Made further progress over the Labor Day weekend. Got the frame, hood, side panels and fenders all stripped. Used a combination of twisted wire wheel, twisted wire cup brush and flap sanding disc on the 4" angle grinder, along with an orbital sander (#80 and #120 grit). Makes a huge mess, but hey, what doesn't?
Have a structural question for y'all: Does the crack in the front aluminum frame need to be welded, or can I JB Weld it? Appears the PO ran into some immovable object and cracked the frame/nose. The crack is only on the top molded piece (as shown). It doesn't run all the way down to the lower piece.
Hope to shoot primer this weekend. We'll see...
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Stanton
1980 IH 782, Kohler M18
IH #1 Cart, original
IH 42" Blade, modified to 50" and hydraulic
2015 XT2, Kawasaki 23 HP
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