1942 JOHN DEERE B

[@masonbrubaker1952]

I'm not in the position to help out, but I would love to see this old gal running again. My dad grew up farming 80 acres with a B. I believe it was a late model due to the seat and foot button start, but it was sold in the 80's when they got out of farming. I wish they had the serial number so I could find it. Best of luck to you!

[@tomrobards7753]

Get you a pump up sprayer a big one like you would use around the farm and fill it with apple cider vinegar and if you have to bend the wand to fit in the spark plug Holes and give each a good spraying ever other day and weld up a spanner wrench to fit the holes in the fly wheel and after a week of spraying the spark plug Holes use that home made spanner wrench with about a 4 foot handle the cylinders should break loose if they do change the oil and proced to try to start it

[@ericchevy1999]

When we bought it we threw some used motor oil in the cylinders just to slow down any corrosion but I'll give it a try. I removed the crank case inspection cover and the bores and backs of the pistons look great so hopefully it isn't to bad.

[@tomrobards7753]

@@ericchevy1999 a service Gorman at a near by John Deere dealer put me on to the cider vinegar trick , it works for me , I've used it for years , I'm a retired mechanic of over 50 years I had old 2 cylinder Deere the clutch had been engaged for some time and he told me to get a trigger sprayer filled with the vinager and every day pop the clutch cover off and spray the crap out of it then after about a week start it up and slam the clutch lever it worked , vinegar eats only the rust nothing else I've used it on everything that's covered in rust even bad pitted rust and only the rust is gone, I've seen a guy make a spanner wrench out of round stock the size of the holes in the fly wheel with the handle about 4 or 5 foot long after the cylinders have been soaking for a week or so and they broke loose , I have seen guys like try to pull start the old pop John's and they broke loose but you don't have the steering wheel on to guide it , good luck . . .