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Originally Posted by olds45512

That's top notch Todd, you should be proud.

I am Tim, I appreciate your opinion.

Originally Posted by dgrapes59

An absolute work of art! I have enjoyed this thread and watching your attention to detail. I have a first month O in pieces (for a couple years now ) and hope to a similar restoration, but man have you set the bar high!
Thanks for taking the time to document and share your progress,

Thank you, but I never set out to set any bars... Just wanted to do the best I could do. A lot of firsts for me on this build.

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

Todd my friend all I can say is WOW! If that is not banner material I don't know what is. I'd be embarrassed to have that next to my O. The factory never made one that looked that good. Have a cold one on me.

I'm very humbled Sam, and I'm glad it got your approval. But again, it's not a competition to see who's looks better than who's. It's all about the respect for the brand of tractors we crave, and to bring one back or leave them in their original condition, they are all beautiful to me one way or another...

Originally Posted by jaynjeep

I second, third and fourth everything everyone else has said!!

Absolute Perfection!!

I'm gonna miss seeing your posts on this project!

Thanks again for your kind words Jay. It's not perfect by a long shot, but it sure makes me feel good that you guys recognize the work that was put into it.

Originally Posted by Nctractorman83

I read through the entire thread, hats off your tractor looks great! Reading this thread really got the fire burning to get going on my O. Excellent work

Thanks, and I'm looking forward to following along on your build. I really enjoy watching someone bring one back to their glory day...

Originally Posted by darkminion_17

Dat thar "O" looky purdy. Rootin' tootn' an reddy to roll!!!!!!

Ah, okay... Thank you Master of Lew.

Originally Posted by Alvy

Beautiful Mr. Zippel. Sam said it best. Mine is roached compared to yours, thinking about redoing it but just don't have the time. Nice close ups, that is something to be proud of

Thanks Mike, I am proud of it. Every time I see a picture of it on Only Cub Cadets, the best darn site on the interweb, I'm proud to be a member, and was allowed to ramble on about a tractor build for 15 months

Originally Posted by twoton

Looks great! love those freshly plated IH bolts, nice touch.

Thanks