Finally! The 1650/782D restoration
 

About 5 years ago my dad and I took apart the 1650 to fix a rear end leak. Well (as it happens to many cub cadet owners):biggrin2: it turned into a full restoration. The only problem was being farmers there are many other projects to work on, so it got pushed to the corner of the shop and there it sat. Since then we got the 782D and because of the Red Power Roundup 2012 in Du Quoin IL (about a half hour from home) next summer we were finally given the excuse to repaint and rebuild both of them.:biggrin2: So we started preparing the 1650 on Tuesday. We washed it and now it is almost ready for paint.

Adam,
Thanks for posting. Nice tractor with the highlift too!
Your tractors will look very good for the show.
Regards,
Chris

Adam, looking forward to this thread! Looking forward the updates and pics! Keep the two tractors in their own threads so the post don't get confusion.:TwoCents:

Looking forward to these threads... By the way, love your loder tractor!! :ThumbsUp:

I am really looking forward to seeing the finished product. :beerchug:

Thanks for the pics! This thread will be interesting. :beerchug:

Ill be at Red Power as well with my 1450 and dider hydra sickle, and box blade repo :beerchug: What part of Ill are you in? My grandparents and family are in McLeansboro, Nice 1650 and cant wait to see it there!

Thanks for the comments everyone!
Duke, I decided to put them together because the only thing we are doing with the diesel is repainting it.
Dan, I'm south west of Mt. Vernon by about 20 minutes.

We made some good progress today. We washed the 782D and the 1650's engine. Then I painted the 1650's engine with a can of high temp engine paint. We then sanded the 1650 and I primed all the yellow parts of the tractor and the column. We also took all the old decals off. (I figured out the quickest way to remove the decals is to take a propane torch and heat the underside of the metal under the decal, and then peal it off. Finally dad painted the column and the wheels (because I am not that skilled yet:biggrin2:).

Great shots of the tractors as you get them ready.
Regards,
Chris