From what I can tell in the parts pics, Jacobsen used wood blocks above and below the battery with a metal cover. Considering this and the fact the battery would not fit all the way down on the frame, I built a steel lower platform when I first got the tractor. Yesterday, I wanted to finish...

Here's a few pics of the Jake as of this morning. I have it running, though barely. I have driven it some. I 'borrowed' the AG's off the Ford as the turfs on it won't hold air. I got the seat pan sort of straightened and added some plywood to sit on. Now the dilema. I had taken the...