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Duff

Hi, folks!

After many months, a ton of very enjoyable work, and much holding of breath when I went to start a motor I'd never heard run before, #2 has been resurrected. Much of the credit goes to members here who've sold me parts, offered invaluable advice and encouragement, and have by their example shown me what a sorely abused tractor can become. A very special thank you to my friend Jack (Rideawaysenior) for finding this tractor for me! :D

I apologize for this first set of pictures. The rain most of the rest of the country has been experiencing over the weekend has finally caught up to us here in New Hampshire, so I shot these in my workshop. Better photos along with 312-8 #1 will follow.

For those with the eagle eyes, you will see this tractor doesn't have a PTO set up. #1 is my mower. This one will get grading, plowing and pulling (as in trailers) duty.

By the way - the motor runs like a Swiss watch. I suspected when I opened it up it had been recently rebuilt, and now I'm convinced of it.

Thanks again, guys!

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Oh, yeah....this is what I started with!

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Thanks for looking!

Duff :omg:

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stevebo

Duff,

Looking great !! I never thought of painting the frame and transaxle black along with the wheels but I really like it !! You will have that one for a very long time. Great job !!

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KC9KAS

Very good restoration job, but what happened to the hood ornament? :omg:

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Horse Fanatic

Looks like you did some high quality work! While I personally am not crazy about the black frame and rims I'm all for people making them how they want them. The was a pretty cool hood ornament it had, you should have left that on! :omg:

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wheel horse 1045

i agree the hood ornament rocks

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scifi4all

Shiny! :omg: Amazing, from then to now. Getting rid of all that rust. Great Job!

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Shuboxlover

Love the ags on the front.....GREAT WORK, it looks FANTASTIC!!!!!!

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802heath

nice job :omg:

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Ken B

Very nice Duff! That is one tough lookin tractor.

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bo dawg

Good looking job there Duff :omg: Now she's a keeper, I believe I would have passed it up looking the way it did. But you done good.

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TT

It certainly has my :omg: , Duff.

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buckeye

that's a beauty :omg: might have to use that as a reference for my 312-8 restore

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Brrly1

Duff, That's one Nice Ride. Great job See Ya, Bye Burly :omg:

:D

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can whlvr

sweet job duff,u should be proud :omg:

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Torino

Very good job!

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Horse'n Around

It looks like you had your hands full with it but you did a great job and it sure turned out terriffic, it flat oout looks awesome.

Congratulations,

John

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bell

Looks FANTASTIC Duff!!!! :omg:

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dclarke

looks great Duff, awesome job. :omg:

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sorekiwi

Good Job!

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jpmcleod

As has been said, great job. I like the black frame and wheels.

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Michael Bullington

nice tractor duff!!!! hey where are your saftey switches :omg:

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Duff

nice tractor duff!!!! hey where are your saftey switches :D

Thanks to all for looking and for your kind words!

Michael, good eyes, and I cannot tell a lie - there are no safety switches :D . As a disclaimer, I do not generally advocate eliminating safety switches on tractors. In my particular case, I know my limits, my equipment, the terrain I'm using them on, and have been operating garden tractors for about 40 years. We have no children, and I only loan my machines out to a few close friends who are experienced as well. All that said, I do believe in seat belts in cars and helmets on bikes, so go figure. :omg:

Call me crazy, and have a great day!

Duff :D

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CasualObserver

Call me crazy, and have a great day!

Ok, Crazy... I will. :omg:

Nice Job Duff. Looks pretty sweet. :D

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HankB

Great looking results! I'm not sure I like the extent of the black, but I think it does look better than some of the restorations where it seems that everything that did not move got painted red. :omg:

I'm curious if you thought that the foot rests were particularly rusty. I'm in the process of repainting the ones on my '97 314-H. The rest of my tractor does not have this problem. I'm wondering if the foot rests are a trouble spot on the classic style tractors.

best,

hank

PS: I would put the hood ornament on a magnetic base so you can pull it out and stick it on when someone asks about it. :D

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rickv1957

Duff,great looking tractor there,nice work!! :omg: Rick

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