Thanks, the cab to me is critical but not necessarily why I bought the tractor. I've a 420' driveway plus about 300' up to my neighbors I've traditionally plowed for him. This will make that job a breeze. Sorry, I'll keep the cab..
Fenders, yes, I'd like to replace them but not this year. I've got major medical stuff coming in the fall I'm sure so what I can do to make it simply functional is my goal for this year.
I Took the tank off as the first option to try to get to the lift lever. I still can't get to it sufficiently to se enough nor perform any repair. I'm going to probably pull the tank, tank shelf and any other ancillary parts to try to get to it before I do something more drastic.