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My first project was a '48 "A", #595751. Rings/valves/rods/tank cleaning, radiator recore/carburetor tear down, clutch work/Powr-Trol o-rings/patch tubes/generator overhaul, and anything else it needed to bring it back to life the summer of '68 after sitting under a willow tree for 9 years. We used it for regular farming operations right after that. I was 14 and I did the work, Dad bought the parts, and he sat on a bucket and watched me as I struggled. I laid a 2x6 on the right-front frame so I could walk up the plank, put the hood under my arm and lift it over the muffler, and carry it back down. We did not cut hoods! I remember that the gasket set was $5, the rings were $10, and a brand new head, less valve guides, was $125. Earned spending money through college fixing them up to resell, or fixing up the neighbors stuff. There was always something waiting for me when I got home after a couple of weeks away. The locals all knew I had been to the auction at Archbold when a semi full of clunkers came in our drive and unloaded them in the barnyard. I wish now I had pictures of all of them. Since then I have always had an old tractor or two or four or more around.
BTW, I think 35 is a bit OLD for a collector.....if you're just now starting :)
Frank
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