a great day with my cubs
 

i spent all day today breaking down my parts tractor (127) and moving some over to my working tractor (147) Over the past few months as I'm taking things apart, I'm noticing that the PO of the 147 did some very creative rebuilding on certain parts in order to get the tractor to work for resale... Now she has several parts that are meant to be on the 147 from the get go. Things I replaced today:

original voltage regulator to replace the napa chevy one on my 147
head lights
Front iron / hood
Entire undercarriage and mule drive
Electric lift and all parts pertaining
leg protector cage
added a 3pt. lift

everything works great! I'm excited!

next:
-fix the leaking gas where at the gas shut off screw
-build a way to connect the wheel horse front blade (or find someone to trade me for a IH blade
build a way to mount wheel weights
build a way to mount some weights on the back

i'll build a sale thread for those of you that need parts off my 127...

Sounds cool! I have a 147 that I plan on redoing some day. Look forward to some pictures.:D

For weight you should consider filling the tires with the Water and Dawn dishsoap solution. That's likely the easiest way to add weight. There's a thread on here that says, "8oz to one wheel/tire with water."

Will water/dish soap freeze? If so how about windshield wiper fluid or antifreeze? or will that affect the rubber?

Probably be a good idea to make sure your rims are nice and painted on the inside too.

If you check on here for threads about it, they say it won't freeze with the dishsoap in it. And, it shouldn't cause any corrosion problems with your wheels, but it's advisable to use inner tubes when using liquid weight in case your tire bead won't seal completely.

Thats cool! I will have to search for the thread. Sounds interesting.:D

When I was a kid I had a rider I used for an atv with bad tires. Just for kicks I tried just water and it actually sealed them. They where cracked and junk tires but I had no money for new ones. I think it must of worked something like the slime they have now. I think probably dirt/debris filled the cracks.

A lot of people use the windshield washer fluid that is rated to @ 30 below 0 to fill their tires. Antifreeze isn't as good of an idea due to toxic issues if it leaks out and family or neighbor pets start licking it up. Tubes are good to use, but if the centers are painted good you really should not have a problem. A bit more expensive route to go is rimguard, or also called beet juice. Animal safe and has more weight per measure of unit than any other useable liquid.

I use 8oz of Dawn per tire and have no problems but I live in NC and your winters are harder then mine are.