Posted by Crazy Red Power in SE-WI on August 29, 2010 at 19:12:43 from (24.183.132.223):
In Reply to: OT: IH Scout posted by Lanse on August 29, 2010 at 12:36:03:
Howdy Lanse! I was wonderin' what happened to you. Figured you went girl crazy & left the tractors behind. Yeah, that Scout needs some help. IH trucks are kind of like Mogwai, DON'T get them wet. They'll get ugly on ya, but quick. If you should go about restoring your new endevor, there's a frame-off job in your future (I'd really hate to see the underside of that thing). It's not all that bad of an idea. It's going to be labor intensive, but will pay off in the end as they are bullet proof power houses. Even with the little 152's in them. Should be enough ooomph to pull a two or three bottom plow with ease. Yes, I'm still talking Scouts. When the 800 first came to be, you could order an aftermarket 3 point & PTO. Talk about cool! I'd venture to guess yours is the 80 series. IIRC, the windshield does not fold down & the hood opens forward, toward the headlights, it's an 80. It's been a minute since I researched the mighty Scout, though.
IF you decide to restore the Scout, get the owners manual, shop manual & the parts manual. Also, find the VIN number & get yourself a line setting ticket. This tells you everything IH put on the Scout as ordered from the factory. Then you take that info on the ticket & go through your parts & shop manuals. Everything on the Scout, provided a majority of it is original, will list in the books.
If you want to pass on that project, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do not scrap it until it has been picked clean of every good & salvagable part! Some restorers must have that original part, used or otherwise. I saw a small-change bidding war over a coffee can full of Scout bolts. Five guys wanted the two (shackle?) bolts on top of the can. It went for $22! So, if all else fails, parts the he!! out of it. You should be able to make your money back & then some. If it has the Iron Dork under the hood, well, I'm sure someone needs an anchor & it ain't me.
I wish you the best, whatever you decide. Keep your whistle wet & your powder dry.
Take care & d@mnit, don't be such a stranger.
Mike
P.S. If you get rid of it, give one in better condition a try. More fun than you could shake a stick at.
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