Over the past two weeks, I was able to remove the brake assemblies, axles and axle housings, and finish stripping my tractor's chassis.
After priming, I finally got the blues, literally.
It feels good to be at this point with the chassis, because it's nearly all that is left to the really grimy work of cleaning, stripping and scrubbing.
Tomorrow, I plan on getting to the motor. My plan is to remove the oil pan, remove a piston, and see what the bearings and rings look like. So far, this tractor, as filthy as it was, is in remarkably good shape internally. So, I may not need to do a major rebuild of the motor. I do want to replace the clutch discs, though - and have been staring at that honking big assembly for six months. Is that a really big challenge, or not. I've got the shop manual to read, but it still seems intimidating.
I've been photo journaling the process, for those interested.
http://picasaweb.google.com/tractorNstu ... estoration#
Happy Holidays,
Don
P. S. Glad to be back!
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