[bolivier]

Won't be taking it to any shop. I drove 3 hours one way to pick it up. The guy that originally owned the tractor lived in texas. The shop was 5 miles from the Oklahoma/Texas border. Haven't got it running yet. Can't lift more than 10 lbs right now because of the surgery, so I'm pretty much just tinkering slowly and easily. It wouldn't turn over fast enough with my charger on the 100 amp start setting, but the battery in it is from '07 and toast. Maybe i'll put another battery in it tomorrow if I can talk my wife into carrying it over. Gotta get the rear end cleaned and see what I'm really working with so I can see what I need to do to save it. I'm hoping just some Sam Mac braces will do the trick.