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HighPockets

12-27-2003 19:09:58




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I have a few questions on a Farmall Super A I just acquired. I am not extremely mechanically inclined so bare with...

The serial numbers have NO letter prefix on the Seat bracket. All the research I have done says that there should be a letter prefix. There are numbers and then below another 4 digit number. I can add numbers tomorrow AM. The numbers match 1951... Is this ODD or typical?

I bought the tractor from the original owner/family and I know they have not altered the numbers. They SOLD it for near nothing.

The other question is regarding the drive shaft area... Around the PTO and the axle areas I am losing quite a bit of oil... I pulled the belly mower and began crawling under and there is a "hole" does not appear to be threaded and I can see the GEARS... There is a leak here. Is this TYPICAL? I have topped all fluids and was not sure if this was overflow?

Again, I am not real inclined but had to have this tractor for the shear NOSTALGIA...

Thanks in Advance


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CNKS

12-28-2003 11:37:47




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 Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-27-2003 19:09:58  
The FAA prefix for the chassis serial has simply worn off, since it was not stamped. The engine serial will not match the chassis serial.



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gene b

12-28-2003 03:19:47




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 Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-27-2003 19:09:58  
You are looking at the u-joint that bolts driveshaft to the trans and there is a seal there also the input bearing is probably shot that is why the seal is gone. Check the numbers on the block under #1 cycl and they should match the ones on the seat bracket. They will start FAA----- -.



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Al

12-28-2003 08:12:42




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 Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to gene b, 12-28-2003 03:19:47  
The number on the engine will most likely NOT match the chassis number under the seat. The engine number prefix will be FAAM and the chassis number is FAA.

It doesn't seem that the Super A had the other suffix codes the big tractors had. My Super A was originally a distillate and it does not have any letters in the serial number indicating this.

Al



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HighPockets

12-28-2003 06:17:52




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 Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to gene b, 12-28-2003 03:19:47  
Thanks, I will look there. I dont think I overfilled. I will look into manuals. I left the Manuals at work; good place huh...

Again, I am not real inclined, so enjoy the "dumb" questions.



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Shaggy

12-28-2003 01:18:10




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 Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-27-2003 19:09:58  
Is this hole on the torque tube? (between the motor and trans)How full did you fill the fluids? If they are to full they may leak around the seals.



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HighPockets

12-28-2003 06:14:44




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 Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to Shaggy, 12-28-2003 01:18:10  
If I look into the gear housing from the "fill hole", i can see that the gears are half covered with oil.

The hole is at would be the rear axle, but to the left... I will look more today...

Thanks for the input.



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Hugh MacKay

12-28-2003 08:59:10




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 Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-28-2003 06:14:44  
High Pockets: It sounds to me as though you have too much oil in the transmission. They are only designed to hold 5 quarts. The fill level plug is just below the forward end of the left fender, on the side of transmission case. These offset tractors get very messey if over full of fluids, as they will expell it down to proper level.

Is the hole you are speaking of almost directly below the gear shift lever on the bottom side of transmission case? May be a shade closer to rear of tractor.

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HighPockets

12-28-2003 15:59:52




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 12-28-2003 08:59:10  
Hugh,

That is correct. It is where the right axle housing ties into the transmission... It appears manufactured about the diameter of my pinky finger... There is also one at the flywheel only it is much bigger at the flywheel and oblong...



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Hugh MacKay

12-29-2003 18:00:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-28-2003 15:59:52  
High Pockets: That hole next to where right axle carrier bolt on is a drain hole, and does not go into transmission case but rather is designed to drain off any oil that has leaked from transmission-rear end, through axle seals. It is suposedly designed to catch this leaked oil before it reaches the brakes. One problem with this system is the ports pluged long before transmission or brakes gave any trouble. Couple that with the fact people can't believe how little the amount of oil the transmission-rear end hold. Then there is also the fact that if you raise the oil level 1" in transmission, they do run more quietly. Then of course the excess oil saturates the brakes, continues on to final drives, over fills them and pops axle seals. The good part is that all of this damage only took 50 years, to happen.

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HighPockets

12-29-2003 18:17:15




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 12-29-2003 18:00:58  
Hugh: I appreciate the response. I will drain off and see where that gets me. I should of left well enough alone... When I bought it the Tractor had sat for 12-14 months. The Engine oil was low about 1 1/2 quarts... I toped that off and assumed that the transmission was low because I could not see from top... There were NO leaks or at least wet spots on the shop floor... Oh well... Now I have the manual and some place to research...

Brush painted, straight, mechanically sound... Love it...

Yesterday was its first work around the house. Bought an A60 and mounted that last week, graded the drive to eliminate bad washboard. Pretty impressive and FUN...

Again, thankyou...


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Hugh MacKay

12-29-2003 19:57:43




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super A in reply to HighPockets, 12-29-2003 18:17:15  
High Pockets: I have three of these little tractors. I have always kept them about 1" over full on transmission. I use a car dipstick, found the full level on that then added 1". The transmission runs much more quiet. I keep the port cleaned with a wire, and hopefully oil never gets to the brakes or final drives.

I have owned 16 Farmalls in my lifetime and always ran all of them a bit over full on transmission-rear end. These 16 tractors were in size all the way from Super A to 1066. Over the years I had very little transmission problems. The hydraulic systems on the newer big tractors that drew hydraulic oil from transmission worked a bit better that way. In contrast to this NEVER let your engine crankcase get over full. Farmalls will pop engine seals quite quickly if over full. I always like to run my Farmalls very close to add mark on crankcase oil.

I know how much you are enjoying this little tractor with blade. If you live in snow country, these are one mean little snow plowing machine. Years ago my dad had 300 and 130. Always plowed snow with 300 as bigger was better. A guy near us plowed his snow with a Super A and an A-60 blade. Dad always said that little Super A made the 300 look bad. I always said if I didn't have a big tractor around I'd plow snow with 130, and I do. When I moved here two years ago, I didn't realize this driveway was worst in neighborhood for snow. A neighbor offered to plow me out with his 150hp 4x4 Ford. I told him I would only disturb him if in trouble. Apparently the whole neighborhood found it amusing that I expected to keep plowed out with 130. The 130 prevailed, however the west winds prevail here also, so I will curb my confidence a bit. Maybe I've not seen the worst snow yet.

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