WeirdDeere
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Been working on our VAC #5351064, and hurrying to finish before our local show next weekend!
While not quite finished with every detail, I thought I could share some pictures. This board has been very helpful, I may not have asked many questions, because most were already answered in the archives!
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This tractor was bought by my great grandfather new in 1948 from the dealership in New London, OH. Yes, it IS 1949 model, but the family all swears it was delivered in '48, probably just like the model years with new cars.
When he died, it was given to his son in law, my grandpa. The tractor was used for cultivating, buzz saw work, planting, running the hay elevator, lots of small jobs. Eventually it was parked in the old (former) chicken coop next to an old JD D.
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My grandpa, planting with the VAC and duals for better traction!
Eventually the chicken coop was falling down, and the tractor was given to my father in 1998 under the condition that it be fixed up, and it became our project. The first old tractor I'd messed with, and it got me hooked, to say the least at the age of 14!
Was a fun project, and quite the learning experience, though I didn't really do too much the first time around (my dad did). Mechanically it was still in decent shape, we've never done any work to the engine or transmission, if you don't count rewelding the block (has been broken and welded multiple times since the 1960s!), a radiator, water pump, etc. Was a nice little tractor for running a 5 foot brushhog, at least until we broke a PTO gear tooth.
Fast forward a few years and it'd been a long time since it was fixed, and it was looking pretty rough. Rear rims were soft, and needed rear tires too as they were getting pretty dry rotted.
I started tinkering last year, working on the brakes, replacing a PTO gear, seal in the torque tube, etc. I know it's strange, but I really wanted to get the authentic style rear tires, and bought new reproductions, probably spending more than the tractor was worth just doing that. Most of the work this time around was cosmetic. Paint, gauges, wiring. It's amazing how well the tractor turns over with a RIGHT sized battery cable. It was a slow cranker before.
My great grandmother died just this summer, and I'd hope she's happy in some way that one of her husband's tractors is still going strong.
If I could find one of his DCs, it'd be even better. He seemed to like putting Dodge front axles under them. #5515651 was one. Another was XXX0679 (mouse chewed away the first numbers). If anyone knows of the whereabouts of these tractors, LET ME KNOW, please!
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Hope you enjoy, I can answer any questions if necessary! I'm hoping to get the cultivators pulled out of the weeds, painted and back into place too. Ran out of time this year. We'll see about next
Brandon
While not quite finished with every detail, I thought I could share some pictures. This board has been very helpful, I may not have asked many questions, because most were already answered in the archives!
<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n8/weirddeere/Case%20VAC/?action=view&current=IMG_9417.jpg" target="_blank">
This tractor was bought by my great grandfather new in 1948 from the dealership in New London, OH. Yes, it IS 1949 model, but the family all swears it was delivered in '48, probably just like the model years with new cars.
When he died, it was given to his son in law, my grandpa. The tractor was used for cultivating, buzz saw work, planting, running the hay elevator, lots of small jobs. Eventually it was parked in the old (former) chicken coop next to an old JD D.
<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n8/weirddeere/?action=view&current=VAC_highres.jpg" target="_blank">
My grandpa, planting with the VAC and duals for better traction!
Eventually the chicken coop was falling down, and the tractor was given to my father in 1998 under the condition that it be fixed up, and it became our project. The first old tractor I'd messed with, and it got me hooked, to say the least at the age of 14!
Was a fun project, and quite the learning experience, though I didn't really do too much the first time around (my dad did). Mechanically it was still in decent shape, we've never done any work to the engine or transmission, if you don't count rewelding the block (has been broken and welded multiple times since the 1960s!), a radiator, water pump, etc. Was a nice little tractor for running a 5 foot brushhog, at least until we broke a PTO gear tooth.
Fast forward a few years and it'd been a long time since it was fixed, and it was looking pretty rough. Rear rims were soft, and needed rear tires too as they were getting pretty dry rotted.
I started tinkering last year, working on the brakes, replacing a PTO gear, seal in the torque tube, etc. I know it's strange, but I really wanted to get the authentic style rear tires, and bought new reproductions, probably spending more than the tractor was worth just doing that. Most of the work this time around was cosmetic. Paint, gauges, wiring. It's amazing how well the tractor turns over with a RIGHT sized battery cable. It was a slow cranker before.
My great grandmother died just this summer, and I'd hope she's happy in some way that one of her husband's tractors is still going strong.
If I could find one of his DCs, it'd be even better. He seemed to like putting Dodge front axles under them. #5515651 was one. Another was XXX0679 (mouse chewed away the first numbers). If anyone knows of the whereabouts of these tractors, LET ME KNOW, please!
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Hope you enjoy, I can answer any questions if necessary! I'm hoping to get the cultivators pulled out of the weeds, painted and back into place too. Ran out of time this year. We'll see about next
Brandon
