Recent Restoration of Aultman Taylor 30-60  Early Square  Radiator Tractor

Pictures taken as found before starting. Many parts were removed by prior owners . Enough to fill to two large boxes of pallets. The square radiator had been removed and used as a liner in the bottom of an out house. Enough was left to use foe a pattern for a new one.

October 5, 2006

Summer 2005

The project underway. The tractor was dismantled right to the frame which is shown upside down for sand blasting. The steering shaft bearings have already been re-babbited. One of the wheel hubs was cracked and has been repaired. The front wheels will nee to be bored an rebushed.

October 18, 2006

The engine was partially dismantled before we received the tractor. The main bearings are all cracked and broken and will need to be repoured. This will be done on the tractor to insure perfect alignment with the gearing. The differential gear had 4 broken springs.

Frame now sand blasted and painted. Steering and drum have newly poured babbit bearings .Detailed photos are taken of all parts as they are removed to document original condition and placement. Pictured is Steve Ott, who has over 30 years experience in major engine and tractor restoration and is coordinating this project.

November 5, 2006

Front wheels sandblasted and painted. , awaiting boring of hubs, Rear wheels sand blasted. Differential reassembled with 8 new custom made springs

Feb. 2007

The vertical sides of the fenders were in good shape but the fenders were marginal so we are making new ones.

March 2007

 The new square radiator has been built. The stiffeners, tray supports and baffles have all been riveted into place exactly as the original one was made. The old radiator was used as the bottom of an out house and was very deteriorated

The crankshaft was sent out to be ground and welded back to standard size. Connecting rod bearings have been poured and bored to match the crankshaft journals We poured the main babbited bearings with the crank is in place to get the proper alignment and clearances with the gears. Note serial number stamped in one of  the keys.

May 1, 2007

Radiator trays have been fabricated using the one original e had as a pattern..

May 12 2007

Things are going together quickly. We made all new valves and valve guides, repaired a crack on one of the heads, made 2 new flanges  the exhaust flanges on the manifold, cleaned the 14 drip lubricator and Kingston carburetor, made a new stainless steel fuel pump shaft and replaced 3 teeth on the magneto drive gear.

May 19

Start up day was May 16th. On May 19th after a few hours of run time including some baker fan time, the bearings stayed cool and we put the tractor to work for a short time on the saw mill . No glitches and a lot of smiles. The tractor ran as well as we expected given the amount of time and expense with the project. Only decals, a few small items and canopy are left