8070 is coming along!
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Topic: 8070 is coming along!
Posted By: Dave in il
Subject: 8070 is coming along!
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2011 at 11:42pm
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Here she is when she arrived
 Here she is waiting for new shoes
 Brian Sherman is doing the paint work, painting the rear rims and centers and starting on the black has already made quite a change in how it looks.
It looks like Christmas around here, boxes everywhere LOL! A new grill shell and screen, a complete interior kit, a new seat, some new lights and all the filters, along with other stuff, and more on the way! Got a new radio antenna, will see if the orginal radio can get more than one station, also picked up a rain cap for the exhaust. When it comes home we will get started changing fluids and doing some mechanical work and then start on the paint again.
Brian has been working on it after his after school job at the body shop. My other "hired hand" Andrew Johnston works at the local John Deere dealer after school, then comes to the farm. They're both out of school for spring break next week and will be doing oil changes and getting equipment ready for spring while I'm stuck at work. Both boys are high school seniors and and have natural mechanical ability, I'm very lucky to have them around!
They both are active in FFA, motorcyclists and old tractor enthusiasts. Brian has his grandfathers M nicely painted and well kept. Andrew loves ACs, probably from alll the tractor shows his dad and I use to take him to, or the fact he's been running ACs since he was 10 years old. Now the boys are taking tractors to shows on their own.
They're really excited about this 8070 and can't wait to get it in the field and stir some dirt, and I finally get to use the 8050 for my planting tractor. LOL
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Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 12:27am
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Looks good Dave. Whats the name on the watertower there? I think I was at a sale there a couple springs ago.
IG ------------- Education doesn't make you smart, it makes you educated. |
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 2:32am
| Without going to a map......I'm guessing Wenona. |
Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 6:32am
How about a new exaust pipe!  ------------- CA WD WD45 D17 D17 Diesel 7060 8050 8070 |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 8:32pm
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Yes it's in Wenona Il. We're going to pick it up tomorrow it's at Harry's Tire the same company from Wheatland Ia.
Randy, that is sweet! I hope mine turns out that well.
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Posted By: 7060
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 10:25pm
| I know what you mean about it looking like Christmas. Ive got boxes all over the shop of new parts for my 7060. |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2011 at 8:46pm
Moving along, the new grill is on
 The interior is done
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Posted By: Dutchboy Johan
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2011 at 5:45am
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What a brute, when you look to the front.
Very nice project to follow. ------------- ---> Better by Design <--- Johan Straver, Almkerk/ Netherlands Allis-Chalmers 190XT Ser.III #26829XTD |