New Owner of a Mayrath & Exploring 20/30 Acres of Beautiful Rust

[oliver2-44 9,756]

I bought this at the Temple Tractor Show Saturday.  Had a full little trailer, so a friend and I went to pick it up today.

Very excited with this tractor and got to spend 2+ hours wandering around 20/30 acres of antique cars, tractors, machinery, etc.  

The two old brothers sell parts, and restore Model A's, T's, and tractors when their not running goats on their old family ranch in the middle of no-where.

The brothers were a wealth of knowledge, and super friendly.

We Drooled like two kids in a Candy Store!

 

Mayraths were built between 149-52.  Reportedly about 500 were built. This is a Standard Model, The Deluxe Model had a sheet metal body.

The Mayrath Co. built grain augers, so this has a rear PO that could power an auger and sickle mower. you could also get a front plow, rear plow and other implements for it.

I have a video of it running and driving, but  need a little Love.  I need to learn how to create a Youtube account to post videos'.  

 

Grandson already claimed it!

 

 

Serial #167

Briggs Model 14 engine, runs but needs a spring on the throttle/governor linkage.

Found an identical  Briggs Model 14 on a sheep shearing rig and got measurements on the governor spring I need.

  

 

T92 transmission used on many old garden tractors such as Power Kings.  Top speed reportedly 25-30MPH...WOW

Dana gears in rear end. 

Very simple brakes, on each side.

Ross Steering Box

Steering tube was cut, probable for a repair sometime in its past.  Very weldable.  Now will the steering wheel carefully come off to fix it right!

The engine is mounted on a hinged platform.  The clutch pedal tilts the platform to slack the drive belt. A large spring keeps tension on holding the engine platform down.  

Everything is very simple on this tractor.

This is a picture of the Deluxe Model with sheet metal

This is a picture of a Basic model like mine, restored.  My wife likes it painted up colorful like this.  I'll gently clean it up and see how much original paint is really left.  

For now it will stay with the patina look and get the mechanicals fixed up.

Here's a few of our other fun spottings for the day!

@Pullstart could make this custom super short school bus body 

Maybe a Homolite garden tractor?

Late 50's/early 60's Cadillac DeVille

Fordson with and "Industrial conversion kit that gave it a wider/heavier front end and a heavy rear axle with a "pin" to move old semi trailers around, like a shipping yard tractor @ebinmaine

Case tractor with a bucket wheel trencher and a front end loader

5 man sheep& goat sheering rig.

There were a ton of  Model T's and A's parts and carcasses.  We were ask not to take pictures of the restored ones they had in buildings. 

They had a beautiful original condition Model T with a wood grain box bed.

 

 

Edited October 12, 2023 by oliver2-44

[ebinmaine 67,523]

AWESOME 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,575]

Wow!

 

[Achto 27,577]

Awesome score!! 

A Mayrath is certainly on my bucket list.

[AMC RULES 37,130]

Awesome score.

Clean it up.

Make it glow.

Please don't just over "restore" it because you can.

[peter lena 8,631]

@oliver2-44   agreed , an awesome place , my problem would be never leaving , have to oil spray down everything I see , Pete

[davem1111 2,030]

20 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@oliver2-44   agreed , an awesome place , my problem would be never leaving , have to oil spray down everything I see , Pete

 

Let us know if you ever go there, Pete.  We could all buy stock in Kroil or whatever you will be using, and maybe get rich. 

[Pullstart 62,902]

Very cool, it seems to run great!

[953 nut 55,258]

11 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Very simple brakes, on each side

 

11 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Top speed reportedly 25-30MPH...WOW

           Somehow these two statements don't seem congruent!       

[Handy Don 12,232]

12 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

The Mayrath Co. built grain augers, so this has a rear PO that could power an auger and sickle mower. you could also get a front plow, rear plow and other implements for it.

Not a bit of excess on that machine--every part serves a purpose. Even that belt guard that looks like it was cut from an old road sign!

Let us know what brand of penetrant you use--I’ll want to call my broker and buy some stock.

Edited October 12, 2023 by Handy Don

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

f600 uhaul truck! neato! must have a whopping 202hp

[peter lena 8,631]

@Handy Don  used to regularly rebuild  product augers at Pfizer , still have a back of  wrist area , skim / scar  from just glancing an auger screw. while there , regularly got my stash started , form a local , bearing distributor , LUBRIPLATE  was the stuff , they also had sealed bearings , for auger production use . its the pricing to day that is killing that , paid , under 2 $  a can , today its $ 45 !  been hunting around to find a similar lube /  none are spot on , but usable , Pete    

[oliver2-44 9,756]

@peter lena

I’ve read the Mayrath Co. main business was building grain and material augers.  They are still in business today as a division of a large Ag conglomerate.  It says these tractors were built in the winter to keep employees busy. 

[953 nut 55,258]

While looking for another photo I came across a few pictures of a Mayrath from a local show here in North Carolina.

 

[oliver2-44 9,756]

Thanks @953 nut

That one has some cross angle iron that the seat is mounted to that mine doesn’t have. I wonder if those supported the rear seat body some had. 

[953 nut 55,258]

11 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Thanks @953 nut

That one has some cross angle iron that the seat is mounted to that mine doesn’t have. I wonder if those supported the rear seat body some had. 

They do raise the seat up several inches. If memory serves me right the fellow who owned it knew very little about it. He had accepted it as a trade-in on something else he had sold a few weeks earlier. Can't remember what he was asking for it but it was more than I wanted to give for it.