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This will be my story of needed something to do!

My first modification was the 67-112 I bought off Ebay.

The engine was an HH100 Tecumseh, but not correct as the crankshaft was not the right size for jd. So I decided to make some modifications to my liking. First came the narrow wheels & tires, I found a pair of narrow 12" & used lug tires on them for the rear. For the front, wheelbarrow wheels & hay tedder tires. The headlights were 12V sealed beams I'd had for work lights on a previous pickup. Muffler was from a Cub Farmall, front weights were some pieces of 1" x 3" stock I'd gotten on the rear of the 65-110 I had.

Next came a swinging drawbar & 3-pt hitch:

This tractor was later sold to a friend who made a mini-B out of it:

 

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Latest of my modifieds was the 70 I (Industrial). It started as an idea I had for what a John Deere Industrial lawn tractor might look like. I ran an ad on CL for a non-running 60, 70 or 100 lawn tractor, within an hour, I had four calls. Ended up with the 1 & 1/2 tractors pictured:

Later, I sold the complete one for what I paid for both!

The 1/2 tractor was what I wanted for the project:

I took it down to the bare frame:

It took some frame trimming to fit the 12-1/2 HP Briggs from an old MTD "Yardman" mower to fit & I welded the engine mounting plate from the MTD into the 70 frame:

The front "grille plate" had to have a hole cut (with hole saw) to fit the spark plug:

Outer grille made from expanded metal:

Paint is jd "Old Construction Yellow" Front tires are "saw tooth" style, rears are as close as I could find to "R4's" in an 8" tire.

Footrests came from the MTD:

Front bumper fits the "attachment bracket", wheel weights are "barbell" weights:

The toolbox was made from a pattern I found for the original (optional) box for the 60's/70's:

Found a jd front blade I could adapt to fit:

Had to modify the lift linkage to clear the 12-1/2 HP engine:

Used a low-back black seat to match the tractor, makes a very handy tractor for towing: