Irvin,
How serious are you about pulling that tractor? And what do your rules allow?
A 782D is a valuable collectible tractor and shouldn't be cut up to build a puller. Hydros
aren't well suited to pulling so if you are serious you would swap in a gear drive rearend.
If you wanted to ever pull NQS or at Columbus the cubic inch limit is 75. Your D-600 engine is only 37 cubes so that is a serious disadvantage.
So if you are serious you would start from the ground up with a gear drive 82 series chassis and put a D-1105 Kubota or a 3TNE78 Yanmar which are much closer to the maximum cubes. You can send the pump and injectors to Columbus diesel and have them reworked for around $1000. You would also want to have the cam reground to take advantage of the turbo.
Now, if you just want to play or put on a show at your local pulls you could take your 782D and add a turbo from a Smart car and back the fuel screw all the way out. Be sure to add a pyromter so you can keep an eye on your EGTs so you don't melt it down. The hydro will still limit you though.
Here is a clip of my 882 (same tractor as your 782D) with a Smart turbo and the fuel turned up;
http://www.youtube.com/user/farmallgray?feature=mhum#p/u/22/D7xyVhnp-FQ I still use this one to mow grass and plow with so I didn't get too wild with mods on it.
Compare that to a clip of the puller I built from the ground up;
http://www.youtube.com/user/farmallgray?feature=mhum#p/u/5/uZ2rwcf8Noo
There are two pretty nice diesel pullers on ebay right now that may be a better option for you.
Here is a forum dedicated to diesel garden tractor pulling;
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/dieselgardentractorpulling/
Don T,
My timing is slightly advanced from stock and that is something I'd like to play around with more.