YM1300D restoration

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I bought this tractor in October 2023 with the intention of getting it mechanically sound and use it but that’s just not in me. I started with repairing the brakes
and that led to going all out so here’s some pic and descriptions of what I have done and currently am doing. First pic is how it sat when I bought it.

 

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First I steam pressure washed it.

 

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The brakes didn’t work and you can see why so this was next to repair.

 

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Picked up new shoes from Hoye Tractor and fired up the lathe to turn the drums.

 

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Next I changed the engine oil and hydraulic fluid the hydro was full of water from the bad shifter boot so I replaced that as well.

 

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Next was the fuel system service, the tractor ran but not sure how it did.

 

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Here’s where the snowball started growing! Reworked the wiring harness and updated the fuse block.

 

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started stripping the parts off to get down to the frame to steam clean again for paint.

 

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I just picked a color that was kinda close I could buy locally and painted away.

 

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Now with the frame all tidied up gotta do the sheet metal and wheels! Everything that came off was blasted in my cabinet with exception of the hood,fenders and wheels they would not fit in the cab so I farmed the blasting out on them.

 

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Had to stop with the sheet metal and wheels to replace the axle seals after the second steam cleaning they started leaking really bad.

 

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Found an original grill emblem and restored it along with the headlamps and turn signals.

 

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Rebuild the knuckles and also machined hub registers for the rear hubs so I could reverse them to widen the rear wheels.

 

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Restored the weathered and cracked steering wheel.

 

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Repaired the dents and dings in the hood and fenders and painted them.

 

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Primed and painted the sand blasted wheels.

 

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Had new tires put in the wheels and installed the hood and fenders.

 

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installed a ROPS and new seat and also installed the hood decals.

 

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Custom built lift lower lift arms to clear the ROPS.

 

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As I stated earlier the tractor did run but it was very hard to start and smoked like a freight train so now to take care of that an inframe was the answer. I figured a broke oil control ring and sure enough that was it. The sleeves were in terrible condition and the rod bearings in hole #1 were terrible. So off to Fredrick’s equipment for some parts.