Found this gem today
 

Picked up a cub cadet original in north jersey today. Came with homemade snow blower set up, non-trip plow, wheel weights and tire chains. Runs but smokes some.
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Nice find on the early O. How'd ya sneak that one away from Lew? :biggrin2:

does that serial read 568? im kinda tired but thats what it looks like.

I have to many, need to downsize,
nice find on the 3 digit Chris.
was it on cl? Looks like I saw it it one day on there, then it was gone.

Congrats on your early O!

No wasn't on there. You can drop some tractors off here if you have to many.

That's a nice Original. The custom t-handle could be replaced with a wheel and spinner handle. Either way, before the days of the internet, the custom modification looks like it worked great. Creeper gear is nice too.

Congrats on the 3 digit.:beerchug:

:bigeyes: What is that? I was thinking they started at #590. What a great find.:beerchug:

Is that a preproduction unit?

That's what I'm thinking.

Nice pickup on the O!:beerchug:

Nice score on the well optioned, early, and in good shape O"!:ThumbsUp:

Chris congrats on the early O. I see collared spindles but can you elaborate on the hole on the bottom right of the dash tower? I think the pre production ones had hour meters. Does it have one?

Thanks guys.

The test models (501-525) had the hour meters not the pre-production models. Someone just put holes in this tractors dash tower to get to the steering box.