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Possibly my new obsession...

Tim A.

Tim A.

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The man that brush hogged our 5 arces of pasture has gotten to old to do it. He did it free. It was a deal made years ago in exchange for keeping his horses on our land. We decided to do it ourselves. Just purchased this 1951 Ford 8n and dug out a 5' Brush hog thats been sitting in the woods for like 20 yrs. I had to cut a tree that had grown up through the tailwheel bracket. Amazingly everything appears to work. Restoring the tractor may become an obsession. It runs great, just looks like hell.
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If it runs why restore, that's a work horses are jealous of these things. Keep that hammer handy!!

Hey, maybe a "Let's build Tim's Tractor" group build? 🚜
 
moon puppy said:
If it runs why restore, that's a work horses are jealous of these things. Keep that hammer handy!!

Hey, maybe a "Let's build Tim's Tractor" group build? 🚜
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It's gonna work hard for awhile.
Hoping to get the pastures knocked down before it breaks, at least.
The group build is an excellent idea! Bring lots of PB blaster.
 
moon puppy said:
Also notice that the tractor and bush hog have spent their entire lives outside and are not nearly as rusty as some folks's representation of a rusted hulk.
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That's a good observation Bob. I'm guessing this tractor has spent most of it's 70+ years outside.
There's an awful lot of modelling of a 1 or 2 year old vehicle that looks like the Titanic does now...just sayn'.
 
Steve Ski said:
Exactly, good old Allentown American Steel! I'd just keep it running, myself. That rear tire definitely looks the era, sandwiched pieces of rubber, classic antique.
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Believe or not the bush hog was setting in the woods for years almost completely buried under decades of fallen leaves. After soaking everything with Kriol penetrating oil every bolt is free and the pto shaft still slides.
 
Ford built very good older tractors. You should run some oil and fuel cleaner through it. Change the oil after the oil cleaner has had some time to work. Grease everything including the brush hog. Ford tractors had a reputation to flip because of the torque. You have a great set up there. Nickle and dime the painting, but paint it some type of camouflage you like. It's not about keeping the yard under control. It's about being cool doing it. There is a product called AT-205 that hydrates seals from the inside. I have pretty much the same set up and it runs like a champ.
 
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Robertp said:
Ford built very good older tractors. You should run some oil and fuel cleaner through it. Change the oil after the oil cleaner has had some time to work. Grease everything including the brush hog. Ford tractors had a reputation to flip because of the torque. You have a great set up there. Nickle and dime the painting, but paint it some type of camouflage you like. It's not about keeping the yard under control. It's about being cool doing it. There is a product called AT-205 that hydrates seals from the inside. I have pretty much the same set up and it runs like a champ.
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I'm feeling my way through the tractor. It's all new to me. The guy we bought it from is an antique tractor mechanic/wheeler and dealer. He changed all the fluids and converted it to 12v. Today, though I noticed the spark plugs looked really old. There were 3 autolite 25's and one 52. In it. The spec book calls for autolite 437 spark plugs, a completely different looking plug. I put the 437's in.
I've also added some Rislone valve/ring sealer.
The bush hog needs the blades sharpened. An adventure in itself! I also think the center top link turnbuckle I have is to long for this bush hog on the 3 point hitch? When I raise the hog all the way off the ground the front of the bush hog almost touches the tires.
Overall I'm enjoying getting this set up figured out and working!
I've also realized a steering wheel suicide knob is a must for me.
 
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This is one of our pastures we're getting this setup to do. This one and the other pasture totals about 5 acres. We hired a guy to get them knocked down until our bush hog is ready. A nice view from the kitchen.
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