removing weight from JD A

[jsandy]

considering removing hyd unit - rockshafts and PTO inclusive of battery and seat assmebly from 1951 JD A in an attempt to get weight down to 4500 or less. Current weight 4950 wo driver. Need to buy or build a replacement rear end housing cover for all the above removed? Will this work / what problems should I consider?

 

[Larry Baker]

Thats a start u wont get yo there.Do you have a rollamatic frontend??What about your wheels,air cleaner??Thers a lot of heavy that is just there

 

[JohnDeereJimOhio]

replace radiator and fan with aluminum and electric.. Tim harlin cover or see if K&k still has aluminum flat back..

 

[3408 CAT]

i been working on getting one into 4500, not gonna happin got tin wheels,flat back no air filter, best i can do is bout 4800

 

[gtx1967jewison]

Cast flat back? There's guys with G's in 4000 so it is possible. Just takes work, creativity, $.

 

[Michael Bay]

We have a 51 A that we pull in 4500 takes a lot of stripping.

 

[MSD]

He was pulling 3850 with this Unstyled A last weekend.

 

[AB FROM ILL]

I have an aluminum flat back for an A unstyled don"t know if they are the same would sell don"t know what is worth? came on tractor that I"m restoring 16187910098

 

[Super Trucker]

I have a 45 A down to 4400 with tin wheels,no elec,flat back,and no roll a matic. could pull more off if I need to.

 

[jsandy]

I would be interested dependant on price?

 

[Josh Blackburn]

3800 with 200 pound driver with room to go lighter.

 

[Josh Blackburn]

Here

 

[jdth]

3540 with 180 lbs driver. No aluminum wheels... yet. With electric start & battery.

 

[showcrop]

A friend used to pull his G in 4000. If you were driving by when he needed to start it he would be throwing a chain over your weight rack because he had no starter.

 

[elkcagg]

I had a '48 A with pressed tin wheels, no roll-a-matic and I made 4500 with me on and nothing was striped off.

 

[clampdaddy]

(quoted from post at 15:02:56 03/01/14) I had a '48 A with pressed tin wheels, no roll-a-matic and I made 4500 with me on and nothing was striped off.

Did you have an aluminum rear cover? My non r.o.m. '48 A weighs in at 4920 with pressed wheels, 16.9's, and me (260 lbs.) on it

 

[JLG]

Is that a turbo above the flywheel? or am I mistaken?

 

[MSD]

He is running a duplex carb on it. He has an adaptor on the carb to get it to a single pipe that goes back over the flywheel. The adaptors are listed for sale in the photo ads a while back.

 

[Anonymous-0]

JDTH What year A?

 

[jdth]

It's a '38 A.

 

[1940 barnstormer]

model A pulling 3500 pounds. wheels are steel with 16.9x38 tires. has electric start.