There's another thing to add to the list: shuttle trans! It will be a pain finding exactly what I want, but I'm pretty patient. I'll wait for the right one to come along. My mother-in-law's boyfriend can usually find all kinds of great stuff... whenever I don't have the money for it. :-)
Good tip on spindles. I'm writing that one down. I can pick up those parts now, while I'm waiting for the right tractor to come along. And you're right about quick attach. I won't need that. Westendorf builds stuff right in my wife's home town of Onawa, Iowa. So, likely I'll be able to pick up something at the factory, except they're kinda pricy and I don't really need new.
I'll probably have as much money into full time hydraulics, power steering and 3-point hitch on her M as I would in my whole 656. That's OK, though. Hobbies are designed to waste money and time. :-) Her M is a really sweet tractor, too. I can see us driving side-by-side in the local parades.
Good that the bushings are not super-duper hard to do. Not like beating the kingpins out of an old solid-axle truck, I suppose. Assuming that I get a decent running tractor, I think I'll look at doing the front end stuff first. I can live with a smoker, but I don't like anything wandering.
OK, so here is what I have so far. Something in the '06/'56 line, probably a 656. An IH 656 Utility would be good. An IH 656 Wheatland second and a Farmall 656 third choice, but all are good choices. Preferrably with a loader, although I'll probably get a less abused tractor without a loader. A shuttle trans would be a plus. (Can a shuttle trans be added? Is it like an auxiliary transmission? Or is it a whole different transmission?) I like gas, but the folk on the board say I should not be afraid of a diesel. The son-in-law of a friend of mine is a diesel mechanic, so... I want to stay away from turbos, because a 656 would be enough tractor for me as it is. And the turbo would just be another thing to go wrong. I think I would be afraid to mess with a hydro. ROPS is a plus. I'd sell the cab, if it came with it.
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