lukeloader Hi Luke ,yep I thought it would make an interesting video it’s not something you see every day in bits and it’s well worth replacing some of those packings to keep the oil and grease in their right places especially as most of the packings are still available, thanks for the continued support David .
Hi David, I found you and your great how-to videos during this past long New Hampshire USA winter. Watched every one and when I reached the end I was desperate! Since then I have purchased a 1951 John Deere A with a JD no.5 sickle mower attached. Bought it out of Ohio and had it trucked to me 600 miles east to New Hampshire. My mother was born on an up-state New York, Finger Lake Region dairy farm in the 1920's. Her brother never left the farm and worked it up till his death in 2011. We would visit The Farm every summer driving 300 miles from Connecticut. As a very young boy my fondest memory is of my Uncle Ed Bauer taking me for a ride/drive on his styled B and A. Me standing in front of him while popping up the road. I purchased this 1951 'A' because it's my birth year and like his first NEW tractor purchase. So this is my tribute tractor to a great uncle and a great farmer. Mine will be a preservation rather than a restoration. I runs great, the mower operates but needs cutting bar service. I find it surprising that you have just 143 subscribers and 62 views as of this latest chapter. I have watched every John Deere A & B video and I must say yours is the Gold Standard dealing with all the details rebuilding this tractor. Please keep new chapters coming. I also noticed a MGB in the back ground - leave it dingy and pass it on to a B lover. The John Deere design is more worthy of your attention. I owned a '65 MGB and my mum had a '70 MGB-GT. Great when new - dreadful after the tin worm ate them. Cheers for now.
Susanne Palmer Hi Susanne , wow what a lovely piece of family history thank you , much appreciate you sharing it with us , and I can’t believe my few videos has inspired you to go out and buy a tractor, some one told me tractor collecting was infectious it’s obviously true!! . Not too bothered about subscriber numbers guess by few ramblings only appeal to a select few , keeps it a bit exclusive I suppose ! . The MGBs not mine so I’ll stick with the antique tractors , bigger bits and when all else fails you can hit them with a hammer with out too much damage hopefully. Thanks again for the interest and support regards David .
In the process of rebuilding my 51 Model A but my JD dealer says the 2 vane springs in ventilator pump are no longer available. I had oil going up the shaft and out around the fan. I'm gonna try and find some at the hardware store. Thanks for sharing the videos.
Joe Alan Hi Joe interesting, I think the ventilator pump system was meant to give better crankcase breathing. I would think they’re would be some oil in this system so as to oil the pump as to how much should be there I’m not sure, good luck in finding springs , thanks for sharing regards David .
Travis Engel Hi Travis the fan is held on to the shaft by two collets , larger versions of what is used on engine valve springs . You have to push the fan in over on the shaft and the collets are released and the fan will pull off . Out of curiosity has the fan actually come off the shaft or just come loose , if the latter is the case what has happened is the fan has broken loose from the bonded rubber bush it’s mounted on with in its boss , a test is if you can spin the fan but not actually pull it off then this is what’s happened . The fix is you have to remove the fan shaft remove the fan as described drill out the rivets that hold the fan together and then reglue the rubber mount back in to the fan boss and then using bolts instead of rivets bolt it all back together , or just find another fan , the rubber I suspect deteriorates over time . Hope that helps regards David H.
delayp 1965 Hi Delayp yep the engine oil only lubes the governor end bearing the fan end bearing use grease some tractors have a grease nipple some just a blanking plug which you can remove and replace with a nipple , warning though don’t over grease it you can easily force the seal out behind the fan ,if your getting oil up the tube it would suggest the oil drain in the Governor end bearing housing is possibly blocked and not letting oil drain back into the Governor housing and eventually back to the crank case after oiling the bearing . Hope that helps regards David.
Thanks for the video. I've never seen a fan shaft put together before. It helps to see how all the pieces go into the shaft.
lukeloader Hi Luke ,yep I thought it would make an interesting video it’s not something you see every day in bits and it’s well worth replacing some of those packings to keep the oil and grease in their right places especially as most of the packings are still available, thanks for the continued support David .
Hi David, I found you and your great how-to videos during this past long New Hampshire USA winter. Watched every one and when I reached the end I was desperate! Since then I have purchased a 1951 John Deere A with a JD no.5 sickle mower attached. Bought it out of Ohio and had it trucked to me 600 miles east to New Hampshire. My mother was born on an up-state New York, Finger Lake Region dairy farm in the 1920's. Her brother never left the farm and worked it up till his death in 2011. We would visit The Farm every summer driving 300 miles from Connecticut. As a very young boy my fondest memory is of my Uncle Ed Bauer taking me for a ride/drive on his styled B and A. Me standing in front of him while popping up the road. I purchased this 1951 'A' because it's my birth year and like his first NEW tractor purchase. So this is my tribute tractor to a great uncle and a great farmer. Mine will be a preservation rather than a restoration. I runs great, the mower operates but needs cutting bar service. I find it surprising that you have just 143 subscribers and 62 views as of this latest chapter. I have watched every John Deere A & B video and I must say yours is the Gold Standard dealing with all the details rebuilding this tractor. Please keep new chapters coming. I also noticed a MGB in the back ground - leave it dingy and pass it on to a B lover. The John Deere design is more worthy of your attention. I owned a '65 MGB and my mum had a '70 MGB-GT. Great when new - dreadful after the tin worm ate them. Cheers for now.
Susanne Palmer Hi Susanne , wow what a lovely piece of family history thank you , much appreciate you sharing it with us , and I can’t believe my few videos has inspired you to go out and buy a tractor, some one told me tractor collecting was infectious it’s obviously true!! . Not too bothered about subscriber numbers guess by few ramblings only appeal to a select few , keeps it a bit exclusive I suppose ! . The MGBs not mine so I’ll stick with the antique tractors , bigger bits and when all else fails you can hit them with a hammer with out too much damage hopefully. Thanks again for the interest and support regards David .
In the process of rebuilding my 51 Model A but my JD dealer says the 2 vane springs in ventilator pump are no longer available. I had oil going up the shaft and out around the fan. I'm gonna try and find some at the hardware store. Thanks for sharing the videos.
Joe Alan Hi Joe interesting, I think the ventilator pump system was meant to give better crankcase breathing. I would think they’re would be some oil in this system so as to oil the pump as to how much should be there I’m not sure, good luck in finding springs , thanks for sharing regards David .
I have a question. Dosn't the first washer you put in go between the spring and bearing?
Hi thanks for the interest , checked my notes and the workshop manual and it is put back together correctly as it should be , regards David H .
I guess you Learn something every day. I've been messing with b john deeres for 40 years. Lol
Good video. What keeps the fan on the small shaft at the 11 minute mark? Our fan has worked itself loose. Doesn't seem to be any fasteners!
Travis Engel Hi Travis the fan is held on to the shaft by two collets , larger versions of what is used on engine valve springs . You have to push the fan in over on the shaft and the collets are released and the fan will pull off . Out of curiosity has the fan actually come off the shaft or just come loose , if the latter is the case what has happened is the fan has broken loose from the bonded rubber bush it’s mounted on with in its boss , a test is if you can spin the fan but not actually pull it off then this is what’s happened . The fix is you have to remove the fan shaft remove the fan as described drill out the rivets that hold the fan together and then reglue the rubber mount back in to the fan boss and then using bolts instead of rivets bolt it all back together , or just find another fan , the rubber I suspect deteriorates over time . Hope that helps regards David H.
Sir, have a question, does engine oil run up into fan shaft tube or is it supposed to only oil the bearing by the gear? Thank you for your help!
delayp 1965 Hi Delayp yep the engine oil only lubes the governor end bearing the fan end bearing use grease some tractors have a grease nipple some just a blanking plug which you can remove and replace with a nipple , warning though don’t over grease it you can easily force the seal out behind the fan ,if your getting oil up the tube it would suggest the oil drain in the Governor end bearing housing is possibly blocked and not letting oil drain back into the Governor housing and eventually back to the crank case after oiling the bearing . Hope that helps regards David.