Bought my first Original

[mobermiller]

Originally Posted by JLM78

hears what I started out with

Umm, Wow!!!

[mobermiller]

Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam

Great find on the "O".

Hard to tell but are those locking collars on the front spindles?

Air cleaner and/or carb are not original to the tractor.

I agree with the guys, it's extremely difficult to get your money back out of a restoration. Since the "O's" came with 7/8" spindles on the front and bushings and grease zirks in the wheels, I believe it would be troublesome to put wide wheels on the front.

Check your serial number... It looks early to me. If it is, and you have your heart set on a modify, please sell that one to someone who will restore it properly, and pick yourself up a later Original, there aren't all that many early "O's" left.

I'm not going to do a hack job to it. Anything custom I do will be bolt on. As far as the locking collars on the front wheels, I don't know. I know that there is plenty of wear because I can make the front wheels move side ways when I shake the O. I'll take a closer look tomorrow.

[zippy1]

To my eyes, it looks like it has the collared spindles.
Looks to be in decent shape. Not all butchered up for sure.....
THE ORIGINALS look their best "original"
Your tractor, your money......
By the way, congrats on the O

[mobermiller]

Well I got the O to run. The carb required a good soaking in carburetor cleaner and a kit. The ignition needed to be cleaned from the points all the way through the coil, condenser, and then to the spark plug. (photo) I had to clean the crud out of the gas tank because of rust and who knows what was in it. After doing all of the above it was time to try and start it.

The engine may have cranked twice and it fired! There must have been mud dauber nests galore under the cowling because mud a debris of all kinds were flying out everywhere! The muffler must have rusted too much over time because it flew apart as well. I have nicknamed the O "Smoker." Yes she is a smoker! Considering it sitting in a barn for the last 7 or 8 years it runs pretty well! I'll have to clean the mud out of the cooling fins, I bet they're full!

Next is to take a good look at the driveline. There is a bad bearing that I can hear and the clutch doesn't fully disengage but other than that the O is now alive!

[zippy1]

Good to see it's running..... and moving under it's own power is a step in the right direction.

[JLM78]

Originally Posted by mobermiller

Umm, Wow!!!

This is what it is today

[mobermiller]

Originally Posted by JLM78

This is what it is today

Great to see it together!

I have decided to restore the O to it's factory glory!

The only exception will be Ag tires on the rear and tri ribs on the front.

[jbrewer]

That is great! I got my "woods fresh" (meaning it had sat untouched in the woods for years) O running about 4-5 yrs ago. It smoked then and does now, and is the most reliable Cub in the fleet!

Oil is cheap! Yours is better looking than mine is, but it's not changed much from it's "woods" appearance. By the way , I went from fattish tires to tall skinnys and it was like putting power steering on the O.

Congrats!

[mobermiller]

Originally Posted by jbrewer

By the way , I went from fattish tires to tall skinnys and it was like putting power steering on the O.

Congrats!

I have decided to go with the skinny ag tires as well.

My biggest challenge right now is finding an oil bath air filter for it.

Everything else is coming together.