Some of you may have noticed that this tractor was advertised over on the other board. After haggling with the owner for a week we struck a deal and I bought it.
I have got to be crazy. I have never bought a tractor that was this far gone, but it has a good block and the original hydraulic brake system is intact even if rusty. The Moto-Tug that I am working on now runs like a champ but has a cracked block and the hydraulic brakes are all changed around with new components. So, I have a source of spare parts. Dwight Emstrom in Illnois thinks that he may have a set of original fork lift style front wheels left over from his Moto Tug restorations so maybe I will wind up with a fairly complete tug. Stay Tuned.
This is what one is supposed to look like:
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