Re: Re: Re: Farmall Super C!...Somebody talk me out of it!

Posted by ScottyNY on April 15, 2002 at 15:12:06 from (128.59.3.28):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Farmall Super C!...Somebody talk me out of it! posted by Scott Swanson on April 15, 2002 at 11:37:03:

There now, that's more like it. I bought mine (a wide-front) last year. It was blowing oil out the stack, needed brakes, and the rear rims were rotten--otherwise sound and a 6-foot sickle bar thrown in with the deal. Parts are not a problem. If you've got a good CaseIH dealer in the neighborhood, you'd likely be surprised (I was)at the variety of parts they still supply for the old tractors. If you don't have a dealer handy or the one you have doesn't want to mess with the old stuff, there are any number of parts suppliers on the web. In my own experience, Carter & Gruenwald has been terrific for the dealer stuff, Little Red Tractor Company(especially helpful), SteelWheel Ranch, OEM, Bates for aftermarket and in some cases salvage parts. Not a problem. As for the best year? The run on SuperCs was only a little over 3 maybe 4 years, and I don't think they varied significantly over that time, so I don't know that there's any plus or minus to one year over another, either for utility or for collectibility. It is a great tractor to work on. You really don't need anything much more exotic than an engine hoist and some blocks and bottle jacks if you needed to tear it down or split it. The nearest thing to a specialty tool I needed in the whole project was a stubby wrench to lock down the distributor after timing (that lower bolt's got some funny clearances around it.) As far as working it, it's hard to imagine a handier tractor. Truly one of IH's better ideas. Enough heavier than the As and Bs to do handle some of the work that calls for a bigger tractor but still economically, enough smaller than the Hs to be more maneuverable and easy to handle but still handle a good load. For as short a run as they had, there seem to be a good many of them around. Best of luck in finding one. Scotty

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