BrianBridges
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My dad passed away Dec.15th. He left behind an IH Cadet model 70, 71, 72 or 73... not sure, it's in bad shape. It belonged to his brother who died of self inflicted wound. I want to start and finished this restore for my dad in his memory but I am by no means my dad when it came to mechanical. So, I have a lot of reading and knowledge acquiring to do and I am looking to this forum for that knowledge. I uploaded a picture of the project and as you can see, I think I have a doosy. So, if any of you have any advice or sources for parts, I am deeply grateful.
My first task is identifying the model of the tractor and engine. I believe it to be a 70, 71, or 72. The engine is a Kohler, and I'm guessing a K161. The tractor had caught on fire and burned markings off the i.d. tag but there are numbers etched. I'm going to remove the tag and see if I can lift the numbers from the backside by paper and pencil. I looked up what I could read and it decodes to a 1978 engine which can't be right unless it was swapped. I don't know, maybe y'all can help.
My first task is identifying the model of the tractor and engine. I believe it to be a 70, 71, or 72. The engine is a Kohler, and I'm guessing a K161. The tractor had caught on fire and burned markings off the i.d. tag but there are numbers etched. I'm going to remove the tag and see if I can lift the numbers from the backside by paper and pencil. I looked up what I could read and it decodes to a 1978 engine which can't be right unless it was swapped. I don't know, maybe y'all can help.