diesel lombard tractor

Stephen1 · January 05, 2015, 10:10:21 AM

Welcome DEERE2720, I bet he lets you sand and then he will take the 1st drive anyways, you are the little brother... :D

loggah · January 05, 2015, 05:08:07 PM

I might let him be the first rider!!!! gonna be a bit getting the bugs out of it im sure !!! ;D spent part of the day putting linseed oil on one side of the cab. got to flip it tomorrow do the other side,then flop it again for a second coat on the outside.

whitepine2 · January 05, 2015, 07:03:00 PM

Hay how many loggah brothers are there,must be nice to have them around when ya need a hand.

thecfarm · January 05, 2015, 07:05:54 PM

DEERE2720,welcome to the forum.

loggah · January 05, 2015, 07:52:30 PM

3 brothers and 2 sisters ! my sisters got displaced some time ago !!!! they both live in Maine . ;D ;D

shinnlinger · January 06, 2015, 11:05:07 PM

Quote from: loggah on January 05, 2015, 07:52:30 PM
3 brothers and 2 sisters ! my sisters got displaced some time ago !!!! they both live in Maine . ;D ;D

Lombard Country....

loggah · January 07, 2015, 06:12:11 AM

;D Ya, i got them scouring the state for parts !!! ;D ;D

JJ · January 07, 2015, 08:33:27 PM

I get this nice image of steam Lombard in my UM allum mailer:

Though nicely restored machine, I think they are posing, as there is no smoke or steam in image.

JJ

thecfarm · January 07, 2015, 08:44:18 PM

Is that the loggah brother's?? :D

GDinMaine · January 07, 2015, 11:35:55 PM

Quote from: JJ on January 07, 2015, 08:33:27 PM

Though nicely restored machine, I think they are posing, as there is no smoke or steam in image.
JJ

The old steamers can be run off compressed air. They might be towing a big engine-driven compressor that we can't see in the picture. I think that is one of the two machines at Leonard's Mills.

loggah · January 08, 2015, 06:53:14 AM

I know when they first got the steamer together they did use a compressor towed behind it to try it out.Those guys did a real nice restoration,to bad Bill Lynch who started the restoration ,didn't live to see it finished !!!! the other machine there belongs to the Harry Crooker family. They were lucky to have a steamer there to go by,when we rebuilt Clarks machine all we had was a carcass , and parts of 5 different machines ,along with a parts book. ;D

GDinMaine · January 09, 2015, 04:43:46 PM

I'm really enjoying this thread, Loggah!

Here is a video from Leonards Mills. Shows the refurbished Lombard running on air then steam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=druj7pqbJxw

loggah · January 09, 2015, 05:47:19 PM

nice video!! looks like they were having a bit of a time getting the Stanley Steamer to fire off.I got a glance of a little sign on the back of the steamer ,looks like they dedicated it to Bill Lynch. The little model W cletrac made a few people happy.

samandothers · January 09, 2015, 07:09:33 PM

Enjoyed the video. Nice old machine.

loggah · January 12, 2015, 07:18:54 AM

Pretty Much got the cab all done,Just have to make the door latches. My brother Ray and i went and got an old solid tire trailer axle i have had for years out of the woods. I'm going to make it over so i can put it on in the summer to move the machine around. I have to make a drop axle out of it so it fits correctly. 35 years ago i loaded it into my pickup by myself,yesterday we pulled the wheels off the axle and loaded it in pieces!!!!! who knew it would put on weight over the years !!! ;D ;D maybe i can con my wife to take a couple pictures today.

Peter Drouin · January 12, 2015, 01:00:22 PM

Quote from: loggah on January 12, 2015, 07:18:54 AM
Pretty Much got the cab all done,Just have to make the door latches. My brother Ray and i went and got an old solid tire trailer axle i have had for years out of the woods. I'm going to make it over so i can put it on in the summer to move the machine around. I have to make a drop axle out of it so it fits correctly. 35 years ago i loaded it into my pickup by myself,yesterday we pulled the wheels off the axle and loaded it in pieces!!!!! who knew it would put on weight over the years !!! ;D ;D maybe i can con my wife to take a couple pictures today.

Are you saying we all get old and fat. :D :D :D :D

loggah · January 12, 2015, 01:03:38 PM

Well not sure on the fat,but the "OLD" is a given!!!! ;D seems everything is heavier now !!

gspren · January 12, 2015, 05:07:14 PM

One of the few things that get smaller is clothes. My old Navy uniforms shrunk really bad just sitting in boxes. :D

loggah · January 12, 2015, 05:47:09 PM

;D ;D i did notice clothing hung in closets get small also ! well my wife was to busy photographing snowflakes today!! over 650 photos, my log hauler axle pictures were off the radar !!!

loggah · January 13, 2015, 06:22:23 PM

Well heres a couple pictures of the old wheels and axle. I will have to cut it and make a drop axle out of it to keep the tractor at the right height.

The 15 ton coffing hoist and 12 ton snatchblock were recently got out of the scrapyard!!

beenthere · January 13, 2015, 06:47:40 PM

loggah
Never a dull moment around your place. Anxious to see the trailer build.
Thanks to your wife for getting the pics for us too. ;)

Dave Shepard · January 13, 2015, 07:05:02 PM

It's really sad some of the things that go in the junk. :-\

I see you have a little arbor press, aren't they the handiest little things to have around? A friend of mine got a bigger one, and gave me his old little one. Much better tactile feedback than hydraulic.

loggah · January 13, 2015, 07:11:59 PM

That coffing hoist was just like new, i knew it was expensive when i saw it,when i got home i looked it up on google!!!! $5,135 new,its like new !!! the snatch block is about $500.00, i asked my buddy who owns the yard if he wanted them and he said no. i bought them for $50.00 and he made money at that,its crazy!! oh ya the #3 arbor press was from the junkyard also $10.00 . I just cant stay away from that place.!!!!!!!!

Dave Shepard · January 13, 2015, 07:25:30 PM

The scrapyard I go to they usually save all the good treasures because they might need them someday. Surprisingly I was able to buy my wood boiler from them. The father was going to use it as a garden shed. :