Dealerships have to adapt with their customer's needs. Their main customers are working farms operating equipment less than 15 years old. Very few antique tractor restorers/collectors are willing pay $100/hour to have a mechanic sit down and read the manual on how to repair an antique tractor they've never seen run before. Restorers would rather do the work themselves and collectors get more value working with a shop that specializes in antique tractors.
A 1937 F-12 is 77 years old now. Back in our day (35 years ago in 1979?) would any of us have know the part numbers for a water level sight glass, piston rings, or a coal smoke box draft nozzle would be for a 77 year old 1902 Case 10 HP steam engine? Of course not, few working farms used those machines by then so there was very little demand for those parts anymore.
Eventually supplying parts for antique tractors will move from local dealerships to an on-line division or to small independent specialty shops.
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Today's Featured Article - Fabrication (Who Me? Make it myself?) - by Chris Pratt. First of all, what are the reasons for not fabricatin your own parts? Most judgements on what should be purchased rather than fabricated stem from: Originality - If the tractor restoration is to be 100% original, it is likely that you should spend the time and money to locate the component in the used or New-old-stock market. Since this can be extremely difficult, you may want to fabricate the item or purchase a modern replacement temporarily, but eventually, you s
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