How worn is it?
- can it be "fixed" to the point that it is better?
Its to the point that the patches have patches, I think if I try to keep it and use it for my yard I would have to strip it all the way down and cut everything out and fab a new shell. The metal is getting thin and the blades all tilt to different angles. It has mainly been used to mow areas that appearance didnt matter as long as the grass was cut. Now that the tractor is completely mine and I dont have to deal with other members of the family I have been restoring it and plan to use it to cut my yard ( 5 acres) and hopefully use the tractor for a garden as well later on. Two years later the only things left to rebuild are the steering gear box,replace the seat, and paint.