absolutely no way to justify spending $400-600 at a machine shop on a head to "do it correctly". I believe Grandpa would have fixed this tractor exactly like we did. We have sleeve o-rings ordered ( 3 out of 4 were leaking) we have rings ordered. We are going to swap the badly pitted sleeve ( it was full of rusty water) with a good used one. We will end up with $1600-1700 in this B and if we are lucky we will sell it for $2200. That's probably giving us a buck an hour in the shop. The last B we fixed like this will take off in 4th gear and never bog down,no clutch feathering needed. It cranks up and runs so quickly you almost can't get your foot off the starter quick enough. Every one we fix runs that good . But ,yeah ,y'all are right , "hack job". Junk , stupid, backwoods, ignorant, whatever makes you feel better. I will continue on doing what we do. Y'all can swill around in your misery and put down other people , while looking down from your high and might perch.....if that's what makes you happy I feel sorry for you.

 

[NormanSavesTractors]

What really ticks me off is the fact that we catch crap for taking a long dead Farmall and for very little money and some long hours and hard work my wife and I make it run and live again. These old A and B tractors ain't going back to 10 hour days in a field,they are gonna putter around the yard with kids and grandkids on them. There is absolutely no way to justify spending $400-600 at a machine shop on a head to "do it correctly". I believe Grandpa would have fixed this tractor exactly like we did. We have sleeve o-rings ordered ( 3 out of 4 were leaking) we have rings ordered. We are going to swap the badly pitted sleeve ( it was full of rusty water) with a good used one. We will end up with $1600-1700 in this B and if we are lucky we will sell it for $2200. That's probably giving us a buck an hour in the shop. The last B we fixed like this will take off in 4th gear and never bog down,no clutch feathering needed. It cranks up and runs so quickly you almost can't get your foot off the starter quick enough. Every one we fix runs that good . But ,yeah ,y'all are right , "hack job". Junk , stupid, backwoods, ignorant, whatever makes you feel better. I will continue on doing what we do. Y'all can swill around in your misery and put down other people , while looking down from your high and might perch.....if that's what makes you happy I feel sorry for you.

It's no easy task doing what you're doing with these tractors. You're taking tractors left for dead, and giving them new life, and you're enjoying the process. Hats off to you. Talk is cheap. Doing is better. That's what it's all about.

 

[Brownie450]

Just wondering how guides were installed at the factory?
I'd guess a press was used. Maybe a press could be used
here also. A press would have somewhat better control
& are fun to use.
Kevin----keep up the good jobs on the old units.
Jim

 

[grandpa Love]

It's no easy task doing what you're doing with these tractors. You're taking tractors left for dead, and giving them new life, and you're enjoying the process. Hats off to you. Talk is cheap. Doing is better. That's what it's all about.

Thanks. I assumed this forum was the place for what we do.

 

[kentucky gardener]

What really ticks me off is the fact that we catch crap for taking a long dead Farmall and for very little money and some long hours and hard work my wife and I make it run and live again. These old A and B tractors ain't going back to 10 hour days in a field,they are gonna putter around the yard with kids and grandkids on them. There is absolutely no way to justify spending $400-600 at a machine shop on a head to "do it correctly". I believe Grandpa would have fixed this tractor exactly like we did. We have sleeve o-rings ordered ( 3 out of 4 were leaking) we have rings ordered. We are going to swap the badly pitted sleeve ( it was full of rusty water) with a good used one. We will end up with $1600-1700 in this B and if we are lucky we will sell it for $2200. That's probably giving us a buck an hour in the shop. The last B we fixed like this will take off in 4th gear and never bog down,no clutch feathering needed. It cranks up and runs so quickly you almost can't get your foot off the starter quick enough. Every one we fix runs that good . But ,yeah ,y'all are right , "hack job". Junk , stupid, backwoods, ignorant, whatever makes you feel better. I will continue on doing what we do. Y'all can swill around in your misery and put down other people , while looking down from your high and might perch.....if that's what makes you happy I feel sorry for you.

i personally think the a's and the b's you do are some of the best work I've seen, with not a lot of time put in them at all. some people could not do what you do in a few days in a few years.

beckham

 

[Rich'sToys]

It's no easy task doing what you're doing with these tractors. You're taking tractors left for dead, and giving them new life, and you're enjoying the process. Hats off to you. Talk is cheap. Doing is better. That's what it's all about.

i personally think the a's and the b's you do are some of the best work I've seen, with not a lot of time put in them at all. some people could not do what you do in a few days in a few years.

I have to agree. I've always been amazed at the job you and your wife do on all those tractors! I only wished we lived closer to each other. I'd love to have you as neighbors and to get to know you.

 

[kentucky gardener]

What really ticks me off is the fact that we catch crap for taking a long dead Farmall and for very little money and some long hours and hard work my wife and I make it run and live again. These old A and B tractors ain't going back to 10 hour days in a field,they are gonna putter around the yard with kids and grandkids on them. There is absolutely no way to justify spending $400-600 at a machine shop on a head to "do it correctly". I believe Grandpa would have fixed this tractor exactly like we did. We have sleeve o-rings ordered ( 3 out of 4 were leaking) we have rings ordered. We are going to swap the badly pitted sleeve ( it was full of rusty water) with a good used one. We will end up with $1600-1700 in this B and if we are lucky we will sell it for $2200. That's probably giving us a buck an hour in the shop. The last B we fixed like this will take off in 4th gear and never bog down,no clutch feathering needed. It cranks up and runs so quickly you almost can't get your foot off the starter quick enough. Every one we fix runs that good . But ,yeah ,y'all are right , "hack job". Junk , stupid, backwoods, ignorant, whatever makes you feel better. I will continue on doing what we do. Y'all can swill around in your misery and put down other people , while looking down from your high and might perch.....if that's what makes you happy I feel sorry for you.

one more thought. it would be an honor to own one of the tractors you restore so well.

 

[RobRightmyer]

You do a great job. Watching what you do and how you get it done, teaches me how to keep my tractors going.

 

[Oregon Tractor Jack]

It is always great fun to watch your progress on these hidden gems. You all do a great job. You have to wonder what was done to these old tractors in the past to keep them running. I have resurrected quite few my self. Some of the "farmer" repairs are interesting. What ever it took to get it back to work...

OTJ

 

[Fixingfarmer]

I don’t see where anyone posted a picture of what you would be attacking but this might shed some light on the subject

 

[used red MN]

I don’t see where anyone posted a picture of what you would be attacking but this might shed some light on the subject

Did this reply end up in the wrong thread? Or a quote of the other reply would help.

 

[Gary Reif]

Grandpa Love, keep doing what your doing. I enjoy seeing your posts. Some of your projects look pretty rough but you always turn them around and put together a good running tractor.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

Did this reply end up in the wrong thread? Or a quote of the other reply would help.

Oh the picture didn’t load I guess it showed the valve guide as one piece