Off Color Thoughts- Farmall B
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Topic: Off Color Thoughts- Farmall B
Posted By: Scott B
Subject: Off Color Thoughts- Farmall B
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2016 at 9:31am
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Came across a Farmall B that is in pretty good shape and a decent price. Thinking of picking it up. No big plans for use. Anything I should watch out for? ...maybe its all the Fall colors...a splash of red to go with all the Orange! ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
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Posted By: cpg
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2016 at 9:44am
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I have a Farmall Super A which is pretty much the same tractor, just a different layout. The B's are simple and easy to service. Just check usual things like with any tractor such as quality of fluids, shifting good, clutch, and odd noises. Only particular I can think of is that they have no water pump; just naturally cycle and so the fan is just a fan assembly on a stud. They were originally oil filled for the bushings and many years cause leaky seals which will make the bushings dry out and the fan assembly will lock up. So, check for oi leaks or shaft play. I got some more life out of mine by replacing the oil fill screw with a zerk fitting and filling with grease but it makes a mess. You can pretty reasonably buy new assemblies with sealed bearings; I got one for about $70 with everything including a new fan. They are great tractors, enjoy! |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2016 at 10:10am
| Do they have the same rope seals on the rear axle as the farmall h has? My grandfather always said that the problems with our h started when they let it sit too long and the rope seals on the axle dried out. I don't know I haven't taken the h apart to fix it yet. But yes the old farmall tractors are nice tractors just be aware they don't have live power. That said i can't wait to get my h fixed and Ted hay with it again. I always liked the ride of the h. Just feels nice like you can see everything nice and I guess because it is the smallest power I used but it felt like the little engine that could. |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2016 at 8:20pm
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Check behind the carburetor for cracks in the block or a previous repair. There was a weak spot in the block and I see a lot of them seeping fluid.
------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 6:10am
| The Farmall B was my Dads first tractor when he switched from farming with horses in 1941. Three years later he sold it and bought a pitch fork at an auction and they threw in an Allis Chalmers C. A time of no sell tractors with World War Two rules. The B Farmall was one tractor I had wanted to add to my collection but just never bought one. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 9:17am
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Going to go take a closer look tonight. Dick L, thinking I'll get them to throw in a pitchfork or maybe I should just switch back to horses! Do they ride well on a flatbed trailer? LOL ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 9:18am
| I think they ride better on a trail through the woods. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 9:48am
Hilarious.....but they'd go faster on that flatbed! Rider might need to duck in places with low clearance ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Dan73 wrote:Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 11:05am
Just a little history that most didn't know about.
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Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 11:17am
| My grandfather got one of those tractors that you couldn't have in the war. He had to agree to park it in the barn and drive it after dark. Not sure how that worked because you also couldn't have any lights on at night. Something to do with the fact that his tractor was one of the last one in the state with rubber tires. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 2:22pm
Love the history Dick. My grandfather and uncles farmed with horses going into the war. We've a couple of pics of them doing so....way cool to look at and incredible on what was accomplished with a team of horses. ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 2:43pm
 When farming with horses you don't spend a lot of time in the house taking a coffee break. 
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Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 4:23pm
Picture of my Uncle with horses "Pat & Tom". Pre-WWII. My uncle went into the war as an infantry replacement (one of the highest mortality rates for an infantryman; many didn't last 24 hours) He survived France, Italy and the Battle of the Bulge. Came home and never owned a gun or watched a war movie (said they weren't even close to the reality). Lost him a couple years back now. Great person. ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2016 at 4:29pm
| Wow nice photo. Those are some nice looking horses. What an amazing service record. I am sure he is right that the war movies are nothing like the real thing. He must have been an amazing guy to have served in WWII as long as he did and make it home. |