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Originally Posted by jaynjeep
Steve,
It does use the factory cadet rocker shaft. He came out of that and built a fork as such with two lift links that he welded to the factory sears cross shaft. in this configuration it does not over center. The ones that he did where he used a manual lift lever like the Sears do overcenter. I will try to get some better pics for you tommorow.
He has quite a few different implements that he uses with this setup. Some of them are just the way Roper/Sears built them and some he has built or modified. At one time 20 years ago he was tending at least 15 different gardens with this setup. People would pay him to come over, turn the ground, lay out the rows, plant, and later cultivate their gardens. Back in the 80's this little tractor with the Sears equipment could make him $25 per hour. He hauled it all around to the different customers on an IH #7 tilt bed trailer. It is pictured in one of my albums.
I'll work on some more pictures.. we have this setup on a 1450 also... it is a little more refined and looks a bit more factory. Both work well.
Thanks
Jay
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Jay, some neat history in your post. Yes, some more photos could/should/would be helpful, thanks. Steve