oldest tractor still running and earning it keep, 1929 Case L, bought used by my grandpa in 1947 to help with his rapidly expanding custom farming operation.
modifications include cut down 30 rear rubber, front axle has LA kingpins and wheels, battery point ignition, ford model A generator runs off v belt pulley bolted to belt pulley hub to power ignition and sealed beam lights, 3 speed transmission guts were removed and replaced with LAI 4 speed guts and shift cover with rubber steering wheel, full pressure lubrication to cylinder head, gas manifolding and later variable speed governor and carb, also has modified raised drawbar to keep plow hitch higher to keep from dragging roots and limbs when breaking land.
but still original crankshaft with a few shims left in the mains, original final drive chains still have adjustment left in them, oil pump still pumps well enough that it flickers the gauge needle with each hand crank,
tractor was used for anything and everything related to grain and dairy and hay and orchard farming. I remember being told that when my grandpa had gotten older and did not like to crank start the tractor after lunch break and refueling, that grandpa would unhitch the implement and back the tractor up the incline of loading dock or driveway cut or whatever was handy, and then coast start the tractor after lunch.
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