My new to me 782d and its refurbishment thread

Here are a few more pics after doing some more work on it today. I wish the rest of the paint was as nice as the side panels. I put a temporary taller top pipe on the muffer. I will get a nicer turn out style from Kubota here soon. I am going to try to update the glow system before the spring Portland swap meet so I can use her as a butt buggie, my golf cart still needs lots of electrical gremlins fixed. If I jump 12v right to the plugs, I have enough battery to get her going. So thats tomorrow and tuesday's project before work. Voltage loss thru the key switch and glow indicator make the stock system very poor and consume tons of battery power by the time the glow plugs get hot. The power steering cylinder is up inside the frame and hard to see. I will try to get some shots from under the tractor tomorrow. Here are today's pics.

Made a bit more progress, gear reduction started mounted up, new glow plugs being fed full 12v via a proper relay to handle the amp draw. The start position is bad on the key switch, so a momentary toggle is the temporary solution as a new key switch is $100! She was still slow to start making exhaust smoke and starting, found that the fuel cut off arm was sluggish to return to the full fuel position. I am thinking the dash lever was left in the cutoff position for several years combined with a gummy spring. I added a booster spring to pull the lever back to full fuel, now she starts right up like she should. The 50c mower deck is quiet running, didnt even have grass inside it, just a light coating of rust. Blades need sharpened bad though. Hope to repaint the hood and fenders soon, the color reminds me of a Farmall that has been left out in the weather for decades.