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My 1967 Cub 123 first ever restoration. Paid $100 for this tractor back in March. Should have sandblasted it, but couldn't afford it. Paint job not the best, but it's mine! Tractor runs great. Has a working 42 inch deck too. May need a slight carb adjustment.Need to finish painting rims and find a seat. What would a tractor sell for in this shape, in today's market?
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:IH Trusted Hand:Looks GOOOOOD!!!!!

Wow nice job! looks great.

Did you just wire wheel it vs. sandblasting? I'm looking at my first paint projects and didn't plan on sandblasting either.

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Looks great! I'm probably gonna be doing a refurb here without a sandblaster so we're on the same boat. :beerchug:

My 149 will be going thru this process here in the not to distant future and I too will be using something other than sandblasting...around my parts they want too much to do it. I have had good success with electrolysis in getting rid of rust and removing paint. It is a lot slower but way less expensive. The frame will be the worst part mainly due to its length.

I've heard of that. Maybe it's something I could use to get rust out of some of my metal tanks :bigthink:

I'm sure I could have done better but it was my first restoration. I used a paint stripper gel type stuff and wire wheel on a 4 inch grinder and hand sanded the best I could. Wear a good dust mask for I'm not sure about lead in the older paint? Some people might say it's just a lawn tractor, but I say it's an American classic, made back when this country took pride in its work. All I hope is it last another 50 yrs for someone else to enjoy!
Thanks all

I did my blade that way and it took a day in the tank, but when it came out the rust was turned into a black residue and the paint came off with a putty knife. After drying it off I used a wire wheel to cleanup a few spots and primed it. the blade and the subframe looked almost new when it was done. For the cost of a box of washing soda and a clean piece of scrap steel and my time to wait... saved me a pile of cash.