Nice cub, hawgwilde! :ThumbsUp:

Wow! Thanks for the thumbs up! I'm glad I didnt get raked over the coals for what I did to it. Being a life long mechanic I've done alot of the every day fixing and thats what I started to do with this monster. I was going to put it back to original but after finding out what the tins cost I decided what the heck I would make do with what I had.
And it's kind of cool to make something that is one of a kind and at the same time a hood, side covers and a paint job is about all it would take to put it back to looking stock. I only cut up what was already destroyed and bolted a few things on.
Thanks again for the kind words,
JD

You did an awesome job, JD! It's a very nice tractor. :ThumbsUp:

Cub Kong: the first time I looked at it I thought to myself WTF!!! The second time I looked at the pictures I kind of giggled in a GOOD way. When I saw the front view with the teeth for a grill I thought YEAH!! Real nice job on that tractor!!!!:beerchug::beerchug:

hawgwilde,

Great looking tractor :ThumbsUp:
Does it run as good as it looks?

hawgwilde, That's a super clean looking 882. Great find!

My first post here, what a great place to find much needed info on this Original I came across buried in the trees and vines on the property of an old farm house my son is renting. I hope to come across enough parts to get it going in the next year or two. It was given to me by the owner, he said it barely missed going to salvage the last time they hauled scrap iron. It really is in about as sad of shape as one can get in I suppose. It spent twenty years plus out there. The motor is blown, no doubt, rod is loose when you turn the crank by hand. Water has been in the transaxle for years now, ring and pinion and all lower gears in the trans are too pitted to use sadly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_5056.jpg

Looks like a nice project for you, wdorland! Good luck, with it. :beerchug:

The grill is still good and the IH is still hangin strong!

wdorland, You just fill all your spare time. But look what ya got. And the price was perfect. I'm looking to forward to your posts on it.