Pops and I pulled my Nephew's 1950 Farmall C model tractor out of the barn last weekend and moved it into my shop for a tune-up. It doesn't look like much but it runs like a scalded dog. Many years ago I did a po' boy overhaul on the old beast and almost doubled the horsepower that it developed when it was new. Nephew won a lot of trophies at competitive tractor pulling contests with this thing over the years.
The fuel tank is back from a professional clean-out at the radiator shop. Pops dropped the carburetor off at the fix-it shop today to be de-tuned for normal operation. I replaced all of the primary wiring for ignition and charging systems after work today.
Tomorrow I need to acquire a new ammeter, ignition switch, fuel tank sediment bowl and a few other piddly parts at the NAPA store. I'll have it ready to fire up by the time the carburetor is done.
I'll be using it for drawbar work in the tomato patch. Spreading manure and pulling a trailer at harvest time, etc.
