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which '50 M to keep?
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Posted by Joe Lehman on November 12, 2001 at 05:35:57 from (64.7.162.182):
Many thanks to all the wise and wizardly out there. I've learned much. Here's my dilemma: I own two 1950 M's. Wife says I must sell one or it will cost me double in sewing machines and Longaberger baskets. So, which one would YOU keep if you were me? M-1 highlights: Engine purrs like a kitten, bad rear tires, electrical charging system has been cannibalized (completely gone), starter looks newer, 2 head gasket leaks, 2 rear axle (seal?) leaks, lift-all leaks pretty bad when full, no left brake, decent right brake, mangled (but usable) drawbar mounting channel hardware, battery box gone. All tin is there, but very little paint left. M-2 highlights: Engine purred like a kitten until I had owned it for a few weeks. 1 or 2 cylinders missing so I replaced all plugs. Now runs smooth, but misses if you really goose the throttle. Seems to be making too much black smoke. Running rich? (Once when starting it I watched the gas just pour out of the carburetor onto the ground--is my float bad?). Good tires front and back. No hydraulic leaks. Insignificant engine leaks. Working front-end loader/blade already mounted. New Saginaw 3-pt. hitch already mounted. Original 6V charging system working decent. Decent tin all there. So, if it were you, which would you keep? Keep M-1 because the engine sounds good but it has other problems and would require re-mounting loader and 3-pt. hitch? Or, keep M-2 if you could only figure out what's making the engine miss? By the way, I'm not much of a mechanic and I don't even own the right tools. I will use the tractor primarily for plowing snow, brush-hogging, dragging logs out of woods, and gardening. Thanks!
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