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[TJ 175]

I restored this tractor for a friend of mine. It had belonged to his brother who died unexpectedly from a heart attack. It is the intention of my friend to keep the tractor in rememberance of his brother. It was an honor and a privilege to be asked to put my modest skills to the task.

Before:

After:

Thanks for looking.

Tom

[Horse'n Around 22]

Tom, You did a really great job on your friends tractor. Im sure he will be super happy with the outstanding result as well as your hard work, its a truly fitting tribute to your friends brother. Very well done

John

[wheel horse 1045 2]

truly a work of art :)

[dclarke 4,033]

Very nice Tom, looks better than new! :)

[Gene_S 93]

Tom that is a fantastic job you done! It does look better then new like Denny said! Now if you could get a decal from Terry that says "In Rememberance of XXXX." With the guys birth and death dates on it, that would be awsome...

[Kelly 1,029]

Very nice, and you told me yesterday it looked just ok, I'd say it is top notch, very fine work you did, you should be proud.

[rmaynard 15,556]

Very nice job TJ. I'd been wondering where you were.

Now I know.

Bob

[hoppy 0]

That is one heck of a job you did there. builds revolving around a lost one always mean so much more. i can tell the time and care you put into this one.

on a side note......i envy your shop space! awesome setup and obviously your a man that likes a clean organized area. very nice. someday i will have a shop like yours!

what is that little buggy thing in one of the pictures?

[Edjfleming 0]

Great job, ill drop mine off today, Just joking. Great job again!!

[Gerry w 2]

Really excellent work, your going to have to convince him that its the same rig! Really incredible,large skills is what you meant to say.

And I agree with the comments on your shop, the pics always make me "green". Love the end table at the end of the sofa!

[MikesRJ 552]

:)

Great looking work Tom. Was wondering what you'd been up to.

[jusjeepn 59]

Excellent work Tom! I've been to Tom's and his shop is super nice! I am also curious about the buggy?

[Retired Wrencher 5,477]

:) Tom very nice job on the 875 I am sure this will make u and your friend closer and enjoy your labors of this fantastic Hobey. enjoy the day and (nice man cave) I think we should start a topic on this and see all of the others and see how they spend so much time in there favorite spot in the house. T/C Gary B...........

[Rollerman 290]

Tom outstanding job on the 875 & once again I'm in awe of your clean, clutter free, workplace.

[JimD 3,345]

Tom, you did a wonderful job, and it was a wonderful thing to do. Everyone needs friends like you, and I must say, I'm proud to have met you. I too am curious about the buggy. Could you tell us more about it? Maybe in a thread? I'm sure it would be of interest to many here on "The Square".

[dandan111 31]

Nice,looks like you did alot of work. It looks great.

[stevasaurus 22,811]

Tom...super nice job. Did your friend get to help you with the restore? What a great feeling to be able to help people like that. Thanks for sharing TJ. :)

[stoneman 10]

wow . . .

did you do the dash yourself? and the painting on the Kohler and the hood looks outstanding. even the engine id tag looks new. it's not is it?

[bustedglass 1]

Wow, Wow, WOW...... You did a great job Tom. Your friend should be VERY grateful of your accomplishments and skills that it took to bring that old girl back . Thanks for sharing.

P.S. - I LOVE your shop..........

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Excellent looking restore!

[TJ 175]

Thanks for all of the compliments. The tractor would alternate between being a labor of love, or a headache, on a daily basis. In the end I got her running decently, and the cigarette lighter to work, so I guess it turned out okay.

Stoneman: The dash is a decal, and the engine plate I removed, cleaned up and riveted back in place.

Gerry W: If the carburator float sticks open one more time on that 654, I might just turn it into an end table.

I will try to get some photos of the mini car and post a thread in another section tonight. A little story goes with that, too.

Thanks again.

Tom

[mnWHfan 47]

That's a nice looking tractor Tom. You did a great job on it.

[Dockfishin 51]

not bad, not bad at all.... Think I'll drop mine off tomorrow and just stop by and watch every now and then..... :)

[tgranthamfd 29]

Tom, excellent restore and awesome intentions. :USA:

[squonk 41,226]

Awesome job. But I see a speck of dust on that counter near that hood. Better take care of it pronto before anyone else sees it! :)