1959 jim dandy

Hey everyone, just acquired new 59 jim dandy with round one piece hood that was old restore in desire need of a new one. Searched for days and all I came up with is case flambea red is closest to factory, back wheels are black minus hub fronts are orange. Other then that it seems anything goes...wandering what else gets black? I know the throttle does not go drilled on the seat spring so in search of pics on correct placement Also if anyone knows where I might be able to get a drawbar setup? My lift arm was broke and a horrible patch job so would be in the search for one of them as well. Bought it not running but have since got it running and driving

Thanks guys for taking the time to help
 
One place to check for parts is e bay, also you might go to the Yahoo Power King site they have many files and lots of information and photos of Economy and Power king tractors.
GB in MN
 
I just checked my Jim Dandy and the throttle control is
located on the right side bolted to the 1/2" wide side of the dash, just a little lower than the bottom of the hood. On an Economy tractor I have which has the same style dash and hood there are holes drilled in the same spot for the throttle, but right now the tractor is under going restoration.
Most of the parts I get for mine come from Ebay. case flambea red is the accepted color to use if you want to come close to the original
 
In this photo you can see the throttle control just above the hydraulic control lever. The second photo is a different tractor with the throttle clearly shown.One is a 1967 and the other is a1964. Yours is probably more like the last one which is a 1958 Economy. The next pic is a pair of Jim Dandys. One hood is black because I thought it looked good. If yours is like my snowplow tractor, I can't help you because I put the throttle where it looked handy for me. "Joe's Outdoor Sports" may have the hitch parts you need on Ebay. "2002jrhaines2" on Ebay sells a lot of PK parts and you can count on him to sell quality parts as he describes them.
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The last one does look close to mine, you have some nice tractors and thank you for sharing with me, I have dealt with the ebay member you suggested for a new seat spring, will check joes for the hitch parts, I saw pics with the throttle bolted to the transmission cover but not sure if that is right, there are no holes in my hood that would suggest it goes there. Thanks again and for anyone else with info.
 
Here are pics of mine after disassembly started, where do I get brake bands like the ones I picked or can they be relined? Nothing online looks like these monsters but they do not hold so I figured they are wore out but haven't got them apart yet

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If Mission Sales in Princeton, Indiana doesn't have brake bands you can get them done at most clutch/brake shops, or as I do them myself.
My 1969 PK has the throttle control on the steering shaft with a clamp.
 
Well that sounds easy enough, I though they would've been riveted, what thickness do you guys use? Can you easily cut it or get it factory sized...sorry don't want to sound dumb but have never worked with the stuff and car pads are hard as a rock. Thanks again all!
 
I just checked the 1958 Economy with the snowplow, and it has an ELL shaped bracket held on to the right rear of the transmission with the transmission cover bolt. Looks original.
 
(quoted from post at 13:40:33 09/17/14) Well that sounds easy enough, I though they would've been riveted, what thickness do you guys use? Can you easily cut it or get it factory sized...sorry don't want to sound dumb but have never worked with the stuff and car pads are hard as a rock. Thanks again all!
The way I recommend to do it is remove the brake bands measure the width then measure the thickness at the end of the band where there is little or no wear, then look at the link I provided MCMaster has it in 2" stripes and various thickness you cut the length with a hacksaw. the P/N 6175K828 material maybe what is usable.
GB in MN
 

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