1972 JD-112 Restoration progress thread.

Well, I figure that I might as well start a thread to share the progress of my free 1972 JD-112 which I picked up in the spring of 2010. The tractor sat outside for many years and will need quite a bit of stuff replaced, but it's not all that bad. I tore it down a little bit today and hope to get much more done this winter. The tractor has a nice Kohler K301 engine combined with the electric PTO & electric lift. Today I was shocked to find that the heavily rusted, and left extended lift still works just fine! :trink40: In fact, I have it in my electrolysis tank de-rusting the shaft as I type.

Anyway... Here are a few photos for you! :thThumbsU

Here she is "as found in the wild" and before it was cleaned up a little The mower deck is pretty much shot beyond repair, but my plans are to use this with a snow-blower. I am also planning to hand build a steel cab for it once I get it all going.


Here she is after a whole bunch of stuff was stripped off and washed down a bit more. I plan to put it away like this in my storage shed and work on the motor. Later on, I can bring it back in to the shop to put the motor in it and see if everything else is good. Once that step is reached, I can repaint the chassis.



It's was not all that bad under the frame for a tractor that sat outside for maybe 10 years! It appears to of been well maintained and greased. I also have the lift rod going up front for the snow-blower and the electric lift will make this a great set up for snow removal. Even better with a cab!



All in all, the tractor is in nice shape and even has a recent paint job. I plan to build my cab before I touch the fender pan, it still has decent paint. However, if I am correct, this should have a darker green paint, right? The front wheels are just temporary, the original tires were shot. I am already working on stripping and fixing the rims up so they can have some new tires and get painted.




So for now, that is where I am at. The engine is in my shop, and half way torn down so I can replace the broken intake lifter. Everything else looks good on the motor so my plan is to put the new lifter in first and put it back together so I can see how she goes.
I also sent the battery tray out to be coated in truck bed-liner. It was heavily rusted and even had a couple pin holes. I tanked it in my electrolysis tank, filled the holes, and painted it up. The bed-liner will protect the tray and hide all the rust pitting. :fing32: