I'l tell you tho fella's .... it is easy to spend a couple thousand totally going thru one of these .... but the comforting thought for me is the fact that what you have now is something that most dont have , and a garden tractor that will out live , out perform whats sold today for close to half the cost .... not to mention there are worse ways to spend you money ! I belive that mine is probably the last garden tractor i'll ever have to buy .... guess thats why i'm looking for attachments to rebuild
cheers to you Dave .... looking fwd to seeing your project move along.
Bryan