My grandfather has owned this tractor for a very long time. It used to have a mounted corn planter on it and my grandfather has a great story about that. Whoever made the cutoff rear wheels to accept rubber tires welded one of the rims on just a little off center. So if you planted corn with it, the rows waved all over the place because of that crooked wheel.
For as long as I can remember the f-12 sat in my grandfathers sheep lot not running. As kids we would always play on it and crank it over every once in a while. One day Brian and I decided it was time to get it running again. We had the magneto rebuilt and put new tires on the front. One of the rear rims was shot, so I torched it off and welded on a new rim. I think I got my rim straight though. We put some used 13.6 x 38" rubber on the rear and then we fired it up. It runs great even after all those years of sitting outside.
Now it is kept inside the shop. I tried to start it not too long ago, but the fuel pump wouldn't pump fuel up to the carb. I found a rebuild kit for it and put that in. As soon as I replace one of the fuel lines it will be back in running order. I know it is red, but it's another one that won't be leaving the farm anytime soon.
