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To restore or not .... GT-14

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Forest Road    595

Forest Road
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Your wife pointed it out!!! And you brought it home in a minivan. That's one fine woman!!!

Looks straight and pretty complete. Best of luck with it.

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N3PUY    1,031

N3PUY
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I will answer your original question here. IMO you have a solid start of a tractor. I am not big on "restoring" tractors that have a nice patina. If I am seeing this correctly your tractor looks to have already been repainted once. That coupled with the fact that you need to reassemble it some I would take my time and give it a proper restore including all new paint. Good luck with it. Nice find. 

Yes, it is solid ... no rust.  And yes, POs have sprayed primer and red paint on it.  The motor is orange ... off of a Gravely.  I do have a 14HP for it.

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N3PUY    1,031

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Your wife pointed it out!!! And you brought it home in a minivan. That's one fine woman!!!

Looks straight and pretty complete. Best of luck with it.

The PO says he has the hubs for it and would get them to me.  1 month so far and no word from him.  I'll be patient.  

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N3PUY    1,031

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That's just crazy talk...   :eusa-doh: 

who ever heard of a $100  :wh: 520-HC?   :) 

This 520-HC was in a local online classifieds.   When I saw the ad it was already viewed 20 times.  So I thought I had no chance.  The ad said it didn't run $100.  Did not give a phone number, only an email address.   I looked at the email address and it looked like a company name.  I Googled the name and came up with a phone number for a construction company in Ridgeway , Pa.  I called the number and asked about the tractor.... the lady sounded startled that I called .... seeing that no phone was listed.   She said it wasn't sold yet, I said "I WANT IT!".  I picked it up the next day.   It didn't run.  Missing air cleaner parts and ignition coil.  I got an ebay air cleaner and a new $17 coil for it.   Not an Onan coil but one for a Chevrolet Cavalier!  Fixed it all up with a TOTAL $310.  Sold it for $800 and that same evening it was online at $1500.

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AMC RULES    37,254

AMC RULES
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See what I mean...crazy talk? 

Same tractor, sold at both ends of the spectrum...

$100 one minute, $1500 the next.     :scared-eek:

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N3PUY    1,031

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See what I mean...crazy talk? 

Same tractor, sold at both ends of the spectrum...

$100 one minute, $1500 the next.     :scared-eek:

CONDITION, CONDITION, CONDITION!

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N3PUY    1,031

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I will answer your original question here. IMO you have a solid start of a tractor. I am not big on "restoring" tractors that have a nice patina. If I am seeing this correctly your tractor looks to have already been repainted once. That coupled with the fact that you need to reassemble it some I would take my time and give it a proper restore including all new paint. Good luck with it. Nice find.oH ....

Oh..... you like 'em like this!

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