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you should start restoring 40s for your fellow mud members...
To this day I still get inquiries from people wanting their tractor restored. Sure, the final product looks nice but most folks do not have a clue the effort and finances required to get there. "You will give me five hundred bucks to rebuild and paint your tractor? Ill get right on it
You could get ambitious and want to whip up a few more of those?
If Huck was just referring to the gate I'd challenge anyone to take that task on -- simple geometry and easy(ier) welding. Satisfaction of making something that (to me) does not look terrible mounted on the back of the truck. I would provide measurements but considering my tub is probably different than everyone else's it would not matter.
Speaking of the gate. . . painted it yesterday and mounted it for a quick test fit today.
I found the '72 license plate and put it on for nostalgia. I have Ohio historical vehicle plates but they lack personality. The 40 became a '72 (from '78) because the registration is based on the VIN stamped into the replacement frame.
I have to stop in the BMV soon to renew the driver license and tags on the other vehicles. I will check to see what it takes to utilize the original '72 plate. . . although I will be paranoid to use it now that it has been posted for the world to see on the internet.
I have seen proof that my missing tire carrier part now exists and should be in my possession before too long. More details to come and probably a full post or two on that topic alone. . .