starting restoration on a '61 original that is to be my sons tractor. story behind the tractor: it was bought new and used on a local 3000 acre quail hunting plantation for years and cut many an acre of grass. one of the workers on the place had a left leg amputation so it was rigged with a hand clutch so he could drive it and it was actually used as his motorized wheelchair around the farm. after its service it sat in my grandfathers shop for 40-45 years. a few years after he passed we moved it to our farm. i had a son and my dad decided to get it running again for him and left the restoration up to me. after having it in original shape for a year or two i am starting the restoration. got started with the deck this weekend and all of the white/cream parts. will go back to the oil bath air cleaner sometime soon. want to find a #1 cart to pull my kids in with it a some point. plan to have it finished before our tractor show in november. stay tuned!
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