1987 GMC Jimmy
Automobile Hoarder
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2016
- Posts
- 5,848
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- 2,387
- Location
- Mississippi
- First Name
- Jesse
- Truck Year
- 1987
- Truck Model
- V1500 Jimmy
- Engine Size
- 350
This has been my project for the past two or three weeks: a ‘49 IH Farmall Cub. After going through a myriad of trash lawn tractors, and then the bush hog on the big tractor being too destructive and rough of a cut that would require a finisher, I got this to cut the grass at my mom’s, and I plan to keep it for a long time to come. I’ve been using it to pull trailer loads of crap that I cut down, and it’s done a great job across the board. I was worried that I’d actually need a Super A, or maybe I should have looked closer at Fords or Allis-Chalmers models, but the Cub is pretty capable, parts are available locally at TSC and NAPA, and there’s a whole community following Farmalls, especially Cubs.
It’s got blowby, a couple of bugs, wear in some common places, but it’s 71 years old, and I can’t say enough about what a great machine it is. I’ve been doing the first cut the past few days for the first time since the growing season started about six weeks ago. Six weeks is a bit much, but a month is well within its capacity to a good job. I hope to farm-grade restore it piece by piece, but that may be easier once it cools off. I also want to acquire the implements required to plant a garden when I have the property of my own to do that.
This came with a mag, but it was converted so I replaced the points, condenser, cap, rotor, wires, and plugs. I rebuilt the carb, replaced the inline filter, and cleaned the tank. I had to swap on a parts starter, that cowl is from a different tractor, and then fluids. It’s been converted to 12V, and they converted it from a generator to a 10si alternator.
It’s got blowby, a couple of bugs, wear in some common places, but it’s 71 years old, and I can’t say enough about what a great machine it is. I’ve been doing the first cut the past few days for the first time since the growing season started about six weeks ago. Six weeks is a bit much, but a month is well within its capacity to a good job. I hope to farm-grade restore it piece by piece, but that may be easier once it cools off. I also want to acquire the implements required to plant a garden when I have the property of my own to do that.
This came with a mag, but it was converted so I replaced the points, condenser, cap, rotor, wires, and plugs. I rebuilt the carb, replaced the inline filter, and cleaned the tank. I had to swap on a parts starter, that cowl is from a different tractor, and then fluids. It’s been converted to 12V, and they converted it from a generator to a 10si alternator.
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