My Red Fergie

A family heirloom, it's been bruised, battered, and neglected by generations, but it's built like a tank. It's almost completely made of cast iron. You have to make a special effort to kill these.

Model: TEA20 (1948)
Serial # 042191

Alterations
Not for the purist in antique tractors, there have been numerous practical alterations made just to keep the thing running and hauling. Alterations include:

Pre-1965:

• Hood and fenders painted fire engine red, the way a Fergie should be! :-)
  
• Electric push-button starter added
• 12 V battery kit
  
• PTO - damaged and capped

Post 1965:

• Cracked radiator replaced circa 1970 from salvage
  
• Light's rewired and replaced circa 1990
  
• Front grill damaged circa 1990
• Rear tire changed circa 1990
• Break lining replaced 2008 (a costly repair - apparantly, leaky break linings are common); electrical system rewired; air filter patched and filled.
  
• Fan belt replaced yesterday (I think it was still the original fan belt)
  

Future fixes
Any advice on these problems will be greatly appreciated:

• Replace rusted out muffler (its a noisy beast)
• Clear out the gunk on the engine and paint over the rust
  
• Add trailer hitch for hooking under the differential;
  
• Fix sticky clutch; it doesn't always disengage completely
  
• Fix PTO; this is necessary for accesseries (see below!)

Accessories
No money for this until the house is built, but these will be sought

• Find snowblower attachment
  
• Add skidder attachment for hauling logs
• Get slash blade attachment for hacking through brush