Posted by Tony S. on June 17, 2019 at 19:24:01 from (199.33.218.25):
In Reply to: Re: Farmall 14 posted by timcasbolt on June 17, 2019 at 16:30:08:
My Dad was still using this tractor in the 60's. He robbed parts off a junk F12 including the front wheels. When I was in high school in about '74, in auto shop, I ground the valves and put in new rings and got it running. We had a mower, so I drove around mowing down thistles in the pasture. It had some non-original steering wheel, so one day I went and took the steering shaft and wheel off that old 12. (wheel wouldn't come off the shaft). I didn't know the 14's didn't use the cast steering wheel, but I've always liked the way it looks. Next time I went back looking for some other part, I got chased off by the guy who rented the farm. I think Dad had permission from the owner, but the renter didn't know about it. Later, one of the rear rims split out, and I got a pickup, and blah blah, so the tractor sat in the weeds til about 2002. I cleaned up the engine and welded on rear rims from an IH C and painted it. The rear wheel centers are original 14. The engine still has the rings I put in in '74. I think the F12 front wheels and steering wheel are an interesting part of the story, so I left them. They've been on longer than the originals. By the way, this is the first thing I ever drove at about age 6.
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