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RICK, Tractor Pics
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Yeah Doc, it was converted to 12V before I bought it. To convert it back I need a 6V generator,(not too easy to find), have the starter reworked, which is no problem. Plus I need the right battery box which can be had as a repo. I'm slowly gathering the parts to put it back as factory. It's just been on the back burner for quite a while. If you know what I mean.
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Paul...is that a Jubilee...always wanted one. we moved out on an acreage many years ago and I bought an old 52 International H...use it for some baling, manure spreading and snow removal...she always starts...always...never figured out why if they could build em so good back then on tractors the car industry took so long to catch on!!!
Here's my H........
Here's my H........
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Oh yes, I remember the H model very well. It was quite a tractor in it's day. The H was used for just about every job you could think of on the farm. There was only one bad feature on the narrow V wheel front end and this included all tractors with that front end, that was, if the ground was wet and had a lot of clay in it, the wheels would choke up with clay so much so that they would stop turning and slide. You had to steer it with the brakes then until you cleaned them out. They solved the problem by going to a wider single wheel. They were called tricycle tractors.
To answer your question, yes my tractor and ones with the same grill are called Jubilees. But the first model which came out in 1953 is called "The Golden Jubilee" as it was the 50th anniversary model and the most valuable. Only the 1953 nose badge has that printed on it. The 1953 model is easy to recognize, unless the rear has been changed, as it is the only Jubilee that has the rear hub secured with a large external nut on the splined axle, which was used on earlier Fords. All later models had a solid flanged axle
To answer your question, yes my tractor and ones with the same grill are called Jubilees. But the first model which came out in 1953 is called "The Golden Jubilee" as it was the 50th anniversary model and the most valuable. Only the 1953 nose badge has that printed on it. The 1953 model is easy to recognize, unless the rear has been changed, as it is the only Jubilee that has the rear hub secured with a large external nut on the splined axle, which was used on earlier Fords. All later models had a solid flanged axle
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Doc..I can spend an entire day here in Fremont during our yearly town fair looking at restored tractors and engines....they have a sense of classic engineering all their own...and
Bruce..yes the narrow front gets in a bind all the time on me..especially in the winter when I plow and the snow packs up around it...I unfortunatley can't change to wide front becaue my loader wouldn't fit anymore...so I live with it!!!!
Bruce..yes the narrow front gets in a bind all the time on me..especially in the winter when I plow and the snow packs up around it...I unfortunatley can't change to wide front becaue my loader wouldn't fit anymore...so I live with it!!!!
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Paul!
Looks Great! I didn't realize that the 600 Series were also considered to be Jubilee's!
Mine is unrestored...but I did put her through the paces this spring and summer...used her to drag a three bottom plow through my five acres, then rototill the same....then harrow/grader, and finally broadcast grass seed.
Only problem I had was twisting off three PTO adapters (I still have the smaller diameter PTO shaft and need the larger collar to match the "newer" equipment out there...on the schedule is a replacement of the smaller shaft with the larger one...it runs about $150....and the collars are $20 each...so I've already spent almost 50% of the cost of a correct upgrade with "band-aid" upgrades!
I did upgrade to an 8v battery...took the voltage regulator and generator into a local electrics shoppe for the conversion. Cranks over REALLY nice now!
And yes...the blade comes in handy for the snow we perodically accumulate our here in the prairie.
Here's a couple of pictures.....
Looks Great! I didn't realize that the 600 Series were also considered to be Jubilee's!
Mine is unrestored...but I did put her through the paces this spring and summer...used her to drag a three bottom plow through my five acres, then rototill the same....then harrow/grader, and finally broadcast grass seed.
Only problem I had was twisting off three PTO adapters (I still have the smaller diameter PTO shaft and need the larger collar to match the "newer" equipment out there...on the schedule is a replacement of the smaller shaft with the larger one...it runs about $150....and the collars are $20 each...so I've already spent almost 50% of the cost of a correct upgrade with "band-aid" upgrades!
I did upgrade to an 8v battery...took the voltage regulator and generator into a local electrics shoppe for the conversion. Cranks over REALLY nice now!
And yes...the blade comes in handy for the snow we perodically accumulate our here in the prairie.
Here's a couple of pictures.....
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Rick, For never being restored, it looks like it's in good shape. I see you have what looks like the original lights! They are hard to find. I haven't found a repo set that is exactly the same. I really think the term Jubilee is used loosely, as only the 1953 and 54 were true Jubilees. The rest were just look a likes. Now that's just my personal opinion. It's like the older Fords were all called red belly's, no matter what model it was as long as the engine was painted red. Terminology, just terminology. My brother in law has an 800. Looks just like ours but it has a two position clutch. First position disengages the transmission, second position disengages the PTO, where our PTO's are in any time the clutch is out and the lever is engaged. Bad feature about that is bush hogging and coming up to an obstacle such as a fence etc. You push in the clutch and the centrifugal force of the spinning blades will push you right through the fence. Gee, I wonder how I know that! Nothing like first hand experience to embed a dumb maneuver in the brain. After that episode, I bought an overrun attachment. Worked great.
Oh, I forgot, My PTO shaft is the larger one, pretty much standard one for today on smaller tractors. I think 1954 was the last year for the small shaft.
Oh, I forgot, My PTO shaft is the larger one, pretty much standard one for today on smaller tractors. I think 1954 was the last year for the small shaft.
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DrEntropy said:
I'm looking for three of them Doc. Two for the front and one for the rear. We have a large tractor junk yard not far from us, but he has very few Ford parts, Mostly John Deere parts as this is John Deere country. Right now those holes are for ventilation.
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I'm missing the rear light, too.
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rick_ingram said:
I could get tractor lights for it with no problem, but I would like to have three 6 volt originals. I'll have to get them from a junk yard somewhere. Interesting note, my temp gage went bad and I figured it would be very hard to replace as original. I went to a New Holland dealer, who took over the Ford equipment franchise, close by to see if they had something that would match up. To my surprise, they had a new gage exactly like the original one. I was told that they are still being made. My oil pressure is original but the amp gage is not. I'm going to see if I can still get it. Bearings, seals, even complete engine rebuild kits are available through New Holland. Some parts are still available for tractors back in the late forties. Amazing!
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Yep...my local New Holland dealer has had everything I've needed...in stock (so far).
I've also gone online to compare inventory and prices...I'll be leaving my money and business locally as much as possible, as the dealers prices are right in line with the online businesses.
I've also gone online to compare inventory and prices...I'll be leaving my money and business locally as much as possible, as the dealers prices are right in line with the online businesses.
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BTW....did you know that they even made flat-head V8 Ford tractors on the same "chassis"?!?!