[Old Jimmy]

Thanks for the comments guys.

I mentioned earlier I started this project about 2 years. Last year I got side tracked. I went to a farm auction because they had a lot of guns for sale. The guns went way too high, but, they had a tractor project that seemed like a good deal. I bought a 1948 John Deere Model M.

The man that was restoring it had rebuilt the engine, trans, and replaced all seals.

It also came with new front and rear tires, and a new radiator. All the sheet metal was in a pile. The man who was restoring it passed away.

The auctioneer said "all you have to do is put it together". Hardly, a lot of missing stuff. It looked like some one walked on the hood and it was flattened out. I searched the tractor yards on different sites for sheet metal and straightened it as best as possible.

I figured I could get up to speed with my paint & body skills on this tractor.
I didn't take any before pictures, but, here are some pictures of the finished job.

It's not very fast, but it will pull a descent wheelie.

Thanks for looking, Jeff