1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration - Page 5 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**mongocanfly** · 09-30-2018, 11:00 PM

Ok...I see it now in #5...that would make some great wall art....

**LockDoc** · 09-30-2018, 11:00 PM

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Wow! That looks excellent! Glad I could play a small part in her resurrection.

LockDoc

**Clyde65** · 10-01-2018, 01:06 PM

Gosh that is gorgeous! Excellent job for all!!

**IronCanine** · 10-01-2018, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Ok...I see it now in #5...that would make some great wall art....

Some greasy wall art

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Wow! That looks excellent! Glad I could play a small part in her resurrection.

LockDoc

Thanks. It was an important part. Gotta have a key!

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Originally Posted by Clyde65

Gosh that is gorgeous! Excellent job for all!!

Thanks!

**IronCanine** · 10-01-2018, 08:00 PM

So the weather was good enough to roll her out this afternoon and log some break in/debugging time. We dialed in low idle and got to run her through all the gears for the first time. No real surprises. A little vibration in 3rd...which makes the right brake lever contact the right fender. We'll probably stay out of 3rd

If you haven't figured it out yet, my little girl's name is Avery...which made this the logical first project. Of course she rode around the block with me today and a couple of minutes in asked, "Hey Dad, do you think anyone else in the neighborhood has a tractor?"

"Probably not," I said.

**mongocanfly** · 10-01-2018, 08:09 PM

That's great...what a coincidence the her name and the tractor are both Avery....

**IronCanine** · 10-01-2018, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

That's great...what a coincidence the her name and the tractor are both Avery....

Yeah...glad her name wasn't Kubota.

**Ol Blue K20** · 10-01-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by IronCanine

Yeah...glad her name wasn't Kubota.

If you had named Kubota I'm sure more than one person would of slapped ya silly.

**IronCanine** · 10-02-2018, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

If you had named Kubota I'm sure more than one person would of slapped ya silly.

More of a practical consideration...couldn't fit a Kubota in the basement.

**Ol Blue K20** · 10-02-2018, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by IronCanine

More of a practical consideration...couldn't fit a Kubota in the basement.

Terrysch · 06-26-2019, 10:24 AM

Brad,
Please tell your daughter that the two of you did an incredible job!!!
I worked 13 years for John Deere in the Quad Cities and Waterloo.
Combines and tractors.
Does she know your mint restored Avery is worth around $100,000 ?
More than a mint restored Blazer or Jimmy!
Terry

**IronCanine** · 06-26-2019, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Terrysch

Brad,
Please tell your daughter that the two of you did an incredible job!!!
I worked 13 years for John Deere in the Quad Cities and Waterloo.
Combines and tractors.
Does she know your mint restored Avery is worth around $100,000 ?
More than a mint restored Blazer or Jimmy!
Terry

Thanks Terry. I can't believe that's true. You'd have to show us some comps. I don't think her mother would let us keep it if it was worth that much

But the experience of restoring it was priceless.

My last summer in college I worked at the John Deere dealership in Columbus, GA. I grew up watching my uncle farm with Generation II stuff and loved it. It's funny but my Eleanor is probably a '77 4230...not a truck or a car. The way they're going up though, by the time I've got enough space to have one I won't be able to afford it.

09-30-2018, 11:00 PM	#101
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,686	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration Ok...I see it now in #5...that would make some great wall art.... __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

09-30-2018, 11:00 PM	#102
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 26,064	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration - Wow! That looks excellent! Glad I could play a small part in her resurrection. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

10-01-2018, 01:06 PM	#103
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,549	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration Gosh that is gorgeous! Excellent job for all!! __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

10-01-2018, 08:00 PM	#105
IronCanine I'm trying.... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 2,870	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration So the weather was good enough to roll her out this afternoon and log some break in/debugging time. We dialed in low idle and got to run her through all the gears for the first time. No real surprises. A little vibration in 3rd...which makes the right brake lever contact the right fender. We'll probably stay out of 3rd If you haven't figured it out yet, my little girl's name is Avery...which made this the logical first project. Of course she rode around the block with me today and a couple of minutes in asked, "Hey Dad, do you think anyone else in the neighborhood has a tractor?" "Probably not," I said. Attached Images __________________ 1970 K20 Z62 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...56#post9334756 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..."

10-01-2018, 08:09 PM	#106
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,686	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration That's great...what a coincidence the her name and the tractor are both Avery.... __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

06-26-2019, 10:24 AM	#111
Terrysch Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 573	Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration Brad, Please tell your daughter that the two of you did an incredible job!!! I worked 13 years for John Deere in the Quad Cities and Waterloo. Combines and tractors. Does she know your mint restored Avery is worth around $100,000 ? More than a mint restored Blazer or Jimmy! Terry

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