First of all, thanks for all of the kind words. Also, thank you AJ for getting me straightened out on the color scheme. The color of the calipers still seems to in question - if anyone knows, your knowledge would be much appreciated.
Well, tonight I finished the "demolition" of the tractor - it's all in pieces now. The tractor was previously powder coated and looked great, but as you can see it was mistakenly powder coated Chevy Engine orange. I want it to be red, so I am going to have to sand everything down, primer, and put a couple of coats of red on it.
I knew that I would have to drain the rear end, but I couldn't stand to just throw away my hy-tran. I still had some room left in the hy-tran jug, but it was not enough. So, being a little red-neckish, I put it in red solo cups. I have had bad experiences in the past with oil-based substances eating through the cups, hence the placement on the oil pan.
I had been wondering about how to empty the transaxle so that I would work on it. I determined that after taking the hydro pump off, I could use the suction tube as a drain. Worked pretty slick. If you look real hard, you can see the engine on the right hand side. If you've nver picked one up (or it's been a while), I'll say they're still heavy.
Here are all of the parts waiting to be sanded - this is definately going to be the time consuming part.
Till next time,
Nate