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Originally posted by 1955CA 1955CA wrote:

Nice!! Cool to see all the pics of it coming along. Thanks for posting.
And yes, should be a parking brake cam on each side.

There's what I need to get next....proper handles for the rear lift and for the hand clutch.
 

I agree, not sure what I want to do with the hand clutch and gear shift.  I do have a handle for the hydraulics from the family CA.  It is unique and home made for sure.  Almost cobbled!!! Wink  But that is the cool part of this handle.  I will take a picture tomorrow!


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Originally posted by 1955CA 1955CA wrote:

Nice!! Cool to see all the pics of it coming along. Thanks for posting.
And yes, should be a parking brake cam on each side.

There's what I need to get next....proper handles for the rear lift and for the hand clutch.
 

I agree, not sure what I want to do with the hand clutch and gear shift.  I do have a handle for the hydraulics from the family CA.  It is unique and home made for sure.  Almost cobbled!!! Wink  But that is the cool part of this handle.  I will take a picture tomorrow!
And sometimes stuff like that is cool to keep. It's nice to preserve some history of what has been done in the field during it's working life.

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Was a great day. Spent about 6 hours on the CA. Was fun to do!!


First thing was to assemble the rear rims and wheels.

Set the fixed wheel stop and screw, then one after another put the remaining eccentric pin blocks together.







Will do a bit of touch up paints with a few "Q-Tips". Specifically where the we "damaged the paint" with the socket wrench.

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I'm curious, does everyone paint the slide rails for the rims?  I've already adjusted the spacing and made ugly paint scrapes.  I notice a lot of nice show tractors with these painted and they look pristine...do they just touch them up for the show?
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Then, we attached the clutch handle.





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Originally posted by dfwallis dfwallis wrote:

I'm curious, does everyone paint the slide rails for the rims?  I've already adjusted the spacing and made ugly paint scrapes.  I notice a lot of nice show tractors with these painted and they look pristine...do they just touch them up for the show?


When we reassembled I was able to slide them, along the rail and then secure the bolt holding them to the hub. Worked quite well with out scuffing up the paint. Was not perfect, thus, will use a touch up brush or Q-tip this week.

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Put on the new oil pressure gauge. First painted it black and then with a bit of teflon tape intalled. This just looks totally freaking awesome!!!



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As well set TDC on #1 and set the magneto in place. Did make a new gasket for the magneto to governor.



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Connected the battery and put on the positive cable cover.


Also note, we did connect the "choke" "rod" to the carburetor.

Here is the battery with the top cover.



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Here is the family hydraulic control handle. Love that this is something that was made on the fly, to keep it working.

Is neat to think about the moment it was welded and put together. What was happening that day and why did they need to weld a bolt to a shaft and then to a knob. We will never know. However it lives on today!!!!





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Yep sophisticated outdoor paint shop. Hung up all the tin after a bit of Bondo and primed everything. Will paint this a couple of times this week with a couple of coats.

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Installed the steering wheel and love how it is coming together!


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OK! As mentioned, was a great day. We got a ton done!

Pictures of the day!!






Spectacular success today!!!!
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I have done the "outdoor paint shop" several times in the last 30 years.. Got to watch for the bugs and wind... but a breeze can help with the  "NEW PAINTS" that your not suppose to breath !!
Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Originally posted by steve(ill) steve(ill) wrote:

I have done the "outdoor paint shop" several times in the last 30 years.. Got to watch for the bugs and wind... but a breeze can help with the  "NEW PAINTS" that your not suppose to breath !!


Yep those darn bugs. Agree, keeps us from breathing all those fumes at least!!! The weather looks good these next days, thus hope to get them covered with the "Orange."

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Started off with the a very important part of the CA. Reinstalled the gear shift boot which looks good, but most importantly prevents water in the transmission, differential, PTO and hydraulics.



Painted the tank strap as well.



And the seat shock/suspension.



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Then sanded the tin that we primed this past weekend and a few months ago. Plan to sand again tomorrow with a light to see anything that needs sanding.

Then paint with the spray gun in our "paint shop." Plan a second coat on Saturday and third on Sunday.

First we worked on the the grill with new primer. Still a bit of sanding needed just above the grill.



Next was the fenders (no pics) and hood.



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The tank needs a bit of work. Will be able to sand out quite of bit of this tomorrow before painting. It has been easy to hammer out the dents in all the other tin, however, the tank is obviously not that easy. I honestly am OK with a few dents. I mean damm it is 71 years old!!!



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Finally, did need to use a short 1/4 drill bit and a coat hanger wire on the drill, to open up the "wire tunnel" for the left fender light wire. With the coat hanger, I was able to pass all the way though, however, was not able to run a new wire. Thus, it is only partly cleaned out.

Tomorrow, I will use a longer dill bit and will get to the curve. Hopefully, we will be able to open this such that I can run a new wire through the track.



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Looking good!! A couple things that relate to mine, I don't have the bolted wheel locks on either of mine. So far my rims have stayed tight. My rails are scratched from adjusting them, but neither one of my CA's are painted nice like yours.

I need to get a handle for the hand clutch for one of mine? Are the ones sold by the aftermarket places good? Any suggestions where to get?

I put new gauges on my 1955. I got them from Steiner but I don't find the oil pressure one to be accurate. It reads way up on the high side at idle where as the rusty stock one was where I normally see them. But I think I have read people saying the ones from Steiner are not accurate?

And do you have any tips how you prepped and painted that seat spring? Did you disassemble, or just spray the whole thing?
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And for some odd reason BOTH my CA hoods, someone has cut that thin piece of body metal between the holes.
I don't understand why. Just loosen the one bolt and the pipe and muffler slide right off.
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Was a great day. Spent a couple of hours sanding with 240 and 600 grit. Finally ready to paint.

Here they are ready for a coat of paint.



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The paint gun worked awesome. Did have to thin the paint a bit, but when was right worked beautifully. Used about 12 oz of paint today.

The seat and fender



Then the grill.



The tank looks good. There are few dents, which I am OK with at this point in time. Maybe some year, will take out those small dents



Overall here is everything. Excited about how they look.



Will hit them again with the paint gun tomorrow. Will first sand everything with 1000 grit to take off any edges and help the next coat stick, then the second and maybe last coat.


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Installed the seat shock.



And here is a final pic of the tractor.



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Originally posted by 1955CA 1955CA wrote:

Looking good!! A couple things that relate to mine, I don't have the bolted wheel locks on either of mine. So far my rims have stayed tight. My rails are scratched from adjusting them, but neither one of my CA's are painted nice like yours.

I need to get a handle for the hand clutch for one of mine? Are the ones sold by the aftermarket places good? Any suggestions where to get?

I put new gauges on my 1955. I got them from Steiner but I don't find the oil pressure one to be accurate. It reads way up on the high side at idle where as the rusty stock one was where I normally see them. But I think I have read people saying the ones from Steiner are not accurate?

And do you have any tips how you prepped and painted that seat spring? Did you disassemble, or just spray the whole thing?


Thank you!

The knob I put on the hand clutch is the gear shift knob that was on the tractor I bought. I think it is from DJ's Tractor Parts. Here is the link. Gear Shift Knob

Interesting about your pressure gauge. I hope to start the CA this up this weekend. Will see how the pressure gauge works. This is also something I bought from DJ's.

Regarding the seat spring and shock. I did disassemble the original seat spring. Was able to clean it up nicely and started painting it. However, after talking with my bro and friend, they did reminded me that it bottomed out, thus decided to buy a new one (from DJ's)

which I hope has a bit more support.

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And for some odd reason BOTH my CA hoods, someone has cut that thin piece of body metal between the holes.
I don't understand why. Just loosen the one bolt and the pipe and muffler slide right off.


Interesting. Agree, wonder why. Would love to go back and ask those question and understand why someone did that!!
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Did you get just a new seat spring or the shock too? Let me know if the new one is any better. Mine doesn't bottom out but it is getting pretty soft.
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Did you get just a new seat spring or the shock too? Let me know if the new one is any better. Mine doesn't bottom out but it is getting pretty soft.


I bought the entire unit from DJ's.

Plan to reassemble mid next week after the paint and clear coats are done and dry. I will let you know.

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First started with cleaning up around the shop. Then cleaned up the snap coupler bell and hook. At some point someone had this off and put it back on incorrectly, The spring on the hook was not loaded, thus the hook just dropped.

Took us about 15 min to get everything the right place such that the spring was loaded with the pin in place. Was a bit of puzzle.



Can see that the hook is closed once the spring is loaded.



Then spent over an hour cleaning up the bell coupler and hook.

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