Oh no...I got the green acres theme in my head now. 

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I'm getting my wife a shirt that says "I ride a Red Belly"I've replaced the spark plugs. Removed and cleaned the oil bath air cleaner (that's a fascinating piece of hardware) Fixed the stuck carburetor float, re-bent the gas line from the sediment bowl to the carb. These are gravity fed engines and somebody had an up hill bend in the line. The carb's main needle valve was turned way. Set it back to 2 turns out. I adjusted the timing. I suspect the old distributor is tired so I have a new one on the way. The one in it is a Prestolite, not original to the 1951 Ford.
The engine has smoothed out and doesn't backfire.
I think the tractor is ready to work, till something breaks.View attachment 181707
With all the rain we've had here the grass better be green! I think we broke a record for rainfall in the month of May. We don't have nice grass in our yard. The 3 acres of mowed yard grass is just the plain pasture kind, it was a cow field before my wife had the house built.Excellent, pretty cool photo also Tim. Nice green grass and rust.
It's my OCDYou're going to start messing with the wiring on something that's working? OK then...![]()
It was a workout for me too...haha. Moving the gate was the easy part. If only the tractor could dig post holes and re-string fence as well... got er done though.That's a great photo Tim. Good little workout for the tractor.
Check me if I'm wrong there Mr. Douglas...but they have tools for that don't they?Moving the gate was the easy part. If only the tractor could dig post holes and re-string fence as well...
It was a workout for me too...haha. Moving the gate was the easy part. If only the tractor could dig post holes and re-string fence as well... got er done though.View attachment 182135That's a great photo Tim. Good little workout for the tractor.
I'm mot allowed to buy anything else for that tractor...right now anyway...hahaCheck me if I'm wrong there Mr. Douglas...but they have tools for that don't they?
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I definitely could've used your help putting in the gate Duke! There's a little over 11 acres. 3 of it is yard, 5 is pasture, the remainder is woods. The subdivision/apartment complex developers building all around us would love to get their greedy paws on it. Ain't gonna happen!What a magnificent thread! I love that old tractor! This is so cool! Man, I wish I had a way out there; I'd help you with some of that work!