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Is that a cushion I see on that seat?

We put a cushion on all the pan style seats because they get super hot when left in the sun.

Cool additions, guys. Are the IH propane as rare and collectable as the Deere LP tractors?


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Here’s a tractor that I dust off and get out of the barn on occasion. I thought in the spirit of this thread I’d do a little write up and give a tour of it. I know the pictures won’t do the size and scale justice and I’ll babble on too much - but hopefully you will stick with it and appreciate the mechanical ingenuity implemented in a survivor of 3 or 4 generations now.

This is a 1922 Model H 16-30 Rumely Oil-Pull tractor. It is a standard (non-adjustable) tread tractor produced for wheat land applications by the Advance Rumely Thresher Company of La Porte, IN. Its horizontal two-cylinder engine produces 16hp at the drawbar and 30hp on the belt at the whooping rated speed of 500 RPM. This tractor weighs 10,000 pounds and crawls across the ground at about 2 mph in high gear.





The Oil-Pull gets its name because it oil-cooled rather than water-cooled. The smokestack in the front is actually a large radiator with thin oil filled sheets that run vertically. Cool air is drawn up through the bottom using another unique feature of the Oil Pull. Rather than having a fan the tractor has an exhaust diffuser above the radiator and the exhaust leaving the narrow cone pulls cool air up from underneath the cooling sheets. As the load increases, so does the force of the exhaust and ultimately, the airflow. An engine driven pump circulates the cooling oil through the engine.

To keep operation and maintenance simple the Oil-Pull used a ‘flow through’ oiling system. Clean oil was added to the oilers in the top. As that ran through the engine it kept the crankcase full. The engine crankcase was open to the transmission at a pre-set level and extra engine oil ran down into the transmission. When the transmission was overflowing it ran oil into the final drives… and the excess oil from there ran out onto the very ground that it all came from to begin with. Oil change? Ain’t nobody got time for that.

Starting the engine begins with priming the cylinders using a hand fuel pump and setting the needle valve on the carburetor. Then the work starts. There is a handle to pull on that fits into notches on the inside of the flywheel. But pulling on it is backbreaking so there is a second method – namely putting your foot on a flywheel spoke and grabbing the top of the flywheel with your hands, THEN pushing for all your worth. The pistons are the size of 5 gallon buckets, so it isn’t a job for the faint of heart. I’ll post a link to a startup video as soon as it loads.

I traded a friend 3 other tractors to get this one. When I got it the engine ran, but slobbered more oil than Spindletop. My Dad and I overhauled the engine and as you can imagine, you DON’T go down to the Rumely dealer for parts. The cylinders were horribly pitted. I took the block to a machine shop and had the pistons turned until they cleaned up. Then they bored and sleeved the cylinders, then rebored them to match the pistons - so, ya, it’s non-standard now! But to keep in the ‘non-standard’ vein I had the crank journals cleaned up and new babbit poured in the bearings. Then we got real good with brash shims and Platigauge. Currently Centerpole Jr. says he wants to take the next step as an Ag-Mechanics project when he’s in high school. We’ll see. He’s still young enough that tractors and cattle rank above young ladies… but I suspect there are cuter things on his horizon than a 90-year-old relic.

This is the only piece of safety equipment on the whole tractor. A shield that pushes your foot out if it was to slip and get inside the flywheel during startup.



A couple other pictures from around the tractor - American-Bosch DU2 Magneto.



Dome lamp.



Dude. I hope that came through for you by now… (this is a gear used to move the front axle off to the side so that the right front wheel would not interfere with belt operation when the tractor was used as a stationary engine on a thresher)



Here are a couple cool pictures from the interwebz…

Lots of prairie about to get laid to waste.



The grand-daddy Rumely, 30-60 Model E.



tl;dr – IF you want stuff to last 90 years – use a LOT of iron.

awesome

Video clip of cranking it up, the motor running, and killing it. The flywheel is moving faster than THAT - but it sure looks slow when filmed w/ the GoPro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPV1aYM58Us

This guys video is actually better than mine, and his tractor runs better too because he has the air cleaner. Without the air cleaner to give the tractor something to draw against, mine misses a lot without load and at idle. You see he uses the starting handle. Think it gets cold up there?? I'll bet that insulation in the barn isn't for the heat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO94HzsHEA0&feature=endscreen

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So freaking neat!

Three new start/run videos on our YouTube Channel

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Videos now up of 11 of the tractors on our YouTube Channel

1946 Gibson A
1941 John Deere LA
1954 John Deere 520 LP
1945 Avery A
1949 Massey Harris Pony
1937 John Deere B
1952 Minneapolis-Moline BF (same as Avery R)
1938 John Deere L
1949 Avery V
1950 John Deere AR (farmer propane conversion)
1960 John Deere 60 LP

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Last time I'll bother you guys with a ttt about the auction.

New photos up of John Deere 520LP, Oliver 60, John Deere LA (1944), John Deere A (1944), John Deere B (1948), John Deere D (1947), salvage John Deere B, parts and attachments, John Deere H, John Deere 60LP, Avery V, John Deere AR (1950), John Deere B (1937), Avery A, Minneapolis-Moline BF, Massey-Harris Pony.

New YouTube videos up of John Deere 420, Oliver 60, John Deere LA (1944)

Thanks for your kind attention, thanks for visiting our web page and liking us on our facebook page.

The next week will be spent washing the tractors and lining them up for the sale, so again, thanks.

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Double post from editing? That's a new one.

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Well, I WAS going to quit doing the ttt thing, but we just had an addition the board will enjoy. 1952 Studebaker pickup with a 455 Olds and a turbo 400.





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Good luck Canyon.

Thanks, just got back from the sale site. Beautiful weather today, looks like it will be tomorrow.

I didn't take a photo, but we had a wild addition today. Some guy brought in a trailer load of NOS (new old stock) John Deere parts. I'm talking one hood, engine blocks, bunch of gas tanks, crankshafts, axles, etc. etc.

If I have time, I'll take photos and post a report after the sale.

When you want to take a sporty plowing at the back 40.

Taken at the Deutsche Marque Concours, Nottoway Park, Vienna VA

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Do you remember what the studebaker went for?

The '51 Chevy went for $1800. The Studebaker only hit $1500 and was pulled. The owner wanted $4500.

I plan to put an auction report up, but frankly, I'm exhausted by the whole thing. I'll let the board know when I put up a report.

If anyone wants the Studebaker for $4500, I'll send you the contact info.

That would be great. I'd love to know what the G brought.

The G went for $4,200. The high seller was the 520LP for $6,100.

Sign of the times Canyon. Kind of like the day that model As started to bring more than model Ts bc people buying couldn't relate to the Ts anymore. I know there's more to it because there were a lot less LPs built- but still - an early G will always be king to me.

Yeah, the G actually went to a collector in his 30s or early 40s. However, the ratio of old to young was probably about 50:1. Guys my age would probably enjoy collecting something like a nice 4020, but they are still being used and are a bit steep for collectors.

I vaguely remember Dad using a styled G, I spent a lot of time on a 730, but the vast majority of my tractor time as a kid was on a 4020.

Okay, finally have the auction results up. Also put some auction photos and some old family photos into a YouTube video you might enjoy.

YouTube Auction Video

Auction Results page

I second Dubi, fantastic video Canyon.

Some stuff from our local 4th of July Parade

Nice styled G


G John Deere by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

Don't know if I can get around the porn filters, but this was built by a Canadian company called Cockshutt, and sold in the CO-OP stores under their brand.


Co-Op / Cockshutt tractor by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

Okay, a very rare one, if original. An industrial version of a John Deere LA tractor. Could be an L, but my money is on LA.


Rare industrial version of a John Deere LA by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

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Another view of the Industrial LA. If it is restored correctly, and not a common model painted to resemble an Industrial, it is indeed a rare bird. Only about 2000 Industrial versions were built, and almost all were painted yellow, not orange.


Rare industrial version of a John Deere LA by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

And a very nice John Deere G with a farmer propane conversion. Very nicely done conversion, hard to tell it from a factory job. John Deere didn't have LP as an option on the G, so it was a field modification.

I didn't find out until after the parade, but dad converted a G to propane and many folks thought it was factory. Will have to check for old photos.

Not obvious in this photo, but the restorer put in a double-wide seat for parades.


John Deere G with farmer propane conversion by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr



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Back in the old hometown of Hale Center, some of Dad's stuff made the parade.

The 1949 Avery V was sold to a family friend. He asked if he could borrow our trailer seen here



and use it in the parade. Obviously we let him, and it made the local paper.

That's not him driving, I think it's his son.

custom built tractor that I saw on youtube

1957 Custom Built Tractor & Forage Chopper in Iowa

Interesting machinery. The guy doing the interview stunk, though. I would have enjoyed more closeups of the machinery and less interruptions of the guy being interviewed.

Yeah, he's just some random guy who goes to farm auctions.

Guys who farm 'above the treeline' as some Texans call it (namely Yankees) have all winter to sit in the barn and think stuff up. They truly have what, 3 months?, out of the field when its cold and the weeds aren't growing?

That's the time they use to do all those neat modifications you see occasionally - putting firebreathing Detroits into everything and hanging multiple turbos on 5020 JD's, stuff like PB's video.