Posted by soder33 on November 17, 2015 at 12:50:54 from (108.171.131.160):
A friend at work said he had an old John Deere that his Grandfather bought new in 1952. He wanted me to get it running. I asked how long it had sat and he didn't know for sure, but his son is 15 and he had never had it going since his son was born. I went to look at it and I knew it would be a challenge. The old gas was still in it as was the battery and it was locked up tight. Even the carb was stuck tight. There was no coolant in it, so I didn't know if it was drained, leaked out or had water in it that froze.The good news was it was in a grainery out of the elements.
I am a softy for old iron and thought it would be fun to see if I could get it going for him. It took a few weeks off and on and about $300 in parts,but it is running again. Actually, it runs better than my own B.
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