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[Soundguy]

Interesting ROPS. The canopy reminds me of a couple on mine. One is a shade umbrella from an old piece of patio furniture. The other I think WAS a piece of patio furniture at one point.

Sweet restoration. Wish my 3000 looked like that, but I'd settle for fixing all of its problems though.

Yep.. no rops.. though I'm always keeping my eyes open. Found a set in a pile at an auction. but it was sold with 3 other rops set and went for too much $$.

Canopy works pretty good to keep the sun off of ya.

soundguy

 

[Farmerford]

Great job! You have a real workhorse and a good looking machine too.

Farmerford

 

[JerryG]

Chris, thats great and quite an honor. I didn't know your tractors were such celebrites.

 

[Rebel]

Welcome to Tractor Shop

 

[wedge40]

I do have a few pics of her as bought.

lots of cosmetic work.. sheet metal was banged up good and 40% rusty. Fenders had holes all over them. dash cowling was beat up, floor boards were cracked and bent.. had to pull them, straighten and weld them up.

electrical was shot.. no grill.. radiator work, fan and belt.. muffler. some fuel system work, though inj pump was fine. Managed to salvage and restore the 'allied signal' blinker lamp mounted to the fender.. it actually has the blinker module inside it.. not under the dash...power steering leaked at connectios.. no biggie. dash was not connected except tach.. lamps and fuses blown in it...

seat was a replacement at the time of sale. Engine ran fine, hyds needed servicing, and a few bolt on parts here and there needed repalcement.

don't recall exactly.. but believe i got her in early august of the year and finished painting here on thanksgiving that year...

here are 4 pics of when i got her.

then a close up of the rear, then a side, and the last shows her with her mower and a spare canopy buggy top I had.

and yes.. my land is as flat as the proverbial pancake.. though with a very gentle slope... you almost need a transit level to see the drop from front to rear.. ( 6-8' in 500' )

soundguy

Soundguy, on the photo "closerearfin" there are some pins hanging down next to the fender. What are these for? Are they something that came with the 5000 series or an aftermarket thing.

Nice photos. Is it going to go back to work or just show?

Wedge

 

[Robert_in_NY]

If your talking about the pins under the axle then they are for stabilizer bars.

 

[rtdiggr]

Congrats on the front cover, the tractor looks great.

Shane

 

[kozak]

Soundguy,

Incredible restoration & what a beauty of a tractor. Well done.

Looks like you already used her in that last photo. Is that grass clippings I see on the top of the mower ??

Vic

 

[Aquaman]

Soundguy, Great Job!! Can I have your autograph?

 

[dgl24087]

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