This is my 41 B that I bought at an auction and restored. I spent about 800 hours working on this project with a total cost of over $3,500. Not perfect, but Im happy.
When my Grandpa Oliver got back from Korea in 1954, he bought a 1941 John Deere model B that had to be started by hand just like the one that you were showing us in this video.
Good job on the tractor and I bet that you will take good care of it. Almost makes me jealous.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😬😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I used a brand name van sickle. If I did it again I'd get the John Deere stuff and do a clear coat and all of that. Be careful with the oil lines inside the crankcase. make sure they don't rub on anything and they are easy to cross thread
I worked in a auto machine shop years ago and a John Deere cylinder head came in one time ,but it wasn't near as bad as this one . Probably needed valve seats and valves !
Wow! What a restoration. Strangely the first 1941 model B l have come across that is exactly like one l knew and loved. My father drove maintained and used a1941 mod B from delivery in U.K. until 1961. That tractor was used almost daily for the whole period and never ever missed a beat. I tried to obtain details when the farm was sold but it together with three other JD B’s was whisked away before the farm sale. I must congratulate you on your labour of love it is a joy to behold. Could tell you more but so slow typing. Good luck.
