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I love machines. I am a machinist by trade. I program, design fixtures and acquire tooling for a whole shop full of CNC Haas mills and lathes and love turning the handles on old manuals as well. I grew up in, and just bought my own house in the suburbs of Chicago. Unfortunately, I have never really needed a tractor for anything. My father had a gravely a few years back that he got for a case of MGD. It was mutilated by the previous owners but ran well enough to power the 2 stage snow thrower. We used it in the winter to clear the sidewalks all the way around our block and became popular with the neighbors. I loved working on that tractor, but it was insanely expensive to restore let alone tune up and we had no place to store it so it sat under a cover in the yard all year untill the first snow. We eventually donated it to a local school.
I got my first good look at a Cub cadet at the Leland lions farm auction this spring right before I closed on my house. It was an original and I fell in love. I dreamed up a million excuses to find one and purchase it. My new house does have a long drive way that will need to be cleared of snow and what better way to please the neighbors than to clear their sidewalks! The opportunity came last week on craigslist in the form of a 1965 Model 70 and I could not turn it down. The guy even delivered it for free! Its all original and have all the receipts going back to 1965. Needs a serious tune up but fires right up anyways. I look forward to years of service from my model 70 and have already started tearing into it. Now all I need is a CW-36 snowblower and I'll be in business. Im glad there is such a place as this forum to find answers and inspiration.
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