Deal on a 1000

[ACecil]

Originally Posted by sawdustdad

Set the steering gear aside and started working on the clutch. Decided the drive shaft was worn enough to replace. Marked, center punched and drilled new holes, assembled the shaft with new parts. I'm installing a creeper gear, so I will measure and cut the shaft to length once I get the tractor assembled. Pics: worn shaft, new components including re-faced pressure plates, the proper spirol pin punch, marking, center punching and drilling the shaft, and assembly results. Will need to put the clutch actuator arm on before installing the final pin in the last pressure plate.

One question: Is my left leg going to regret using this 800lb spring from MSC? I noticed it was quite a bit more difficult to compress in the vise to install the roll pins.

Looking good! Thanks for the update.

[sawdustdad]

I went to pick up the tractor parts from the sandblaster at lunch today. Ugh! Despite my instructions: what is yellow, stays yellow, everything else is white. (one snow blade was painted red and black when I bought it). I find the dash tower yellow, the snow blades red and yellow, and a some other small parts red. I didn't even give him any red paint. He took it on himself to paint stuff red. I brought home the yellow frame and fenders, and a bucket of other small parts, told him to strip everything else back to bare metal and reprime. I'll finish painting. He used an entire gallon of yellow paint. I don't know how.

He does a nice job blasting, and priming, but he sucks as a painter. Oh well, live and learn. He blamed the paint, said it was crap. I reminded him that it's exactly what he told me to get and he was happy to see it when I brought him the cans--"oh, that's good stuff, I've used that before."

[J-Mech]

Don't you just love it when someone listens....

As far as that heavier spring, you may want to get the longer clutch thro-out arm. Here is the link..... MWSC

[finsruskw]

W/the longer clutch arm, you won't be able to get the belly pan on without hacking it.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by finsruskw

W/the longer clutch arm, you won't be able to get the belly pan on without hacking it.

Leave it off.

[sawdustdad]

Thanks for the link, Jonathan, I ordered the longer clutch release arm. I didn't see that when I was buying the spring. I don't think I need the heavier spring but thought I'd give it a try. After seeing how beefy it was, I got concerned I might have overdone it. I normally stick to stock parts.

I was so upset with the painter. I wanted to throttle him, but managed to keep my cool.

For those wondering about the colors I bought from Sherwin Williams, they are not right. Neither is close to the IH spray can colors. The white won't be a problem since I won't be using any of the white paint. But the yellow is an issue. The SW paint is more orangish than the Cub yellow. The casual observer might not notice, but I think its pretty far off. I'll go get some more of the SW paint so I can finish the build, but I'm not at all happy with this outcome. The frame and fenders are SW yellow, the rear end is IH Yellow. And I've got a couple spots on the fenders to touch up. I'll wind up repainting them I suppose.

[J-Mech]

I don't want to get in a paint brand war..... but if you have an auto parts store that carries paint, I'd look into Nason. It's made by DuPont. (AFAIC, the best paint out there is DuPont. Opinion only.) It can be pricey, but I have shot a lot of it. It's really good stuff. I don't have any mixed right now, but will have some at a later date. Probably not before you have your project done. My shop can't be heated well enough to paint when it is really cold out, so I am not painting just yet. Although, it has been warm enough.... just too humid. Wish I could show you some stuff I've painted, but honestly I never took any pics. Just my

[sawdustdad]

I have absolutely no paint brand loyalty, so I'm totally open to alternatives. There are lots of choices around here. But I've got almost zero experience and no facility to do any kind of real spray painting. I've had good luck with rattle cans, despite the high cost. At least I know the colors are correct. The yellow haze on my shop floor is a testament to that!

[sawdustdad]

Some progress pics. A little assembly, frame, neutral switch, and started on the brakes. Some other painted parts pics. I think I have all the parts I need, so this might go pretty quickly until I get to the engine, which I haven't even really looked at yet. Plan is to get the tractor into a rolling chassis, complete less the engine and front grill, then address the engine.

[zippy1]

Pictures don't look as bad as your description to me. But they always look different in pictures.
J-Mech, are you sure you can get cub white in DuPont? A few years ago I went to the auto body buddy of mine who has the mix your own, and there wasn't a code for the IH white.
Has that changed in the last few years?