Michael Price
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After watching this tractor rot away most of my life I was finaly able to buy it. Its going to need a new engine and a lot more but its mine now.
white 2 105
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Michael Price
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Michael Price
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ready for the ride home
Steve in IL
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You are a brave man! That does look like quite a project. But I will say that in many ways my experience with our 2-105 has been exceptionally good, especially for the money. It is quite the nimble tractor for 100 hp.
Great that you finally got it bought. They are a pretty good tractor. I really liked the open station ones.
That Perkins 354 motor should not be too bad to repair/replace. Look for a MF 750 combine. The right year models had the exact same motor in them. You can buy the whole combine for less than you would have in rebuilding your motor.
You also can put a Cummins in it too. You just have to have the correct parts to do so but I think it can be done with all bolt in parts.
Keep us posted on how you get along with it.
That Perkins 354 motor should not be too bad to repair/replace. Look for a MF 750 combine. The right year models had the exact same motor in them. You can buy the whole combine for less than you would have in rebuilding your motor.
You also can put a Cummins in it too. You just have to have the correct parts to do so but I think it can be done with all bolt in parts.
Keep us posted on how you get along with it.
ertl collector
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Nice job that will make a nice tractor
Kenneth R Ohnstad
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What year would that be? ...80's ?
It seems to me that some people east of Hinckley, MN had White tractors and combines.
Kenny
It seems to me that some people east of Hinckley, MN had White tractors and combines.
Kenny
John M
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Where are you located? Looks like a certain area near me, and the White looks kinda familiar for some reason....
Nice. They used those engines in a lot of combines so it should be an easy find. I've got one out of a White 8700 combine in my 1850 Oliver. Look for one out of a Massey 540 or 750 or most any of the earlier Whites. Not sure about the 550 Massey,I think the front of the crank might be different.
Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
Congratulations!
Although I think the Perkins is generally a bullet proof engine, that version seemed to blow a lot of smoke, and drink fuel. So if that's a concern, I would go in the Cummins direction JD Seller mentions.
Although I think the Perkins is generally a bullet proof engine, that version seemed to blow a lot of smoke, and drink fuel. So if that's a concern, I would go in the Cummins direction JD Seller mentions.
Part Time Pete
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- Leatherstocking Region NY
Congratulations - I picked one up this summer, and it's been a great tractor. I love that Perkins
Pete
Pete
Had my 2-105 at a dealership because the local shops (closest is about 20 miles away) don't want to work on it much. They said it would be around $10k to do the motor there and come with a 90 day warranty, and the cheapest they would find used was $4k without labor (and unknown hours). I mentioned Cummins conversion, they did not want to do that, I said I could get the parts. And by then they found the rear end needed opened up. Knew I could find something more reasonable on my own if I'd look around, but wanted someone else to do it. So it sits here after spending about $2k for exploratory work and hauling, doubt I'll get to it, but don't want to get rid of it. So I'll park it next to the 1855 that also has a bad engine, that didn't make 2000 hours on a $7000 overhaul with 100 hour oil changes (I paid to overhaul that while I was in high school, my dad died about a month before, I didn't know Wauk. issues, and needed a working tractor). 105 always started nice and didn't use that much fuel. Previous owner beat mine to pieces, they are good tractors if taken care of.
I like those White tractors. The best ones were the model 2-105 and the 2-85's. They were still pretty close to being Olivers but the larger ones seemed to have engine and tranny issues.
The ones with the Jap engines were good too but parts are difficult to find and very costly.
Take your time finding your parts and doing the repairs. Saw some good advice from other posters.
I just bought a 2-85 with the Perkins and it seems to run good with no issues. I may find it to be different later when I get some hours on it.
The ones with the Jap engines were good too but parts are difficult to find and very costly.
Take your time finding your parts and doing the repairs. Saw some good advice from other posters.
I just bought a 2-85 with the Perkins and it seems to run good with no issues. I may find it to be different later when I get some hours on it.
Now here is a question for ya all. Here is a tractor that when I look at it the only thing I could do is jack up the name plate and throw away the rest. I have been working on a nice big Garden tractor with almost $500.oo worth of parts and almost done. When done I will have the biggest bad a$$ garden tractor in the whole neighborhood. Why do people almost laugh up their sleeves about my baby and yet they will blow THOUSANDS to rebuild a John Deerre crawler with busted bull gaer, shot cylinders, oval holes and pins, and on and on? At least my tractor will have LED headlites and AIR horns! What do you think?
formenwhogrow
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A true gem.
Michael Price
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John, Im located in south west michigan in berrien county
John M
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Oh, guess its not familiar!! Looks an awful lot like a field across the road of the dealer who sold Whites here in SC.
Good find!
I ran one of these 2-105's on a feedlot i worked for 4 years, i liked the tractor but it shifted not worth a fart...always grinding gears.
I put a new clutch in but it helped nothing.
The guy had all whites,a 2-65(fiat), 2-105,2-180 and a 4-150.
The crucial question nobody did ask.
How much did you pay for it???
I ran one of these 2-105's on a feedlot i worked for 4 years, i liked the tractor but it shifted not worth a fart...always grinding gears.
I put a new clutch in but it helped nothing.
The guy had all whites,a 2-65(fiat), 2-105,2-180 and a 4-150.
The crucial question nobody did ask.
How much did you pay for it???
I almost never ground gears in my 105, or the 1855, they shifted extremely easy. The thing I don't miss is the low coasting down hills. I don't have many hills, but a few little ones, starting a bale with the round baler I used 4 low. Going down hill that didn't work very well, 4 direct was too fast when the hay was thick to get it started, so I'd just downshift of course so I could use direct and not "fly" too fast starting a bale, or rough patches downhill, and not have to ride the brakes. Other than that, 4 was the only gear I needed to use baling. But that's about the only operating complaint I had.
have 3 off them 1855's,(one of them is awaiting a rebuild) i have the coasting problem as well but my land is fairly flat, i also use mainly 4th gear, none of them shift easy. they are hard to get in gear from a standstill or from forward to reverse, high to low is even worse. As such i find them useless for loader work.
Running the haybine and for field work they're fine.
On the baler they do not to bad either as long as i push the clutch pedal down before i kick the bale out, otherwise i have to wait 15 sec for the tranny input shaft to slow down enough to be able to shift without grinding.
I got used to it i guess.:wink:
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