[Sugarmaker]

Ok you guys have been a lot of help you get rewarded (I thinki ts a reward) with some update shots. Guys I know these are not the clearest from my cell but I can upload them about 10 x faster. Plus they make the tractor look way better too!

Last night Decals were placed on tractor dry. I just could not bring my self to get it the tub with all those decals! I like them and would recommend Maple Hunter. I did get the 14 HP for the tank. And a set of decals for the 42 inch deck. They will be called on again if another restoration comes about. Lesson learned: clean all the small bumps from under the decal area!

Added rubber pads at three points under the hood. Two at the cowl and one in the front center. Adjusted the dash and the hood for fit. Had to tip the grill forward one washer thickness to allow some room where the hood and cowl meet. Adjusted the hood hold down clamps upward and then tweaked the hood catch brackets down to give a nice gentle but firm lock. Installed stainless bolts at the hood hinge hole with lock nuts.

In the mail today arrived a custom built spacer for the throttle rod. That unit was disassembled, components cleaned, and installed the new bushing. I reused the brass screws and modified the threads on the ends of the screws holding the butterfly plate. Nice tight fit on the shaft. Well worth the days wait. Thanks to Scott D in Sagertown! Thanks to Matt I did install the choke cable to the carb prior to mounting it.

Clay,
Guess what I found; another new gasket in a old gasket kit I had from the 127. So the 147 carb has a gasket on both sides.

-IH Amp meter installed. All wiring buttoned up.
-Battery installed.
-Tried the lights! ( drum roll please!)
-We have a pulse!!!!!
-Jumped the voltage regulator term BAT to GEN to polarize the gen. And stopped for the night.

Next custom exhaust design and build (MAYBE)?, Mount Gas tank, Install elec lift. Getting closer! Running out of stuff to do! HELP! Up to late got to go!!!
Regards,
Chris