What I dragged home today

[TractorTucker]

I was cleaning out an old shed today and found a few treasures. There were a few more manuals that I didn't grab that are junk and a few of the ones I did grab are probably trash. I am surprised at how nice they are for sitting in a little shack for a couple decades. Does anyone know what the pto covers are for? They appear to be almost new. Perhaps the greatest prize is what appears to be a dearborn grease gun.

 

[TractorTucker]

 

[Bob Bancroft]

A bunch of new generation JD's used those covers.

 

[DoubleO7]

If the Merck crate is solid, and you rubbed the dirt off and maybe wipe it down with linseed oil would be more value than the rest.

 

[Hobo,NC]

DoubleO7 That's my thought's also... At a local auction this year old box's/crates from the local IHC tractor dealer that had their name and Sanford, NC on it fetched BIG money... All wood box's that came from old hometown factory's fetched outrages money even if they were junk...

 

[shaun wallace]

Grease gun looks like a Superior. Have one that my dad had from back in 60s and proably older than that. Have to fill with bucket with pump, wont take a tube cause way plunger is made.

 

[TractorTucker]

The crate seems solid and the lettering is
just as good if not better on the other
side.

 

[Peat]

We have a PTO cover like that on the front pto of our 70 JD 4520 as Bob stated.

 

[TractorTucker]

After cleaning the handle with a wire brush where I expected the dearborn logo to be I found some letters, I can't read it all but I can see ear space where I can't read rn

 

[neverfear]

Be careful with linseed oil on that box. I wiped a tobacco box down with it and it turned so dark the lettering is almost illegible. Try it on the bottom first. I'm going to try polyurethane next time.

 

[DoubleO7]

(quoted from post at 21:16:34 12/18/20) Be careful with linseed oil on that box. I wiped a tobacco box down with it and it turned so dark the lettering is almost illegible. Try it on the bottom first. I'm going to try polyurethane next time.

Yes, poly would likely be better.
Brushed or sprayed.
The wood is likely too rough to wipe it with cloth anyways.

Does that box have "Poison" and what was in it on other side?

 

[TractorTucker]

The other side is a copy of what is in the
first picture, one of the short sides has
some numbers on it. I don't think it says
what was in it.

 

[Dan in North Houston]

PTO covers look like the ones on my 4020, and since it has the mid-PTO, there are two covers with it.

 

[Mike M]

That green spring could be one for the 3 pt on a 2 cyl. 20 or 30 series Deere. Pull it out and post a better picture of it.