Assembly is a bit of a bear. You need three hands to keep everything together while manipulating the body half around the pedal crank. The rear axle is installed without the sprocket being welded. It must be welded to the rear axle after assembly. I also used bearing keeper on the rear axle as well.

I got a few scratches while assembling the two body halves. So I scuffed down the assembled body and shot a couple of more coats of green. Then I attached the steering wheel and tires.

Painting Body

Got the body panels painted. The John Deere paint goes down easy. I applied multiple light coats for about 30 minutes.

Left and Right hand body panels

Left body panel

Also received new bushings for the rear axle. I got these from Dakotah Toys They don't fit tight so I ordered some locking collars to keep them in place.

Still waiting on a replacement steering post and rod before I can assemble the sides back together.