New, new, new. N. California, B6100

Howdy! New here of course. I live in N CA mountains, just got a B6100 off my older brother, he only had it for a year and could not find a tiller for it. I didn't know he had it and snapped it up when he said he was going to sell. I was on my vacation at the time, visiting him and his wife in CO. It has sat outside it looks like for quite a bit, but the decals are still readable and it has 2166 hours now, paint is faded, a few dents on the fenders. It can use some TLC. I just changed the engine oil over the weekend and need to fix the 4X4 engagement before proceeding to the hydraulic/tranny oil. Hope to flush the cooling system this coming weekend and start cleaning off years of oil seepage around fittings. I have a owners manual ordered, so hope to see what some of the openings in the dash are for.

I hope to play with it a little for road maintenance on my acre and to relocate snow in the winter where/when needed. Have not operated a tractor since my neighbor passed on over 20 years ago and before that, as a kid in Modesto, CA on our peach orchard, then it was very little in the early '60's.

I garden, cut firewood, collect old camping stoves and lanterns as well as backpacking stoves. I have maybe 18 lanterns now and over 100 stoves. Looking forward to retiring in less than 4 years now. I go camping or backpacking most weekends, year round. I'm single, so can do as I please, money permitting. I've been to the coast a few times now the last couple summers with a friend on our motorcycles. Looking forward to more trips there when I retire.

Is there a fix to get the seat to go back further? Home made adapter? I'm 6' and have to lift a leg to get off the tractor. Small thing they are.
Duane

I'm looking for basic info now. Looking to get a parts manual, I see the service manuals are a bit much. Maybe later, I'd be using stove acquisition money for a manual.
I found this forum when I was searching for info on seeing what to do with the lever for the 4X4 engagement.
Duane

Thank you Sam, more stuff to dig into and learn. These are tractors, seems they'd be made to stay outside with no protection. It'll be spoiled now, as it is short enough to go in front of my pickup in the garage.
Duane

Thanks Sandy, I noticed some slop in the front on mine, good info.
I got the lever to move that shifts the tractor into 4X4, but noticed after doing so, if I rock the tractor, I can't see the front drive line rotate. I'll have to investigate further.
Duane
PS: Well, I see the front drive line is in a housing, so I won't be able to see it turn. I'll have to jack it all up when I finish the latest servicing I'm doing to it.

Thank you for the welcome Steve. I talked to a lady at work who will print what I need. Told her I expect to pay. I've ordered a Owner's manual so far, so I'll have my co-worker print the other two, Parts and Service manuals. I expect if any shat hits the fan, it may be during a snow storm and I may not have puter access, although I have a generator. Not sure when I'll upgrade to a newer computer, later this winter, as soon as I really get tired of my slow dial up and 12 year old computer.
Duane