Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
 

Ok...I see it now in #5...that would make some great wall art....

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Wow! That looks excellent! Glad I could play a small part in her resurrection.

LockDoc

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Gosh that is gorgeous! Excellent job for all!!

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Some greasy wall art ;)

Thanks. It was an important part. Gotta have a key!

Thanks!

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So the weather was good enough to roll her out this afternoon and log some break in/debugging time. We dialed in low idle and got to run her through all the gears for the first time. No real surprises. A little vibration in 3rd...which makes the right brake lever contact the right fender. We'll probably stay out of 3rd ;)

If you haven't figured it out yet, my little girl's name is Avery...which made this the logical first project. Of course she rode around the block with me today and a couple of minutes in asked, "Hey Dad, do you think anyone else in the neighborhood has a tractor?" :) "Probably not," I said.

Re: 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor Restoration
 

That's great...what a coincidence the her name and the tractor are both Avery....

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Yeah...glad her name wasn't Kubota.

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If you had named Kubota I'm sure more than one person would of slapped ya silly. :lol::lol::lol:

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More of a practical consideration...couldn't fit a Kubota in the basement. ;)

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:lol::lol::lol:

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Brad,
Please tell your daughter that the two of you did an incredible job!!!
I worked 13 years for John Deere in the Quad Cities and Waterloo.
Combines and tractors.
Does she know your mint restored Avery is worth around $100,000 ?
More than a mint restored Blazer or Jimmy!
Terry

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Thanks Terry. I can't believe that's true. You'd have to show us some comps. I don't think her mother would let us keep it if it was worth that much ;) But the experience of restoring it was priceless.

My last summer in college I worked at the John Deere dealership in Columbus, GA. I grew up watching my uncle farm with Generation II stuff and loved it. It's funny but my Eleanor is probably a '77 4230...not a truck or a car. The way they're going up though, by the time I've got enough space to have one I won't be able to afford it.