Well, I guess I decided on this winters project. Seems fitting, being this was my folks lawn tractor, back in it's early life.
I've been after it for a couple years now, and today it finally happened.
First off, here's some of what I remember. My father bought it second hand. He bought it as a trade in to the local IH dealer. We had a Coast to Coast rider prior to them getting the 76.
It was a real "treat" using this, compared to the old one, being it was only a single blade mower. Didn't take near as long to cut the yard.
Moved out in 79 or 80, and I really don't recall what happened, or when they sold it, or who they sold it to. Well, ten years ago, or so ago, a buddy is telling me about this "Cub Cadet tractor" his father's got, seeing I'm into the Cub Cadets.
I go and look at it, sure as shit, it's "our" old mower. I knew it right away from the "STUMP JUMPER" tag on the hood. The original owner put it on, for some reason. Anyway, I tried buying it then, but they wanted to keep it. It hadn't run for sometime.
So, if some of you remember, from the other forum, three years ago I found another model 76, for cheap, and bought it. Trying to relive some of the past I guess. ONLY difference was, the other one had/has electric start, and "ours" didn't.
Anyway, sorry if I'm goin off the rails here. Well, my friends father died earlier this year, and he thought I should have the tractor again. And today, my buddy brought it by. To stay this time.
From what I can see, just looking at it, the engine was replaced, and the hoods been wrecked/broken and patched sometime. NASTY ass fuel, and NO oil in the engine.
So, my plan is to combine the two, and use as much of the "original" 76, and do a full blown Zippy facelift. May take some time, but doesn't everything I do, take longer than everyone else?
I know, it's not a GT, which most of us are more interested in, and more practical, but hey, it's part of my past...
And the dog Colt, looking like, "oh boy, here we go again, all that noise, and stink..."
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I've been after it for a couple years now, and today it finally happened.
First off, here's some of what I remember. My father bought it second hand. He bought it as a trade in to the local IH dealer. We had a Coast to Coast rider prior to them getting the 76.
It was a real "treat" using this, compared to the old one, being it was only a single blade mower. Didn't take near as long to cut the yard.
Moved out in 79 or 80, and I really don't recall what happened, or when they sold it, or who they sold it to. Well, ten years ago, or so ago, a buddy is telling me about this "Cub Cadet tractor" his father's got, seeing I'm into the Cub Cadets.
I go and look at it, sure as shit, it's "our" old mower. I knew it right away from the "STUMP JUMPER" tag on the hood. The original owner put it on, for some reason. Anyway, I tried buying it then, but they wanted to keep it. It hadn't run for sometime.
So, if some of you remember, from the other forum, three years ago I found another model 76, for cheap, and bought it. Trying to relive some of the past I guess. ONLY difference was, the other one had/has electric start, and "ours" didn't.
Anyway, sorry if I'm goin off the rails here. Well, my friends father died earlier this year, and he thought I should have the tractor again. And today, my buddy brought it by. To stay this time.
From what I can see, just looking at it, the engine was replaced, and the hoods been wrecked/broken and patched sometime. NASTY ass fuel, and NO oil in the engine.
So, my plan is to combine the two, and use as much of the "original" 76, and do a full blown Zippy facelift.
May take some time, but doesn't everything I do, take longer than everyone else? I know, it's not a GT, which most of us are more interested in, and more practical, but hey, it's part of my past...And the dog Colt, looking like, "oh boy, here we go again, all that noise, and stink..."
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Whatever you do you gotta keep that STUMP JUMPER tag!!
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