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My five year old son and I are finally the proud caretakers of a beautiful 1935 model B and have a few questions for people much more knowledgeable than I on the subject. I followed the parts link that Lovesthedrive provided in the stickied thread - thank you very much for that - and found the "676 - Model B and Model BR - BO Tractors (Not Styled)" parts listing and now have it saved locally.
Reviewing page #34 of the guide it seems to indicate that there are two different types of fenders available for my tractor and I wanted to ask if any of you had a different reference point on each of the two types such as photographs or even a different line drawing as it seems that the two are in fact different in shape and volume with the "1C" version being substantially larger than the "1D" version. I'd also like to ask if any have any insight as to which variation was the most commonly used on machines that had them installed.
Also, the previous owner/restorer disabled the small fuel tank and removed the three-way fuel cock and the tractor runs solely on gasoline now. I understand the reason this modification was performed but for the sake of "historical interest" I wanted to ask if those removed fuel system parts are easy to lay hands on or were they summarily discarded by most and now fall into the "hens teeth" category? I don't know if I would ever utilize the smaller rear fuel tank but I think I'd like to see it plumbed into the system correctly if sourcing the fuel cock isn't cost prohibitive.
Thank you for the forum and I look forward to learning more from you as we enjoy taking care of our own little piece of history.
For reference we have a 1935 Model B "unstyled" SN: B9814 -EDIT-(XX's here initially as I forgot the SN but a quick browse through our pictures reminded me)
Best wishes,
GT Whitlow
Reviewing page #34 of the guide it seems to indicate that there are two different types of fenders available for my tractor and I wanted to ask if any of you had a different reference point on each of the two types such as photographs or even a different line drawing as it seems that the two are in fact different in shape and volume with the "1C" version being substantially larger than the "1D" version. I'd also like to ask if any have any insight as to which variation was the most commonly used on machines that had them installed.
Also, the previous owner/restorer disabled the small fuel tank and removed the three-way fuel cock and the tractor runs solely on gasoline now. I understand the reason this modification was performed but for the sake of "historical interest" I wanted to ask if those removed fuel system parts are easy to lay hands on or were they summarily discarded by most and now fall into the "hens teeth" category? I don't know if I would ever utilize the smaller rear fuel tank but I think I'd like to see it plumbed into the system correctly if sourcing the fuel cock isn't cost prohibitive.
Thank you for the forum and I look forward to learning more from you as we enjoy taking care of our own little piece of history.
For reference we have a 1935 Model B "unstyled" SN: B9814 -EDIT-(XX's here initially as I forgot the SN but a quick browse through our pictures reminded me)
Best wishes,
GT Whitlow