The 100 always seems to start and run, even though I've neglected doing much mechanical work to it for the last decade. My neglect came around to bite me over the last few weeks.
During an aggressive grading effort in the back yard, some bolts on the differential cover plate came loose. I figure it was time to do a little work, so I ordered some parts from CC Specialties. The regulator had been damaged and under-performing for 5 years, so I ordered that too.
Now the simple fix has morphed into a significant teardown to address multiple problems and annoyances.
Here is the 100 before I simply intended to replace the regulator and rear gasket.
This is the current state of affairs in the workshop.
Finally, I since I seem to fight with the driveshaft coupler every time I have to work on the clutch, I implemented the "fix" that I had been thinking about for many years.
This tractor has been frankensteined dozens of times since it came to me in the mid-1990s, so it isn't like cutting the top off takes it much further from showroom. It was already "customized". Someone may be offended by my new driveshaft cover, but I did spend time to make it look like it could have been factory.