Got a little more done today. Pressure washed the rear and the frame. It was one nasty creature! Patched up the muffler. The end was rotted out and the PO had about 2 lbs of bird poop weld on it. Just cut it back and welded a flat plate on the end, made a ring to surround it and used an old PTO bushing for the tail pipe, a few minutes with Mr. Miller and that was done. I don't feel like buying a new muffler for this till I know if it's worth saving. Rear is on the work bench ready to be torn down. Got the new PTO bearings and some of the seals for the rear, need to order a couple more things, didn't plan on opening the pump but I noticed a few oil tracks under the seals so while it's out I may as well do it and be done with it, then the wrenching will begin. It's now officially cocktail hour as you can see looking at the top of the frame, LOL.
