Hi,
I had a series of pics of the 420 on here in another thread. Gone now that the Photobucket thing happened. I still have those shots on a secondary hard drive and ought to dig up that other thread and replace the links to ones on our new server. Something for another rainy afternoon.
Well, the pics are still on PB, and they can still be seen if one copies the link for each in the thread into a new browser tab. That, of course, is a Royal PIA. Yeah. Next rainy day.
Edit: and, I did put those pics onto our server and changed the links in the other thread.
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In my case, when Dad took the 420 with him when he retired, I got a straight 350 with outside blade. I liked it better. But, when I moved from NY to NC, I let my uncle have it. We then traded the 350 for a 1520. I could move the 1520 myself and the 350 was too heavy. Plus, I could sell the 1520 in NC for more than I could sell the 350 for in NY. Later on, when we moved to this little farm, I really wished I had kept the 350. By then, Dad had passed and I had the 420, so I wasn't rushed to get another 350. In the end, I have one which is much better.
I never really got caught up in the 2-cyl club. I have had a few, with the M and the 420c being around the longest. I have always been more of a 3-cyl fan, especially of the diesel. I got hooked on a little 820 for haying back in the early 1970s. Before that it was haying with 2-cyl 420 gas and 435 diesel tractors. I liked the 435 as it had better power, but that little 820 was so much smoother running. So, when I was pleased as punch with a 350.
Anyway, the 420 is all original, and everything works except the rear light an rear light socket. The wiring back there has become old and cracked. It is a late one, Phase 3, and so has the differential style reverser on it. The fender brackets started cracking so Dad welded reinforcement onto them. So, that is pretty good for one of these old girls.
Edit: Oh, and the I on the ILBD switch became intermittent so I added two new wires and a toggle switch so I didn't have to jiggle the original switch to get it to work.
Stan