Super A restoration picture

[Anonymous-0]

It's slow and go with the winter rains, but we were able to get the finals assembled and installed on our SA. Unfortunately it gets pretty wet in our barn when it rains too hard. Hopefully the rain will hold off for awhile this morning so we can get the engine installed. If you look in the background, you can see it sitting on a cart waiting its turn.

 

[Yugrotcart]

Greg,
Now that's looking really good. I only have a "summer" workshop. Can't get anything done in the winter.

Paul

 

[Anonymous-0]

There's alot of us without heat in the shop for winter. But I use the time to look ahead and take care of some of the small stuff that costs time later--ordering parts, making sure other parts are ready to assemble or are otherwise ready to bolt back on, getting smaller parts ready to paint, etc. On your picture, I'd remove those oil pans from under the wheel hubs and make sure the grunge is out. I took mine off and discovered where someone had used drawbar bolts that were too long and had broken off the inside metal in the wheel housing. That mean the bolt hole (without the bolt) left the inside exposed to water, mud, etc.
Also, if you're gonna paint that thing it migth be easier to paint the rear without the engine bolted on. You can lift the torque tube upright and get to the undercarriage easier (several ways to do this but be careful).

Otherwise, it's looking good.

 

[Hugh MacKay]

Greg: Regardless of the wet, I see progress from the photos you sent me. Tractor is looking up.

I got those photos done yesterday, soon as my daughter gets the prints back to me, I'll mail that package.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks! It has been a great father/son project with my seventeen year old.

I have heat, its the water in the barn that slows everything down. My 60 year old barn was built at grade and when it rains hard, water flows through s portion of it. Very discouraging work atmosphere.

The final oil pans are in the electrolysis tank while the ones on the tractor are there temporarily. Everything is clean and the castings have been painted inside with Glyptal. By the time this is back together, We will have held every nut, bolt, bearing, seal, gasket, and part on the tractor, replacing all that is needed. I should have bought stock in IHC before restoring this one!

I considered painting it before installing the engine, but I going to install it and paint it as an assembly. I have a 6,000 lb. forklift available to move it around.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks Hugh, we're headed down to the barn now to work on it before the game today. I'll post another picture of our progress this evening.

Greg

 

[ScottyHOMeY]

It's great putting them back together, isn't it!

I went at my BN the way you've been at this one, right down to every nut, bolt, seal, bearing . . . The tractor was in such hard shape that I knew from the outset it was going to be that kind of project. It was so cruddy and caked up where the dirt had combined with the weeping oil, that I blasted and primed it first, still closing things up to minimize the blasting media getting into things, but knowing that I'd be cleaning any residual out as I went through it. When it (finally!) came time to paint, I cleaned up and degreased the primer,and gave it a good aggressive scuffing all over before a last coat of primer and painting.

At the time I started, I didn't even have a good indoor place to work, and did most of it (apart from the motor) outside using the deck of one of my trailers for a flat working surface to jack and support things on. Getting her to the point where I could put the wheels back under her to roll her off the triler and get her undercover was occasion for a small celebration (two fingers of Dalwhinnie!).

Please keep the pictures coming!

 

[Zach Bouchard]

I know what it is like to have a cold shop. I am trying to get my high school senior project done. It is restoring an old 46 M. I just need some warm weather so I can paint it.

 

[Andy Motteberg]

Looking good! Keep posting pictures of your progress and Good luck finishing it up! Did you ever get that H on Steel yet??

Andy.