My Ugly Tractor Page

Created: July 11, 2013

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We have 4 old Ag/Industrial tractors here. They are all ugly, but they all start and work reliably.
I put this page up just to show others that tractors can work okay and still not look very good.
I have had these tractors for many years. They all sat outside for years and years before I got them, but I don't think ANY of them have been outside without some sort of cover since I got them.

Case 800B Diesel
Owned since about 1980
Case-O-Matic 16 speed transmission
1200 PSI Hydraulic system
Stanhoist power down Loader. Have bucket cylinders machined to fit and ready to install some day.
Schwartz wide front
Eagle 3 point hitch
Engine rebuilt in 1981, transmission overhaul in about 1990
Added 3 spool hydraulic valve and 3rd point cylinder in 2011

Case VAC
Owned since about 1979
Case hydraulic lift
This is my general purpose hauling tractor and the only narrow front machine that I have. It gets around very well in the woods pulling an old manure spreader (we call 'em "wood wagons") to fill with wood or brush.
It has a leaky rear main. That's what the coffee can under the bell housing is for- to catch the drips.
For some reason, mice like to live in this tractor's toolbox and battery box area. I clean it all out every spring but the acids or whatever in their *&^%$# eats up wiring and electrical stuff. So, I have rewired most of the thing. The field resistor got eaten so bad recently that I couldn't get a good reading on it, so I stuck a "quesstimated" value rheostat in its place and adjusted it to get the current I wanted.

Ford 8N
Owned since 1974
It's a 1947 model, but I replaced the horrible steering sector box with a late model box. Engine is from a commercial highway paint spraying machine. Has side distributor.
When I got this tractor, almost everything that bolted on to the basic engine/transmission of the machine had problems.
Note Lead weights attached to front bumper. About 80 pounds. I have several 3-point implements for this tractor. These weights help a lot to hold the front end down when skidding or carrying logs, etc..

Ford 4000 Industrial Backhoe/Loader with Ford 713 Backhoe
Owned since about 2005
It's the 1962-1964 version
Converted to 12V electrical system and a one-wire alternator
Completely rewired and all new gages.
Electronic Ingition
Not that I am likely to repaint it anytime soon, but I can't even figure out what color(s) the thing was originally!

In 2010, the building that houses the 3 larger tractors collapsed onto them (and onto everything else in there, too). But they survived pretty well, needing steering wheels, lights and some body work (still on the list).