Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Adobe Express - file-1.jpg
DavidBarkey I am sorry about the delay in adding photos. These were sent to me as .heic extensions. They had to be covered to .jpeg for uploading, wich is possible on cell phone.
Untitled.png There is a pan in front of and under the roll that mounds the row before ...

@DavidBarkey This belongs to a friend. I can get more photos if you want. He lays drip under the plastic at the same time as the cover.

@MattA I received the invoice for the topsoil today. Billed at 22 tone or 24.2 ton. So the load was about 24 cubic yards.

Thanks for the photos @MattA and your input Bob @myerslawnandgarden. I had not thought about adding a plate to the bottom web of the frame. The way I did the repair will not withstand forces that a blade or snowthrower would apply.

The midlift cylinder mount bracket had been repaired by a previous owner. When putting the tractor in for winter storage the bracket was found riped off again. 20260502_131632.jpg Having a car hoist in the shop made the repair many many times easier.
20260502_131707.jpg The first step was grinding ...

Garden and Dahlia bed tilled this morning. 20260502_094849.jpg It is time to put the mower deck on.

In the past 2 weeks the 448 has had the front blade on, the chipper, the drag blade, the dump trailer, the wagon, the tiller, and by evening the deck. That will be 1 accessory for every day of the ...

It rained all night, but fears of waking up to topsoil being washed down the driveway were unfounded.

@Matt, I wiil have to answer that after getting the bill. I did make an assumption that seasonal road weight limits had been removed.

@MattA I will have to get back to you after I receive the bill. The amount delivered depends on road capacity laws and time of year. This time of year the load restrictions should have been removed.

A tri-axle load of topsoil arrived this afternoon. There will be quite a few hours of seat time moving the pile onto the slope before seeding.