New old guy from the midwest
 

New to this forum, older than most. Lived my entire life in Missouri, just migrated from the East side to the West but due to the weather, I should have gone South. Currently in the Kansas City area and can't get away from my farming history. I do ultra-low refrigeration, (-20 to -150c), to pay for my hobby of restoring old tractors. Managed to hang on to one my Dad bought new in 1954 and purchase a 1937 tractor my grandfather sold in 1984. Currently working on a 1919 Allis Chalmers and could not figure out how to put a wire edge on the hood. Two people on another forum referred me to this site. I'm more of the cut and weld sort or machine it on a lathe or mill, used up most of my patience fishing in my younger years so this will be a challenge. Won't be able to contribute much but will be learning a lot.

JW, welcome and thanks for the introduction. Hope you enjoy the site and find it useful. Thanks for joining us.

Hi Wendell and welcome:)
Here is how I put a wire edge
http://allmetalshaping.com/album.php?albumid=520

Hello Wendell, welcome to the forum. I have done a few sheet metal jobs for tractors, I kind of like the things though I would not say I know much about them. I drove a Ferguson for a few months in my teens while felling trees for logs and working on a smalholding. It was a 1950s machine if I remember correctly.

http://allmetalshaping.com/picture.p...pictureid=9424

http://allmetalshaping.com/picture.p...pictureid=9425

A couple of wings we made for a tractor, shows the wire edge.


David

Hi Wendell welcome to the forum
Peter

Hello JW and welcome.

If you want to stay busy learn to weld cast iron with cast iron rod. I weld up a lot of stuff for the Roots of Motiv Power here in northern California. It looks original when finished, not like nickle or brass.

Jere