Remember the dual hydro levers 1450, one of my first QL?
 

This one:

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The one I have been working on for a couple months.:

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Well, today the butterfly has come out of it's cocoon. :

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I still have to make up a control stick for the dual setup but I have something for the time being.

It's nowhere close as good as some here do to their babies but it's start for a backyard grease monkey.

I am most pleased with one problem and turnout. The battery must have frozen and broke because all the tinware around it was gone or on its way. I am really pleased with my making new metal and replacing it. You cannot tell now that there was any damage..


John

Your 1450 turned out nice, John!

looks great:beerchug:

Man that loooks great ! i have the same tractor also with 2 sticks and it has bin apart for about 2 years now. I guess im more into supers now. Great job. Dave

Thanks!

Doing this one gives me an idea what I'm looking at with my next QL. But I have my Original and a couple of NFs that I think I will do next.

Wow! Does that 1450 look great, and to he1* with John Deere,.. I don't care what anybody says, the Quiet Line Series are the best looking, best in styling, just a sharp all round tractor!

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I don't think that is the same tractor, it looks way too good. :beerchug:

WOW, THAT IS SHARP!!! :Bowdown2::Bowdown2:

She's looking very good!

Great job! It looks like a new tractor.

Beautiful job, love the front ags and detailed engine bay. I am so wanting a quiet line even more now

Very sharp! You did an awesome job on restoring the Ole girl!

Nice job on the 1450!:beerchug:

Looking forward to starting on my back porch O soon.

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It will be a nice change of pace.

great job! looks like a completely different machine!

very nice ,hope mine will look that good someday

Very nice job!

I really like Quietlines, and you have a great one, there. why the ags on the front?

I had them already and they had to go somewhere. I have it's power angle blade installed and I guess they might make a difference in snow. I will find out.

I really like tri-ribbed but will be using them on my older Cubs.

Looks good with it's power angle blade.

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Man! That tractor and blade both look like they just rolled out of the dealer's showroom! That Original and deck look like a nice solid base for your next project. Would appreciate you keeping us updated through the process. Great job!

I was surprise how quick and solid the blade moves from side to side. Very precise.

1450 dual stick and push blade turned out great:beerchug:

Your 1450 and blade look awesome!

Nice job! would love to have a dual stick QL. Pretty rare around here. Looks like a new tractor.

Nice work on the dual stick!!

Dual stick looks great!:beerchug:

What they said!:beerchug:

That is an awesome restore on the QL. :IH Trusted Hand:

Absolutely, it looks brand new. By the way what happened to the weights that were on in the original picture? Did you put them on another one?

I have them with a couple pairs of more modern weights. I might put them back on this one or one I'm gonna set up with my plows and disks and use it on that one. Deciding which one to do it to will be a choice taken at the time. I have 3 point hitches on 5 or 6 Cubs.

I just put this one and a 124 with my other cubs. Looks like a party going on there. Still have 4 here at my house. I think I have enough QLs now. But who knows, others might pop up that I will have to take a look at. Might be such a deal I can't refuse. I still get the question: "What you gonna do with them?" I have no answer for them. Like Jeeps, "It's a Cub thing, you will not understand!"

John :beerchug:

WAY cool. Nice job. And your right most people don't understand us Cub guys.

Very nice job on the QL 1450! Now I need to get to work with the 1450 of my own.