Here you go, Humpty Dumpty...
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Next week at this time my bench full of parts will be a runner. :biggrin2:

Looks Great! Since this thread is so long and long-running, how about a recap of what you made that machine from--I see 2 piles of "remnants" in the yard.

That's the two piles that are visible. I have one big pile out behind my chicken house. I really didn't use much for it. Just a hood and engine. I put new tires on the front and bent the rim out straight. It's a 2284 with a CH18. I dropped in a cast iron rear while I had the tranny apart, so I put the super pump and gears in the cast iron. I mounted a wide frame sleeve hitch lift in the rear plate and made a longer lift arm to go up to the hydraulic ram to lift it. I turned my garden with it already, with my 10" moldboard and it was effortless. I just have the factory cub tires on the back and it didn't spin at all, I thought I would. It was a test run because I was trying to decide if I should splurge for some ags. I mowed with it with my 54" deck too and it did a really nice job. I'm quite happy with this tractor for a little over $450 I have in it. :beerchug:

Here’s an update for you all. We haven’t gotten a lot of snow here yet, so I’ve only had a little bit of play time. The most recent snow was about 5” here and I couldn’t resist getting this behemoth out to blow away the 5”. I quickly found out I needed chains, so I ordered a set and got them yesterday. I put them on and drove it around today through the snow and what a world of difference they made. I have seen all of the arguments about ag tires va chains, and I decided to go chains with no additional weight to try it since it’s cheaper. The weight of the cast iron rear seems to be plenty. If I need more weight I will add it but so far so good. I love this tractor! Now,

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That steering cylinder I rebuild is still working great!
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Looking good, you need some big snow for that blower, hope you get some.
On a side note your left chain is on inside out.

You have a sharp eye. I didn’t know they had to go a certain way, they didn’t come with instructions.

I got a "Southern" question. Do you have to crowd or "push" a blower that big to make it work properly? My thinking is kind of like running a combine or baler, you have to "feed" it adequately--too slow creates issues.

John, we have a 551 blower on a 2284 and to it it does not matter, I have never plugged it in any snow in all the years we have used it!!!

Mine is a 551. I rammed it into a pile of wet melting snow today and it handled it like it was feathers. Slow or fast I have not seen it break a sweat.