Honda 5013 Project

[Wayne195]

Hello guys, I thought I'd share a few pictures of the Honda 5013 that I am working at as a winter project. Everything is mechanically in good condition except it the engine idles a bit rough. I'm in the process of repainting some of the faded and rusted bodypanels and giving the engine a good tuneup. Since resale is what I have in mind for it I am only using rattle can paint, but sofar it seems to be turning out decent. If I were planning to keep it I would definately want to go more extravagant with the painting, but that would require more time and $$$.

Here are two 'before' photos of the tractor. Notice the faded paint and a few serious dents in the rear fenders.




Here is a photo of it after most of the bodypanels ahve been removed.



That's all I have for now, but if the painting process goes fine I'll have a few more photos in the near future.

[Austen]

Now that's really cool Wayne, what a neat winter project to be able to work on. They are pretty darn unique in their own right and I bet it is a lot of fun to work with.

I've always found the design of them to be interesting. The front end looks like it's off of an atv, jetski or snowmobile from the 1980's or 90's while the back end looks straight off of a big riding mower. Almost like an offroad utility vehicle that was made into a lawnmower.Talk about ground clearence with the deck off! Gotta love that square headlight too that looks straight off of an atv back in the day.

As I said, what a unique machine to be able to get your hands on an work with simply because of the shear uniqueness. I remember we got one of these machines in for service one time at the JD dealer that I worked at and it was a very smooth machine to opperate. It literally felt like it belonged offroad as soon as you climbed on it! Haha.

Keep us updated on the project!

[bwdbrn1]

Honda made some really great small tractors. They're pretty sought after actually. Too bad they didn't continue offering them here in the U.S. 4 wheel drive and steering. Wish I could find something like that around here.

[Mark / Ohio]

That looks to built like a tank!

[Wayne195]

Originally Posted by Mark / Ohio

That looks to built like a tank!

Yup, tractordata.com shows that it is slightly over 900lbs!

[Wayne195]

Here is are two pics of some the body panels after the final paint coat. It certainly isn't perfect, but I'm going to call it good enough. Sometime I'd like to restore a lawnmower and use spray gun to get a better finish than this.

[AMSOIL]

That is so Cool! I agree it looks like a Tank. I look forward to seeing the pictures as your project takes shape.

[bwdbrn1]

Looks good Wayne.

[Mark / Ohio]

Looks good to me Wayne!

[Austen]

That's gonna be a HUGE improvement!