Rebuild Project on a 1975 MTD 990

I'm officially a proud owner of a 1975 MTD 990 Garden Tractor! After spending a couple years searching for one that was reasonably priced and with attachments I need I am super excited to finally get one.
When I first got it the paint job was rough but still decent for its old age. Today I embarked on the journey to spring life back into this old gal.
After springing life back into this old girl meet Bumblebee! She's purrs like a kitten and runs smoothly. There is nothing more I could have asked for from a garden Tractor.

[@berniepokorski6608]

Very nice tractor, that was very well-made!

[@roseannhellums3336]

Nice work.

[@DillonsOutdoorGarage]

Thank you! Took several days of paint drying but got it done in the end. 😁

[@wesleyshoup3936]

Nice work Dillon

[@DillonsOutdoorGarage]

Thanks Wesley! It was a fun project to work on.

[@kenhopkinss22]

It looks good!

[@garypaul1033]

Did your tractor come standard with a fuel pump?

[@DillonsOutdoorGarage]

It doesn’t have an electric fuel pump. It’s the standard gravity fed into the carburetor. I was thinking about adding an aftermarket one but why fix something that works 😂

[@garypaul1033]

@@DillonsOutdoorGarage Thanks! Yes, I would use the gravity fed system unless you were working on significantly angled ground where there might be a little starvation. There is no need for an electric or mechanical fuel pump in most situations. I was asking becuase it almost looks like the bottom of the fuel tank was below the point where gravity would provide enough pressure (which is very low) but I couldn't quite tell from the views. I also ran into variations of 14 hp Kohlers in garden tractors that had engine driven mechanical fuel pumps (from a cam on the engine) and mechanically driven hydraulic systems even though both engines had the same exact model number... One was a 1970 Cub Cadet 147 (no fuel pump & no hydraulic system on it) & a J.I. Case 644 that had both a mechanical cam driven fuel pump & also a crankshaft driven hydraulic pump. Thanks again.