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Tinker · 07-09-2013, 09:18 AM

They don't pop up to often down here in fl either. They seem to be everywhere up north. Found this one on ebay and it wasn't selling so I called him and made an offer. Drove the 300 miles to pick it up. It's about 95% complete and the piston was binding on the back stroke. I've got that sorted out now.

We had a John Deere H&M on the farm when I was a kid (we were/are JD people) and it was sold off. I was looking for a JD that wasn't rebuilt completely for a few years (what fun is it if it's already done) within a day drive. No JDs came up, so a IHC it is.

I'd check around your area, or north of you, for flywheelers. There has to be an antique tractor club or event somewhere in California farm country. Where there is old farm implement, there is hit&miss engines.

07-09-2013, 09:18 AM	#90
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: New to the Y Block! They don't pop up to often down here in fl either. They seem to be everywhere up north. Found this one on ebay and it wasn't selling so I called him and made an offer. Drove the 300 miles to pick it up. It's about 95% complete and the piston was binding on the back stroke. I've got that sorted out now. We had a John Deere H&M on the farm when I was a kid (we were/are JD people) and it was sold off. I was looking for a JD that wasn't rebuilt completely for a few years (what fun is it if it's already done) within a day drive. No JDs came up, so a IHC it is. I'd check around your area, or north of you, for flywheelers. There has to be an antique tractor club or event somewhere in California farm country. Where there is old farm implement, there is hit&miss engines.