Tractor Stories

I parked my first tractor on the new pad today. I may have made the pad too large. Time will tell. I guess I can park all my tractors at the same time. That is a Ford – note the blue color. Tractor Boy

Here are my implements – a six foot rear blade, 8 foot boom, and 30 inch bucket. Each is for three point hitch. I also have a chipper on the 8N. The rusty hulk in the back ground is a 9N Ford which I intend to restore. The tractor pad is 15 X 30 feet. In a week or so it will certainly be ready for a building. The partially filled in huge ruts are in the two photos. Tractor Boy

Here are the rest of the pictures. Tractor Boy

Today we poured concrete, but the truck got stuck in the mud. Then the concrete had to be hauled to the site in a back hoe. Tractor Boy

With the able assistance of my son, Robert, I attached a Troy Built chipper to my 8N Ford tractor. It made a nice pile of chips from tree branches which came from my yard. The ear covers are necessary as is eye protection and gloves. The larger branches are flung out of the chute, but the light stuff goes through easily and tries to suck the arm in too. The PTO has a slip clutch and will mangle the unwary. That is okay because the bottom of the chipper has an exposed pulley waiting for the unwary too. Wear tight clothes and stay alert – or else. Tractor Boy

I replaced the front grill on the 8N with an original. I also added a bumper to the tractor. The whole things wants painting though. Painting and a bit of either electrical or mechanical work for the throttle so it increases and decreases properly. I have a good tapr over the tractor just now and will likely get a good tarp for the 640 which is still waiting for me to work on it some more. Tractor Boy

Today I finally got a chance to do some more painting on the tractor(s). I put Ferguson Gray on the grill for the 9N, Gray on the grill and the air filter funnel for the 8N, and a bit of red primer on the spare top link that I had repaired. The top link had one end stuck and it would not unscrew. The ball falls out of the end so I will get to fix that by using a steel punch to make a burr in three or four places to hold the ball in its socket. It that does not work I will have someone weld a few spots on the socket to accomplish the same thing. The top link was given to me so it is no big deal. The 8N grill is a replacement for the one on the 8N which is not original. The 9N grill is also original. Both had some rust and one needed some straightening. I am happy. Tractor Boy