856 Restoration Continued

[JustinW.73 224]

Doing more work on the 856 after taking a long break. Got hood on started buffing. Slow work but the end looks good. (Buffing isn’t close to being done yet). Have the rims off being powder coated. Lots of parts coming in this week: belts, decals, buffing stuff, electrical items, and misc stuff. 

[ebinmaine 68,859]

Looks good now. The end results should be excellent. 

[JustinW.73 224]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Looks good now. The end results should be excellent. 

Thanks!

[JustinW.73 224]

Got the rims back from powder coat and got them mounted. First time on all 4s all summer. 

[ebinmaine 68,859]

VERY nice work so far. 

 

Gonna paint/replace the muffler?

 

[JustinW.73 224]

6 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

VERY nice work so far. 

 

Gonna paint/replace the muffler?

 

Replace. Can still get new ones cheap. 

[JustinW.73 224]

Finally a nice day to get some better pics. 

[JustinW.73 224]

Well most of the tractor is together after the respray. Doing more detailed work. Here’s the engine shroud. (Really dusty)

[JustinW.73 224]

Hood is on. Finish line is near. 

[ebinmaine 68,859]

Super sharp!

[JustinW.73 224]

Got the wiring done today minus battery cables and got the dash in. 

[ebinmaine 68,859]

Super clean wiring. 

 

What are you using for battery cables?

 

[JustinW.73 224]

13 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Super clean wiring. 

 

What are you using for battery cables?

 

Will be getting 6 gauge with copper terminals

[ebinmaine 68,859]

17 minutes ago, JustinW.73 said:

Will be getting 6 gauge with copper terminals

I make 4 gauge for all of the ones I wire. Much better to have a larger cable as things age.

 

[JustinW.73 224]

Pretty much done. Just some odds and ends

[JustinW.73 224]

Suns out, horse is out. 

[Mr Magoo 226]

On 9/30/2020 at 11:34 PM, JustinW.73 said:

Got the wiring done today minus battery cables and got the dash in. 

 

The 856 looks great! How did you restore the dash?

[JustinW.73 224]

27 minutes ago, Mr Magoo said:

 

The 856 looks great! How did you restore the dash?

It’s a decal from Terry. 

[Mr Magoo 226]

27 minutes ago, JustinW.73 said:

It’s a decal from Terry. 

Looks great! So, you painted it first then. I like the red you used on the rest of the tractor.

[JustinW.73 224]

3 hours ago, Mr Magoo said:

Looks great! So, you painted it first then. I like the red you used on the rest of the tractor.

Yeah it was powder coated silver

[Pullstart 63,201]

Might I suggest, unless they’re hiding... fuses?

 

Justin that build looks top notch!

[Lee1977 6,866]

You did too nice of a job on that tractor, made a show piece out of it. Now you have to go out and buy another Wheel Horse to use.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Lee1977

[JustinW.73 224]

8 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

You did too nice of a job on that tractor, made a show piece out of it. Now you have to go out and buy another Wheel Horse to use.

I already have 3 others! They don’t stop multiplying!

[Pullstart 63,201]

Great news!

[JustinW.73 224]

15 hours ago, pullstart said:

Might I suggest, unless they’re hiding... fuses?

 

Justin that build looks top notch!

From the factory it never used them plus I’m using larger gauge wire from factory. Plus there’s no real good spot to put them that hides them, easy access, and requires no drilling/modification. Needed to be as original as possible for most aspects.