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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Finally back home on a weekend and just so happens my girls are away, so a perfect time to make some hay. I was very lucky to find 70 year old NOS rubber motor mounts which were surprisingly resilient for their age.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
It's looking great though
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
man I really like that red....it looks great...
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Looking very good!
It is interesting the engine is mounted on rubber bushings as I didn’t think the designers would have been concerned about vibration. The paint / build sequence and discussion is applicable to all our projects...sure helps with a nicer looking end result. |
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
It's call Tartar Red...and what's prescribed by Avery afiscionados as the correct factor color. Looking at my basement you won't think it, but I'm not big on red. But I like this too. Thanks!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Man this thing is so sweet!!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Looks great!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Looking good...
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
One more quick shout out to Jason at AER. The restoration of these pieces was over the top. He even powder coated them. It was almost heresy to paint them.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
First class all around!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Beautiful. I'm betting that the paint wasn't that nice when the factory got through building it.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Very nice! Your paying exceptional mind to detail on this old work horse!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Impressive AER powder coated the components they rebuilt. Looking really nice.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
I think it's beautiful. A lot nicer than the factory ever did
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Thanks guys. Yes the paint is a bit better than factory I think.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Ceramic coated manifold.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
A lot of assembly on Saturday...basically all day. Got to the end and filled her up with fluids, hit the button and nothing. Eric very quickly diagnosed it as a ground problem. A price paid for paint on every surface. We called it a night, Eric added a ground strap on Monday we fired her off last night. It was all that 6V battery wanted...we didn't get too many turns out of it before it went soft. We didn't test it when we got it and I wonder if it had gone weak on the shelf. Though candidly this motor is probably tighter than factory. The best part of the whole thing was, after a few turns with no result, my daughter asked to give it a try. It fired right off when she hit the button. There was no doubt who this horse belongs to.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Nice!
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
That is beautiful, makes me wish I had been there when it fired up. The generator and starter looked good but were they painted red from factory? I was thinking that usually the starter and generator were black and not painted engine color, like on cars.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Thanks.
Double Thanks. This was an original paint tractor. Everything was painted red except for the steering wheel and the rear rims. I don't know if they "roughly" taped off the Autolite tags, or just wiped off the wet paint. We obviously detailed it beyond that. We didn't paint any rubber or wire looms...which was done from the factory.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Looks great! When most of us look at the second picture, we imagine the first picture. Easy to imagine, hard work to get there. Well done!
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It's mostly fun work though. But thank you--I appreciate those kind words.
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
She's finally a runner....and don't worry I'm not going to leave those ugly clamps on the top radiator hose. I've got some wire ones that just need a bit of paint:
http://vimeo.com/290059752
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Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
Ok...I see it now in #5...that would make some great wall art....
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