Re: Concerns buying a tractor stored 20 years

Posted by jackinok on October 20, 2011 at 09:19:31 from (162.58.82.136):

In Reply to: Concerns buying a tractor stored 20 years posted by MIFree on October 19, 2011 at 19:48:17:

Heres my main concern on these,simply why was it stored that long?in all reality ,parking one in a barn for 20 years,and actually storing one for 20 years is two different things entirly.when i buy one like this, and this is my opinion mind you,i buy it as a nonrunner,with good paint.and very often even the paint is bad because of all the bird crap and stuff.i bought one identical to the one in your pictures once.it had sat in a barn most of its life that i knew of for sure.it had very low hours because the fellow that bought it used it to cultivate a small garden only for maybe 4-5 years after he had bought it new.he then had a wreck that left him in a wheel chair and he couldnt use it.i knew the man personally and i was the one that backed it in the barn.it had nothing doe to except i shut the gas off,and unhooked the battery and left it.i bought it from his widow,after he died.when i went to pick it up i was kind of surprised it wouldnt turn over.it had been setting in a clean well maintained barn out of the weather its entire life.before i got it running again i had to overhaul the engine,rats had built a nest in it and completely filled one cyl and it was rusted solid.i think i replaced every gasket on the entire tractor to stop leaks.and replaced every gas component on it.every wire was eaten up and gen and starter had to be replaced.clutch never did release and had to be replaced.i think i wound up with about three times what it was worth invested in it,and it definitly wasnt the same tractor that it was when parked.i did MORE work on that one than i did on ANY one i ever bought working,no matter what condition they were in.on the other hand,just to illistrate the difference,a very good freind of mine had a 38 rolls royce setting in his garage that had 13 ACTUAL miles on it.his grandfather bought it in england ,drove it to the docks,loaded it on a boat,shipped it home and stored it properly.even the original battery was drained of acid and stored.i helped him start it for the first time since 1938 i think it was the fall of 79 it quite literaly had been setting untouched for over 40 years. since it had been profesionally stored,kept in a controled envirenment,all openings capped,all gearboxes filled completly with oil,all we had to do was drain it ,install correct fluids.recharge battery, add gas ,and hit the switch.it started on the first round ands never missed a beat.every single part of that vehicle was original and it had never been into in any way.a truly one of a kind automobile.dont be fooled by the word "stored" theres parked, and then theres really stored.very rarely is one setting in a barn really stored! check everything that you would check on one setting in a hedgerow,the ONLY difference is the location.

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