weakest and strongest

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

I would like to start with the L Case.. Your opinion on the weakest thing about a L and the strongest thing about a L. Later we can add other models... My L was the one I started to run when I was a kid and than I moved to the LA. My L (my grandfather bought it new)was one of the first two sold in Cheyenne CO Nebraska in the fall of 1928.
I"ll start!
strongest-- oil bath clutch
weakest -- no muffler, hard on the ears Huh??

 

[garytomaszewski]

How about the DC ?
strongest = Great power/economy
weakest = Slooow road gear when you had 7 miles between farms

 

[Don Livingston]

A 1928 is very very hard to find. What is the serial number? The early manfold with no holes for a outlet is very rare. Weak spot are the mated gears on the clutch input shaft and first reduction shaft. Strong ,is all the parts after the input gears.
Don L.
call me about the 28,,,ph 507 433 0073

 

[Anonymous-0]

I love the DC, but the lack of a 5 speed transmission really held them back.


Glenn

 

[Ande]

7 mi per hour,hmm,sounds good,when I'm on my "DC" this summer life will be much better at 7 mi per hour.Had a lifetime of the faster stuff

 

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

I should have put that it is a 1929 L sold in the fall of 1928 ser# 318252

 

[Anonymous-0]

Road gear is fine. More gears are needed from 1st to 3rd. 1st is often too fast for choppers and combines, etc. and too slow for the plow.

Glenn

 

[olgentdc]

Check that DC post again ... I beg to differ ,,They go about 12 -15 miles per hour , (mine rev a little faster because I run LUCAS oil) at that rate a farm 7 miles away would take about one hour of travel time , round trip.. gives a guy some scheming Time ..

 

[Ande]

Hi J, yes your right,I think it was around 10 mile per hour road gear,but I want to "joy ride",my post didnt reflect that.

Hey how are you doing? Here were suppose to have a warmup starting tomorrow,going to get some "farm stuff" done this weekend? How about you,whats your weekend plans?

 

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

Don, I tried to call but can't get you. Try calling me 3082544285 in the evening between eight and nine your time.

 

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

Don, sorry I meant between 9 and 10 PM your time

 

[olgentdc]

Ok I reckon ,thats a loaded question ....... Kinda gettin behind ,Got all the parts to complete the overhaul for the YANmurray loader tractor , move fence , Put My SARA'S new range hood in kitchen , sort cattle, repair feed grinder , take 800 Case tranny top off to see whats not working in there and fix , put 730CASE back together , change hydro fluids on 4020 and 1070 , cut wood , change motor on splitter , repair barn roof , rebuild well house , and wood shed the wind dam near finished off for me ,change heater core in Celebrity, Hub bearing on Corsica , sowe clover , get the 86 dodge road worthy and #1 truck status , remove bumper and runnin boards on cummins dodge to get ready for paint on the 23rd , get the rest of the round bales from up at Dads,remove WIND damaged shingles and relay new shingles , take a load of corn in for delayed pricing .......

 

[Ande]

J,all I can say is,,,,,you are busy! Man,you need to take a break.You need some "DC" time! LOL

 

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

Pic of my L The dad is my grandfather--note sand lugs

29 L

 

[olgentdc]

Takin coffe break rite now listenin 'to Alll You Guys ...Its my fault I am behind , Last summer droughty crops and DADS failin Health and evetual passin GOT Me Down in August,, IKe come thru here and took out my shade treees and throwed one onto the house and took 20 ft of wall from the house durin a 5 minute 100 mph gust,... All my Mutual funds and investment savings are really stinkin ,and I know I am not alone with that . Least I got money to SMELL,,., About the time I get to where I can get up and run , somthin else comes along ,,, CRAZY damwinds , ICE coating 2 inches aruond on the electric fence wire,,. this winter I have lost only One Calf .. things are lookin Up , Sun is Shinin ,, Gonna get trees off fence , and the last Pasture will be cattle ready today ,, btw ,,, You Guys are a tremendous comfort during the walk thru the valley of darknes ... keep TellinIt like it IS , SEE YA JIm

 

[Ande]

Jim,
Yes,those dark places one needs to go,even when its not by choice,sorry to here about your Dad,I know about that,lost mine to lung cancer in 01.Yep,know about those investments too,talk about a tongue lashin somebody should get for taking those little parachutes away from us.
Like you there has been trouble,like them darn floods and all this rain.

But like you,I got up,dusted myself off and going again.But there will be prayers for those that are still down.

I think all of us in here need each other,and like you,I get a really big kick out of reading all that goes on to get all this old machinery to run again.

Yesterday,I called my old friend with the "600" combine,hehe,he told me,yea he's going to sell it to me,as it will never get fixed with him.But he still couldnt come up with a number! I just chuckled and he said will talk about that another day! I said that sounds fine.You know that is a bunch of fun too.I will wait till hes ready.

Good Luck old friend

 

[Jimmie D. Phelps]

WOW!! this thread has went the wrong way.. All I wanted was reply on the L first and than when exhausted we could go to other models.. OH well all thing go on these forums...

 

[caseman-d]

(quoted from post at 21:23:31 03/12/09) Pic of my L The dad is my grandfather--note sand lugs

29 L

Like the picture, do you have any others from the golden days. Working on trying to get me an L. I think it's a 29 also but has elbow going up like the D's did. Hope to go look at once the snow disappears again.
caseman-d