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- TurboRoadster
- 5+ Years
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found a frog in my.......
carb.
The previous owner couldnt get it to idle at all but could get it to run well enough for me to see that the motor was healthy and sounded good except for tune up needs, so I bought it and brought her home.
Anyways, I drop the carb off and tear into it for a refresh and holy smokes, there was a petrified tree frog in the center of the carb, somehow it made it way into the air inlet and crawled on into the center and died who knows how long ago. I'm betting its gonna run better minus the frog.
What oddities have you found in your tractor?
The previous owner couldnt get it to idle at all but could get it to run well enough for me to see that the motor was healthy and sounded good except for tune up needs, so I bought it and brought her home.
Anyways, I drop the carb off and tear into it for a refresh and holy smokes, there was a petrified tree frog in the center of the carb, somehow it made it way into the air inlet and crawled on into the center and died who knows how long ago. I'm betting its gonna run better minus the frog.
What oddities have you found in your tractor?
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1965 International 140, 60" grader blade. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Northern Indiana
Re: found a frog in my.......
Wow, now that is different !! I've never found anything like that...but on another color tractor I reached into the tool box compartment for a reg and came out with a handful of mice!
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Re: found a frog in my.......
Bought my standard Cub, had been parked in a shed for several years and not running. Got tractor home and finally started the engine. Hazel nuts flew out of the exhaust pipe.
Several years later I was putting a weather cap on the exhaust pipe. Dropped the nut into the exhaust pipe. Magnet on long stick and pulled out the nut and a much larger nut. The 2nd nut was a surprise.
Several years later I was putting a weather cap on the exhaust pipe. Dropped the nut into the exhaust pipe. Magnet on long stick and pulled out the nut and a much larger nut. The 2nd nut was a surprise.
I have an excuse. CRS.
- Barnyard
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Re: found a frog in my.......
1937 buffalo nickel in the gas tank.
There are two ways to get enough Cubs. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
- Bezirk
- 10+ Years
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- Tractors Owned: Farmall Cub 1949, Oliver OC3 crawler 1951, Ford 8 N 1948, Oliver 77 Row Crop 1953, JohnDeere, La, 1941, John Deere 4115/w loader, 2004, John Deere stationary power unit LUC, Farmall M, 1946, Oliver 77 Row crop w/ loader
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Re: found a frog in my.......
Two full size red shop rags in gas tank of Oliver OC 3 crawler.
Berlin
Berlin
I started out with nothing and now I only have half of that left !
- Sailor
- 5+ Years
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- Tractors Owned: 1948 Farmall Cub
Ser.# 16812
1938 Farmall F-14
Ser# 131806 - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: KY, Morgantown
Re: found a frog in my.......
Barnyard wrote:1937 buffalo nickel in the gas tank.
Frogs, nuts, mice, bolts ..... and you find a '37 Buffalo nickel.
Only you Barnyard.
1948 Cub
Cub-22 Mower
Cub-54 Leveling & Grading Blade
Cub-144 Cultivator
Cub-189 Moldboard Plow (direct-Connected, One Bottom, Two-way)
Woods 59 Mower
Cub-22 Mower
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Cub-144 Cultivator
Cub-189 Moldboard Plow (direct-Connected, One Bottom, Two-way)
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Re: found a frog in my.......
I had a beetle carcass, in the fuel inlet of the sediment bowl, in the gas tank. Would flip back and forth, stopping the fuel flow, sometimes, like a "butterfly valve"
"bugged " me for a while, til I discovered it!
Ed
"bugged " me for a while, til I discovered it!
Ed
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Re: found a frog in my.......
I've heard of having a frog in your throat, but not in a carburetor throat.
I've seen an assortment of things in gas tanks. We once found an extra connecting rod nut in the oil pan of a small block Chevy. My brother had the car since new, so we assume it was in there from the factory. Somewhere along the line the nut had been squished from the sides enough that it would no longer thread on a bolt. Don't know if that happened to it in the engine or if it was deformed before hand. I suspect deformed before hand and then it didn't thread on it was dropped into the inverted engine at assembly time.
I've seen an assortment of things in gas tanks. We once found an extra connecting rod nut in the oil pan of a small block Chevy. My brother had the car since new, so we assume it was in there from the factory. Somewhere along the line the nut had been squished from the sides enough that it would no longer thread on a bolt. Don't know if that happened to it in the engine or if it was deformed before hand. I suspect deformed before hand and then it didn't thread on it was dropped into the inverted engine at assembly time.
- Radec Aksarben
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misc cultivator parts and attachments
1450 Cub Cadet with mower deck (sold)
'49 Farmall M w/ factory disk brakes (not super style)
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Re: found a frog in my.......
I was working on my 73 Ford a while back and tore out the floor mat. There was not much floor left on the drivers side so I was pounding out the rusted floor and found dog food in the cab mount. I assume a mouse stashed it there at some point.
Years later, working on my aunt's 65 Dodge Monaco to prepare it for sale at her house, I got it running and walked around to the back of the car just to listen to the exhaust. I noticed dog food on the floor and thought that was odd. They didn't have a dog. A little later I walked behind the car again to find more dog food on the floor. I then realized it was coming from the exhaust pipes. Darn mice!
Years later, working on my aunt's 65 Dodge Monaco to prepare it for sale at her house, I got it running and walked around to the back of the car just to listen to the exhaust. I noticed dog food on the floor and thought that was odd. They didn't have a dog. A little later I walked behind the car again to find more dog food on the floor. I then realized it was coming from the exhaust pipes. Darn mice!
- Don B.
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Re: found a frog in my.......
Ok, I'll say it.
I'm glad his tractor hadn't croaked...
I'm glad his tractor hadn't croaked...
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1965 International 140, 60" grader blade. - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Northern Indiana
Re: found a frog in my.......
Barnyard wrote:1937 buffalo nickel in the gas tank.
I hope you kept it Barnyard? I just looked it up and a 1937D (3 leg) is worth from $257.00 to $1,042.00.
Is there another Cub in your future?
Bruce.
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Re: found a frog in my.......
MY Oliver 440 has a flat piece of metal about 4x6 x 1/16 in thick in the gas tank. Just lays on the bottom. Must have been put there when tank was built. Has never created a problem.
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Re: found a frog in my.......
Years ago when I worked at the IH dealer we had an Ohio Edison truck that would run for a week or two then quit. You go out on a road call it would start & run for another week or two. I dropped the fuel tank & found marble. They would get suck up the snorkel tube & block the fuel. When it would sit the vacuum would drop & so would the marbles. I was scratching my had for awhile.
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Re: found a frog in my.......
Back in the day , Uncle bought a ford Country Squire station wagon , always had a rattle in the back fender area.
Took it back too have it checked and was told—there was a soda can with rock in it between the back wheel well. There was a note on it ,that said
How long did it take you too find this !!!
Took it back too have it checked and was told—there was a soda can with rock in it between the back wheel well. There was a note on it ,that said
How long did it take you too find this !!!
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Re: found a frog in my.......
I bought a cub I was looking in the gas tank and saw a spoon in it fished it out and gave it to the man I sold the cub to.
Jim
Jim
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