Love that old tractor

Great video. Makes me want to get my 12 going. Completed my 30 engine a couple years ago.

I used to mow hay with an F-12 on rubber in the late 50s.

I also had a early (1933) F-12. Please note that what you have on the rear steel wheels is the Waukesha style rear steel. It is noted by having the small cast iron centers. The later versions had a much larger pressed steel center. Nice tractor!

Just like dad's with exception to the front wheel was all cast with slip plates and a curved angle iron traction ring to steer the others were mounted on rubber

Great video shots here! Thanks for sharing! Amazing equipment and still in top ruing order after close to a century of being built. God Bless.

Sounds great and good to see the old stuff still running. I had a F20 with no engine so I put a 327 Chevy truck engine and 4 speed tranny in it, it was fun to drive. With the tractor tranny in high and the truck tranny in high it would go about 40 mph. Both in low and you could walk real slow for it to keep up.

Love the old tractors, I have a mate dropping a McCormick 1020 engine up for me to look at soon. Aaron from Australia mentioned you so that's how come I'm here.

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

I love the old stuff. Nothing modern compares to the style or innovation. These early traction changed farming. Aaron is a great guy. Thanks for watching.

Man that is one sweet F12! She sounds good! It's got the very early rear steel wheels, too!

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

I only wish I had the front steel for it too.

I love that tractor, it is a very cool machine. It is interesting that the front wheel has a pneumatic wheel/tyre, is that original or a later add-on? Thanks for showing us the tractor in detail

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that someone took the original steel wheel off and modified it. I didn't like the modified one so found a later rubber tire assembly. I would love to find an original steel wheel for it, but if not, this was what a lot of farmers did for an upgrade.

That mono wheel front steer is similar to dad's except it was all metal and worn out I tried to fix the bearings and axle and the bronze slip bushings and their turned cast counter parts as they used the thick jelly like oil which smelled to high heaven's but my instructors said I couldn't do my project .

@TopperMachineLLC

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I'd love a full steel front for mine. I bored the rim and made a new axle to accept bearings.

@shaneharrison4775

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@@TopperMachineLLC yes I took up the challenge with dad's but my school said it was too complex for a 13 year old and made me take the parts home when my dad passed away the entire wheel axle and bearing assembly was at the old home stead but as far as I know all the original parts went with all three tractors the Farmall McCormack Deereing F-12,F14,F20 and parts for an old F30 with a Graham differential

Hi Josh Nice tractor .You said 1933 is that a overhead valve engine i thought that there was only flat head engine in production in the thirties also what drive the agger on the trailer . I have a 1955 / 56 ? Oliver super 55 that has a waukesha engine i rebuilt it in 03 the tractor is used to mowe still runs great . Thanks JM

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

It is the first version of the OHV engine IH made. In 1934, they released the next version that they used up through the letter series tractors. 1933 was the transition year from Waukesha to IH's own motor design.

@junkmannoparts9696

2 жыл бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC Okay i wonder why dodge and ford used flat head engine in to the fifties Thanks Josh

Are you spreading the sawdust for weed control?

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I am. Works great.

@snicks50

2 жыл бұрын

He just doing it cause he can lol

@TopperMachineLLC

2 жыл бұрын

@@snicks50 it's actually keeping weeds and wood ticks away.

@snicks50

2 жыл бұрын

@@TopperMachineLLC Yes I know lol. Sorry