Reviving a 1942 Silver King Tractor

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Witness the revival of a 1942 Model 41 Silver King Tractor as we meticulously restore it to its former glory. Follow along as we diagnose mechanical issues, source rare parts, and finally, experience the exhilaration of hearing its engine roar back to life after decades.
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[@TKM1951]

Nice find

[@latelierdumoulin6180]

WoW ! Very nice vidéo, and a very beautifull tractor ! It makes me dream !! Here in France we do not have this type of tractor…

[@motor_mastery]

Epic video!! love seeing another tractor back to work.

[@ctyankeejr]

I appreciate the feedback, thank you!

[@TKM1951]

I like it ! Dressed up she’ll be a grand parade show piece

[@Jason1Pa]

Great video!! It's looking so much better then it did. Good fabrication on the parts.

[@colin_5839]

Awesome job as always! You got lucky that the engine and gearbox were already set and ready to go LOL! Also I like the drone footage at the end there! Looks like good outtro material!

[@ArtVibes-ry5kq]

Cute dog!

[@ctyankeejr]

HAHA Thanks!

[@noworriesmate5903]

Us guys love our toys.

[@ethanvote6251]

Awesome video on a great sk! I have a 42’ model 41 as well sn 5385. Also sn 449 35’ r38

[@ctyankeejr]

Wow that’s awesome, within 20 tractors apart. And a nice early one! I’ve got an early 35 too. Where are you located?

[@ethanvote6251]

I’m in NE Iowa near New Hampton

[@ctyankeejr]

That amazes me the distribution system from the factory. 20 tractors apart and 20hrs of travel apart

[@kennycriswell141]

Shut it off its not a air cooled engine. It cranked hard after running because it's fresh and you got it hot. That's not good.

[@ctyankeejr]

I can see your concern. I’m no expert, but I’ve learned a lot from the engines I’ve dealt with in the past. It did not have much compression before the first run. The rings were most likely alittle stiff from sitting so long. It’s common for an engine to gain compression after running its first time in awhile. These engines run at such little rpm’s, the test run we did won’t hurt anything. The most it would do would break the engine in. I appreciate your feedback, I always keep temperature in mind while doing first runs.

[@kennycriswell141]

@ctyankeejr I work on these old tractors. It's what I do. Just trying to give you some advice. Bout a minute is really all you want to run one with no coolant. At one point I saw over 240 on your gun. Just the fact that it was sitting there puking steam you ran it too long and got it hot. Do what you want just trying to share some knowledge. One of the biggest mistakes people make on fresh engines is not properly break them in. You won't have good compression till you seat the rings. Good luck