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Mike,
It is Fordson. It is a magneto drive so no need for a distributor, the upright piece you ask about is where the governor was mounted.
Hope that helps,
Kevin

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Herb, don't feel bad, I looked too!!!!

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Morgan,
The only place I have been able to find EZ slide spray cans is at NAPA. They have it in stock at most stores.
Hope that helps,
Kevin

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Chris, there is a group up in Montana that is dedicated to restoring White Yellowstone buses. They may be of some help. Too bad Rich Eagle passed away, he could have been a great resource.

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Mark,
If you happen to have another one, or if this doesn't work out, put my name on the list.
Thanks,
Kevin

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Just sent you and email,
thanks
Kevin

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Rich, I am with you baffled! Not just as to how but why?????
Kevin

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Saw this the other day, what are your thoughts. My first thought, how would you set the floats? Looks like they are headed down hill??? Original or home made? Not mine just interesting, worthy of some discussion Kevin https://www.ebay.com/itm/156704089088?itmmeta=01JMCQXJYN9B0GWVBW06DYT0J7&hash=item...

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Robert,
As was mentioned, they are called tappet wrenches. I just recently purchased a set of Craftsman off e-bay.
A quick search and I think you will find what you need,
Hope that helps,
Kevin

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Vernon, I have to remind my son quite regularly, start with the simple stuff first. Fuel too lean, timing too retarded. Hope that helps, Kevin PS my son would have the engine pulled out of the car on the garage floor and half way apart by the time I got out to the garage to answer his question about...

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Henry, Sorry for making a quick post but we were headed out the door. I suggested you check for an air leak on the rear leg of the intake manifold, because the one thing that stands out to me is the condition of the plugs from cylinders 1 and 2, that appear to be running very rich. While the plugs f...

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You may want to check for an air leak at the back leg of the intake manifold.
Hope this helps,
Kevin

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John,
I will take them, look for an email,
thanks Kevin

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Tyler, I posted a set of reproductions on here back in January of 24, if you search this forum for hood shelves they should be about half way down the page. These are still available, let me know it these would work,
Kevin

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Rodger,
Sent you an e-mail on the black one,
Thanks Kevin

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Thanks Jerry, that looks correct,
Kevin

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Here is a photo my boy found, pretty successful hunt, but we were unable to ID the car?
Guessing 1908 to 1912, but have no idea of the make,
Thanks in advance,
Kevin

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Rodger, check your e-mail,
Thanks,
Kevin

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Alan,
Here is another variation, not sure when they came out. It looks like the Ford script is stamped right below the rivet, not forged like others.
Good luck on the search,
Kevin

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Brent,
Restoration Supply out in Escondido California, had some made up that were able to be adjusted for timing.
I remember they weren't cheap but may be a solution for your problem,
Hope it helps,
Kevin

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Just a guess, but the engine number may be a number assigned by Motor Vehicles. It happens frequently now days when a vehicle has no vin number and the state assigns one. Not sure why they would have issued a vin back then unless it was never titled in 1919 and only raced for those two years. Then t...

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I accidentally posted this to the OT forum, hopefully it can go here as well. Looking for any information this Kwikway Multipurpose Machine. It will grind valves but looks like it can also be setup to undercut armitures and who knows what else. Not exactly Model T, however it will be used to grind M...

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Looking for any information this Kwikway Multipurpose Machine. It will grind valves but looks like it can also be setup to undercut armitures and who knows what else.
Not exactly Model T, however it will be used to grind Model T valves.
Any help greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance,
Kevin

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Wow, so sorry to hear this. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,
Kevin and Pam Fielding
West Point, Utah

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Dan, Here is the June 1927, parts manual. It shows part number S-489-B, Throttle control rod lever. If you look at part number S-488-B you will see the rod assembled with the lever on the left end. This rod goes from the dash on the tractor along the top of the engine to the carburetor or vaporizer....

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I'm thinking he washed it in too hot of water!!!
Kevin

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Tom,
Just for kicks and grins, the hook is off the end of a single tree, used to hitch a horse to a wagon or piece of equipment.
All the best,
Kevin

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Terry,
Where are you getting the Chassis Saver?
Looks like its all on line
I have a trailer and was planning the same treatment,
Thanks,
Kevin

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The photo has definitely been manipulated. But if someone spent the time to bend the drivers side radius rod, and insert a photo of the tops of the spring perchs, they have way too much time.
Based on the year, I'm in the "rolled the radius rod group"
Kevin

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A couple of photos with scale would help. Looks to me to be a fan belt guide, but kind of hard to tell the exact size.
Good Luck,
Kevin

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Steve, When I put Hasslers on I noticed no improvement in the ride. Cast iron front wheels and steel cleats on the rear, may have overrode any benefit.

Good to see you back,
Kevin in "Ewetah"

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Just sent an email,
thanks again,
Kevin

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Phillip,
I will take those,
Thanks
Kevin

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I would buy parts from hi.............oops, I guess I already have, and for many years as a matter of fact.
You wont' be disappointed.

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Great news, glad to hear!
Kevin

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Great photo Rich, thanks for sharing,
Kevin

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Great news, good to see him out and about.
And a big THANK YOU to you two for making it happen!

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My bad the part number is correct, for 23-25 high hood and the 26-27 TT.
Just looked it up in Snyder's catalog, which is probably where they came from.
Sorry for any confusion
Kevin

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For Sale: I believe this is a Kelsey part number 2845 rim that uses the loose lugs and the flat bottom lug nuts. The bead around the inside of the rim is triangle in cross section. Please check the photos and verify before buying. The rim is 24 1/4" in diameter and should fit a 30x3.5" clincher. I g...

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For sale: 26-27 TT hood shelves, these are brand new sill in the wrapper, however they got a bit of moisture on the one end and have a small amount of surface rust. They are part number T 4056/57B and retail for $64.00, price is $30 plus shipping if you don't embarrass me by asking why I have two se...

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For sale are two rear windows unknown what they fit. First is a rectangle window marked Hastings, it measures 19" by 7 1/2" may be an aftermarket. Second is an elongated octagon it measures 16 3/4" by 6 3/4" These measurements are overall so the window will be just a bit smaller $40. each plus shipp...

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Robret, Thanks so much for the update.
Great news.
Please keep us posted and let us know how we can help.
Thanks again,
Kevin Fielding
West Point, Ewetah

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Tim, funny that is the first thought I had.
Rich, thanks for posting,
Kevin

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Wow, I hadnt thought about John for a long time. Never had a chance to meet him in person, but had many phone calls as he was helping me put together a set of Hayes wires. He said he wished he had reproduced the Hayes and was buying up a bunch to consider reproducing them as well. Always great to ta...

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Stephen sent you a text. I will take the caps. Thanks

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Bill, put my name in the number 2 spot.
Thanks Kevin

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I have a complete iron set up. And and an extra rod with the upper clamp. Good luck, sorry I couldn't help.

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Do you need brass?
Just the base or the whole carrier?
I'll check, Kevin

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Rich,
Looks like a great time. I haven't thought about Russ for a long time. I always looked forward to Russ hauling his trailer to Ogden for the annual Golden Spike car show in July. I spent a lot of money at that little trailer.
Great memories, Thanks again,
Kevin

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Good to see, and thanks so much Dallas from all of us that are simply too far away. Know we have been thinking of him.
Kevin from Ewe-tah

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Thank you to all that are helping our. I feel like Rich, just too far to help out, so we send our thoughts and prayers.
Steve is a true ambassador for all of us that enjoy this hobby.
God speed Steve, God speed
Kevin

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The Civil War was by far my favorite, followed by County Music and Baseball.
Great stories, all of them
Kevin

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Like I tell my kids start with the simple stuff first. I like to pull the plugs and get an idea what is going on. Too rich or too lean is quickly fixed. Next clean the timer and check all connections, at the timer and the coils and coil box. Next I start it and spray a little starting fluid around t...

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Rich, I think Kevin has the right formula. I looked it up a while back but cant' seem to find it now. Funny story, a friend called, he was a machinist at a company that made fabric blinds. They ran fabric 60" wide and couldn't get the fabric to track. They called in one of their engineers and he put...

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Rich, sounds like a great time. We will be in the area as well.
Have fun and enjoy time with family,
All the best,
Kevin

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In my defense, its early. Go to the Tulsa Model T club, Technical page and the article is there.
Has the info on the different modules.
Now I am going for coffee,
Kevin

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If I recall the late Fred Huston did an article about converting the LA. If I recall it was for the Tulsa Ok, Model T Club.
I have a copy somewhere, but someone from the club may be able to provide a link.
Hope this helps,
Kevin

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Mark, I still have a ways to go. The plan is to have the bugs worked out by the middle of July. I will get some better shot and start a thread then.
Thanks Kevin

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Moved the Shaw out of the garage under it's own power for the first time in many many years.[image][/image]

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Jay,
You should have an email
Thanks,
Kevin

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Just a thought. Looking at your second photo, it appears that the lapped area of the valve appears grey and the unlapped portion appears silver. If that is correct then your valve is seating deep into the block, grinding the seat will only make the valve seat deeper. Ideally you want the lapped surf...

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Steve, I think Sears were sold under the Cross Country name, like the one Nv Bob posted above. They are fairly common as well.

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Larry,
Try Restoration Supply Company, out of Escondido CA.
They have them each. You should be able to find their catalog online.
They have always been great to work with, and carry a lot of items other vendors don't.
Good Luck,
Kevin

Just found their web: www. Restorationstuff.com

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Oops just saw this was posted on the classifieds. Looks like Steve's the winner.

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Rich, we used to take out poilet bushings this way. If the hole is a blind hole, run a pipe thread tap in the bushing. I am guessing that would be about 3/8 NPT. Thread in a grease zerk and hook up your grease gun.
Hope that helps, just remember it's only one way to make naked cats.
Kevin

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Dan, Here is another link to Smokestack, it is a forum for steel wheel tractors, and they have a classified section as well. A post to the forum may get you some options. It is pretty active but nothing like the MTFCA. Good Luck, Kevin https://www.smokstak.com/forum/forums/antique-steel-wheeled-old-...

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Rich, I think you are right it looks like a Clipper Cleaner for cleaning grain. The engine looks like it could be a International M, around a 3hp. They were made from 1917 to 1933, so the engine could have been as new as the truck. Pretty interesting rig, in that it looks permanently set up, so he m...

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Tim, My suggestion is to start over. You need to make the box about 1/4 inch deeper front to back, the coil contacts need about 1/8" on the back side of the coils. You may be cutting it a bit close, side to side the coils only need to fit, front to back you are going to have to add a bit more. I am ...

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That second video reminded me of the Sheriff's description at the end of Second Hand Lions.
Glad to see it back running,
Thanks for sharing
Kevin

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Tim,
I believe that Wayne has moved back to Utah and is involved with A"s. You may want to post something on the Model A forum over on Fordbarn.
Someone from the "Salty A"s" should be able to get in touch with him,
Hope that helps,
Kevin

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Roger, I found the bearing cross reference here on the Forum. Yes there are two different size bearings, I don't remember which bearings are different, but what I did was pull the old bearings and get the numbers and then check them against the reference list. I was able to order all the bearings fr...

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Dang, I knew I should have headed home, while I had it loaded on the trailer!!!
Congratulations!
K

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Wow, Great photos Rich, thanks for posting them.
One of our favorite spots in town,
Thanks again,
Kevin

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A search for 'KMC manifold" shows a similar kerosene manifold and carb.
Not sure what brand this one is but it sure looks like it was meant to burn kerosene.
All the best,
Kevin

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Edwin, I went through one of these just a couple of years ago. Not that bad to rebuild but here are a couple of tips. The one I worked had been repaired and would not run at all, so the guy asked me to look at it. Make sure the plate is sealed on both sides, I purchased a new plate as they are alway...

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So when you are just to old to run the steamer, you and your truck get relegated to haul firewood for the next generation of engineers 20220723_104402.jpg Actually this was a bit of a lesson day to get a couple of new young men some time on the back of the American West Heritage Centers Case 60hp st...

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Forget about a broken thumb if it backfired, that crank looks like it would hit you right in the chops!!!!!
Kevin

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That Flash (Ron Horton) is a pretty good guy. We are proud to know him.
Holler if you need any parts here in the Ogden area, we may be able to round them up and have them waiting,
All the best and thanks for the update,
Kevin Fielding
West Point, Utah

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Harry, I too purchased as set of plans as well as the iron kit from Dale. I built the body for a '24 chassis. I found a couple of small errors in the plans and made a couple of changes for ease of building. Dowling the subrails instead of half lapping, and then I made the curved front panels differe...

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Our thoughts and prayers are with your family as well
The Fieldings
West Point, Utah

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Timer elevator, governor for a Fordson Model F
Hope that helps
Kevin

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Rest in Peace, Bud.
Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family,
Kevin

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Is it worth doing, with out a doubt. I don't drill out all the plugs but I make sure to drill out the ones that access every passage. I then spray carburetor cleaner through every passage. My chosen method of sealing is using 1/8" brass rod and peening them in place.

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Stephen,
You might check North West Vintage Speedster page. They have a list of members cars and there are a lot of choices.
All the best, Kevin

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James, Yep I have used the Rustoleum brand cold galvanizing spray on a set of 21" rims. It worked great, dries very flat, but has a good look of bare galvanizing although without the "pattern" that sometime galvanizing has. I did it on a car that belongs to the local historical farm and so far it ha...

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Mike, Not sure if you have Oriley's down there but I get VHT gloss black engine enamel there. It works great for small parts, if fuel resistant and hold up to 750 degrees if I remember right, dries relatively quick and has a good gloss. That way I can use it on pretty much anything from engine to ch...

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It is a valve spring compressor for Model A and Model B 4 cylinder engines. The tool in the second post is used to remove the valve guides in those engines. Hope that helps.

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That last photo is of a duplex pump
Steam cylinders on one side and the pump cylinders on the other. Used as a boiler feed pump.

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Sorry you will need to go to www.oldengine.com, and then go to the smokestack forum.

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Try Smokestack, and list it in the steam forum. You might get lucky, just be aware there were a lot of jobbers building engines, some with very limited production. Good luck, Kevin

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My guess would be for the attachment of a snubbed. Hassler and I believe Gaberial made snubber that mounted on the front.spring clamp. K

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Just a guess, but how about fencing pliers.
K

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Ok this may be akin to answering the age old question about what kind of oil to run in a Model T, but I'll take a stab at it. I am a hobby wood worker and built a York depot hack body for a '24 chassis. Urethane and epoxies certainly have a place where a very durable finish is needed, such as a tabl...

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Dave, Those are the diagrams I used. If you look at them you will see a couple of things that may make for hard starting. First is the choke shaft, the end of the choke shaft actually partially closes off a passage for free air at starting. Thus drawing more fuel. The second is the "air damper" make...

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Dave, I am certainly no expert as I have only done one, but I will share what I learned. Having worked on a couple of Fordson vaporizers may have given me a bit of an advantage. First if you are going to rebuild it, remember everything has to be air tight. The fuel is drawn from the bowl up almost t...

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Matt,
Certainly possible,
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/62149436
Good Luck,
Kevin

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Looks like it may be a husker shredder,
Kevin

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Harold,
Here is a copy of a fairly common fan governor. I have one like this so I saved the info.
It was posted here in the past, but I don't recall by whom.
Just another example of the great help here on MTFCA.
Hope it helps
Kevin

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Hank, Glad to hear all is well. Those fenders just have "character" for the next generation. I had a similar experience with Thelma Tae, i had just gotten her on the road after a very prolonged sleep. I was quickly approaching a "T" intersection when as I began to throttle down the Universal transmi...

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Don Robert the owner used to bring this tractor up to our Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor show just out side of Salt Lake City. He would drive a stake in the ground put a cable around the stake and attach it to the tractor, then he would turn the wheels and tie the steering wheel. He would start th...

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