pfrederi 17,147 #1 Posted October 4, 2020 I am thinking I am going to call this one "Columbo". This whole renovation has taken a long time and had been just "One more thing" over and and over. Still need to repaint front wheels. Project has taken so long it has 4 different paints. Valspar IH Red (can't find it anymore) Rustoleum IH red and Krylon IH red (really different.) and finally Rustoleum Regal red couldn't find anything else at the moment. (I hate painting....) Not bad for a $50 dollar purchase. Was an Electro 12 that had a K341 small base engine. Engine has been to machine shop .010 over and under. I resurfaced the Hydro slippers, valve block and pump base replaced some acceleration springs and a new anti slip spring in the 10 pinion. Rebushed the front axle pivot and new pivot pin. Added hydro lift. New home made tie rods. She has had a few shake down runs cutting heavy grass. Took awhile to get the carb dialed in. It is a more expensive Taiwanese one but took a lot to get high speed set, still not thrilled with idle but as hydro mower she won't be idling much. (the original carb was a Walbro fixed jet that I couldn't get to work well at all.) I have the electric PTO and it works but my preference is for the manual style. 2 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,140 #2 Posted October 4, 2020 VERY nice Paul. Quite the transformation. What did you use for a muffler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,147 #3 Posted October 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: VERY nice Paul. Quite the transformation. What did you use for a muffler? One of Jay Bee's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,011 #4 Posted October 4, 2020 Nice job Paul! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota8338 115 #5 Posted October 4, 2020 Very, Very nice restoration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,722 #6 Posted October 4, 2020 Great job on the redo! What did you do with that rare bug eye hood? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 8,611 #7 Posted October 4, 2020 Great job Paul, looks fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71_Bronco 1,072 #8 Posted October 4, 2020 Nicely done. Glad you saved the hood from that terrible muffler position and the newer-style rubber latches. Some mods that people do just make me go "what the heck...." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
