Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

@JSinMO I don't know who got the better deal this week, You or @Harry

@Harry You may find the chicken roosting on it somewhere. I hope you have safety glasses in when looking at those welds. All jokes aside, it is still a great parts source at the price.

Nice score. Original demonstrator hood and fenders are a score by themselves.

The hydraulic valves and cylinders are worth that if not pitted. Putter putter...

Puttering

The act of doing dozens of little chores that the wife doesn’t think need to be done, that she doesn’t want done, and will not notice that they have been done?

Understanding her is like know what colour 7 is and what the colour taste like.

My intent is to use this deck to keep trails and overgrowth mowed. Removing the brace will keep the discharge shut from constantly plugging.

Thanks @myerslawnandgarden Bob, My plans are to add bracing. I will look through manuals to see if the bracing shows up in any of the parts or operators manuals. Hopefully a manual on hydrovacs will show the bracing.

Back to the shop for another week. The grass wouldn't discharge. well Duh. Who would weld a discharge shut brace in on the vertical? First step us cut it out and make a new one.

Problem about solved. Previous owner had changed out the deck drive pulley with an "A" instead of an EOM. 20240515_092302.jpg Not only was the "A" a tad bigger in diameter 20240515_092711.jpg it is not as tall, and an EOM belt rides out of the groove. 20240515_092621.jpg 20240515...

Thanks Noeel