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Finished the Farmall 350....

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Rootsy

10-22-2007 05:55:27

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I finished her up Saturday and she was on the trailer headed back home by the afternoon. My father bought this tractor (1957 Farmall 350) at auction about 4 years ago. Someone had begun a restoration and had it pretty much disassembled and butchered up. The engine was out of it and in pieces as the owner had tried to remove the sleeves from the engine (apparently without any clue of how to do it) and had broken every bore in the block.

We picked up a Farmall 300 engine (C169) in Portland IN a couple of years ago and got her assembled and running (not that well btw). In July my father and uncle decided to deliver it to me so that I could finish it up and repaint it.

So for the next 2 months or so I spent time replacing seals, swapping out front ends for the swartz WF , rewiring and getting it to run correctly as well as fixing all of the stuff that previous owners had done. I used the heck out of it for the rest of the summer to verify that it was mechanically sound and wasn't going to leak like a lactating heffer.

So anywho after something like 150 hours of labor the 350 is finished... I was told not to make it a "movie star" so I didn't really get over zealous about it but I really don't know how to do anything half arsed I reckon... I've had a lot of folks stop to look at it over the past week... Even a few fellows from the local IH dealership.

She has all of the bells and whistles. Power slip rims, Fast hitch, power steering, wide front, good TA and PTO, 3 circuit hydraulics, tach, yadda yadda. It really is a nice tractor... Runs like a top and the C169 has an overbore kit so it is actually a C175. The LPTO was pretty ruthless on my AC 172 pull type mower though...

(BTW, the paint on the rear tires was already there when she came to me... )

The paint is just regular ole CaseIH 2150 red with a valspar acrylic enamel hardener. The white is the CaseIH 9XX cream white. Nothing special.

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Mike CA

10-22-2007 22:26:00

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Can someone tell me what those funky rear rims are about? I've seen them a couple times, but don't know what they are called or understand what they are for.

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Rootsy

10-23-2007 04:34:32

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 22:26:00

Mike CA said: (quoted from post at 22:26:00 10/22/07) Can someone tell me what those funky rear rims are about? I've seen them a couple times, but don't know what they are called or understand what they are for.

Mike,

Those are power slip rims. They allow you to adjust tire spacing without moving the hub on the axle.
Basically you loosen the lugs on one side and the pair of locks on one of the steel bars on the rim, apply brake to the opposite tire, put it in 1st or reverse (depends on if you want to go in or out) let out clutch and it'll move the tire in or out on the rim. Tighten everything back up and repeat for other side.

All I know is that they are friggin heavy.... even if the tires aren't loaded...
Here's the next project....

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georgeky

10-22-2007 20:04:41

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Roosty, you done a bang up job. I gotta 350 diesel you could do next. Great job and a slick tractor.

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agpilot

10-22-2007 15:00:30

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Hi Rootsy: Ya wanna do another one... mine?? Just teasing a bit but that is just about what I have setting in my yard along with a 300. It's amazing how people will walk over to the 350 before going to the 300 even tho the 300 is in better shape. Gotta be that white and red combo that draws 'em.. even when faded and worn. I sure hope I can get all repairs done by next Summer so I can apply paint during warm weather. I'll have to save your pictures to remind me from time to time. agpilot.

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PUTTER

10-22-2007 12:00:53

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Rootsy, That sure is one pretty tractor. NICE JOB!!! Is your Dad going to use it or just parade it around. Sure looks good. PUTTER

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rich4

10-22-2007 10:20:08

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

They never looked that good even when new.

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Mike CA

10-22-2007 09:38:30

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

neblinc said: Very nice!! Hope my H's turn out that good someday.

Randy

But without the white!!!

(Now I'm envious of the white :lol:)

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neblinc

10-22-2007 09:35:00

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Very nice!! Hope my H's turn out that good someday.

Randy

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Mike CA

10-22-2007 09:28:19

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

I gotta tell ya something... I haven't been a big fan of the numbered series tractors. Don't know why, they've just never caught my fancy. But seeing the fresh paint on that 350 has really turned that for me. That red and white looks really sharp! I really like the look of that tractor!
Great work!

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ScottyHOMEy

10-22-2007 08:57:49

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Nice job! Did you get the engine running right during the break-in runs?

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Rootsy

10-22-2007 09:08:34

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to ScottyHOMEy, 10-22-2007 08:57:49

Issue with the engine turned out to be permanently extended advance springs (that and the float hitting the bowl in the carb)... so... basically... ignition advance was all over the place from idle to WOT... a couple of new springs and all was right with the world... until i went and left the key on over night and nuked the points and condenser... third party image

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Fancy Farm

10-22-2007 07:59:16

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Nice job I like the way you made it look it isn't much harder to do a good job than it is to do a half arse job and that looks good.

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scotty

10-22-2007 07:40:30

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Mornin Rootsy, Absolutely beautiful !!! Thanks for the pics !

scotty

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Bob

10-22-2007 06:49:48

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

NICE!!!

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Wayne in MN

10-22-2007 06:16:15

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Great job! Congratulations!!!

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BIG RED 1

10-22-2007 06:15:05

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Re: Finished the Farmall 350.... in reply to Rootsy, 10-22-2007 05:55:27

Very nice.I just finished restoring a basket case 140.We sure must love this hobby-costs,hours etc.
Its nice though to look at it and say I did that

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