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Bob B

08-15-2003 21:42:36

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Hi Guys,

I've got a few questions about early (1939) Farmall A tractors;

1. I've seen temperature gauges in the tractor repro parts catalogs and they are listed for '39-46 Farmall A. Did all A's have a temperature gauge? My 1939 A does not, and I don't see anywhere to put one. Mine is the Thermo-syphon cooling system, not the real water pump type. If mine should have a temp gauge where should it be mounted?

2. Did the '39 A come with a swinging drawbar standard or was it an option?

3. What should the range be on the oil pressure gauge? Should it be 0-75, 0-40, or LO-HI?

4. My tractor is magneto with hand start. There is no choke rod back to the platform area. To use the choke you have to grab the tang on the choke shaft of the carb and turn it. Is this right or should there be a rod? (There is a hole in the tang, but I don't see any holes or brackets back by the steering column)

5. Were all 1939 A seats covered in silver canvas or could it have had just an uncovered red steel pan?

Thanks for any info you can provide.

regards,
bob

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Paul in Mich

08-16-2003 05:37:29

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Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Bob B, 08-15-2003 21:42:36

My Dad had a 39 A. In fact the first one in the state of Michigan. The seats were covered in a dark grey to almost black canvass. The choke didn't need a rod to the operator's platform, since it had to be hand cranked from the front. there was, however, a pull rod with a button knob connected to the magnito to shut the tractor off from the operator's platform. It was a shrouded wire like the throttle cable on a lawn mowwer. Ours did have a swinging drawbar so I'm assuming yours had one when new. Another feature was that the steering wheel was all black hard rubber composition, and not the metal spokes as on the later models. YT, I believe, has the replacement steering wheels should you need one. Just thought I'd throw that in there even though that wasn't part of your question. There were a few other features exclusive to the 39's, and I'm sure you'll become aware of them as you go.

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Guy Fay

08-16-2003 04:38:45

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Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Bob B, 08-15-2003 21:42:36

Silver seats didn't happen till the late 1940s. Upholstered seats would have been greyish/black.

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gene b

08-16-2003 03:31:44

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Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Bob B, 08-15-2003 21:42:36

Some more things. You should have a slide type sw with flexible cable running to the steering column for kill sw.AS they said you didnt need a choke rod as it was a hand start. Yes the drawbar was an option. So were the shutters. The shutters were standard with distillate engines. Yes the seat was silver. Also very early ones the serial plate was on the pedal guard. Does your grill fasten below the crank opening or down under the grille. Some also had a two spoke steering wheel.

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Shaggy

08-16-2003 07:16:24

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Re: Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to gene b, 08-16-2003 03:31:44

Hey geneb can you still get that style of kill switch? That would be nice for loading the B.

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Shaggy

08-15-2003 22:36:19

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Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Bob B, 08-15-2003 21:42:36

I have a 40 B that is hand start and it doesn't have a choke up to the driver, I just figured it was that way because you are in front when you start it.If you had a temp gauge it would be mounted on the govner housing and screw in to the lower radiator hose housing. My oil pressure runs in the middle of the gauage and it a Hi Lo one. Hope I helped a little.

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Jonathan Mirgon

08-16-2003 00:06:56

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Re: Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Shaggy, 08-15-2003 22:36:19

I have a 1940 (a) that did not have a temp gauge, To my knowledge it was an option. I did add one to mine, If you get the bracket for the gauge you can get a factory gauge and mount it, and the drill and tap the lower water outlet piece that mounts to the block, if you notice on the water outlet piece there is a flat spot on the top of it, this is where the factory drilled and tapped them if they had that option.My (a) does have a choke rod, but it does also have electric start.

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Kevin in Michigan

08-17-2003 03:46:07

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Re: Re: Re: Early Farmall A Questions in reply to Jonathan Mirgon, 08-16-2003 00:06:56

OK so can you find the bracket for the gauge? My BN is set up for a gage but gage is long gone. I know the gages can still be purchased but have never seen the bracket.

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