The "cab-less" 7000 series tractors ??

This 7080 obviously has cable controls for the hydraulics and power director clutch. I have seen an early 7030 with an add on Hiniker or Year Around cab that had all mechanical linkage.

I would say that your diagnosis is spot on for this particular tractor. Wouldn't the 6000 series fenders look a little dinky on a 7080?

My floor plates also have the holes in them for the floor mat hold down straps, none of which I've ever collected up and put on yet. It does get slick if it's wet! I think I've seen that Luke has the strips, maybe the mat also. 

Take a close look at the left fender from the front. You'll see a "tunnel" on the inside that tapers wider as it gets close to the floor. Your fender legit doesn't have anything like that, does it ?? I know the 6000 series does. I don't remember for sure on the 7000 tractor, but I think it doesn't have this tunnel.

Our black frame 7000 withROPS has the brace towards the inside of operators station, and single headlights.

I remember in the mid 70's a couple in Fla bought an 8n ford, hooked a chain to a shrub and the top link hole and promtly turned the tractor back over on the lady. When at a lawyer closing on the house, he ask what happened - she told him and the lawyer and they sued Ford for millions and it sent shock waves across the industry. They lost on appeal thank goodness or no tractor new or used would have been able to be sold by a dealer w/o a ROPS.  AC's lawyers were adamant about not selling fender only units - the sales guys and a few dealers wanted cheap HP to sell. The retail purchase order HAD to be signed refusing the ROPS or the unit could not be registered for warranty. It was a big deal. I made a few trips across south La funning down customers getting them to sign the release when the dealer forgot to get the signature.  Thad Joe - Paul Ed!!!

They are nice looking tractors.....

I have seen a few open stations of the later 7000 series but only in the maroon frame.  The only black frame I have seen with fenders is a couple 7000s.  Bill Deppe parted out a 7040 years ago.  I should have come up with the money and bought it from him before he dismantled it.  I know a collector got the fenders.  

At least it got the intercooler. You'd have to see the other side to determine which oil cooler is on it. I installed a 7020 intercooler on a 190XT S3 back in 1978 just because the customer wanted it.

Back in the late 70's my Dad bought the neighbors cabless maroon belly 7000 when he retired.  Dad bought a cab out of worthington MN and put it on the tractor.  I still have the fenders, seat housing, steering wheel and that housing assembly, and control cable housing in the barn.  The neighbor didn't have any big sheds and he ordered the tractor new with out a cab or ROPS system.  I am thinking he ordered the tractor out of Fremont Ne when Manke implement was the owner.  About 10 years later, I got the air conditioning working in that tractor.  We must not of had the insulation right or something because it was extremely loud in the cab.  I spent alot of time pulling a 18ft disc with that tractor in my youth and can't hear jack crap today.  

This tractor clearly is a cut-down/cut-off cab tractor. Not a factory platform model.

In my case, the cab is rotted out junk so doing the redneck open station conversion is an intermediate step.  Once the rest of the tractor I bought is verified as good after the engine swap I will convert it the right way.

That video is well worth a look. What an amazing collection of equipment !!

See I thought all the open station fenders were thw same except for the rops mount area?