[RR1862CC]

Well it is taking a while but I'm still moving forward on the 1811 as time and money permit.
We got the sheet metal off down to the frame and found a frame repair the PO had done. It looks like at one time there was a three point or some other hitch on it and the left side mount hole for the rear end had cracked and wallowed out. The PO had booger welded some big flat washers over the frame to fix it and it looks like crap! I found out the 1050 I found in the junkyard uses the same frame so I bought it for $25 and will be stripping/painting it and switching everything over from the 1811..
Yesterday I tore the deck apart and found two of three spindle bearings good but after sitting 15 years with all that crud under the belt cover I will have to replace all three pulleys and the idler pulley. I only found two small pin holes in the deck under the belt cover so that was great news. Last week I got new metal cut and hope to start this week making the new baffles for under the deck if time permits.
The engine is still on the bench waiting for the funds for the rebuild.
This is the third of three major restorations I'm doing besides my regular job two garden tractors and a car. If anybody ever finds that elusive money tree send me some seeds or a sprout to start my own