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1953 JD A

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JD790

05-04-2002 11:46:20




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I have a chance to buy a project.
Maybe to big a project. This 1953 A has roll o matic, hydraulics, pto, the starter is under the flywheel, controlled by a long rod and pedal.
It is stuck but does rock a little. all the tin is off and ports are covered. The tires are Junk.
The tractor is complete. @ $300 it is restoreable but maybe salvage is more the word for it. I would rather buy the guy's little
running 50, M or H model that are all running.
but won't sell. Anything special about this Model A that would make it worth restoring?

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Johndeereyellow

05-05-2002 05:18:24




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  
The main thing here is PRIDE. To get something like that and as cheep is a good learning experince in what makes a machine and how it works. You can take before pictures and after and say I did it. Good luck.



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CLW

05-04-2002 21:48:26




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  
JD790 When you say " all the tin is off " do you mean laying beside the tractor or gone? This will make a difference. How much of the engine work can you do and how much will you have to pay to have done? I know G-MAN can take a tractor down to the last bolt and go back like new with it. I wasen't blessed with that gift so it cost me more to do a repair job than most. Think about it for a few days and you will make the right decision, no matter which way you go.
CLW

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JD790

05-05-2002 17:12:32




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 Re: Re: 1953 JD A in reply to CLW, 05-04-2002 21:48:26  
The tin is not on the tractor! It is inside storage cause it is so windy up on the west plains that it would be in the next county.
Looks to me like someone started a project and ran out of enthusiasum. The tractor is complete
just not together.



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snowmantn

05-04-2002 20:59:43




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  

Sorry I had to end my previous post kinda sudden (wife calls). G-man is right it is hard to go wrong with $300 for a complete Deere John anything. Even though I will wind up spending alot more than intended on mine with the engine alone someone could hardly trade me out of it. I have grown very attached even though I have not had more than 15 min. of time behind the wheel. JMHO

Jim Snowden

p. s. Where are you located?

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G-MAN

05-04-2002 14:02:56




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  
Tommy is right about being able to find a decent one for less than it MAY take to get this one going. It all comes down to how much of a project you want. If the engine rocks over a little bit, it may not be stuck that badly - or not at all. There could be something in the engine somewhere just preventing it from turning over more. You could possibly get by with doing very little work to it at all. As are very plentiful and that makes the parts a lot cheaper also. I think I would go ahead and buy it - you will get way more than $300 worth of experience out of it. Tear into the engine and find out what's wrong - you can always salvage it or resell it and probably get most if not all of your money back. Or you can use it for a parts tractor for something down the road. Just the carburetor, rollomatic, starter, generator, powertrol etc will easily be worth $300 to someone. One word of warning though - the farther you get into it, the harder it will be to just quit and say the heck with it later. I guess I would have trouble buying a tractor in real good shape, cleaning it up and painting it, and saying "I restored it". I'm much more the touch every nut and bolt in it type - but to each his own. These old tractors can grow on you pretty quickly - they do on me at least. I never saw a two-cylinder I didn't like - even just a bare main case sitting in a salvage yard says "hey, I COULD run again" to me, lol. Just my two cents - good luck with whatever you decide to do. Stay Green.

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snowmantn

05-04-2002 14:02:28




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  

Tommy T. is right the A's are nice tractors but they are not rare. I tied up $900 in my '51 and it is a nice original tractor. A few days after I got home with it I realized I had some engine work to do. I thought it was a head gasket but it was a cracked block and I will have about 1900 in it when it is done. So be careful when thinking of repairs.



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Tommy T

05-04-2002 12:38:24




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 Re: 1953 JD A in reply to JD790, 05-04-2002 11:46:20  
The last A was a 52 model. No such thing as 53A. There is nothing special about the A altho they were a very good tractor with over 300,000 built. I also think you would be well ahead buying a runing tractor. You can get a lot of money tied up buying parts. You can get a nice A for $1700-$2000. Take your time and you will find something you can enjoy sooner and cheaper than this one.
Tommy T



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