1952 john deere model A, first start in 4 months.

1952 john deere model A cold start first start in 4 months.

[@ronfullerton3162]

Loved to hear the starter, and the sound of the "A" running. Brings back old memories. Learned to drive on a little model "H" Deere. Dad later traded that in for a model '52 "B" when I could handle bigger jobs. We always had an '51 "A" that was modified with aluminum pistons and had a water pump added to the cooling system. As Dad got more land, the "B" was traded for a 3010 diesel. Spent many hours on the seats of all four of them. Have missed that way of life ever since I left it. Especially miss those Green Machines!

[@johndeere1951a]

Interesting that your '51 has all fuel & gasoline tanks. My'51 A is just gasoline. I think it was a choice but most are just gasoline because of the drop in gasoline prices, and gas gave more power. All farm distillate fell out of favor.

[@ronfullerton3162]

My Dad's '51 "A" also had only the single tank. The distillate and gas tanks with the fuel valve was a nice thing to have, even if you use only gas. We had a Model "H" Deere with the two tanks. I ran on the big tank, and could switch to the little tank when it started to sputter. That way I didn't have to walk back to the barn lot and carry a five gallon can back to the field.