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Gil Stuart · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:27 am Post subject: My new project MM GBD

Sat 4-5 years, I need to drain the fuel, change filters, and bleed the system. Tur

ns over just fine. Smile

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DCW · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

This looks like an interesting project.Did you buy this tractor as is where is?

What happened to it that it came to be sitting where it is?Did something major go wrong with it and they simply left it?

Gil Stuart · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:13 am Post subject: MM GBD

Yes I bought it as is where is for $900. The reason it sat around so long is that the previous owner was going to restore it but never got around to it. He bought it at auction many years ago. So it sat in the hot high desert sun near the little town of Onyx, CA. He wanted to sell the property and wanted it removed. When I went to look at it, he I think wanted to prove to me that it would run and shot starting fluid into the air cleaner and had it halfway running on starting, but I immediatedly stopped him as I know it could have easily ruined the engine. I just wanted to know the engine wasn't stuck.
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bikerdave · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject:

That is one serious looking tractor. Congrats!
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Mr. Green · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:35 am Post subject:

That sounds like my kind of project, not needing anything major done to it. Laughing

I hop you enjoy your tractor. Very Happy

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Green Jobs involve a John Deere or Oliver.

"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy"- Red Green

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David Bradley Super Power
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NCcountryboy · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:36 am Post subject:

Oh sweet find there. That is one of my favorite older Molines made. Back in the day, that was a mean beast.

Keep us posted on your restore.

mgood · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

That's another Minnie i was never given the opportunity to drive; and they were a sure nuff beast in their time. Don't remember any one here having a one-way big enough to load the GBD fully not even in this gumbo soil. What a find Exclamation

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NCcountryboy · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject:

molinegb · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: GBD

The GB diesel is a favorite of the pullers. The 425ci motor has excellent lugging power, but not highly rated in horsepower(I think about 63). More common in Canadian Prairies. Massey 95 was same tractor but with different hood and grill. GB was replaced with GV1.

marshall - man · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:34 pm Post subject:

we have 2 of these tractors and love them the one is all done up and we take it to nealy every show we go to
my father drives it to the great dorset steam fair every year 80 miles there
the pullin power of the tractor is great every hill top gear full revs and she loves it dosent even coff on the biggens i go up !!!!
good luck with her there are a great tractor