d beatty, my B has a serial number in the high 212 thousands, which I believe makes it a Louisville product. My A has a lower 1947 number, mid 194 thousands, which would be a Chicago. My B has no hydraulics. My B was originally owned by the father of the man I bought it from. They had sold it twice over the years, but bought it back both times. The last time, it was in bad shape, been setting in a field with a stuck engine. The son, who has a body shop, bought it with the intensions of doing a comprehensive overhaul. He invested a good sum of money in new parts. He had the final drives off for bearings and seals, and some parts in epoxy primer. Then he fell on hard times due to some marital troubles. The last straw for him was the machine shop, where they lost his cylinder head after an employee was fired. As a condition of sale I promised to give him first option to purchase the B if I ever sold it. He was relieved to know I was not a tractor trader, and that I was going to put the B to work. Like you, he has a lot of sentimental attachment to his B. Because the final drives were off when I bought it, we slung it onto the trailer with a front end loader. One of the straps slipped, and the clutch pedal was hanging under the belly. She landed on the pedal first, and snapped the torque tube casting where the clutch/brake shaft bears. So, I got a replacement tube. Next, had a hard time breaking the engine free. Took a long time soaking to get oil to come out the bottom rings on two cylinders. So I used the barbeque technique, where you partly fill the cylinders in question with oil and mineral spirits and a rag wick. Had to give her two sessions of that, then she broke free with light tapping a block of wood and hammer. After the barbeque sessions the block was warm like she had been running form several hours. The sleaves were really bad. Next problem was the right side brake drum. Wow, it was like it had grown on the shaft over the 60 some years. Had to use some chain, a 20 ton jack, some steel plates, and a whole lot of torch heat to get it off. It was one of the tightest things I ever pulled. It groaned like a banshee when when it finally broke free, so I backed off with the torch at first, and it just locked right up again. Before the heat did its job, we had the 20 ton jack pushing so hard the pump handle was stiff. Anyway its off now to get to the seal. Well, can't wait to get it all back together, might take me better part of this year. But I am sure, in the end, it will remain in the family for a long time. Best Regards, Charlie
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