Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
Hello all!
Well, if you remember my post earlier in the week, I was looking at bringing home an F20. Well, I took the plunge (but not on the one I was looking at)... But one that I figured was in a little better internal shape. The motor was free on this one, and was advertised on Craigslist near me for $400 (I talked him down much lower than that). The rear wheels were cutoff steel on 38" rims (in much better shape than the round spokes on the '38 I was looking at), and the front have one cutoff steel, and one F&H adjustable I believe. It is kind of a frankenstein tractor as the frame is stamped as FA16675 which makes it a 1935.. The motor and tag on the toolbox have FA123374 stamped in them which means at some point the motor was changed out with one out of a 1938. Looking the tractor over, it is in pretty good shape. Internally, it looks real clean, and the impulse on the mag still has a strong 'click' when hand cranking. It has a PTO extension, as well as the Comfort Ride seat. The gentleman originally bought it to restore, put on a new manifold and rebuilt the carburetor but lost interest as he got further into retirement and started traveling. He has no idea when the last time it was ran, but did give me a full decal set with it, as well as a Jensales service manual to get me started. I ended up giving $250 for the tractor as it sits. Now that I have that said...
Here is the bad:
Missing radiator cap
Missing right brake drum
Missing belt pulley
Missing original air cleaner (has one off of an A/B/C Farmall).
Block appears to be cracked behind the carb (unless it is a casting flaw).
Magneto linkages are homemade
I know what you are thinking - I should have gone with that 1938 that is down south of me.. It is fully complete but has the motor stuck and the left rear wheel is in bad shape. So here are my thoughts - Maybe I will pick that one up as well and try to make one good tractor out of the two. I can grab that one up for $240, so to have (2) F20's to make one for just shy of $500 may not be such a bad idea... I hope you enjoy the photos. Video to come.
Well, if you remember my post earlier in the week, I was looking at bringing home an F20. Well, I took the plunge (but not on the one I was looking at)... But one that I figured was in a little better internal shape. The motor was free on this one, and was advertised on Craigslist near me for $400 (I talked him down much lower than that). The rear wheels were cutoff steel on 38" rims (in much better shape than the round spokes on the '38 I was looking at), and the front have one cutoff steel, and one F&H adjustable I believe. It is kind of a frankenstein tractor as the frame is stamped as FA16675 which makes it a 1935.. The motor and tag on the toolbox have FA123374 stamped in them which means at some point the motor was changed out with one out of a 1938. Looking the tractor over, it is in pretty good shape. Internally, it looks real clean, and the impulse on the mag still has a strong 'click' when hand cranking. It has a PTO extension, as well as the Comfort Ride seat. The gentleman originally bought it to restore, put on a new manifold and rebuilt the carburetor but lost interest as he got further into retirement and started traveling. He has no idea when the last time it was ran, but did give me a full decal set with it, as well as a Jensales service manual to get me started. I ended up giving $250 for the tractor as it sits. Now that I have that said...
Here is the bad:
Missing radiator cap
Missing right brake drum
Missing belt pulley
Missing original air cleaner (has one off of an A/B/C Farmall).
Block appears to be cracked behind the carb (unless it is a casting flaw).
Magneto linkages are homemade
I know what you are thinking - I should have gone with that 1938 that is down south of me.. It is fully complete but has the motor stuck and the left rear wheel is in bad shape. So here are my thoughts - Maybe I will pick that one up as well and try to make one good tractor out of the two. I can grab that one up for $240, so to have (2) F20's to make one for just shy of $500 may not be such a bad idea... I hope you enjoy the photos. Video to come.