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Post by putsie on Dec 26, 2012 8:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by CRFarms on Dec 26, 2012 9:46:45 GMT -5
Very nicely done. A good approach at starting and all. How many tons is that shop lift?
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Post by afrerichs on Dec 26, 2012 12:11:50 GMT -5
Looks good. This will be a fun post to follow
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Post by nctobfarmer on Dec 26, 2012 19:20:30 GMT -5
Wow, looks like a big job. Excited to see how it all turns out.
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Post by putsie on Dec 26, 2012 22:54:53 GMT -5
It'll be an involved project for sure, not a big deal though. Everything is still very much in working order on the tractor, it's just that everything needs some freshening up, and sealing up. It leaks everything from everywhere  CR: that lift has a 2 ton capacity, but the day I lifted that engine I had the arm all the way out so it was more like 1/2 ton capacity. I'll move the arm in a notch when I get to reinstalling. It was a load that's for sure. |
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Post by steelin81 on Dec 27, 2012 11:15:33 GMT -5
It's a good thing you don't live any closer to us, you and dad share the same passion for old rod weeders. He doesn't come home from too many sales without one behind the truck, and I'd hate to see him have any competition. He thinks the steel is the prize as well, I think the real value is the hyd. cylenders, tires and hoses, if they aren't rotted from the weather.
The 2130 looks to be coming right along, it's always nice to see progress pics. Is it getting body and paint done as well.
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Post by lane1486 on Dec 28, 2012 12:47:28 GMT -5
looks neat!!! to bad its the wrong color!! die hard IH!!
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Post by PAChad on Dec 28, 2012 12:59:42 GMT -5
This is a great thread. I will be following it for your updates.
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Post by AgriKing on Dec 29, 2012 19:15:13 GMT -5
Good luck with you and your project. Keep us updated on it. Can't wait to see it finshed.
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Post by djt14 on Dec 30, 2012 13:35:22 GMT -5
We've done some restorations, kind of in the middle of one right now, but never a tractor. Interesting to see something else! Keep us posted on this, I to will be waiting. Reminds me I should update some threads on here  |
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Post by putsie on Jan 23, 2013 8:52:54 GMT -5
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Post by steelin81 on Jan 23, 2013 23:00:34 GMT -5
I hate going this far just to cheap out now. It's nice when you come across people who are wise enough to think this way. When I started welding and worked in a general repair/welding/machine shop it was amazing how many guys would bring in parts like baler rollers, for example, with one bad bearing and not change both while it was apart. It just never made sense to me. The tractor looks to be going along nice, one fella up here that re did an AR last winter found some of the tin he needed from Steiner Tractor Parts. I think they are in Minnesota but he said it wasn't too bad for price to get parts from them.
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Post by putsie on Jan 24, 2013 9:42:56 GMT -5
Thanks Steelin. Steiner's a good place for some of those old tractor parts, I've got one of their parts catalog's sitting here too. Not to much though for anything newer than a 4020. Also adds a bit of a challenge that the 2130's were a German-built tractor that was imported to Canada but NOT the US. With the exception of mechanical, engine/clutch parts the aftermarket doesn't make a ton of stuff for it unless the parts changeover between it and a US built tractor. You see a lot of 2130's around though (at least it seems like you do) so I'm hopeful some have made it into a wrecker somewhere, and if I'm real lucky maybe I can find some that haven't been completely trashed...
I can add a little to your comments on cheap customers too. While I'm not always the "Mike Holmes" of mechanics either, it always came as surprise to me the difference in city vs rural customers. The shop in Assiniboia I worked for, for a few years, had a really good customer base. Spoiled a guy really because you just came to know you could go ahead and do a complete job of whatever you were fixing. When I got married and move to the city it took some big adjustments to get used to the idea that customers "shop around" and only want the fix that's cheapest and not necessarily best. The last shop I worked at was a small 2 man engine shop just out side of Moose Jaw, and it was again back to working for customers for the most part that if I explained what I wanted to do and why, usually they were more than happy to say "go ahead", do the job right and complete... Made it a lot more enjoyable too.
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Post by farmerboy3 on Jan 26, 2013 0:06:10 GMT -5
lookin good
keep us posted
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Post by steelin81 on Jan 26, 2013 2:34:27 GMT -5
Finding straight tin for a 2130 at a wrecker could be a little tricky too, I don't think I 've seen too many that didn't have a loader on them.
I understand what you mean about different customers. I always found that farmers could understand the reasoning for fixing everything that needed it too. Some of the worst people we worked for were Oilfield operators. Most were really good but there were still lots who thought the cost of the repairs you did were coming out of their own pockets.
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Post by putsie on Feb 17, 2013 15:40:39 GMT -5
Progress continues to move forward, hard to tell by pictures but the cleaning process is still in full swing. The parts are rolling in for the engine and I've been trying to juggle shop time with loading trucks(hauling out lentils), moving snow and just simply running errands. So not a lot of real interesting pics this week. This next week should be a little more relaxed around here with a little more concentrated shop time so my goal is to have the engine back together by weeks end so I can focus on the rest of the tractor. Parts beginning to show up  Removing the balance shaft bearings.  Having the right tool for job sure pay's for itself. I used to have to always get the machine shop to change cam bearings for me, which isn't a big deal if the block was going out to get bored anyways, but a pain on something like this that didn't otherwise need machining. Being that I do as many engines as I have, I bought my own cam bearing remover/installer about 6 years ago now and wouldn't be without it now.  Cleaning O-ring grooves for the sleeves.  Cleaning all the threads with a thread "chasing" set.   brushing out the oil galleries and piston squirters.   Now the block's been washed out a couple more times, and ready for re-assembly so hopefully I can get an assembly post up it the next week. The rear half of the tractor has changed little through all of this though I have got the operators platform off and began to inspect, degrease and make plans for parts upgrades/replacements, etc...  |
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Post by putsie on Mar 18, 2013 9:14:01 GMT -5
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Post by mwfnorth on Mar 18, 2013 17:35:40 GMT -5
Looks like it will purr like a kitten she's done.
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Post by 70ds on Mar 19, 2013 8:19:34 GMT -5
Looks like you are doing a dang good job. Gonna be like new when you get it done.
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Post by putsie on Apr 26, 2013 8:15:44 GMT -5
Here's a bit of an update on the progress to this point. Running real nice now. working on some of the wiring and lights before I assemble any more. The brother in law was looking for work while I was a away for a few days so he painted everything which was appreciated but I would have liked to have done some bodywork first :? (to take care of at least some of the dents). Oh well. Springs coming on fast and time is running out so maybe I'll just keep an eye peeled for straighter sheet metal and try again next winter to "straighten" things up a bit... Most importantly, it runs nice, it drives nice and it should provide us with an enjoyable tractor to use again for many years to come. Rear tires will still be coming this spring and I'm still planning on replacing the hydraulic remotes and adding a joystick for the loader before we call it done too. The loader may stay off this year and I'll rebuild it in the fall.    Chris |
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