Nothing good! I paid too much for a Farmall M. I used it once to grind feed and by the time I was done I could tell just how shot the bearings were. It was banging like the hammers of he77. I took the head in and had it done and went through the engine stem to stern. I got it done and fired it up only to see the oil pressure was miserably low. Just dribbles coming out of the guage line.
I was so mad at it I walked away for a month. Then I found a dirt cheap M with bad tires. I paid nothing for it and was going to put the engine in the other one. I got it home and hooked it to the grinder and worked the snot out of it and it purred along. I looked at the live hydraulics and power steering and just swapped the tires and shoved the one with the brand new engine in the back of the shed.
I did go back and fog the cylinders on it. I'd like to swap the heads out as the M that I use is starting to blow a little smoke at startup from valve guides. That thing has never used a drop of oil or failed to run. I've never even cleaned the points or checked the plugs. It's spent 100 hours or so a year on the grinder for no more than fluid changes. I've got a really big expensive paper weight in the shed if anyone needs it.
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