As far as being a beater tractor goes, I saved this very one. The gentlemen that had it was going to haul it for scrap. He had bought it and a number of other things from an estate for that very purpose and I just happened to intercept it at the right time.
Unfortunately he had ruined the grill from careless loading and unloading, along with other minor damage. What it does have is a perfectly good replacement radiator that escaped damage, Lambert disc brakes, Ensign LP carb and regulator (correct for the two LP Super M's I've rescued) and one of the original beveled rims (I need it for another '41 that I have set aside to actually Restore).
When the pilot bearing let go on this one there was quite a bit of lateral damage done to the transmission gears, perhaps they were finishing something in the field, who knows. The broken tooth is the worst of it, but other gears have suffered visible debris damage along with surface rust on the teeth above the oil line from sitting for no telling how long. The ring gear looks to have an honest .125 worn off the drive side as viewed from the oil service plug. Did I mention the huge patch on the bottom of the final drive?
Yes, this one is being rescued and I don't see the harm in trying to _learn_ something by practicing on what would otherwise be a scrap part anyway. I believe there's enough there to build up on and retain sufficient strength, though once out I will look at it very closely to see if there's further cracking. I would actually be much less inclined to weld up teeth in the final drive since they "see" more load than does the input shaft set.
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