Sandblasting is by far more effective at cleaning up an old tractor, but you should never sandblast "assemblies" that you don't intend to disassemble. (engines, transmissions, or anything that has bearings, oil, etc in it.) Sand will get in places you can't imagine, despite your best attempts at sealing them off. I've been restoring tractors for 27 yrs, doing "empty main case" restorations. Sandblasting is the easiest and most effective method I've found to clean up parts, but care must be exercised to clean out all of the sand after blasting. I use a wire wheel to clean up assemblies that I am not going to take apart, (if I'm doing repair work, not restoration work.) Use your best judgement, but remember that incorrectly used, sandblasting sand can cause you major headaches down the road. Also, use caution when sandblasting. There are health hazards associated with inhaling some of the media used. A respirator should be used if not doing "cabinet blasting."
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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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