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heres one of it getting pushed into the shop after we found a rim and rigged up a temporary clamp.

the engine we had already had in the shop and running on the bench this was supposed to be a quick and easy swap. here starts another story and more problems later on....again

later that night it was pushed in we're still in a good mood here. thats about to change fairly quick

here it is right after we discovered the engine we had running ready to bolt in had a different style crankshaft and we couldn't swap flywheels. this brought on what my wife refers to as a temper fit......wich by the way i do not throw temper fits imo

on that note its decided we'll move the rear end out of the way and call it a night

heres a shot of marrying the two engines together cylynders pistons and rods off the running one onto the block and crank that came off the tractor new bearing shells were rolled in as the one crank had been turned before and the shells off the tractor crank weren't in the best of shape

here she is all back together again...... on the front end remember that open rear end? gears were all rusted on the shaft and wouldn't slide to shift gears. out with the kroil and time and patience. had lots of two of those items patience was starting to wear thin on this lets push the z in and change that engine tonight idea

here she is back together.... almost. ran it a couple hours like this after flushing the rear end of 30 years of mouse nests bee hives and whatever else was in there

while its in here why don't we..............

heres `pretty much what it looked like when i left the shop this afternoon just an extra coat of primer since this pic

and its peices spread all over the shop....with any luck they will all be yellow tomorrow

the rims and grill are all ready red

Wow, Bear....what a project it turned out to be. How many hours do you have into it, from first moving it into the shop (plus the work you put into the engine before that) till the last post? How much more time, if all goes as planned..... before she's done?

Lookin' forward to the next chapter.

Greg

greg i'm not really sure how many hours went into it. not sure i really want to know either its more of a spare time between paying jobs type of passtime. painting should be done in a couple days we have to rush once this stage hits as it ties up the whole shop pretty much. then wait for tires i got the rear ones but the fronts and the tubes are coming on a spring booking...cheaper that way

i was thinking about how long we worked on that tractor greg. i think we moved it into the shop the end of july 04. i could be wrong though. we only worked on it off and on. heres what it looked like when i left the shop this afternoon

Where do you get the time for a restoration (full) with working to make a living and family and all... You are becoming my hero Bear.....Wish I had the time to fish and can't seem to get that done either..... The pictures are showing a great deal on work accomplished since I last seen the mm.... Great looking tractor coming together and I feel like a little kid again as I can't wait for more photos...Great job :fing32: