Well everyone here has told me what I can't do but no one answered my original questions. Thanks
FYI I get stens rotary parts at cost. The mark up for Stens is 125% on most parts. I can do a typical kohler rebuild for less then $200. As a matter of fact I dropped the block and crank at my local machine shop on thursday and it will cost me $45 to punch the block to .10 and $55 to grind the crank. New piston is at the machine shop, rod and gasket set are on the work bench. Valves, guides, and seats are still in spec and will just be lapped. Theres nothing wrong with my main bearings and I will true the head on a thick piece of glass. So at the end up the day I'm looking at about $156.14 to redo the engine. (I pay cash at the machine shop so there is no tax) I have rebuilt quite a few K series kohlers and have never had one come back to me yet using stens parts. Are stens parts as good as original kohler? Absolutly not. Will they last 10 or 20 years? Maybe. The oldest one I rebuilt is 8 or 9 years old and in a Cub 104 that has been used hard for pulling a stone boat or a transfer sled once or twice a month.
Paint, I bought the paint from Napa this morning and ran me about $96 for paint, reducer, and hardener. Is it base coat clear coat show quality paint? No, its just plain enamel that is durable and will look good for years to come giving the tractor is taking care of. I buy sand paper for my DA by the roll for
.59 cents a disc. They come in 100 disc rolls. Will I use 100 discs of 80 grit and another 100 discs of 220? God I hope not considering it only took me roughly 230 discs to paint a Grove TMS250 crane. As for primer I'm not sure what that will run as I have a a half gallon of red oxide left over form other projects. Now throw in $50 for misc supplies such as tack clothes, scotch brite pads, etc. Then count in a little less then $100 for decals form maple hunter and I will be under $300 for paint.
Never once did I say I was doing a restore. I said refurbish and quality paint job. As for tires I have a used set off a tractor I parted out that will look real nice once they are cleaned up.
So whats a tractor worth in that sort of shape?
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