You mentioned that it wandered. My '53 3600 did that when I got it and I found that one of the front leaf springs had broken at a shackle. I replaced all front springs and shocks and now it is perfect. I also found that my steering box was dry and needed adjustment and I filled it with lube (Corn head lube - John Deere)and that made a huge difference as well.
Just thoughts.
John


"It wasn't broke but I still decided to fix it. Now its broke"
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