Another 190XT

This tractor is the one that made me realize I visited this forum a lot and should just join. I was trying to figure out what the cab was, it took a while to sink in that homemade is the correct answer. I have the water pump changed, and after cleaning a little around the front of the engine I found that tha front main leaks a lot. Not a lot of time or shop space to work on it now, so I'll try to pick and choose small fields to run it a bit this summer to see if other things might need repair. Couple of worrying things - it needs starting fluid to start. Bought it in January, expected it then and it started right off after the hour ride home. In June i would expect it to start, but not even smoke until the starting fluid. It doesn't seem to have blowby, so it may have been from sitting. It also starts to sound like the engine is working after running fifteen minutes or so, slows down a little and changes pitch, this while running about 1000rpm. Again, probably things that will either make the problem known or go away as I run it and get used to it.
If you look you can see that whoever put the cab on also had to move most of the controls. Future plans are get the correct batteries in the correct place, get the wheels turned back around, clean up the wiring, and see what else I need to do this winter.

Ted

I addded those, it had an angle iron bolted to the side of the battery box near the bottom. I still need to add a brace to the battery box. They are a replacement/ update that I was going to put on my JD4430, but after using them a bit on this I'm not sure how much of an update they are. Easier to get in and out of this one now, but in comparison the 7000 is easier to get in and out.

Ted

38 inch rubbers ??