Well, I did it. I tested it out best I could, every gear and in high and low, PTO, brakes, etc. No issues with anything until I got it home. Once home I had to raise the mower deck all the way up to get the tractor off of the trailer and then it wouldnt go back down. I tapped on the solenoid under the seat and down it came. Aside from that, it doesnt need much I dont think. The temp light stays on from even cold start up so I will need to figure that out. It has always been like he said. I got the headlights to work, cool. The left brake is disconnected under the floorboard so I will need to connect it and see why it was disconnected. Back tires show some dry-rot but hold air. Tractor came with a new operators manual that says these were built between 1975 and 1977 and says that the manual is for a gray market tractor, so i guess mine is gray? Decompression lever was seized I thought at first but it moves now. The guy i bought it from knew nothing about the lever. 694 on the hour meter but havent noticed it working yet. Radiator has a neat-o bug screen on the front of it, full of bugs of course. This is my first tractor so im pretty excited.
