My '58 450LP restoration has so far cost about $6K -- and that doesn't include the $3K I paid for it in '03. It was in running condition, but I wanted a nice show tractor that was near-perfect. I've poured my bonus, tax refund, birthday money, and anything else I could sacrifice into this project. It has been 12 months now since I started and I forsee it taking another six months to finish.
Every individual must decided for themselves how in-depth they want to go in restoring or painting their tractor. I'm more of a perfectionist and as a result, it will cost more and take more time. But the experience of removing nearly every single part on the tractor (down to the bare castings) has taught me so much. And that's worth more than the cost of the parts because now I can help others with the knowledge I've gained.
My advice to anyone that hasn't already walked in shoes similar to mine is to make Case IH your last source for anything (seals, bearings, o-rings) if you can find a suitable substitute elsewhere because the cost of their parts is so much higher. Even so, Case IH has been able to get nearly everything for this 50-year old tractor I've needed. That is saying something! Merry CHRISTmas and keep on tractorin'!
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Today's Featured Article - The Cletrac General GG and the BF Avery A - A Bit of History - by Mike Ballash. This article is a summary of what I have gathered up from various sources on the Gletrac General GG and the B. F. Avery model A tractors. I am quite sure that most of it is accurate. The General GG was made by the Cleveland Tractor Company (Cletrac) of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally the company was called the Cleveland Motor Plow Company which began in 1912, then the Cleveland Tractor Company (1917) and finally Cletrac.
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